Theory of accretion flows onto neutron stars and black holes
Cosmology, dark matter physics
Theory of g-ray bursts and afterglows;
shocks; radiation physics
Origin of TeV g-rays and ultra-high energy
cosmic rays
Structure and dynamics of galaxies and other self-gravitating systems
Waves, turbulence, and particle heating in the interstellar medium and
space plasma
Theory of solar and stellar winds
MHD waves and instabilities; nonlinear wave dynamics
Classical and quantum statistical physics, e.g. exotic statistics
Theory of dissipative, marginally stable systems, e.g. self-organized
criticality; fractals
AWARDS
Awards for Excellence in Education, Moscow Institute for Physics and
Technology, 1987-1993
American Physical Society Study Grant (to attend the Third
International School on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion), 1993
General Atomics Takeo Fukuda Fellowship (financial support for
1993-94 academic year)
Friends of the International Center Fellowship, Univ. of Calif.,
San Diego, 1996
Best Presentation Award from the Royal Society (UK) for work on
particle acceleration in gamma-ray bursts presented by the Royal Society
Meeting on GRBs, 2006
