ALMA MATER OF TOP SCIENTISTS SPECIALIZED IN AGRICULTURE (to the 50-anniversary of Dissertation Councils of Novosibirsk Agricultural Institute - Novosibirsk State Agrarian University)

The paper analyzes the work of Dissertation Councils in the major of Agriculture during 50 years. The author admits that great work on defense of Doctoral theses, Candidate theses and awarding of scientific ranks has been done. During this period, 412 theses on Agriculture were defended, 77 Post-Doctorates were awarded Doctoral degrees and 335 PhD-students were awarded Candidate degree. All Dissertation Councils were actively involved in work as the average number of thesis defense varied from 7 to 13 per year and averaged more than 8 theses per year. Teachers and professors of the Faculty of Agronomy made great contribution to the work of Dissertation Council. Doctors of Science and Professors as Gantimurov I.I., Leonov I.M., Borodin I.V., Cherepanov M.E., Koniaev N.F., Konev A.A., Kapinos A.I., Naplekova N.N., Shternshis M.V., Gorbunov N.N., Chulkina V.A., Tsilke R.A., Gamzikova O.I., Semendiaeva N.V., Galeev R.R. and others have been participating in training PhD-students and Post-Doctorates. The colleagues from research institutes and institutions supported the work of the Councils. The Members of Soviet Union Academy of Science, Siberian Department of Russian Agricultural Academy and Russian Agricultural Academy contributed greatly to the work of the Councils: Reimers F.E., Kashtanov A.N., Kalinina I.P., Goncharov P.L., Kondratiev R.B., Tiutiunnikov A.I., Afendulov K.P., Klimashevsky E.L., Aziev K.G., Kashevarov N.I., Gamzikov G.P., Inisheva L.I.; Doctors of Science and Professors: Kovalev R.V., Alterhot V.F., Trofimov S.S., Panin P.S., Chazov S.A., Eremenko L.F., Ilinyh A.V., Tanasienko A.A. and others. Nowadays, the Council includes (except the Professors of NSAU) Doctors of Science Sharkov N.I., Iakimenko V.N., Kalichkin V.K., Likhenko I.V., Ashmarina L.F., Dobrotvorskaya N.I., Maliuga A.A., Osipova G.M., Stetsov G.Ia., Budazhapov L.P. The reviewers from the leading Siberian Research Institutes and Universities supported the successful work of the Councils as they prepared reviews to the theses.

dissertation Council, content, thesis defense, scientific major, monitoring, диссертационный совет, состав, защита диссертации, научная специальность, мониторинг работы

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