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In Celebration of the 70th Birthday of Academician, Professor Fakhraddin A. Kadirov

In Celebration of the 70th Birthday of Academician, Professor Fakhraddin A. Kadirov

Academician, Professor Fakhraddin A. Kadirov (Gadirov) was born on July 19, 1950 in Sheki region, Azerbaijan. In 1972 he graduated from the physics faculty of the Azerbaijan State University (now Baku State University), received his PhD in Geophysics in 1984, his DSc degree in Geophysics in 2002 in Azerbaijan and professorship of Geophysics in 2007. In 2007 he was elected as a corresponding member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), and in 2014 a full (active) member of ANAS. He started his academic career since 1974 in the "Gravimetry" laboratory of the Institute of Geology (now Geology and Geophysics Institute) of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS). Before that, he was in full time physics teacher’s position at Baku State University, Azerbaijan. Besides, he was a professor at the "Earthquake Research Center" of Ataturk University, Turkey in 1992-1995, and at the "Geophysical Engineering" department of the Black Sea Technical University, Turkey in 1996-1998 within the framework of the mutual scientific agreement between Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and Educational Council of the Republic of Turkey. At Geology Institute, he headed "Gravimetry" laboratory during 1989-2003, "Geotectonics and geodynamics" department in 2005-2007, the department of "Geodynamics and seismology" in 2008-2015, and since 2015 newly formed “Geodynamics and space geodesy” department. Since 2008 until the present time, Professor Kadirov is the head of the Earth Physics section of the Institute. He is also presently the head of the Azerbaijan National Information Center of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), which operates by Geology and Geophysics Institute of ANAS.

Academician, Professor Fakhraddin A. Kadirov (Gadirov) was born on July 19, 1950 in Sheki region, Azerbaijan. In 1972 he graduated from the physics faculty of the Azerbaijan State University (now Baku State University), received his PhD in Geophysics in 1984, his DSc degree in Geophysics in 2002 in Azerbaijan and professorship of Geophysics in 2007. In 2007 he was elected as a corresponding member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), and in 2014 a full (active) member of ANAS. He started his academic career since 1974 in the "Gravimetry" laboratory of the Institute of Geology (now Geology and Geophysics Institute) of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS). Before that, he was in full time physics teacher’s position at Baku State University, Azerbaijan. Besides, he was a professor at the "Earthquake Research Center" of Ataturk University, Turkey in 1992-1995, and at the "Geophysical Engineering" department of the Black Sea Technical University, Turkey in 1996-1998 within the framework of the mutual scientific agreement between Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and Educational Council of the Republic of Turkey. At Geology Institute, he headed "Gravimetry" laboratory during 1989-2003, "Geotectonics and geodynamics" department in 2005-2007, the department of "Geodynamics and seismology" in 2008-2015, and since 2015 newly formed “Geodynamics and space geodesy” department. Since 2008 until the present time, Professor Kadirov is the head of the Earth Physics section of the Institute. He is also presently the head of the Azerbaijan National Information Center of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), which operates by Geology and Geophysics Institute of ANAS.

Academician Kadirov is one of the most outstanding scientists-geophysicists in Azerbaijan today. He also ranks as one of the most prominent geodynamicists in the country. He has made immense contributions of great significance to several facets of geophysics, tectonic geodesy and geodynamics. He wrote many important papers and reviews on these subjects. Having returned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 2000 and 2001, he launched GPS technology in Azerbaijan, applying it in studying the geodynamic and kinematic conditions of the Caucasus-Caspian region, geodynamic safety of oil and gas fields and energy corridors within the concept of plate tectonics.

Academician Kadirov is one of the most outstanding scientists-geophysicists in Azerbaijan today. He also ranks as one of the most prominent geodynamicists in the country. He has made immense contributions of great significance to several facets of geophysics, tectonic geodesy and geodynamics. He wrote many important papers and reviews on these subjects. Having returned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 2000 and 2001, he launched GPS technology in Azerbaijan, applying it in studying the geodynamic and kinematic conditions of the Caucasus-Caspian region, geodynamic safety of oil and gas fields and energy corridors within the concept of plate tectonics.