2017.01.16
A prominent scientist, a caring teacher, a true intellectual
The Azerbaijani people gave the world many scientists. Over the last century in Azerbaijan were formed prominent scientists, known and accepted worldwide. One of them is a prominent scientist and naturalist of Azerbaijan, Academician Maharram Pirverdi oghlu Babayev.
Academician Maharram Babayev was born on January 13, 1937 in the city of Barda. In 1961 he graduated from the Azerbaijan Agricultural Institute (now the ASAU). In 1966 he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science, in 1981 - Doctor of Science, received the title of professor in 2000. In 2001 he was elected a corresponding member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, and in 2014 an active member of ANAS.
Since 1961, he served as a research assistant, full-time graduate student in 1963-1966, in 1966-1971 - research assistant, 1971-1975 - senior researcher, 1975-1981 - head of the laboratory at the Institute of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the Azerbaijan SSR. Along with the scientific and pedagogical activities of scientists actively engaged in social, scientific and organizational work. In 1981-1985 he worked as the director of the Research Institute of Horticulture of the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1986-1989's career he continued to serve as Vice Chairman of the Agrarian Industry Committee. Since 1995 he worked as head of the Laboratory of genesis, geography and cartography of soils, and in the years 2001-2014 - Director of the Institute of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences.
The scientist's scientific activity covers the genesis, evolution and morphogenetic diagnostics, nomenclature, classification and mapping of soils of Azerbaijan, creation of soil-geographic data base of anthropogenic soils.
Academician Babayev is the author of 10 books, 300 articles, 28 maps and 11 patents. Academic great services in training highly qualified specialists. Under his leadership, were prepared 5 doctors of sciences and 16 doctors of philosophy.
Congratulations to the outstanding scientist Maharram Babayev's 80th anniversary and wish him long life, robust health and endevaors in his future activities.
http://science.gov.az/news/open/4870