Vladimir Anisimkin was born in Uzbekistan, USSR in 1948. In 1972, he received his degree in physics at the Moscow State University and joined the Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, where he is now a principal researcher. He received his Ph.D. and Doctor of Sciences degrees in physics and mathematics from the same institute in 1977 and 1990, respectively. His research interests are concentrated on surface acoustic waves, thin solid films, and acoustic wave sensors for environmental control, chemistry, biology, and medicine. From 1987 to 2007, he engaged in fruitful scientific cooperation with the Institute of Acoustics O. M. Corbino, CNR, Italy, research center CNRSM, Italy, and the Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan. He has authored or coauthored about 130 papers and 10 patents of the Russian Federation.