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Advancing Science,
Anticipating the Future
123182, Moscow, 1st Pekhotny Lane, 6, bldg. 2
Advancing Science,
Anticipating the Future
Founder of the RAAS, who shaped the course of scientific development in Russia and worldwide.
Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov (1935–2024) was an outstanding physicist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and honorary president of the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute.” He was one of the leading experts in plasma physics and controlled thermonuclear fusion, and the author of more than 100 monographs, books, and scientific papers.
He was an honorary professor at several European and U.S. universities, a member of the European Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov commanded immense scientific authority worldwide.
1968
Professor of Plasma Physics
1972—1994
Head of the Department of Plasma Physics
1973
Scientific Supervisor of Research on Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion in the USSR
1977
Initiator of the International Project on the Development of Thermonuclear Energy ITER
1977—1996
Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the Russian Academy of Sciences
1983—1988
Chairman of the Committee of Soviet Scientists for Peace Defense
1992—2001
Chairman of the Council for Technical Design of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITER
1992—2015
President of the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
1994
Professor of the Department of Plasma Physics, Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
2005—2014
Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
2006
Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
2010—2012
Chairman of the ITER Council
2011
Founder and Chairman of the Presidium of the Russian Association for the Advancement of Science (RAAS)
| Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation | 2020 |
| Full Cavalier of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” |
2015 — 1st Class 2010 — 4th Class 2005 — 2nd Class 2000 — 3rd Class |
| Hero of Socialist Labour | 1985 |
| Lenin Prize of the USSR | 1984 |
| State Prize | 1997, 2003 |
| Order of Lenin | 1971, 1981, 1985 |
| Order of the Red Banner of Labour | 1975 |
| Order of Courage | 1997 |
| Order of Friendship | 2012 |
| Global Energy Prize | 2006 |
To perpetuate the memory of our founder, the Association has established an annual prize named after Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov. This initiative aims to support talented students, postgraduate students, and young scientists whose research embodies Evgeny Pavlovich’s core principles: boldness of scientific thought, a drive for interdisciplinary synthesis, and a focus on practical implementation of ideas.
The prize is awarded for the best works in promising fields of science and technology, intended to address the major global challenges of our time.
Evgeny P. Velikhov’s legacy — the belief in science as the driving force of progress — continues to inspire new generations of researchers to make breakthrough discoveries.
