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| "The 70th birthday of Academician N. F. Morozov," Mech. Solids. 37 (4), 159-160 (2002) |
| Year |
2002 |
Volume |
37 |
Number |
4 |
Pages |
159-160 |
| Title |
The 70th birthday of Academician N. F. Morozov |
| Author(s) |
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| Abstract |
Nikita Fedorovich Morozov, an outstanding Russian scientist, a Full Member
(Academician) of the Russian Academy of Sciences has celebrated
his 70th birthday. He has enriched science with numerous achievements
in the field of mechanics of solids. He is a remarkable teacher who has
created an authoritative school of scientists in the field of mechanics
in Russia.
He was born on July 28, 1932 in Leningrad. His childhood coincided with
a severe time for his country. During World War II, he stayed in
blockaded Leningrad and took part in the work of voluntary fire brigades.
For this work, he was decorated with a medal "For Defense of Leningrad."
In 1949, he entered the department of mathematics and mechanics of
the Leningrad State University, where students were taught by scientists
that had been a pride of the Soviet science, among whom there were
Yu. V. Linnik, S. G. Mikhlin, V. V. Novozhilov, and D. K. Faddeev.
After defense of his diploma project, he was left at the Leningrad
University as a Ph.D. student. After successfully defending his
Ph.D. dissertation, he worked during 10 years at the chair of mathematics
of the Leningrad Technological Institute of Pulp and Paper Industry.
At this institute, he covered a path from associate professor to full
professor and the head of the chair. In 1970, he changed for
the department of mathematics and mechanics of the Leningrad State
University. Since 1976 he has been the head of the chair of the theory
of elasticity at St. Petersburg State University. His fruitful work
in a number of directions of mathematical theory of elasticity made him
well known among Soviet scientists.
In 1967, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Sciences from the Leningrad
University for his dissertation "Nonlinear problems of the theory of
thin plates and shells" devoted to the qualitative analysis of nonlinear
problems in the theory of thin plates. His results on the existence,
uniqueness, and solvability of boundary-value problems
in the theory of plates and shells have become classical. He has solved
the problem (stated by D. Yu. Panov and V. I. Feodos'ev)
of the existence of non-symmetric solutions for a symmetrically loaded
circular plate and established sufficient conditions for instability
of symmetric solutions.
At the advice of Academician V. V. Novozhilov, he addressed problems
of fracture of solids. With his students and colleagues, N. F. Morozov
has achieved a great progress in mathematical statement and solution
of problems of brittle fracture. He made a considerable contribution
to the solution of problems of equilibrium and propagating cracks and
to the theory of cumulative damage.
In recent years, he has concentrated his efforts on dynamic problems
of fracture and crack propagation. He has proposed a new criterion
of brittle fracture adequate for problems of rapid and ultrarapid
loading. This criterion has underlain new methods for material
tests to meet the requirements of modern industry. He has initiated
the creation of the Common Access Center "DINAMIKA"
at the St. Petersburg State University. This center is equipped
with modern devices that enable one to carry out fine experimental
investigations in the field of fracture mechanics. These investigations
have permitted one to establish laws of dynamic fracture of solids.
Being an outstanding scientist and a talented teacher, he has
been teaching at the St. Petersburg State University during more than
30 years. He has created a scientific school in the field of mechanics
of strength. This school has a great authority in Russia and abroad.
His students have defended 7 D.Sc. dissertations and more than
50 Ph.D. dissertations. The Council on Grants at the President
of Russia has recognized his school as a leading scientific school
in Russia. He is an author of more than 150 scientific publications among
which there are 7 monographs. In 2000, he was awarded the State Prize
of the Russian Federation in the Field of Science and Technology
for a cycle of works on nonlinear problems of mechanics of deformable
solids.
His socio-scientific activity is extensive and multifaceted. He is the
Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of Russia on Theoretical
and Applied Mechanics, the Chairman of the Scientific Council of
the Russian Academy of Sciences on Mechanics of Deformable Solids,
a co-Chairman of the Principal Council of the Education Ministry
of Russia on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and a member of
editorial boards of a number of Russian and international journals
in the field of mechanics. His great scientific-pedagogical activity was
marked by the Order of Honor in 1999. In 1995, he was awarded the title of
Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation.
Specific to him are the sense of duty and responsibility of a citizen,
great energy, the ability to work selflessly and attract other people,
readiness to communicate, and a permanent wish to help.
The editorial board and the editors congratulate Nikita Fedorovich Morozov
on his 70th birthday and wish him long life, strong health, and further
advances in his creative work. |
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