Valentin Afanasyevich Koptyug (russian: Валентин Афанасьевич Коптюг; June 9, 1931 – January 10, 1997) was a Soviet Belarusian scientist, specializing in physical and organic chemistry.

Biography

Valentin Koptyug was born in 1931 in Yukhnov in the family of Afanasy Koptyug, who was director of the local communication department, and Nadezhda Koptyug, who was a telegrapher. When young Koptyug was studying in school, his family had to evacuate because of

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. In 1949 he finished school in

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and graduated from

D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (MUCTR) (russian: «Российский химико-технологический университет имени Д. И. Менделеева», РХТУ) — is a federal state budg ...

in 1954 in

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. In 1957, Koptyg completed postgraduate studies at this institution. He worked at the Mendeleev University from 1957 to 1959. In 1959 the scientist began his career at the Institute of Organic Chemistry in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

, where he was the head of the laboratory from 1959 to 1987, and then the director of this institute (1987–1997). He was a chancellor of

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for two years (1978–1980). Koptyug made a huge contribution in development of synthetic, physical and applied chemistry. Also, he founded some large scientific schools in the fields of organic chemistry and chemoinformatics. There are a monument and a

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named after Koptyug in

Akademgorodok Akademgorodok ( rus, Академгородок, p=ɐkəˌdʲemɡərɐˈdok, "Academic Town") is a part of the Sovetsky District of the city of Novosibirsk, Russia, located south of the city center and about west of Koltsovo. It is the edu ...

.Monument of Valentin Koptyug
/ref> Also, there are several awards and grants of his name for students and scientists. Valentin Koptyug was buried at the Yuzhnoye Cemetery in Novosibirsk. File:Koptug's grave.JPG, Valentin Koptyug's grave

References

External links

Profile of V. A. Koptyug at the official site of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Memorial library of V. A. Koptyug

"Lessons from Koptyug" - an article by Yu.G. Demyanko, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Head of Department at Keldysh Research Center

"Sustainable Development: A Lesson from Valentin Koptyug We Are Yet to Learn" - an article prepared by Alla Kobkova

"The Contribution and Legacy of Academician V.A. Koptyug to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)" - an article by John Corish at "Pure and Applied Chemistry" (Volume 90. Issue 11)

Photos of the Koptyug's monument at Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk
1931 births 1997 deaths People from Yukhnovsky District Members of the Central Auditing Commission of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Candidates of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Eleventh convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia alumni Foreign Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy Foreign Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Foreign Members of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Heroes of Socialist Labour Recipients of the Lenin Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian chemists Soviet chemists Scientists from Novosibirsk Burials at Yuzhnoye Cemetery (Novosibirsk) {{Russia-chemist-stub