Mikhail Mikheyev

Mikhail Nikolayevich Mikheyev (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Михеев; 28 October 1905 – 27 August 1989) was a Soviet physicist, physics of metals expert, corresponding member of RAS (since 1979).

He was born at Zuyevka Station, now part of Kirov Oblast. He graduated from Leningrad State University in 1930. Then he worked at Ioffe Institute (1928–1932), Ural Institute of Physico-Technical Institute (UPTI, now the Physics of Metals Institute of Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences) as its first director from 1932, when he was a postgraduate student,^[1] until 1948, and from 1953 until 1986. He was also a member of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Council (1963–1971).

Mikheyev died in 1989, at the age of 83. He was buried at Sverdlovsk.^[2]

Authority on magnetism, ferromagnetism, magnetic structure analysis, magnetic flaw detection etc.

Author of more than 200 scientific publications, including more than 20 monographs and 11 authors certificates, like:

• Магнитные методы структурного анализа и неразрушающего контроля. (Magnetic methods of structure analysis and nondestructive inspection) — M., 1992

• Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945)
• Two Orders of the Badge of Honour (1945, 1954)
• Stalin Prize, 3rd class (1951) — for development and integration into industry new methods of quality control of the steelworks
• Order of the October Revolution (1971)
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1975)
• Order of Lenin (1983)

• Михеев Михаил Николаевич // Ural Historical Encyclopedia
• Articles in UFN
• Михаил Николаевич Михеев