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Professor Efim Pelinovsky
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Birth: 1945, July 12, Russia (USSR),
Kemerovo
Marital status: Married (1966),
two children
Children: Dr. Dmitry
Pelinovsky (1969) - Professor of Mathematics, McMaster University,
Hamilton, Canada
Dr. Nataly Solovitch-Vella (1977) Postdoc, IRSN/DEI/SESURE/LERCM, IRSN Cadarache, France
AFFILIATION:
Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of
Sciences,
46 Uljanov Street, 603950, GSP-120, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University,
24 Minin Street, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
STATUS:
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Head
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Laboratory of Hydrophysics and Nonlinear Acoustics
Institute of Applied Physics. |
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Department of Applied Mathematics
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University. |
EDUCATION:
| 1972 |
Candidate of Science (Ph.D.), Physics and Mathematics (Radiophysics)
Gorky State University, Russia
Ph.D.Thesis: Non-sinusoidal Waves in Nonlinear Dispersive Media.
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| 1969 |
Diploma with distinction (M.S.), Physics and Mathematics (Radiophysics)
Gorky State University, Russia
M.Sc. Thesis: Variational Principle for Nonlinear Waves in Dispersive Media.
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| 1963 |
Technical College, Dzerjinsk, Russia
(Electrotechnics), Diploma with distinction.
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:
| 1996 |
Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
(Physics & Mathematics)
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| 1989 |
Professor in Applied Mathematics, Russian Ministry of High Education.
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| 1981 |
Doctor of Science (Highest Scientific Degree in Russia), Physics and Mathematics
(Oceanology), P.P.Shirshov
Institute of Oceanology, Moscow, Russia. D.Sc. Thesis:
Nonlinear Dynamics of Tsunami Waves.
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
| 1998-now |
Head of Laboratory, Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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| 1977-1998 |
Chief/Head/Seniour Scientist, Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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| 1971-1977 |
Associate/Assistant Scientist, Scientific Research Radiophysical Institute,
Gorky, Russia
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| 1970-1972 |
Assistant Scientist, Gorky State University
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HONORS:
| 2006 |
International Solovjev Medal for Best Tsunami Paper
see a joke on this occasion: photo
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| 1999 |
The George Soros Professor (awarded by Mr. George Soros).
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| 1997 |
The Russian State Prize (former Lenin Prize)
"Study of Nonlinear Dynamics of Random Waves in Non-Dispersive Media"
see a poem on this occasion (in Russian): part I
and part II
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| 1996 |
The International Science Foundation Prize:
"Best Popular Scientific Paper: Solitons in Water"
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| 1993 |
The Russian State Award for Distinguished Scientists.
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| 1993 |
The W.Adams Award (The International Natural Hazards Society):
"Outstanding Research of Tsunami Waves"
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| 1991 |
The Nekashizuka Award (The International Tsunami Society):
"Best Contribution in Tsunami Research"
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| 1985 |
The State Medal (USSR):
"Contribution in the Science"
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RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Nonlinear Waves, Waves in Random Media, Nonlinear Evolution Equations
- Ocean and Atmospheric Waves; Wind, Internal, Shelf, Rossby and Acoustical Waves
- Nonlinear Dynamics of the Ocean Waves, Dynamics of Coastal Zone
- Space Oceanology, Remote Sensing of Oceanic Processes
- Natural Hazards, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Floods, Freak Waves
- Waves in Solar Atmospherics
MEMBERSHIP
IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
- International Tsunami Society
- International Natural Hazards Society
- American Geophysical Union
- European Geophysical Society
- Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (elected)
TEACHING
APPOINTMENTS:
| 1985-now |
Professor in Applied Mathematics, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University.
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| 1997-1998 |
Visiting Professor in Theoretical Physics, Nizhny Novgorod State University.
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| 1996-1997 |
Visiting Professor in Engineering Ecology, Moscow State Technological University
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| 1989-1990 |
Visiting Professor in Oceanology, Leningrad Hydrometeorological Institute.
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| 1983-1984 |
Visiting Professor of Theoretical Physics, Far - East University, Vladivostok.
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| 1975-1977 |
Senior Lecturer of Radiophysics, Gorky Polytechnical Institute.
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TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:
Ecole Superiere de Mecanique,
IMT - Technopole de Chateau - Gombert (Marseille, France):
Ocean Waves (2000 - 2003)
Nizhny Novgorod
State Technical University (former Gorky Polytechnical Institute):
Mathematical Methods in Ecology (1999-2000)
Physical Oceanography (1998)
Fluid Mechanics (1997-1999)
Methods of Mathematical Physics (1996-1998)
Advanced Mathematics (1985-1997)
Differential Equations (1989-1993)
Generalized Functions (1985-1989)
Nonlinear Waves (1975-1977)
Asymptotic Methods (1986-1991)
Nizhny Novgorod
State University:
Fluid Dynamics (1997)
Moscow State
Technological University:
Theory of hazards and accidences and their prediction
(1996).
