Three young scientists were awarded the prize of the President of Russia
Three Russian researchers – a chemist, a geneticist and a physicist – were awarded the Russian President's Prize in Science and Innovation for young scientists for 2015.
This is stated in a copy of the decree of the head of state, which was distributed to journalists on Monday, on the Day of Russian Science, at a press conference of presidential aide Andrei Fursenko.
Dmitry Kopchuk, a researcher at the I.Ya. Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Candidate of Chemical Sciences, was awarded the prize for "the development of new luminescent and functional materials for molecular devices for various purposes."
The 32-year-old scientist's developments in the field of synthesis of new organic compounds and their metal complexes have found application in various fields of medicine, science and technology, according to the accompanying documents to the decree.
Ekaterina Proshkina, a scientist from the Institute of Biology of the Komi Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Candidate of Biological Sciences, was noted for her "contribution to the development of genetics of life expectancy and aging."
In the accompanying document, the 29-year-old geneticist is called "a brilliant specialist in the field of geriatrics and gerontology."
"In the works of the laureate, the role of the effectiveness of the protective systems of the cell and the body (in particular, the restoration of DNA damage) in the regulation of life expectancy has been studied in detail," the document says.
Proshkina "for the first time in the world has shown that the activation of genes necessary to maintain the integrity of DNA significantly slows down aging and prolongs life."
And the head of the department of the Joint Institute of High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physico-Mathematical Sciences Vladimir Stegailov received the prize for "a series of works on supercomputer multiscale modeling of materials in extreme states."
Stegailov's research, which turned 35 last year, is conducted at the intersection of theoretical physics, computational mathematics and supercomputer technologies.
As follows from the accompanying document, they "are aimed at creating models of matter capable of predicting the behavior of materials in extreme states and, ultimately, at creating materials with specified characteristics."
"The works are really good… All these people have prospects not only as scientists, but also as future leaders of science," Fursenko said for his part.
He noted that all scientific works were carried out by the laureates to a large extent independently, have great applied significance and won in conditions of fierce competition.
According to him, out of 147 applications for the award, only 118 were issued correctly, and the rest were rejected precisely because of incorrect registration.
The prize, established in 2008, is awarded to Russian young scientists and specialists for their significant contribution to the development of domestic science, the development of samples of new equipment and technologies that ensure the innovative development of the economy and social sphere, as well as strengthening the country's defense capability.
Its purpose is to stimulate further research and create favorable conditions for new scientific discoveries. The amount of each award is 2.5 million rubles.
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08.02.2015