Academic Degrees 

• Senior Research Scientist in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (1993), Southern Federal University (Russia)

• PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (1987) , Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)

• MSc with Highest Distinction (Summa Cum Laude) in Physics (1979), Southern Federal University (Russia)

Awards and Fellowships 

• Distinguished Research Award, New Mexico Tech (2018)

• Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (Germany), (2016) 

• Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (Germany), (1993-1996)

• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowship, (1989-1990) 

Memberships 

• American Mathematical Society 

• International Association of Mathematical Physics 

• American Physical Society 

Academic Career 

2005- current: Professor of Mathematics, New Mexico Tech 

Fall 2016: Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, University of Bonn (Germany)

2013-2016: Chairman, Department of Mathematics, New Mexico Tech

1999-2005: Associate Professor of Mathematics, New Mexico Tech 

1997-1999: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Iowa 

1996-1998: Research Scientist, University of Greifswald (Germany) 

Fall 1995: Visiting Professor, University of Naples and National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN),  (Italy) 

1993-1996: Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, University of Greifswald (Germany) 

Fall 1990: Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Physics  (Germany)

Fall 1990: Visiting Scientist, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Karlsruhe (Germany)

1989-1990:  German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellow, University of Karlsruhe (Germany) 

1990-1995: Senior Research Scientist, Southern Federal University (Russia) 

1979-1990: Research Scientist, Southern Federal University (Russia)