Alexei Smirnov (physicist)
Alexei Yuryevich Smirnov | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 16, 1951 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect |
| Awards | Bruno Pontecorvo Prize (2005) Sakurai Prize (2008) Albert Einstein Medal (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | INR RAS, ICTP, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics |
| Doctoral students | Francesco Vissani, Cecilia Lunardini |
Alexei Yuryevich Smirnov (Russian: Алексе́й Ю́рьевич Cмирно́в; born October 16, 1951) is a neutrino physics researcher and one of the discoverers of the MSW Effect.