Bakhtiyar Sirajov (/, ; born 21 October 1957) is a nuclear scientist whose team was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is holding PhD degrees in

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

and

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

. Since 1995, Sirajov has worked for

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology, nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was ...

Biography

Bakhtiyar Sirajov was born in 1957 in Baku. After graduating school in Baku in 1974, he got accepted to the Applied Mathematics faculty of Azerbaijan State University (now Baku State University). After graduating from university in 1979, Sirajov started working at

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) (, located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in Azerbaijan. It was ...

. Between 1980 and 1981, he engaged in scientific researches in

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such ...

. From 1987 to 1988, he worked in

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. In 1990, he defended his thesis and became a PhD. After participating in developing various software projects in a private IT company from 1992 to 1995, Sirajov started working at

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Awards

In 2005,

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and the IAEA, of which Bakhtiyar Sirajov was part of the team, were jointly awarded the

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish language, Swedish and ) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the Will and testament, will of Sweden, Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobe ...

"for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way".

Publications

* ''TANK MONITORING EVALUATION SYSTEMS: METHODS AND ALGORITHMS'' (2009)

Notes

References

External links

Personal account on LinkedIn

IAEA staff
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sirajov, Bakhtiyar 1957 births Living people International Atomic Energy Agency officials Nuclear engineers 20th-century Azerbaijani scientists Scientists from Baku Baku State University alumni Academic staff of Baku State University