About Artour Rakhimov, PhD
Education
* High school Honour
student (Grade “A” for all exams)
* Moscow University Honour student (Grade “A” for all 42 exams during 5-year
full-time study)
* Moscow University PhD (Math/Physics), accepted in Canada and the UK
Professional experience
* Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow (Moscow State University, Russia; Technical Research Centre of Finland; University of Toronto, Canada)
* Author of published scientific theories that explained puzzles in shock wave physics related to shock-wave synthesis of diamonds and superdeep penetration of microparticles into metals and alloys
* High School Math Teacher (Calculus, Algebra & Geometry, Probability Theory, Physics, Grades 11-13; Ontario, Canada)
* Independent Health educator, Buteyko breathing teacher and trainer of practitioners, author of the most comprehensive book (“Normal breathing: the key to vital health”) and the website (www.normalbreathing.com) devoted to breathing retraining and the Buteyko breathing method
Hobbies and interests
* Winner of many regional competitions in mathematics, chess and sport
orienteering (during teenage years)
* Good classical piano-player: Chopin, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Strauss (up
to now)
* Former captain of the ski-O varsity team and member of the cross-country
skiing varsity team of the Moscow State University, best student teams of the
USSR
* Former individual coach of world-elite endurance athletes from Soviet (Russian) and
Finnish national teams who took gold and silver medals during World
Championships
* Total distance covered by running, cross country skiing, and swimming: over
100,000 km or over 2.5 loops around the Earth
* Author of the publication which won Russian National 1998 Contest of
scientific and methodological sport papers
* Extensive knowledge in individual, group and social psychology, psychology of
motivation, learning, reasoning, emotions, conflict resolution, peace making,
creativity, inspiration, and health