Associate Professor, holder of a doctorate in Physics and Mathematics. From 1960 to 1984 he headed the Siberian Physical Technical Institute (SPhTI) and broadened the concept of a university research institute into one embracing investigation-based training. Under his guidance the SPhTI major areas of research developed into new courses, departments, and schools (the Department of Radio Physics, the Department of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics, and the Department of Physics and Engineering)

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 16.06.93 for his distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Administrator of Ohio University (USA). Due to his active collaboration, the Russian-American College of the Humanities (International Department of Management) and the Russian-American College of Agricultural Science and Biology (International Department of Agricultural Science) opened at Tomsk University.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 16.06.93 for promoting collaboration between Tomsk and Ohio Universities.

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, holder of a higher doctorate in Mathematics and Physics, Honored Scientist of the RF. He graduated in Physics from TSU and worked at Tomsk University since 1952. Founder of the Tomsk Academic Research Sector.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 28.12.94 for his distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Chair of the Udmurtiya Research Centre of the Ural Branch (UB) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). Director of the Institute of Applied Mechanics of the UB of the RAS, Academician of the RAS, holder of a higher doctorate in Technical Sciences, Professor. A graduate of Tomsk University. When Vice-Minister of Higher Education of the RF, he actively assisted the development of TSU education and research.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 08.02.95 for distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Professor of the Department of Political Economy, Honored Scientist of the RF, holder of a higher doctorate in Economics, Professor. He worked at TSU from 1957. As TSU Rector (1967–1983) he successfully built an enthusiastic and high-performing team who ranked high in the USSR Ministry of Education system.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 29.03.95 for distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Governor of Tomsk Region (1995-2012).

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 01.07.98 for his considerable organizational and financial support to Tomsk State University.

Professor of Oxford University. Graduated from Oxford and Harvard Universities, holds academic degrees in Economics. She has collaborated with Tomsk State University since 1993 and initiated and coordinated a number of Tempus Programme applications; two projects have been carried out.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 01.07.98 for her important contribution to the development of the TSU resources and facilities.

President of RosGeo, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Geologist of the RF, holds a higher doctorate in Economics, Professor. Graduated in Geology and Geography from Tomsk State University. He made a great contribution to the University’s research, education and resources development and the promotion of the TSU’s high ranking in Russia and abroad.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 02.03.2000 for his distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Director of the Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Academician of the RAS, holds a higher doctorate in Physics and Mathematics, Professor. Graduated in Physics from Tomsk University. Founder of the leading school of physical mesomechanics.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 27.09.2000 for distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Director of the Institute for Problems of Chemical and Energy Technologies of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He made a decisive contribution to national space exploration and strengthening defense capability.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 07.04.2001 for distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Minister of Education of the RF (1998–2004), holds a higher doctorate in Physics and Mathematics, Professor.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 03.09.2003 for the considerable organizational assistance in the Tomsk University projects and active support of the development of TSU resources and facilities.

Director of the State Research Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, holds a higher doctorate in Technical Sciences, Professor.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 03.11.2004 for distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, holds a higher doctorate in Physics and Mathematics, Professor. He made an outstanding contribution to the national science and education development.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 29.12.2004 for distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Director of the Lebedev Institute of Physics of the RAS, Academician of the RAS, holds a higher doctorate in Physics and Mathematics.

The title was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 01.03.2006 for his great contribution to the development of physics at Tomsk University.

Director of the Institute for Climate and Ecological Systems Monitoring of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Corresponding Member of the RAS, holds a higher doctorate in Physics and Mathematics, Professor.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 27.06.2007 for the important contribution to the TSU research and education development.

Founder and Rector of the Academic University of Physics and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Member of the RAS, Nobel Prize Laureate, holds a higher doctorate in Physics and Mathematics, Professor. He made an outstanding contribution to the development of the national science and education and to strengthening the national defense capability.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 02.04.2008 for the distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Research Director of the Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum and Gas Geology and Geophysics, Consulting Professor of the TSU Department of Dynamic Geology, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, holds a higher doctorate in Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor. A graduate of Tomsk University. He made a great contribution to the development of the Russia energy strategy and the Tomsk Region long-term programme of socio-economic development, and the promotion of TSU's high rankIng in Russia and abroad.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 02.04.2008 for his distinguished service to Tomsk State University.

Head of the Department of Political Sciences of the Free University of Brussels (2007-2013).

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 02.04.2008 for his assistance in TSU’s integration into the area of EU research and education.

Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Director of the Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Vice-President of the RAS, Chairman of the Siberian Branch of the RAC Presidium, Professor of the TSU Department of Semiconductor Physics, holds a higher doctorate in Physics and Mathematics.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 02.04.2008 for his assistance in TSU’s integration into the area of EU research and education. Was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 28.04.2010 for the outstanding contribution to the TSU physical sciences development and efficient coordinating assistance in the TSU and the SB of the RAS academic institutes' integration.

Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Foundation for the Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises, holds a higher doctorate in Technical Sciences, Professor.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 02.04.2008 for his assistance in TSU’s integration into the area of EU research and education. was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 26.05.2010 for the great contribution to the TSU research and innovation development and establishing the innovative belt of minor enterprises adopting the TSU R&D results, and for the successfully implemented programmes designed to involve the University's young researchers into innovation activities.

Pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Aviation Major-General, President of the Space Exploration for the Mankind International Association, Consulting Professor of the TSU Department of Space Physics and Ecology.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 27.04.2011 for his important contribution to the national space exploration and promoting TSU’s high ranking in Russia and abroad.

Nobel Prize Laureate, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Member of the Board of Trustees of the NRTSU Development Programme.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 25.04.2012 for his considerable contribution to TSU research in the field of arctic ecology and climate change and enhancing the TSU image in the international scientific community.

Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Director of the RAS Joint Institute of High Temperatures, Academician Secretary of the RAS Department of Energy, Mechanical Engineering and Process Control, Member of the Consulting Research Board of the Skolkovo Foundation.

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 25.04.2012 for the great contribution to developing the TSU research and innovation activities and integrating the University’s young researchers into them.

A German virologist and professor emeritus. He has done research on cancer of the cervix, where he discovered the role of papilloma viruses, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008. He is a winner of numerous national and international awards (Robert Koch Prize, Charles S. Mott Prize, Gairdner International Awards, and others).

The degree was awarded by the TSU Academic Council decision of 29.04.2015 for his great contribution to the development of advanced research at Tomsk State University in cell and molecular biomedicine.