Arkady Vainshtein

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Arkady Vainshtein (born February 24, 1942) is a Russian and American theoretical physicist who was awarded Pomeranchuk Prize and Sakurai Prize for theoretical physics.

Biography

Vainshtein was born on February 24, 1942 in Novokuznetsk, Russia. He got his Ph.D. from Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics in Novosibirsk, Russia and Master's degree from Novosibirsk University where he became a Professor. He was a director of Theoretical Physics Institute. Currently he serves as a Gloria Becker Lubkin chair^[1] and also holds a director position at the University of Minnesota starting from 1990. In 1997 her became a fellow at the APS and two years later was awarded Sakurai Prize. In 2004 he started to work for Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara, California and a year later was awarded Pomeranchuk Prize from the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow.^[2]

References

↑ "Arkady Vainshtein". School of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
↑ "Arkady Vainshtein". Retrieved August 1, 2013.

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Name	Vainshtein, Arkady
Alternative names
Short description	Russian physicist
Date of birth	February 24, 1942
Place of birth	Novokuznetsk, Russia
Date of death
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