!!Valeriy Zagrebaev - Curriculum Vitae [Obituary|http://flerovlab.jinr.ru/flnr/people/zagrebaev_posthumous.html], Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions \\ \\ __Education:__ \\ *1967–1973 Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg) State University, Department of Nuclear Reactions *1979 Candidate of Science (PhD): "The processes with rearrangement of nucleons and structure of the optical model potential", Leningrad State University *1990 Doctor of Science (Phys. and Math.): "Semiclassical theory of direct and deep inelastic processes of heavy ion collisions", Leningrad State University. *1993 Diploma of Professor. \\ __Professional activity:__ \\ *1973–1991 Junior research scientist, assistant, senior lecturer, ChSU, Tcheboksary, Russia *1991–1997 Professor of theoretical department, ChSU, Theboksary, Russia *1997–1999 Leading research scientist, FLNR, JINR *1999–2005 Head of theoretical and computational group, FLNR, JINR *2005–2007 Head of theoretical and computational sector, FLNR, JINR *Since 2007 Deputy director of the FLNR, JINR \\ __Educational activities:__ \\ *1980 – 1997 Assistant professor, Professor of Theoretical Physics Department, ChSU; *Since 2004 Professor of Nuclear Physics Department at "Dubna" International University \\ __Editorship:__ \\ \\ Editor of International Journal of Modern Physics E \\ \\ __Research interests:__ \\ *low-energy nuclear reactions *synthesis of superheavy elements *deep inelastic scattering and fusion of heavy nuclei *reactions with exotic radioactive nuclei *short-wave approximation and wave catastrophes *computer simulation of physics processes \\ __Scientific publications and achievements:__ \\ \\ Author of more than 150 scientific papers, \\ co-author of the discovery of new elements 113, 114, 115, 116 and 118 at FLNR, Dubna \\ \\ __Main obtained results:__ \\ \\ (1) Study and classification of the wave catastrophes in nuclear scattering [[Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 71 (1987) 91].\\ (2) Explanation of the mechanism of fast light particle formation in heavy-ion collisions [[Zeitschrift für Physik, A333 (1989) 57; Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 35 (1995) 575].\\ (3) Development of the multi-channel and multi-dimensional semiclassical theory of nuclear reactions (including quantum friction) [[Annals of Physics (USA), 197 (1990) 33].\\ (4) Discovery of the “di-neutron” configuration in 6He nucleus [[Physical Review Letters, 82 , No. 25 (1999) 4996; Physical Review, C60 (1999) 044605].\\ (5) Explanation and predictions of the cross sections for superheavy element formation in the “hot” fusion reactions [[Physical Review, C64 (2001) 034606; Physical Review, C65 (2002) 014607; Nuclear Physics, A734 (2004) 164].\\ (6) Co-author of the discoveries of 113, 114, 115, 116 and 118 elements [[Physical Review, C69 (2004) 021601; C69 (2004) 054607; C70 (2004) 064609; C72 (2005) 034611; C74 (2006) 044602].\\ (7) Finding of a new sequential fusion mechanism and prediction for sub-barrier fusion enhancement of neutron rich weakly bound nuclei [[Physical Review, C67 (2003) 061601(R); Physical Review Letters, 99 (2006) 162701].\\ (8) Development of a unified approach for description of deep-inelastic scattering, fusion, fission and quasi-fission [[Journal Physics G, 31 (2005) 825; ibid. 34 (2007) 1]. \\ (9) Prediction of a possibility for formation of superheavy nuclei and giant quasi-atoms in damped collisions of actinide nuclei [[Physical Review, C73 (2006) 031602(R), Physical Review, C78 (2008) 034610]. \\ (10) Formulation of a new idea on the production of unknown heavy neutron-rich nuclei located along the closed neutron shell N=126 (astrophysical waiting point) [[Physical Review Letters, 101 (2008) 122701].\\ (11) Predictions for the production of superheavy nuclei in pulsed nuclear reactors and in supernova explosions [[Physical Review, C84 (2011) 044617].\\ \\ __JINR awards: __ \\ *1998 Discovery of di-neutron in 6He *2002 Experimental and theoretical study of fusion-fission dynamics of superheavy nuclear systems *2007 Prediction of sub-barrier fusion enhancement for neutron-rich nuclei