Biographical sketch of Dr. Vladimir F.Levchenko

GENERAL:

NAME:                     Vladimir Fedorovich Levchenko

DATE OF BIRTH:        19 June 1949, Leningrad (St.Petersburg)

CITIZENSHIP:        Russia

ADDRESS:               Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry,

                                   44 Thorez st., St Petersburg, 194223, Russia

                                   Tel/Fax: +7 812 5523219. Fax: +7 812 5523012

                                   E-mail:  lew@sci.mail.iephb.nw.ru, lew@lew.spb.org,

                                   for messages of big size: lew@iephb.nw.ru

                                   URL: http://www.evol.nw.ru/labs/lab38

MARITAL STATUS:      Married, wife Elena Polagaeva, 1964, Neurophysiologist,

                                   Son Vsevolod, 1988, schoolboy, Daugther Mary (of first wife), 1975, painter

EDUCATION, LEVEL:

1968-1973                  Leningrad State University, Faculty of Physics,

                                   Chair of Nuclear Reactions

                                   Major: Cosmic rays, astrophysics

1984-1989                  Ph.D. in biology. Thesis: “Models and Simulation

                                   in the Theory of Biological Evolution”

                                   Thesis Advisors:

                                   Prof. V.V.Menshutkin, Prof. Ya.I.Starobogatov

                                   Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and

                                   Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, Russia       

1998 - present           Dr.Sci in biology. Thesis: Models

                                    in The Theory of Biological Evolution (see also

                                    brief versions of some sections in English in this site)

                                    Thesis Advisors:

                                    Prof. V.V.Menshutkin, Prof. Ya.I.Starobogatov

                                    Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and

                                    Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, Russia

EMPLOYMENT:

1973-1984                   Research Fellow, Junior researcher

                                    Physical-Technical Institute, chair of astrophysics,

                                    Academy of Sciences, Russia

1984-1988                   Electronics-computer engineer,

                                    Head of computer department,

                                    Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and  Biochemistry

1988-1996                   Senior researcher, Vice-head of

                                    Laboratory of Evolutionary Modeling

1996 - present            Senior researcher, Head of

                                    Laboratory of Evolutionary Modeling,

                                    Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and  Biochemistry

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1973 - 1984                 Measurement of composition of cosmic low

                                    energy rays by semiconductor detectors

                                    for nuclear particles (including the work in

                                    the cosmic center in Baykonur).

                                    Space craft data processing

1984 - 1989                 Investigation of biochemical evolution

                                    by computer methods.

1987                            Participation in liquidation of Chernobyl AES accident.

1984 - present            Simulation of evolutionary processes.

                                    Investigation of evolution of ecosystems

                                    Investigation of the biosphere development (now)

                                    Simulation of ecosystem processes.

                                    Programming (FORTRAN, BASIC, C).

                                    Elaboration of databases on water ecosystem of Finish gulf

PUBLIC ACTIVITY:

1995 - present            First editor of Russian ecological net magazine EcoNews

                                    Moderator of Russian server ENWL (Ecological North West Line)

                                    The board member of V.I.Vernadsky Biosphere Seminar

FIELD OF INTERESTS:

                                    Evolution of ecosystems, macroevolution,

                                    evolution of the biosphere, life in the Universe, origin of life,

                                    problems of consciousness, modeling, simulation,

                                    ecological simulation, computer nets.

PUBLICATIONS:            

                                   One monograph (in russian), chapters in 8 collective

                                    monographs, more than 100 original papers .

MEMBERSHIPS:       

                                   Canadian Society of Theoretical Biology,

                                    Washington Evolutionary Systems Society (WESS),

                                    St.Petersburg Society of Naturalists,

                                    International Chaos-society (Belgie),

                                    Co-Head of Russian Branch for ETI-project

                                    (Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification,

                                    Amsterdam - UNESCO),

                                    Member of Editorial Office of

                                    "Humanitarian Ecological Journal", Kyiv