Background
Petrov, Alexander was born on March 13, 1946 in Riga, Latvia, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Evdokim and Vera (Shinkina) Petrov.
Petrov, Alexander was born on March 13, 1946 in Riga, Latvia, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Evdokim and Vera (Shinkina) Petrov.
Master of Science in Physics, Moscow Institute Physics and Technics, 1970. Candidate in Physics and Mathematics Sciences, Moscow Institute Physics and Technics, 1973. Doctor in Physics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, 1992.
Junior scientific researcher Institute Physics, Latvian Academy Sciences, Riga, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1973-1976; senior scientific researcher Institute Physics, Latvian Academy Sciences, Riga, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1976-1986; leading scientific researcher Institute Physics, Latvian Academy Sciences, Riga, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1986-1992; head nuclear research reactor, vice president Institute Physics, Latvian Academy Sciences, Riga, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1989-1992; head laboratory superconductivity Institute Physics, Latvian Academy Sciences, Riga, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1989-1992; head laboratory superconductivity Nuclear Research Center, Latvian Academy Sciences, Riga, 1992-1998; leading science researcher radiation physics laboratory Institute Solid State Physics, U. Latvia, Riga, since 1999. Member scientific county Academy Sciences Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow, 1980-1991.
Member Scientist's Society Latvia, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Alla Dobroserdova, October 3, 1970. 1 child, Helena.