Sergey Bagayev

Sergey Nikolayevich Bagayev (; 9 September 1941 – 15 August 2024) was a Russian scientist, a specialist in the field of quantum electronics and laser physics, director of the Institute of Laser Physics (1992–2016). His h-index was 16.

Biography Sergey Bagayev was born in Novosibirsk on 9 September 1941.

Scientific activity

Bagayev discovered new qualitative features of the absorption of laser radiation by a gas at low pressure.

The physicist was a member of the editorial boards of Russian and international journals: Quantum Electronics, Laser Physics, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Optical Review, Opto-Electronics Letters).

Awards

In 1998, the scientist received the Order of Friendship of Peoples and the State Prize. In 2004, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his outstanding contribution to scientific cooperation between Russia and France. In 2006, Bagayev was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the IV degree.