GEORGII PETROVICH KUZMIN - PERMAFROST RESEARCHER AND INVENTOR (on the 90th anniversary)
R.V. Zhang, O.I. Alekseeva, E.A. Metlyaeva
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia
Keywords: frozen ground, permafrost, underground structures, cryogenic resources, borehole hydraulicking, refrigeration techniques
Abstract
On February 13, 2023, Georgii Petrovich Kuzmin, an outstanding permafrost researcher, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), and Chief Researcher at the Melnikov Permafrost Institute celebrated his 90th birthday. In this paper, the milestones of his biography and the main areas of his versatile scientific activity are elucidated. His great role in mastering natural resources of cold in permafrost areas for practical purposes is emphasized.
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