Boris Yakovlevich Zeldovich

Background

Zeldovich, Boris Yakovlevich was born on April 23, 1944 in Moscow. Son of Yakov B. and Varvara P. (Konstantinova) Zeldovich. came to the United States, 1994.

Education

Master of Science in Physics, Moscow U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Institute Theor. Experimental Physics, Moscow, 1969; habilitation, Lebedev Physics Institute, Moscow, 1980.

Career

Research scientist, Lebedev Physics Institute, Moscow, 1970-1981; senior main research scientist, Institute Problems in Mechanics, Moscow, 1981-1987; head joint nonlinear optics lab, Technology University of Chelyabinsk and Academy Science Electrophysics Institute, Chelyabinsk, Russia, 1987-1994; professor, Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers U. Control Florida, Orlando, since 1994. From assistant professor to professor Moscow Institute Physics and Technology, 1969-1987. Professor physics U. Chelyabinsk 1987-1994, U. Control Florida, Orlando, since 1994.

Member editorial boards of Optics Letters, 1986-1988, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1987-1990, Optics Comm., since 1987, Optical and Quantum Electronics, 1985-1995, International Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics, Pure and Applied Optics, since 1993, Journal of Optical Society American B., 1995-1995.

Achievements

• Boris Yakovlevich Zeldovich has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Optical Society American (Max Born award 1997), Russian Academy Science.

Connections

Married Rosa S. Gvosdover, 1965 (divorced 1980). 1 child, Konstantin; married Nadia B. Baranova, October 26, 1982. Children: Nickolai Z., Barbara.

Father:

Yakov B. Zeldovich

Mother:

Varvara P. (Konstantinova) Zeldovich

Spouse:

Rosa S. Gvosdover

Spouse:

Nadia B. Baranova

child:

Barbara Zeldovich

child:

Nickolai Z. Zeldovich

child:

Konstantin Zeldovich