Yuri Oganessian
| Yuri Oganessian | |
|---|---|
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Yuri Oganessian | |
| Born |
April 14, 1933 Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions |
| Alma mater | Moscow Engineering Physics Institute |
| Known for | Co-discoverer of the heaviest elements in the periodic table |
Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian (Russian: Юрий Цолакович Оганесян, born 14 April 1933 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian nuclear physicist of Armenian descent. He and his team discovered the heaviest elements in the periodic table. [1][2]
Oganessian is the scientific leader of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions (FLNR) in Dubna. [3]
In 2009, scientists in the United States of America confirmed Oganessian's team's discovery of flerovium over a decade before.[4] He is an acknowledged world-leader in the field of synthesizing and exploring new elements.
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References
- ↑ http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/28416
- ↑ http://159.93.28.88/flnr/people/oganessian.html
- ↑ http://flerovlab.jinr.ru/flnr/contacts.html
- ↑ "Element 114 confirmed". Royal Society of Chemistry. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2011.