Vladimir Lipunov

Vladimir Lipunov
Vladimir M. Lipunov. Moscow, Moscow State University, 3.3.2017
Born	Vladimir Mikhailovich Lipunov 17 August 1952 Raichikhinsk, Amur Oblast
Citizenship	Russia
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Known for	Master Global Robotic Telescopes Net
Awards	Laureate of the All-Union Competition of the Society "Znanie" (1987); M.V. Lomonosov Prize of Moscow State University (2002); Honored Educator of the Higher School of the Russian Federation (2006)
Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	Moscow State University Sternberg Astronomical Institute
Academic advisors	Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich

Vladimir Mikhailovich Lipunov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Липунов; born August 17, 1952, in Raichikhinsk, Amur Oblast) is a Soviet and Russian astrophysicist, Professor of the Moscow State University, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1991), a member of the International Astronomical Union (1993) and the European Astronomical Society (1993). He is also a science fiction writer under the pseudonym Vladimir Khlumov (Russian: Владимир Хлумов) and a member of the Union of Russian Writers.