Kirill Ilyich Zamarayev () was a Soviet and Russian physical chemist, specialist in the field of

catalysis Catalysis () is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quick ...

, radiospectroscopy and

chemical kinetics Chemical kinetics, also known as reaction kinetics, is the branch of physical chemistry that is concerned with understanding the rates of chemical reactions. It is different from chemical thermodynamics, which deals with the direction in which a ...

in condensed matter.

Biography

He was born on May 20, 1939, in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

. In 1963, Zamarayev graduated from the

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT; , also known as PhysTech), is a public university, public research university located in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It prepares specialists in theoretical physics, theoretical and applied physics, ...

, after which he worked in this educational institution. From 1966 to 1977, he worked at the Institute of Chemical Physics. From 1977, Zamarayev served as deputy director of the Institute of Catalysis in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 1,633,595, making it the most populous city in Siber ...

. He later became the director (1984–1995) of this organization, and at the same time, the head of the department of

Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk State University (NSU) is a public research university located in Novosibirsk, Russia. The university was founded in 1958, on the principles of integration of education and science, early involvement of students with research act ...

. Zamarayev was a delegate to the 18th All-Union Lenininst Young Communist League. He was also a member of the Central Council of Young Scientists of the Central Committee of the All-Union Lenininst Young Communist League, president of the department of physical chemistry, president of the

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC ) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of the chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology. It is ...

, foreign member of the Indian National Academy of Sciences, chairman of the scientific council of the

State Committee for Science and Technology The State Committee for Science and Technology (Gosudarstvennyi Komitet po Nauke i Tekhnike—GKNT) was an influential committee established in the Soviet Union in 1965. It took over from the State Committee for the Introduction of New Technologies ...

on problems ''"Catalysis and its industrial uses"'', chairman of the Joint Scientific Council of Chemical Sciences (from 1992), Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Academy of Sciences for Catalysis and member of the SB RAS Presidium (1988–1996). left, The grave of Kirill Zamarayev at the Yuzhnoye Cemetery, Novosibirsk. Zamarayev died on June 26, 1996, and was buried at the Yuzhnoye Cemetery (Novosibirsk).

Scientific activity

He was engaged in research in the field of conversation of solar power into chemical energy. He discovered and investigated tunnel reactions of electron transfer over long distances.

Awards

* Karpinsky FFS Foundation Prize (1995)

Orders

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

(1982) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(1986) *

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds and efforts have been aimed at ...

(1996)

Memory

A charitable scientific foundation and an auditorium of Novosibirsk State University are named after him. A memorial plaque can be viewed on the building of the Institute of Catalysis.

References

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