Dmitry Chernyshenko: The "Inventor of the Year" competition helps to find new talents throughout the country.
In Moscow, at the Atomic Museum at VDNKh, a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners and winners of the IV All-Russian competition "Inventor of the Year" took place.
The welcome speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin was read by Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the All-Russian Association of Inventors and Innovators Dmitry Chernyshenko.
"The "Inventor of the Year" competition helps us find new stars and talents throughout the country. This year more than 2,000 applications were received. Behind these data are real technologies and developments, mainly for industry, the achievement of the sovereignty of our country," noted Dmitry Chernyshenko.
The developments of the competition participants are grouped according to the areas of the national projects of technological leadership. Of particular importance are the inventions that help the participants of the Northern Military District and work to ensure the security and defense of our country.
This year, applications for the competition were received from all federal districts of Russia and from 4 foreign countries. The youngest participant is only 9 years old, and the oldest is 91 years old.
67 people became winners and prize winners. Prizes were awarded in 4 categories: "Grand Prix", "Inventor of the Year", "Innovator of the Year" and "Mentor of the Year".
The highest award in the competition - the Grand Prix - was received by Alexey Ivlyushkin, General Manager - Chief Designer of JSC "Alfa-M Research and Production Complex" for the invention "Object Tracking Method".
The development makes it possible to detect and recognize ground and air objects, including in conditions of interference, partial overlap of the image and a sharp change in its brightness and size.
The Grand Prix was awarded by Dmitry Chernyshenko and VOIR Chairman Vladimir Kononov. The winner of the highest prize in the competition received a certificate worth one million rubles.
"It is difficult to overestimate a mentor in engineering education and engineering creativity. These are the people you want to emulate.