Born May 12, 1958 in the city of Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Kemerovo region.

In February 1981 he graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Technology, Tomsk Polytechnic Institute with a degree in "Physical and power plants." In 1981 - 2015 years. - Engineer, junior researcher, researcher, senior researcher, leading researcher, Professor of Experimental Physics.

PhD thesis defended in 1987 at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a doctorate - in 2007 at the Tomsk Polytechnic University.