• D.Sc., 1990, Acoustics, Acoustical Institute, Moscow, Russia
• Ph.D., 1979, Radiophysics, Gorky State University, Gorky, Russia
• M.S&B.S,  1971, Radiophysics, Gorky State University, Gorky, Russia

• Physical and nonlinear acoustics - experimental investigations and theoretical interpretation. Underwater acoustics and acoustical oceanography
• Interaction of the acoustic waves with cracks and damage. Applications of nonlinear acoustics to Nondestructive Evaluation
• Time Reversal Acoustics and its application in medicine, Nondestructive Evaluation, land mine detection
• Passive acoustic diver detection.  

• 03/1997 - Present Senior  Scientist, Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology, 711 Hudson St,  Hoboken, NJ, 07030
• 05/ 1993-10/1996  Acting  Head  of  the  Nonlinear Acoustic Laboratory  of Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of  Sciences, 46 Uljanov St., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia , 60300
• 09/1993 - 09/1998    Full Professor,  Acoustic  Department, Nizhny Novgorod   University, 24 Gagarin St., Russia (part time
• 09/1988 –09/1993     Associate Professor, Acoustic  Department, Nizhny Novgorod University, 24 Gagarin St., Russia (part time)
• 04/1977 – 05/1990     Senior Scientist, Hydrophysics  Department, Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
• 09/1971 – 04/ 1977   Associate   Scientist,   Scientific   Research   Radiophysics Institute, 25/14 Ljadova St ., Gorky, Russia 

Visiting Positions

• 01/1999- current  Special quest position in Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA
• 10-11/2003    Invited Professor, Université du Maine, LeMans, France
• 10/1996-03/ 1997 Sevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA
• 03-04/ 1996     National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi, USA
• 03-06/1995  Sung Kyun Kwan University, Suwon, Republic of  Korea
• 10-12/1993   Sung Kyun Kwan University, Suwon, Republic of  Korea
• 12/ 1995 Pechiney Centre de Recherches de Voreppe, France
• 10/ 1993 Pechiney Centre de Recherches de Voreppe, France

• Winner region Blekinge, Sweden 2001
• SKAPA Foundation Award in memory of Alfred Nobel, for Nonlinear Nondestructive Ultrasound Testing