Leningrad Hydrometeorological
Institute:
Ocean Waves (1989)
Far - East State
University (Vladivostok).
Nonlinear Oscillations and Waves (1983)
Ecole Superiere de Mecanique, IMT - Technopole de
Chateau - Gombert (Marseille, France):
Nonlinear Waves in the Coastal Zone (2000)
Training Course
on South Pacific Sea Level Monitoring Project (Adelaide, Australia):
Tsunamis in Pacific (1997, 1998)
Israel Institute
of Technology (Haifa, Israel):
Water Waves (1994)
Tel-Aviv
University (Tel-Aviv, Israel):
Ocean Dynamics (1994)
Seoul National University (Korea):
Nonlinear Dynamics of Coastal Zone (1993)
Institute of
Hydroengineering (Gdansk, Poland):
Nonlinear Dynamics of Coastal Zone (1989-1990)
Institute of
Oceanology (Varna, Bulgaria):
Nonlinear Water Waves (1990)
VISITING
APPOINTMENTS:
- Department of Physics, Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (French West India). November 2004 – February 2005.
- Institut de Recherche sur les Phenomenes Hors Equilibre, Universite de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France, May - September 2004.
- Department of Physics, Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (French West India). November 2003 – February 2004.
- Department of Mathematics, Sheffield University, UK, October 2003.
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Loughborough University, UK, September 2003.
- Department of Civil Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea, July 2003.
- Institut de Recherche sur les Phenomenes Hors Equilibre, Universite de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France, January - June 2003.
- Department of Physics, Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (French West India). November - December 2002.
- Department of Geography, Hull University and Hull Institute for Mathematical Science, Hull, UK, September 2002.
- Department of Civil Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea, August 2002.
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Loughborough University, UK, July 2002.
- Ecole Superiere de Mecanique, IMT-Technopole de Chateau-Gombert, Marseille, France. January - April 2002.
- Department of Civil Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea, November - December 2001.
- Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Loughborough University, UK (2000)
- Ecole Superiere de Mecanique,
IMT - Technopole de Chateau - Gombert, Marseille, France (2000)
- Institut de Recherche sur les
Phenomenes Hors Equilibre, Universite de la Mediterranee,
Marseille, France (1999)
- Department of Civil Engineering,
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea (1999)
- Department
of Mathematics and Statistics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia (1999)
- Department
of Mathematics and Statistics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia (1998)
- Ecole
Superieure de Mecanique de Marseille, Universite de la Mediterranee, Marseille,
France (1998)
- Department of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
(1998)
- Department of Oceanography,
Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia (1997)
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
Monash University, Clayton, Australia (1997)
- Department
of Oceanography, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia (1996)
- Department
of Mathematics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia (1996)
- Department of Fluid Mechanics and
Heat Transfer, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel (1995)
- Department
of Mathematics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia (1995)
- Department
of Civil Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel (1993-1994)
- Department
of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, Seoul National University,
Seoul, Korea (1993)
- Department of Mathematics,
Monash University, Clayton, Australia (1993)
- Department
of Mathematics, Bristol University, Bristol, UK (1990)
- Institute of Hydroenginering,
Gdansk, Poland (1990)
SUPERVISION
OF Ph.D. THESES:
- Shavratsky S.Kh. Transformation
and Breaking of Steady - State Waves in Nonlinear Dispersive Media
(Radiophysics). Gorky State University, Gorky, 1977.
- Ermakov S.A. Statistical
Effects at Internal Wave Propagation in the Ocean (Geophysics). Marine
Hydrophysical Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, 1981.
- Mazova R.Kh. The Theory of
Climbing of Non – Breaking Tsunami on a Beach (Oceanology). Institute of
Oceanology, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1984.
- Klevanny K.A. The Dissipation
Influence on Tsunami Propagation and Run-Up (Oceanology). Arctic and
Antarctic Scientific Research Institute, Leningrad, 1985.
- Dolina I.S. Applied
Hydrodynamics of Internal Waves (Oceanology). Arctic and Antarctic
Scientific Research Institute, Leningrad, 1985.
- Mirchina N.R. Influence of
Nonlinear and Dispersive Effects on the Propagation of Tsunami Waves
(Oceanology). Arctic and Antarctic Scientific Research Institute,
Leningrad, 1987.
