Valentin P. Dymnikov

Valentin P. Dymnikov is a Professor and Director of the Institute of Numerical Mathematics at the Russian Academy of Sciences. His career spans decades of leadership in geophysics and atmospheric modeling, with significant contributions to climate science and meteorology.

• Academic Positions: Director of Institute of Numerical Mathematics (2000–present); Head of Department of General Circulation Atmosphere Modelling (1980–2000); Head of Department of Numerical Weather Prediction (1971–1974).
• Education: Doctor of Sciences in Geophysics (1981) and Candidate of Science in Geophysics (1970), both from the Main Geophysical Observatory in St. Petersburg.
• Research Interests: Valentin's work focuses on numerical weather prediction, climate modeling, atmospheric dynamics, and mathematical methods in meteorology. Key areas include baroclinic instability, humidity transport, attractors in atmospheric models, and atmosphere-ocean interactions.
• Scientific Awards:
  • 1990: Member-correspondent of USSR Academy of Sciences
  • 1993: A. Friedman Award for dynamical meteorology
  • 1997: Full member of Russian Academy of Sciences
  • 2000: State Prize for models/methods in atmosphere-ocean problems