Academician, Prof. Dr. Elchin Khalilov, China/Azerbaijan 

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• National High-Level Talent (Category "B") of the People's Republic of China – Recipient of the prestigious Ministry of Science and Technology "Torch Program" for High-Level Talent Introduction (2021).

• Recipient of the National "Torch Program" Grant – Awarded by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC (2025–2028; funding: 3 million RMB) for the flagship project: "MAGVORTEX Water Activation: Fundamental Research on the Enhancement of Hybrid Purification and the Application of Biotechnology in Environmental Sciences."

• Laureate of the WestLake Friendship Award (2025) – The highest governmental honor conferred by Zhejiang Province upon distinguished foreign scholars for outstanding scientific contributions.

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ACADEMIC TITLES & DISTINCTIONS

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• Academician (foreign member) the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan (Tajikistan, 2026);

• Academician, Asian Academy of Sciences (Hong Kong, China, 2025);

• Academician, Russian Engineering Academy (Russia, 2025);

• Academician, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (Russia, 2008);

• Academician, International Academy of Sciences / International Council for Scientific Development (Austria, 2001);

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PERSONAL DATA

Date and Place of Birth: April 26, 1959, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Born into a family of distinguished scientists; son of the renowned Azerbaijani geologist Professor, Dr. Nusrat Khalilov, Honored Geologist of Azerbaijan, and recipient of the Presidential Scholarship of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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EDUCATION

• 1981: Graduated from the Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry named after M. Azizbekov, specializing in Geophysics.

• 1985: Defended Ph.D. dissertation in Geotectonics at the Institute of Geology, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.

• 1990: Awarded the degree of Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (D.Sc.) by Lomonosov Moscow State University, following the defense of a doctoral thesis on Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption Prediction.

• 2011: Conferred the academic title of Full Professor by the Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & LEADERSHIP

• 1981–1989: Southern Branch, Institute of Geophysics, Ministry of Geology of the USSR. Advanced from Engineer to Head of the Laboratory of Modern Geodynamics.

• 1989–1993: Elected President of the International Scientific and Technical Complex (ISTC) "Intergeo-Tethys."

• 1993–2014: Appointed by Presidential Decree of the Republic of Azerbaijan as Director General of the State Scientific-Research Center "GEOS".

• 2002–2021: Director, Institute of Earthquake Forecasting and Studieng (part-time).

• 2006–2010: Chairman of the Expert Council on Earth Sciences, Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of Azerbaijan (the highest state body conferring academic degrees and titles).

• 2014–2021: President, ISTC "Intergeo-Tethys" (Baku, Azerbaijan).

• 2021: Selected as a winner of the Ministry of Science and Technology's "Torch Program" for High-Level Talent Introduction, securing the esteemed National High-Level Talent (Category "B") status, the highest designation for foreign experts in China.

• Since September 2022: Distinguished Professor at Wenzhou University (China). Concurrently leads multiple major research initiatives and serves as Head of the “ZEOMAG” Research Laboratory.

• Since 2024: Appointed as Advisor to the President of Wenzhou University for International Scientific Cooperation.

• November 22, 2025: Elected President of the Asian Academy of Sciences (Hong Kong, PRC), an institution uniting over 200 prominent scientists from 25 Asian nations, including Nobel Laureate in Physics (2015) Professor Takaaki Kajita (Japan).

• 2025: Recipient of the WestLake Friendship Award (Zhejiang Province, PRC), recognizing exceptional scientific achievements during his tenure at Wenzhou University.

• 2025: Recipient of the National "Torch Program" Grant – Awarded by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC (2025–2028; funding: 3 million RMB) for the flagship project: "MAGVORTEX Water Activation: Fundamental Research on the Enhancement of Hybrid Purification and the Application of Biotechnology in Environmental Sciences."

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SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC SERVICE

• 1986–1989: Deputy Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists, Central Committee of the Communist Youth Union of Azerbaijan; Member of the Council of Young Scientists of the USSR.

• 1984: Recipient of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Azerbaijan in Science and Technology (the highest accolade for young scientists).

• 1988–1999: Deputy Chairman of the Union of Inventors of Azerbaijan.

• 1991–1995: Elected Deputy of the Baku City Council of People's Deputies and Chairman of the Standing Deputy Commission on Ecology of Baku.

• 1999–2014: Chairman of the Permanent Commission on Extreme Phenomena, Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.

• 2006–2010: Chairman of the Expert Council on Earth Sciences, Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of Azerbaijan.

• 2007: Co-Chairman of the International Symposium "Natural Cataclysms and Global Problems of Modern Civilization" (Baku, September 24–27, 2007), with participants from 30 countries.

• 2011: Chairman of the International Congress – World Forum "Natural Cataclysms and Global Problems of Modern Civilization" (Istanbul, Turkey, September 21–23, 2011), attended by scientists from 40 countries. Co-Chairmen included Academician Nikolay Laverov (Vice-President, Russian Academy of Sciences), Academician Atta-ur-Rahman (President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences), and Academician Walter Kofler (President, International Academy of Sciences "Health and Ecology," Austria).

• 2024: Chairman of the International Forum "COP-29 of the United Nations: Strengthening the Role of Scientists from All Over the World in Solving Pressing Problems of Modern Civilization. Environmental Protection and the Green Agenda."

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SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Professor Khalilov is the author of over 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including 11 monographs and books.

He holds the distinction of being the author of the first officially registered scientific discovery in the history of Azerbaijan. His inventive portfolio comprises 106 patents, with over 40% classified as international (including PCT, EUROPATENT, Eurasian, and national patents of China, Indonesia, and Pakistan).

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KEY RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS FROM 2022

• Development of cutting-edge MagVortex technology for the environmental remediation of water bodies, specifically targeting the elimination of toxic cyanobacteria.

• MAGVORTEX Water Activation: Fundamental research into hybrid purification enhancements and the application of biotechnology for environmental sustainability.

• Enhancement of crop yields and optimization of irrigation water usage through the controlled modulation of water biological activity via complex-structured magnetic fields.

• Novel methodologies for the protection of aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity.

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MAJOR AWARDS AND HONORS

• (1984) Lenin Komsomol Prize of Azerbaijan in Science and Technology.

• (2002) Gold Badge named after Nobel Laureate Ivan Pavlov – Highest Award of the International Academy of Sciences / International Council for Scientific Development (Austria).

• (2003) Silver Medal of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences "To the Author of a Scientific Discovery," named after Nobel Laureate Pyotr Kapitsa (Moscow, Russia).

• (2007) Medal of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Moscow, Russia).

• (2008) Medal of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.

• (2019) Gold Medal "Health and Ecology" of the International Academy of Sciences (Austria).

• (2021) National High-Level Talent (Category "B") – People's Republic of China.

• (2023) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Medal of the European Academy of Natural Sciences (Germany) for contributions to global science.

• (2025) Recipient of the National "Torch Program" Grant (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, PRC, 2026–2028, 3 million RMB) for the project: "MAGVORTEX Water Activation: Fundamental Research on the Enhancement of Hybrid Purification and the Application of Biotechnology in Environmental Sciences."

• (2025) WestLake Friendship Award – The highest governmental honor of Zhejiang Province (PRC) for foreign scientists.