Research

Alexei A. Starobinsky is presently Major Research Scientist at the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics in Moscow, Russia. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics. Starobinsky is one of the world leaders in gravity and cosmology.

His name is related to two major discoveries. In 1973 he calculated emission of particles from the rotating black hole, and in 1979 he developed the first realistic theory of cosmological inflation, which is now the corner stone of cosmology. There are many other seminal scientific achievements of Starobinsky, which include particle creation in cosmology, generation of adiabatic perturbations during inflation, f (R) models of dark energy, etc.

From 1999 to 2003 Starobinsky was the Deputy Director of the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is an active member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Alexei A. Starobinsky is the editor of eight physical journals. Starobinsky is a recipient of the Tomalla Prize for extraordinary contributions to General Relativity and Gravity from the Tomalla Foundation for Gravity Research, Switzerland.

Career

• 2007 Visiting Professor, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
• 2006 Visiting Professor, CNRS, Institut Henry Poincare, Paris, France
• 2000 - 2001 Visiting Professor, Research Center for the Early Universe, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
• 1999 - 2003 Deputy Director of the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics
• since 1997 Main Research Scientist, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Moscow, Russia
• 1993 - 1994 Visiting Professor, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
• 1991 Visiting Professor, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France
• 1990 - 1997 Department of Gravity and Cosmology, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Moscow, Russia
• 1975 - 1990 Research Scientist, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Moscow, Russia

Functions

• 2004 - 2010 IUPAP Representative of the International Society of General Relativity and Gravitation
• 1989 - 1997 Member of the International Committee on General Relativity and Gravitation
• 1993 - 1994 Member of the Astronomy panel of the Long-Term Research Grants Program of the International Science Foundation

Honours and Memberships

• 2014 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
• 2013 Gruber Cosmology Prize
• 2004 Prize of the International Academy Publ. Co. “Nauka/Interperiodica”
• 1997 Election, Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• 1996 A.A. Friedmann Prize for Research
• since 1995 Member of the New York Academy of Science
• Tomalla Prize for extraordinary contributions to General Relativity and Gravity from the Tomalla Foundation for Gravity Research, Switzerland