Mikhail Sachkov
Life Story
Born in 1971 in Ivanovo city, Russia (former USSR). Married. Two children.
Education and Academic Qualification
1988-1994 University study at the Physical Faculty, Department of Astronomy, of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.
February 1994 M.Sc. in Astronomy.
1994-1997 PhD studies research at the Physical Faculty, Department of Astronomy, of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.
May 1998 PhD in Physics and Mathematics. Thesis title “Radial velocities and radii of Classical Cepheids”.
November 2011 Doctorate in Physics and Mathematics. Doctorate is the highest Russian academic title, equivalent to habilitation. Thesis title “Stellar pulsation and stellar kinematic studies using the methods of spectroscopy”.
Academic Positions
1994-1997 Doctoral student (Physical Faculty, Department of Astronomy, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia).
1997-2001 Science Researcher Astronomer (Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia).
2001-2005 Senior Researcher Astronomer (Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia).
2005-2011 Leading Researcher Astronomer (Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia).
2011-current Head of the Department of Experimental Astronomy (Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia).
2014- current Deputy Director on Science (Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia).
Projects
Co-PI of the World Space Observatory – Ultraviolet project.