Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany

Nicolai Popov is a theoretical particle, atomic, and nuclear physicist. He received his Ph.D. from the Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute of St. Petersburg, Russia in 1966 and D.Sc. from the Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Russia in 1984. In 1992, he joined the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany, as a professor. His publication list included 200 articles and three books, including “Muon Physics” and “Modern Muon Physics: Selected Issues.”