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Lev Zeleny

b. 1948

Physicist

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About Lev Zeleny

Born 1948. Lev Zeleny is a Russian physicist.

Lev Matveevich Zelenyi (, born August 23, 1948) is a Soviet and Russian physicist, an expert in space plasma physics, the physics of solar-terrestrial relations, nonlinear dynamics and planetary research.

He is an Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2008, Corresponding Member 2003), Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor.

He served as Director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2002-2017), ultimately as scientific advisor. He was vice president of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2013–2017, and member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a foreign member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2008), and a full member of the International Academy of Astronautics.

His main area of scientific activity is the physics of space plasma. He has published more than 700 scientific articles, and has about 7,000 citations of his works published after 1975.

Life In 1972 he graduated from the Department of Aerophysics and Space Research of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Thereafter he worked at the Space Research Institute of the RAS. He began to study the physics of space plasma under the supervision of Albert Galeev.

In January 2012 following the reentry of the Fobos-Grunt spacecraft, Zeleny proposed a repeat mission called Fobos-Grunt 2, on behalf of mission scientist Alexander Zakharov. However, with Roscosmos reaching an agreement with ESA in March 2012 to participate in the ExoMars programme, the agency concentrated its efforts on that programme.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Employers
Russian Space Research Institute
Awards
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
Also known as
Lev Matveyevich Zelyony, Lev Matveevich Zelenyi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lev Zeleny?

physicist

When was Lev Zeleny born?

Lev Zeleny was born on 23 August 1948 in Moscow.

What is Lev Zeleny's occupation?

Lev Zeleny is a physicist.

What nationality is Lev Zeleny?

Lev Zeleny is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lev Zeleny

· Wikidata: Q4190766

· DBpedia: Lev Zelyony

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