December 8, regular scientific readings from the series "Outstanding designers of Ukraine" were held at NTUU “KPI”.
They were devoted to the 80th anniversary of Director - Chief Designer government enterprise special instrumentation "CDB" Arsenal "Viktor Ivanovich Buzanov (31.08.1934 - 02.06.2007) and the 60th anniversary of the founding of CDB "Arsenal".
This is the 52th readings of the cycle. State Polytechnic Museum at NTUU "KPI" is traditionally the organizer of the readings.
Outstanding Ukrainian designer in the field of optical and optoelectronic instrumentation, author of 275 inventions, winner of the Lenin and State Prizes, holder of the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, Yaroslav the Wise V degree, Victor Buzanov in 1958 graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. The rest of his working life was held in the CDB factory "Arsenal", where he worked his way up from an ordinary design engineer to Director - Chief Designer. Over 48 years of experience in the enterprise, he made a very significant contribution to the creation of aim systems of space and combat missiles of all classes and types; gyroscopic instruments; optical homing heads of air missiles and man-portable air defense systems; aircraft aim and targeting systems, etc..
Before readings’ start the participants - and among them were students of several faculties "KPI", the students - members of the Minor Academy of Sciences of Kiev, teachers and researchers of the University, as well as employees of government enterprise special instrument "Arsenal" - were shown a film about history, present, and products of "Arsenal", which this year celebrated its 250 years. In addition, all who came to the meeting had an opportunity to familiarize with samples of "Arsenal" production and thematic exhibitions of literature on the activities of the enterprise.
Pro-rector for scientific work NTUU “KPI” NAS of Ukraine academician Michael Il'chenko opened and led the readings. In his speech, he gave an overview of activities and creative heritage of outstanding Ukrainian engineer and manager of production, and also talked about his teachers in the KPI and in the enterprise.
The director - chief designer of government enterprise special instrumentation "Arsenal", laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine Mykola Liholit made a report about the career of Buzanov. By the way, he was the student and assistant of Buzanov during many years.
At present readings there were present family members V.I.Buzanov. His daughter Lyudmila shared with the audience memories of her father and how he has been in private life.
All those who spoke at the readings warmly remembered the years of mutual work with him. Therefore, the report of the chief designer of aiming systems "CDB" Arsenal ", USSR State Prize winner Marat Golik, which was called" Leadership style V.I.Buzanov "despite dryish name, was very interesting because of the living memories of the work of this outstanding professional and manager sometimes in very difficult conditions. The speech of deputy chief designer of aiming systems, laureate of the State Prize of the USSR Victor Lysenko was also informal. He started his work at “Arsenal” together with Buzanov. He told about the role of Buzanov in creation of the primary aiming systems. And, of course, a lot of new the audience learned about rather difficult, sometimes dramatic circumstances of creating a system of automatic aiming unique superpower complex "Energiya-Buran". Victor Buzanov actively participated in this work.
Summing up the readings, Vice-Rector "KPI" Michael Il’chenko presented to the guests 5 volumes of materials science readings cycle "Outstanding designers of Ukraine". He expressed confidence that the materials of this event will soon find their place in the next volume of this publication.
Finally director - chief designer of government enterprise special instrumentation "Arsenal” M.Liholit presented to the Director of the State Polytechnic Museum at NTUU "KPI" Natalia Pisarevskaya certificate for the transfer to the ownership of the museum of the University experimental model of created at the plant the transceiver MS-1 "Monsoon" to measure orbital parameters of artificial satellites.