Nickolai Pogorelov

Associate Professor

Research Areas

• Computational physics and applied mathematics.
• Numerical modeling in space physics and astrophysics.
• Solar wind interaction with the local interstellar medium.
• Accretion in astrophysical systems.
• Visiting guest investigator on ACE, Ulysses, and Voyager spacecraft.

Education

• Master degree in experimental nuclear physics, 1975, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russian Federation
• PhD in Physics and Mathematics, 1984, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
• Dr. Sci. habilitation, 2001, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

Employment

• Junior Research Scientist, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation, 1977 - 1986.
• Research Scientist, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation, 1986 - 1990.
• Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation, 1990 - 2002.
• Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2002 - 2003.
• Associate Professor, Moscow Aviation Institute (State Technical University), Russian Federation, 1985 - 1991.
• Associate Professor, Kobe University, Japan, 1996 - 1997, 1998 - 1999.
• Professional Researcher, University of California, Riverside, 2003 - 2008
• Associate Professor, Physics Department, Principal Research Scientist, Center for Space Physics and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2008 - present.

Memberships

• American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, elected member of the Russian National Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.