- Astrophysicist and fluid dynamicist
- Leading Research Scientist of the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Professor (Doctor of Science: Phys.–Math.)
Research interests:
- Solar physics (in particular, structural organization of solar-plasma flows),
- hydrodynamic stability,
- thermal convection,
- generation of magnetic fields by motions of electrically conductive fluids,
- fluid mechanics of natural objects.