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In Celebration

80th Birthday of Academician Vladimir E. Nakoryakov

Vladimir Nakoryakov, distinguished Russian scientist in theﬁeld of thermal physics, Academician of the Russian Academy ofSciences, celebrates his 80th birthday on July 26.
Vladimir Nakoryakov was born in Odessa in 1935, though hiswhole life and work have been closely linked with Siberia. He spent
his childhood and youth in mountainous and sunny Transbaikalia,
in the city of Petrovsk-Zabaikalsky, known for high concentrationof heavy industry and its intellectual spirit, seeded already by theDecembrists. During his school years he read a lot and chose theprofession of engineer. In 1958, Vladimir graduated from Tomsk
Polytechnic Institute and began his scientiﬁc activities at theSiberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences: Transportationand Energy Institute, Institute of Chemical Technology, andInstitute of Thermophysics (since 1965). From 1982 to 1985
Nakoryakov was Vice Rector and then Rector of Novosibirsk StateUniversity. In 1985–1990 he served as Deputy Chairman of thePresidium of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
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At the Institute of Thermophysics Vladimir Nakoryakov became
one of the closest disciples and companions of Academician
Samson Kutateladze, after whom the Institute was named. In
1964 Nakoryakov defended his candidate’s thesis, and in 1971
his doctoral thesis. In 1976 he was awarded the academic title ofProfessor. In 1981 he was elected a Corresponding Member ofthe USSR Academy of Sciences, and in 1987 he became a Full
Member. During the years 1986–1997, Nakoryakov was Directorof the Institute of Thermophysics. In 1992 he became a Memberof the International Engineering Academy. Over the years, heserved as an expert of the Nobel Committee for Physics.
Academician Nakoryakov has made a great contribution to thehydrodynamics of gas–liquid ﬂows and the development of electrodiffusion diagnostic method, study of wave dynamics in twophase media, non-stationary processes in multiphase systems,
convective heat and mass transfer in porous media, the two-phaseﬁltration, boiling and condensation in porous media, combustion,
heat and mass transfer in the acoustic ﬁeld, as well as originating
the theory of high-temperature alkali and low-temperature proton-exchange fuel cells.
He and his colleagues were the ﬁrst to experimentally discover
the existence of rariﬁed shock waves in a homogeneous medium inproximity of the thermodynamic critical point (registered as a discovery), laid the foundations of the theory of absorption heatpumps, contributed to a number of areas related to ecologicallyfriendly power industry and energy-saving technologies, and initiated research in the ﬁeld of hydrogen energy. Today, AcademicianNakoryakov heads a new research avenue approaching heat andmass transfer in processes in modern thermal power equipment,
hydrogen energy and space power engineering, and supervises
the development and production of heat pumps.
The name of Academician Nakoryakov is not associated onlywith establishing the largest scientiﬁc school in the ﬁeld of thermal
physics and physical hydrodynamics. The scope of his creativeinterests covers science, education and culture. His brilliant ideas
and strong intuition lead to the formulation of fundamentallynew problems and research areas, resulting in pioneering researchoutcomes in various ﬁelds of science and technology. He is a manwith a broad outlook, immense erudition and a proactive approach
to life. These character traits deserve a lot of respect and appreciation of his colleagues and friends. He can rightly be called aman, creatively responding to challenges of the time. Still today
Vladimir Nakoryakov has many new ideas and creative concepts.
Academician Nakoryakov has had many disciples. He has been
patiently working with youth throughout his life. For a long time
he was in charge of the departments of the Novosibirsk State
University and Novosibirsk State Technical University, and wasinstrumental in establishing the youth laboratories at theIn Celebration / International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 89 (2015) A4–A5

Institute of Thermophysics. He made a lot of effort to solve housing
problems of young people and to develop the social base of theInstitute of Thermophysics. He guided and promoted three
Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 45Doctors and over 200 Candidates of sciences.
Vladimir Nakoryakov authored over 600 scientiﬁc papers,
including 12 monographs, such as ‘‘Heat transfer in an acousticﬁeld’’, ‘‘Wave dynamics in the gas and vapor–liquid medium’’,‘‘Wave ﬂow of liquid ﬁlms’’, ‘‘Heat and mass transfer in two-phasesystems’’, published both in Russia and the United States. He has
published numerous articles in the Russian and regional press on
the problems of contemporary science, the economy, culture andeducation. His works are widely cited in national and international
scientiﬁc literature.
Academician Nakoryakov is the laureate of the USSR and Russia
State Prizes, and the Prize of the USSR Council of Ministers. He wasawarded the Orders of ‘‘Friendship’’, ‘‘Red Banner of Labor’’, ‘‘Badgeof Honor’’, the order ‘‘For Service to the Fatherland’’ 4th Class(1999), and many medals. In 2007 he was awarded the ‘‘Global

A5Energy Prize’’, which is informally called ‘‘Nobel Prize in energy’’.
Nakoryakov is a member of the editorial boards of 12 Russianand international journals and for over 24 years has been editorof the international ‘‘Journal of Engineering Thermophysics’’(1991), a member of ﬁve international committees, and chairmanof two doctoral councils.
Academician Nakoryakov celebrates his birthday with hisfriends, colleagues and disciples. We sincerely congratulate him
and wish him continued creative success and good health.
Kemal Khanjalic
Alexander I. Leontiev
Sergey V. Alekseenko
Anatoliy P. Burdukov
Oleg A. Kabov
Vladimir V. Kuznetsov
Dmitriy M. Markovich
Victor I. Terekhov