Yuris Roberts KALNIN

Born: January 28, 1942, Riga, Latvia

Languages: English, Latvian, Russian.

Interests:

• Theoretical Physics
• Transport in Heterogeneous Media and Composite Materials
• Kinetics of Bimolecular Reactions in Condensed Matter with Focus on Many-Particle Processes
• The Kinetics of Generation, Annealing, Migration of Defects in Solids under Irradiation
• Large-Scale Computer Simulations of Processes in Condensed Matter

Education

• University of Latvia (Faculty of Physics), 1965
• Dr.phys. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Institute of Physics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1972
• Dr habil.phys.(Doctor of Science in former USSR), Institute of Physics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1983

 

Experience

• Researcher, Leading Researcher, Institute of Physics, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1966-1988
• Head of Theoretical Group, Microelectronics Centre, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1990 -1995
• Leading Researcher, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, 1995 -
• Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia, 1996 - 1998
• Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Latvia, 1990 -
• Vice-Rector, Social Technology Institute, Riga, 1998 -

Professional Activities and Memberships

• President, Latvian Union of Scientists, 1992 -
• Member, Board of Latvian Council of Science, 1990 - 1993, 1996 - 1999
• Member, Board of Association of Latvian Intellectuals, 1995 -
• Board Member, Latvian Thinking Development Association, 2002 –
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Courses

• System Thinking (University of Latvia)

• Effective Learning Methods
• Modelling in Economics
• Chaos Management

Recent/ Representative Publications

• V.L.Vinetskii, Yu.Kalnin, E.A.Kotomin, A.A.Ovchinnikov.Radiation-induced Frenkel defect aggregation in solids (review article).-  Sov. Phys. -Uspekhi, 1990, vol.160, 10, pp.1-33 (in Russian)
• Yu. H. Kalnin, P.Zapol. Effective diffusion coefficient and diffusion-controlled reactions in solids with defects. - Rad. Effects and Defects in Solids, 1995, vol.137, pp.295-300.
• Yu.H.Kalnin. Diffusion-controlled defect reactions and energy transfer at arbitrary sink distribution. In: Defects in Insulating Materials, Singapore: World Scientific Publ., 1993, 932pp.
• Yu.H.Kalnin, E.A.Kotomin. A comparison of the effective medium and modified Smoluchowski equation for the reaction rate of diffusion-controlled reactions. - J.Nuclear Matter, 1996, pp.199-201.
• Yu.R.H.Kalnin, E.A.Kotomin. Many-particle pecularities in the A+B=B bimolecular reaction kinetics. The effect of sink spatial distribution. - J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 1996, 8, pp.6729-6735.
• Yu.R.H.Kalnin, G.Zvejnieks, E.A.Kotomin. The effect of particle generation function on the rate of diffusion-controlled A+B=B reaction with a permanent particle source. - Chem.Phys.Lett., 1997, 270, pp.229-233.
• Yu.R.H.Kalnin, G.Zvejnieks. Effective reaction rate dependence on particle generation functions in two-dimensional case. - Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 1996, 5, pp. 57-64.
• Yu.R.H.Kalnin, E.A.Kotomin, G.Zvejnieks. The diffusion-controlled energy transfer rate for a paired sink distribution and donor-acceptor interaction.-  Phys.Stat.Sol. (b), 1997, vol.201, pp.339-342.
• J.R.Kalnin, E.A.Kotomin. A novel relation for the effective diffusion coefficient in inhomogeneous media. - Computer Modelling and New Technologies (Latvia), 2001, vol.5, No1, pp.18-27.
• J.R.Kalnin, E.A.Kotomin, J.Maier. Calculations of the effective diffusion coefficient for inhomogeneous media. - J.Phys. Chem.Solids, 2002, vol.63, pp.449-456.

   

Research Projects

• Y.R.Kalnin (Head of Project). Self-Organization Phenomena and Non-linear Processes in Condensed Matter. Latvian Council of Science (1993-1996)
• Y.R.Kalnin (Head of Project). Study of the Many-Particle Effects and Processes During the Bimolecular Reactions in Condensed Matter. Latvian Council of Science (1996- )
• Y.R.Kalnin (Head of Project)The kinetics of Catalytic Surface Reactions and Self-Organization Phenomena in Advanced Materials.  Latvian Council of Science (2001 - )
• Y.R.Kalnin (Scientific Coordinator). EU Project: Hyper Knowledge, 2001- 2003

Family: Married, 4 children

Last update 21.02.2003