We are sorry to announce that Victor Lomonosov passed away last night after a long struggle with cancer.
Victor received his bachelor's degree from Moscow State University in 1969 and his PhD from Kharkov State University in 1974. He achieved mathematical prominence for his dissertation work on the Invariant Subspace Problem, which, in particular, contained the famous "Theorem of Lomonosov." The quality and originality of his research was immediately recognized internationally, but, as a soviet Jew, Victor was denied access to appropriate academic positions. He was shunted to obscure computer programming jobs, which severely restricted his mathematical research and publishing of papers. Victor came to Kent State in the fall of 1990, during the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and was appointed at the rank of Associate Professor in fall 1991, becoming full Professor in 1999. He continued to publish research of exceptional quality and great originality, often straddling conventional boundaries in mathematics. In addition to his contributions to the Invariant Subspace Problem, he was particularly recognized for his work on the Bishop-Phelps Theorem and Burnside's Theorem.
Victor was an important player in the development of our Analysis Group and was a dear friend to many of us. We will miss his unique mathematical talent and his wonderful sense of humor.
Department of Mathematical Sciences Kent State University