The activities of the founding scientific schools of materials science, metallurgy, and welding at KPI were associated with outstanding world-renowned scientists: E.O. Paton, B.E. Paton, V.Y. Vasiliev, M.M. Dobrokhotov, K.I. Vashchenko, V.N. Hrydnev, I.M. Fedorchenko, G.V. Samsonov, V.I.
On this day, August 7, 1908, Vitaliy Nykyforovych Hrydnev was born. He was a specialist in the field of physical metallurgy, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, rector of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute from 1952 to 1955.
On the 7th of August marked 105 years since the birth of extraordinary figures and years of training, he dedicated memories Distinguished Professor "KPI" Oleksiy Bilotska that we offer to our readers.
In the 110-year history of the KPI cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is one of the key traditions. Prominent scientists of the Academy, who at the same time worked at the Academy of Sciences and in the KPI, always formed the content of this co-operation.
With the post-war years the life and work of Academician Vitaly Nikiforovich Gridnev a prominent scientist and educator, a talented organizer of science and higher education, is closely associated with the KPI.
By the time he has had extensive experience of research and teaching. Indeed, since the mid-30s he worked in Metallurgical and Physico-Technical Institute in Dnepropetrovsk along with academics V.M. Svechnikov and H.V. Kurdyumov, internationally recognized specialists metallographers.
On April 7, the opening of the sculptural portrait of the outstanding scientist-metallurgist, researcher, teacher, tireless organizer of science and education, public figure, rector of the Kiev Polytechnic (1952-1955), director of the Institute of Metal Physics named after KPI was held at the
