On February 19, 2015 the laureates awarding ceremony of the All-Russian competition "Engineer of the Year 2014" was held at the Russian Union of Scientific and Engineering Organizations (RosSNIO)". Among the winners there are traditionally representatives of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials (VIAM).
Vice-President of RosSNIO Vladimir Sitzev has congratulated the winners opening the event and noted that "every year the prestige of the engineering profession is growing in our country, and the Russian leadership is paying more attention to this category of citizens". He also informed about the outcome of RosSNIO and the measures that are needed to improve the status and image of a professional engineer.
The competition jury has appraised the works of VIAM young professionals accordingly.
Thus, according to "Professional Engineers" version the title of laureate was awarded to Dmitry Farafonov and according to the "Engineering Art of Youth" version the winners of the competition were Ilya Kozlov, Cyril Kutsevich, Daria Lozhkova, Alex Rogalev and Anna Chainikova.
All winners were awarded with diplomas, certificates, silver signs "Professional Engineer of Russia" and honoring medals "Laureate of the Competition".
It is noteworthy that in the same day there will be the "Engineer of the Year" winners honoring at "President Hotel". The famous scientists and engineers will announce their cheering words and wishes for the winners.
We also recall that on February 17 2015 the awarding ceremony for the winners of the first stage of the All-Russian competition "Engineer of the Year 2014" was held at the Russian Union of Scientific and Engineering Organizations (RosSNIO). According to the "Engineering Art of Youth" version the relevant diploma was awarded to VIAM senior engineer Dmitry Ryabov.
NOTE:
The “Engineer of the Year” competition is organized by the Russian Union of Scientific and Engineering Organizations (RosSINO), the International Union of Scientific and Engineering Associations, the A.M. Prokhorov Academy of Engineering Sciences, interregional public fund to promote scientific and technical progress and is held in two versions: "Engineering Art of Youth" and "Professional Engineers". It is aimed at discovering the elite of the Russian Engineers Corps; enhancing interest to engineering work among young people and increasing prestige of the engineering in general.
The participants of the competition may be the specialists engaged in scientific and engineering activities in enterprises, organizations and institutions of various forms of ownership who achieved significant professional results in the assessed period.