Valentin Rumyantsev

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Valentin Vital'yevich Rumyantsev
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Born(1921-07-19)July 19, 1921
DiedJune 10, 2007(2007-06-10) (aged 85)
Nationality Russia
Alma materSaratov State University
Known formechanics, stability theory
AwardsThe Humboldt Prize (1997)
Agostinelli Prize (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering (mechanics)
InstitutionsDorodnicyn Computing Centre
Doctoral advisorNikolai Chetaev

Valentin Vital'yevich Rumyantsev (ru: Валенти́н Вита́льевич Румя́нцев) (19 July 1921, Novaya Skatovka, Saratov region — 10 June 2007, Moscow) — was a Russian engineer and control theorist who played a crucial role in Soviet space program. He was the member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1992), Department of Engineering, Mechanics and Control.

Career

Professor of the Moscow State University, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Mecatronics.

Editor of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (Russian: Прикладная математика и механика).

Corresponding member (1995), member (2000) of International Academy of Astronautics (France, Paris).