SAYAKHOV, Fanil Lutfurakhmanovich

SAYAKHOV, Fanil Lutfurakhmanovich (5.3.1934, Derevnya Yaskain of Davlekanovsky Raion, BASSR – 20.11.2002, Ufa), Physicist. Associate Member of the AS RB (1995), Dr.Sci. (Phys.-Math.) (1985), Full Professor (1987). Merited Scientist of the BASSR (1988), Expert of the USSR High School (1978). Graduated from the MSU (1958). Since 1959 worked at BSU. S. has established the bases for thermodynamics of continuous media irreversible processes and phenomena of transfer, phase transitions and chemical transformations in disperse systems interacting with electromagnetic fields; he was the first in the USSR to give physical and technical justification of application of high frequency electromagnetic fields in the process of oil and gas production, treatment, transportation and refining. He is the founder of the research area “Electromagnetic thermodynamics”.