ЭКСПЕДИЦИИ И ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ МОРСКОГО ГЕОФИЗИКА Ю.П. НЕПРОЧНОВА

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the anniversary of geophysicist, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, Professor Yuri Pavlovich Neprochnov, who would turn 90 years old this year. Prof. Neprochnov created a school of seismic marine geologists. He had numerous students, who prepared and successfully defended 12 Ph.D., and D.Sc. dissertations under his leadership. He is the author and co-author of more than 400 scientific articles and 18 monographs. Neprochnov was a Member of the Second World War, a Member of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the problems of the oceans, where he led the working group on seismic and integrated geophysics; Coordinator of International projects for scientific cooperation with India, China and Finland, a Member of the Editorial board of the Journal «Oceanology», was elected a full Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and a Member of the New York Academy of Sciences, and in 2002 for his labor successes and a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples he was awarded the title of Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation. His friend and colleague in scientific geophysical research L.I. Kogan recalls years of teamwork and expresses his appreciation for professional friendships throughout his life.