Synthesis and decay properties of atomic nuclei, nuclear reactions, nuclear fission, accelerator physics, applied researches

Graduated from Moscow Physical Engineering Institute (1956), Dr. of science (1970), prof. (1980)

Scientific director of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions (FLNR), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Full member of Russian Academy of Science, corresponding member (1990), academician (2003), foreign member of Serbian Academy of Science and Arts (2003), foreign member of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (2006)

Was honored with USSR State Prize (1975), Kurchatov Prize of USSR Academy of Sciences (1989), Flerov Prize of JINR (1993), Alexander von Humboldt Award (1995), Lise Meitner Prize (2000)