On October 9, 2026, the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences awarded the Nizhny Novgorod physicist, Academician Vladimir Kocharovsky, the RAS V. L. Ginzburg Gold Medal — one of Russia's leading awards in the fields of physics and astrophysics.[1]
Grounds for the Award
The medal was awarded for a cycle of scientific works titled "Solving Topical Problems of Modern Theoretical Physics."[1] Vladimir Kocharovsky works at the A. V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Nizhny Novgorod, where he heads the Department of Astrophysics and Space Plasma Physics.[2] By the time of the award, the scientist was the author of about 370 scientific publications; in 2025 he was elected a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[1]
The Ginzburg Medal
The RAS V. L. Ginzburg Gold Medal was established by the Academy in 2015 in honor of the Nobel laureate in physics Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, who had close scientific ties with Nizhny Novgorod.[3] The award is given to Russian and foreign scientists for outstanding contributions to the development of physics and astrophysics.[1]
Reaction and Sources
The awarding of the medal on October 9, 2026, was announced by the press service of the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[2] The event was covered by Nizhny Novgorod media outlets NIA Nizhny Novgorod", Newsroom24, and "Zhivyom v Nizhnem."[1][2][3]
Sources
- NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Nizhny Novgorod Scientist Vladimir Kocharovsky Awarded Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Nizhny Novgorod News (archive)
- Newsroom24 — Nizhny Novgorod Physicist Vladimir Kocharovsky Receives Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Society
- Zhivyom v Nizhnem — Nizhny Novgorod Physicist Vladimir Kocharovsky Awarded Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Zhivyom v Nizhnem