| Date and place of Birth: | 24 August 1953, Leningrad, USSR |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Languages spoken: | Russian, English |
| Business Address: | Institute for High Performance Computing and Data Bases
P/O BOX 71, St.Petersburg, 194291, RUSSIA Tel.: +7 (812) 251-90-92 Fax: +7 (812) 251-83-14 E-mail: misha@fn.csa.ru |
| 1976 | M.Sc. in Mechanics, Leningrad State University |
| 1987 | Ph.D. in Technical Sciences, Institute of Earth Physics
Thesis: Numerical Investigation of Condensation Processes in Buoyant Thermal Developing in Compressible Atmosphere Supervisor: Prof. A.A. Dorfman |
| 1970 - 1976 | The Leningrad State University. Student |
| 1976 - 1991 | Research Centre of Security of Technical Systems |
| 1976 - 1988 Junior Research Fellow
1988 - 1989 Research Fellow 1989 - 1991 Senior Research Fellow |
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| 1991 - 1996 | A.I.Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory. Senior Research Fellow |
| 1994 - 1996 | International Institute of Interphase Interactions, the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Leader Research Fellow |
| 1996 - pres. | Institute for High Performnce Computing and Data Bases |
| 1996 - 1997 Leader Research Fellow
1997 - pres. Head of the Lab for Computational Physical Chemical Gas Dynamics |