Nikolay Sobolev

Nikolay Vladimirovich Sobolev
Николай Владимирович Соболев
Nick Sobolev 2016
Born(1935-05-28)May 28, 1935
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died(2022-03-25)March 25, 2022
Novosibirsk, Russia
Alma materLviv State University (graduated 1958)
Known forMineral and fluid inclusions in diamonds; kimberlites and mantle xenoliths; evidence for ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism in crustal rocks (Kokchetav Massif)
AwardsLenin Prize (1976)
IMA Medal of Excellence in Mineralogical Sciences (2013)
Friedrich-Becke Medal (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsMineralogy
Petrology
Geochemistry
InstitutionsSiberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk)
Institute of Geology and Geophysics (SB AS USSR)
Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography (SB RAS)
V. S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy (SB RAS)

Nikolay Vladimirovich Sobolev (Russian: Никола́й Влади́мирович Со́болев; 28 May 1935 – 25 March 2022) was a Soviet and Russian mineralogist, petrologist, and geochemist who studied processes in the lithospheric mantle and was a member of Russian (USSR), European, US National, and Italian Academies of Sciences.[1][2]

Early life and education

Sobolev was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) on 28 May 1935 in the family of Vladimir Sobolev.[1] He graduated with honours from the Faculty of Geology of Lviv State University (now Ivan Franko National University of Lviv) in 1958 and worked briefly at the university, including as head of its mineralogical museum.[2]

Career

From 1960, Sobolev worked in Novosibirsk within the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences research system, starting at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics and later holding senior leadership roles.[2][1]

He was elected an Academician (full member) of the Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1990 (later the Russian Academy of Sciences).[1][2]

He served as director of the Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography (Siberian Branch) from 1990 to 2006, and subsequently continued research at the V. S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy (SB RAS) as a senior scientist/adviser.[2][1]

He defended a PhD thesis in 1963 and a Doctor of Science thesis in 1971, and later held a professorship (from 1985).[2]

Research

Sobolev's research focused on the mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry of deep lithospheric environments, with particular emphasis on diamonds and their indicator minerals, kimberlites and related mantle-derived rocks, and high- to ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism.[2][3]

His work contributed to (i) mineralogical criteria for diamond potential in kimberlites and exploration approaches, and (ii) documentation and interpretation of microdiamonds and coesite-bearing mineral inclusions in metamorphic rocks of the Kokchetav Massif, used as evidence for ultrahigh-pressure conditions during crustal subduction and exhumation.[2][4]

Editorial and professional service

Sobolev was editor-in-chief of the journal Geology and Geophysics for approximately 24 years (often reported as beginning in 1998).[1][5]

He also served in international scientific bodies, including as vice-president of the International Mineralogical Association (1990–1994).[2]

Honours and recognition

Sobolev was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in 1981 and a full member (academician) in 1990.[1][2]

He received the Lenin Prize (1976) for a monograph series on metamorphic facies (as reported by institutional sources).[2]

He was awarded the IMA Medal of Excellence in Mineralogical Sciences (2013).[3][6]

In 2019 he received the Friedrich-Becke Medal of the Austrian Mineralogical Society (ÖMG).[7]

He was also reported as a recipient of the A. E. Fersman Prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences and an Alexander von Humboldt international award.[2]

Sobolev was a member of Academia Europaea[8] and an international member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences,[9] member of Academy of Science in Rome (Accademia dei Lincei).[10]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Соболев Николай Владимирович. Большая российская энциклопедия (in Russian). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Nikolay Vladimirovich Sobolev passed away". V. S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy (SB RAS). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Academy of Europe: Sobolev Nikolay". ae-info.org. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  4. ^ Claoué-Long, J. C.; Sobolev, N. V.; Shatsky, V. S.; Sobolev, A. V. (1991). "Zircon response to diamond-pressure metamorphism in the Kokchetav massif, USSR". Geology. 19 (7): 710–713. Bibcode:1991Geo....19..710C. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0710:ZRTDPM>2.3.CO;2.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam for Nikolai Sobolev" (PDF). Stony Brook University (Mineral Physics Institute). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  6. ^ "2013 - Nikolay V. Sobolev". International Mineralogical Association. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Friedrich-Becke Medal 2019 a Nikolay Sobolev". Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Academy of Europe: Sobolev Nikolay". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Nikolai Sobolev – NAS". Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Sobolev, Nikolay Vladimirovich | Accademia Dei Lincei". www.lincei.it. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
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