Background
Voronkov, Mikhail Grigorievich was born on December 6, 1921 in Orel, Russia. Son of Grigori Vasilievich and Laisa Mikhailovna Voronkov.
Voronkov, Mikhail Grigorievich was born on December 6, 1921 in Orel, Russia. Son of Grigori Vasilievich and Laisa Mikhailovna Voronkov.
Bachelor of Science, Leningrad University, Russia, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Leningrad University, Russia, 1947. Doctor of Science in Chemistry, Academy of Sciences Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa, Gdansk Polytechnic Institute, Poland, 1975.
Senior scientist Leningrad University, 1944—1954. Professor, head laboratory Institute Silicate Chemistry Academy of Sciences, Leningrad, 1954—1961. Professor, head laboratory Institute Organic Synthesis Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, 1961—1970.
Academician, director Institute Organic Chemistry Siberian division Academy of Sciences Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Irkutsk, 1970-1994. Head department, science advisor Institute Organic Chemistry Siberian division Academy of Sciences, Russia, since 1995. Science advisor Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Bator, since 1975, Industr.
Corporn., Jilin, China, since 1992, Kiev (Ukraine) Polytechnic Institute, since 1964. Co-director Institute Applied Chemistry, St. Petersburg, 1995-1998.
Contributor more than 1500 research articles to professional journals.
Vice president Presidium East Siberian Affiliation Siberian branch Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences, 1973-1977. Lieutenant Commander Leningrad Front, 1941-1942. Member Academy of Sciences Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Braunschweig Science Society Germany, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Asian Pacific Countries Academy Materials, Florida Heterocyclic Compounds Center.
Stamp and coin collecting, chemical humour.
Married Lilia Iliinichna Makhnina. Children: Viktor Mikhailovich, Valentina Mikhailovna.