The Central Bank of Armenia issued a silver commemorative coin dedicated to Oganessian and the element oganesson (Og)
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Yuri Oganessian
Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian is a Russian and Armenian nuclear physicist who is best known as a researcher of superheavy elements. He has led the discovery of multiple chemical elements. He succeeded Georgy Flyorov as director of the Flyorov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in 1989 and is now its scientific director. The heaviest known element, oganesson,…
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science · Armenian and Russian nuclear physicist (born 1933) · nuclear physicist · physicist · also Yuri Oganessian, Yu. Ts. Oganessian, Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian, Oganessian
Born 14 April 1933 · Q1144326
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2019· 2 entries
News: Yuri Oganessian receives 2019 Demidov Prize
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Was elected as an Honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
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2017· 4 entries
Armenpress: President Sargsyan receives renowned scientists Yuri Oganessian and Ani Aprahamian
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Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2017).
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Won Lomonosov Gold Medal (2017).
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HayPost issued a postage stamp dedicated to Oganessian
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2002· 1 entry
At JINR, by a joint team of Russian and American scientists
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2000· 2 entries
Won Ernst Mach Medal (2000).
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Awarded Lise Meitner Prize (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Oganessian is the only currently living namesake of an element
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1990· 1 entry
Oganessian was elected Corresponding Member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and in 2003 a Full Member (Academician) of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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1989· 2 entries
Won Kurchatov Medal (1989).
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After Flyorov retired, and had the job until 1996, when he was named the scientific director of the Flyorov laboratory
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded USSR State Prize (1975).
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1956· 1 entry
Studied at National Research Nuclear University (1956).
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1933· 2 entries
Born 1933-04-14.
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Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, USSR on 14 April 1933 to Armenian parents.
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