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name of Alferovskaya scholarship for young scientists in physics and nanotechnology is appointed for one year, and its size will be 20 thousand rubles. The sum at present prices and needs is not that big, but most importantly, of course, not in banknotes, but in a symbolic and important purpose of such selective forms of support of young scientists.

this scholarship, we recall, established by the government of the Russian Federation by decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin №332 dated July 12, 2019: “On perpetuating the memory of Z. I. Alferov”, the famous physicist and not less than the outstanding organizer of science and education, modern integration in the framework of a unique Academic University, established in St. Petersburg through the efforts of the Nobel laureate.

Academician Alferov did not March 2, 2019. Since last September he created the University bears the name of its founder and first rector. And now Rodion Reznik, a young and promising officer, St. Petersburg national research University Academic named J. I. Alferov, Russian Academy of Sciences will receive a personal Alferovskaya scholarship.

with him in the first list of winners of the colleagues-peers from the Baltic Federal University. I. Kant (Kaliningrad), Belgorod state technological University, Moscow state University. Lomonosov, Moscow Institute of physics and technology (Dolgoprudny), Saint-Petersburg, Polytechnic University of Peter the Great, the SKOLKOVO Institute of science and technology, Tambov state technical University, Tomsk Polytechnic University, ITMO University (Saint-Petersburg).

Just as the message on the website of the Ministry of education, “on competitive selection, there were more than 250 applications. The winners were six young scientists and four graduate students, representing the organization of higher education of the seven cities of the Russian Federation”. Name list of the scholarship recipients is on the same site.

In the competition, which was announced by the Ministry of science and higher education of Russia 15 April 2020, could participate in young scientists, occupying positions of scientific and pedagogical staff in the Russian scientific organizations or educational institutions of higher education, under the age of 35 years, having academic degree of candidate of Sciences or under the age of 40 years, with the degree of doctor of science, and students in graduate school full-time without a degree before the age of 30 years. Candidates for the scholarship had to show outstanding achievements in scientific activity in the field of physics and nanotechnology, and to have publications in international and Russian peer-reviewed journals and publications.

the News of the first�� alferovskaya scholarship “RG” shared with academician Alexander Rumyantsev, who actively helped Zhores Alferov in the creation of Academic University and supported its development in the early years.

– I am Sincerely glad! – responded to call Alexander. I think the academician Alferov would be happy with such a representative geography of the universities in the first list of fellows. Congratulate the young colleagues!

And we, in turn, congratulated our interlocutor, who on 26 July, was 75. On our website – written with his words memories of Zhores Alferov. Talking about the other, Alexander Rumyantsev naturally reveals itself. First of all, as a fellow experimental physicist who started as a Junior researcher, and then as and Zhores Alferov in Leningrad physical-technical Institute, became the Director of the no less famous Kurchatov Institute in Moscow. Years later – academician, Minister, head of the Federal Agency for atomic energy, extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Russia in Finland. Now – Advisor in the “Rosatom”.

the Monologue of Alexander Rumyantsev, “Why Jaures went to the barricades” is available here.