- Shevchenko G.V. Influence of
Ocean Topography on Generation and Dissipation of Long Waves on Shelf
(Oceanology). Pacific Institute of Oceanology, USSR Academy of Sciences,
Vladivostok, 1987.
- Talipova T.G. Elasticity
Properties of Sea Surface Active Films and Their Influence on Wind Waves (Geophysics).
Institute of Applied Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Gorky, 1989.
- Kochergin I.E. Methods of
Tsunami Parameter Calculations (Oceanology). Pacific Institute of
Oceanology, Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 1990.
- Kurkin A.A. Study of the nonlinear
interaction of the waves in the rotating ocean by Hamilton formalism
method (Oceanology). Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Moscow, 1999.
- Ryabov I.A. Hydrodynamics
of the long tsunami-like waves: numerical simulation and statistical analysis (Mechanics of Fluid, Gas and Plasma).
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, Nizhny Novgorod, 2002.
- Slunyaev A.V. Etude de
la Formation des Ondes Océaniques Géantes (Mecanique). Ecole Superieure de Mecanique de Marseille,
Universite de la Mediterranee. Marseille, France, 2002.
- Slunyaev A.V.Dynamics of
the large-amplitude internal and surface waves in the ocean (Physics of Atmosphere and Hydrosphere).
Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, 2002.
- Poloukhina O.E. Generalized
Korteweg – de Vries equation in the theory of nonlinear internal waves in stratified flows
(Mechanics of Fluid, Gas and Plasma). Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University,
Nizhny Novgorod, 2002.
- Kokorina A.V. Regular and chaotic dynamics of
large-amplitude waves in shallow water (Fluid Mechanics). Nizhny Novgorod State Technical
University, Nizhny Novgorod, 2005.
- Krasilshikov A.A. Numerical modelling
of the pollutant propagation in the rivers (Fluid Mechanics).
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, Nizhny Novgorod, 2005.
- Didenkulova I.I. Numerical simulation of tsunami propagation (Fluid Mechanics).
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, Nizhny Novgorod, 2006.
EXPEDITIONS:
- Tsunami Survey at Kuril Islands
(USSR). July - August 1983. Chief Scientist.
- Tsunami Survey at Kamchatka
Peninsula and Kommandor Islands (USSR). July - August 1984. Chief
Scientist.
- RV "Academik
Vernadsky". Cruise 39. Atlantics. March – July 1989. Chief, Surface -
Active Film Dynamics Laboratory.
- RV "Professor
Kolesnikov". Cruise 27. Mediterranean and Black Seas. July - August
1991. Chief Scientist.
- Tsunami Runup Survey at East
Coast of Korea due to 93'Okushiri Earthquake. July 1993.
- Tsunami Runup Survey at South
Kuril Islands due to Shikotan Earthquake. October 1994.
- Tsunami Field Survey at
Sulawesi Island (Indonesia) due to Earthquake and Tsunami, January 1996.
- Tsunami Field Survey at Guadeloupe
due to earthquake (21/11/04, M=6.3) at Le Saints. November 2004
- Tsunami Field Survey at
Montserrat and Antigua (Caribbean Sea) due to Volcano Eruption on Montserrat.
January – February 2004
- Tsunami Field Survey at
Guadeloupe due to Volcano Eruption on Montserrat. November 2003
- Historical Tsunami Field
Survey at Guadeloupe (French West India). May 2001
PUBLIC
RELEASE (after 1996):
·
Petrochenkov A. Thridevyatyui
val (Ninth Wave). Popular Mechanics (Russia), 2004, No. 6, 52 – 56.
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Giulio Gelibter. La Fine di Atlantide. Da L'Unione Sarda (Italy), 07 maggio 2002.
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Graham Lawton. Monsters of the deep (The Perfect
Wave). New Scientist. Vol. 170, No. 2297, 30 June 2001. 28 – 32.
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Who is Who in Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny
Novgorod: Komsomolskaya Pravda. 2000. 219.
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Incidents and Wonders (newspaper, Nizhny
Novgorod). N. 26, December 2000. Wave called Killer.
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Vremia MN
(newspaper, Moscow). 18 August 1999. Book of
Catastrophes.
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The Australian (newspaper). No 10, September 17, 1997. Uni plan to
predict quakes, tsunami. Page 258.
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831 (magazine, Nizhny Novgorod).
N.1, 1997. Will Nizhny Remain One of the “Cleverest” Cities?
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Nizhegorodsky Rabochy (newspaper, Nizhny
Novgorod). No. 25, 8 February 1997. Tsunami is more danger than
nuclear explosion.
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UNITAS (News from the University of Tasmania, Australia;
magazine), No. 110, 28
October 1996. Tidal waves a possibility for Tas, Page 4.
