Vasily Vladimirovich Shuleikin (Russian: Василий Владимирович Шуле́йкин, 1 January 1895 – 25 April 1979) was a Soviet scientist, mathematician and engineer.
He made significant contributions to understanding of nonlinear wave phenomena, ocean acoustics and marine physics.
He acquired a research interest in marine physics in 1921 and remained faithful to this topic for the rest of this life.
He served as director of Roshydromet (Russian equivalent of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) 1947–1950.
[8] From the time he was 27 until 74 years, he conducted expeditionary research work: the hydrographic vessel Pakhtusov in the Kara Sea, many expeditions of the Marine Scientific Institute, the Hydrographic Department of the Meteorological Service, the Hydrometeorological Service – as a senior specialist, assistant chief and chief of the expedition, both in the polar seas and in the Black Sea; steamer "Transbalt" on a flight from Evpatoria to Vladivostok; expedition vessel "Sedov" in the Atlantic Ocean.