Mikhail Alexeevich Anisimov (Russian: Михаил Алексе́евич Анисимов, born November 2, 1941,

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) is a Russian and American interdisciplinary scientist.

Early life

Anisimov received a degree in petroleum engineering from

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Petroleum Institute in 1964, a doctorate in physical chemistry from

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in 1969, and a doctor of science degree in molecular and thermal physics from the

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of Atomic Energy in Moscow in 1976.

Career

From 1969 through 1977, Anisimov worked at the U.S.S.R. State Committee for Standards and Product Quality Management (Russian: Госстандарт), where his postdoctoral mentor was Alexander V. Voronel. From 1978 until 1993, Anisimov was a professor and the chairman of the physics department of

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. In 1994, Anisimov began working in the United States as a professor for both the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering and for the Institute of Physical Science and Technology at the

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, College Park.

Research

Anisimov’s field of research is mesoscopic thermodynamics of fluids and fluid mixtures, liquid crystals, polymers, and other soft-matter materials. His research group at the

(jointly with Jan V. Sengers ) has been one of the leading international authorities in the field of critical phenomena and phase transitions. Anisimov works in theory and experiments, fundamental problems and applications. He has been an author and a co-author of 3 books, 15 book chapters and review articles and more than 400 published journal and encyclopedia articles, conference proceedings and reports.

Personal life

Anisimov has four children. His eldest daughter, Tanya Anisimova, was a cellist and composer.

Honors and awards

*Distinguished University Professor,

, College Park, 2016 *University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award, 2015 *Yeram S. Touloukian Award in Thermophysics (

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), 2015 *Fellow of the

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, 2014 *Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering, 2013 *Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, 2013 *Poole and Kent Senior Teaching Award,

, College Park, 2007 *Foundation for Science and Technology International Award, Gunma University, Japan, 2006 *Member of the International Academy of Refrigeration (Ukrainian Branch), 2003 *Fellow of the

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a United States–based international nonprofit with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsib ...

, 2002 *Fellow of the

American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of ...

, 1998

Bibliography (partial)

* M. A. Anisimov and T. J. Longo * * M. A. Anisimov, “50 years of breakthrough discoveries in fluid criticality”, Int. J. Thermophys. 32, 2001–2009 (2011). *M. A. Anisimov * M. A. Anisimov, V. A. Rabinovich, and V. V. Sychev, , English Edition: CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1995, 171 pages

References

External links

Terpconnect.umd.edu/~anisimov/Ench.umd.edu/faculty/anisimov/Lightscatteringcenter.umd.edu/
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anisimov, Mikhail Living people 1941 births University of Maryland, College Park faculty Moscow State University alumni Fellows of the American Physical Society Russian physicists 21st-century American physicists