Vladimir Fortov
Vladimir Fortov | |
|---|---|
Владимир Фортов | |
Fortov in 2016 | |
| President of the Russian Academy of Sciences | |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 22 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yury Osipov |
| Succeeded by | Valery Kozlov (acting), Alexander Sergeev |
| Deputy Chairman of the Government | |
| In office 17 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 | |
| Minister of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation | |
| In office 17 August 1996 – 25 July 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Boris Saltykov |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Bulgak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1946 |
| Died | 29 November 2020 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Profession | Academic of Russian Academy of Sciences |
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Fortov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Фортов; 23 January 1946 – 29 November 2020) was a Russian physicist and politician who served as director of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures (1992–2013) and as president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2013–2017). His research was in thermal physics, shock waves, plasma physics, and Black matter.