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een an honorary member of the Geological Society of Sweden, and since 1963, a
member of the Geological Society of France. Lenin Prize, 1967. He received the
coveted A. P. Karpinskii Gold Medal in 1979 for his work in geological research.
(GSE 24, p. 280.)
Academician Viktor S. Surkov, tel. 21-38-95(N.)
Surkov, Viktor S., D. GM. S. Born in 1926. Geologist. Geophysicist. Specialist in
regional geology and geophysics. Corresponding member since 1979, and
academician since December 1987--of the Geology, Geophysics Geochemistry, and
Mining Sciences Department of the Academy. He graduated from the Kazan State
University imeni V. I. Ul’ianov-Lenin in 1950. From 1950 to 1962, he worked in
the Siberia-physics Ministry of Geology of the U.S.S.R. , and was the Head
engineer on several scientific expeditions. In 1962, he joined the Siberian Scientific
Research Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineral Raw Materials subordinate
to the Geology Ministry of the SSSR, becoming Deputy Director in 1971, and
Director in 1973. The institute researches petroleum and gas deposits in the
Krasnoyarsk region. It is under the Ministry of Geology. He became General
Director of “Sibgeo” (NPO) in 1987. He is the scientific curator for the Geology
Ministry of Russia for the regional geological and geophysical collections of
Siberian and the Far East. He heads the section on regional geophysics of the
national council for geophysical research. He holds several medals awarded for his
scientific accomplishments.
Academician Evgenii Iv. Shemiakin, tel. 939-37-54
Shemiakin, Evgenii I., D. Tech. S. Born in 1929 in Novosibirsk. Russian scientist
specializing in the mechanics of rocks. Since 1976, corresponding member of the
Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, and Mining Department of the Academy, and
academician since 1984. He graduated from Leningrad State University in 1952.
From 1955 to 1960, he was a researcher at the Institute of Chemical Physics of the
AN SSSR. From 1960 to 1971, he was head of a laboratory of the Institute of
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian Department of the AN SSSR.
Since 1965, he has been a professor at the University of Novosibirsk. From 1971
to 1987, he served as Director of the Mining Institute of the Siberian Department at
Novosibirsk that was established in 1944 to work in mineral exploration, develop
mining machinery development, improve ore processing, develop environmental
protection against mine wastes, and solve problems of cold region mining. He
joined the Presidium of the Siberian Department in 1980. From 1980 to 1988, he
was deputy chairman of the Siberian Department. In 1987, he became head of the
Examination Board for the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R. His works are on
the study of rocks, the effects of blasting and shock on rocks, and the deformation
mechanics of solids. (GSE 29, p. 577.)
Academician Nikolai Al. Shilo, tel. 231-84-42
Shilo, Nikolai A., C. GM. S. Born in 1913 in Piatigorsk. Russian geologist.
Corresponding member of the Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, and Mining
Department of the Academy since 1964, and academician since 1970. He is also
member of the Far Eastern Department. He graduated from the Leningrad Institute
of Mines in 1937 and worked for various geological institutions in northeastern
U.S.S.R. In 1960 he became Director of the Complex Scientific Research Institute
(the Northeastern Integrated Scientific Research Institute) at Magadan. Since 1977,
he has been chairman of the Presidium of the Far Eastern Department. Since 1980
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