TOMSK, Feb 7 – RIA Tomsk, Evgenia Plankina. Two scientists of Institute of Atmospheric Optics of Tomsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science in 2016 received French orders for long-term and successful scientific cooperation, the chairman of the center Valery Kolosov told to journalists on Tuesday.
"The head of the laboratory of Institute of Atmospheric Optics Valery Perevalov and the deputy director of the same institute Boris Belan <…> in 2016 received government awards of the French Republic – Order of Academic Palms. This award was founded by Napoléon I for achievements in the fields of education and sciences", – told Kolosov at a press conference in the RIA Tomsk media center.
He specified that research team of Perevalov deals with a problem of spectroscopy of the atmosphere. Researches allow scientists to understand what part of solar and laser radiation passes through the atmosphere, and not only on our planet. The scientific team of Belan helps the French colleagues to study how emissions and gases of the industrial enterprises of Europe pass through Siberia and get to Japan.According to Kolosov, residents of Tomsk cooperate with colleagues from France long ago, however for the first time it turns out so that two absolutely different organizations nominated Tomsk scientists to an award in one year.
"The decree on rewarding is signed by the French Prime Minister. It is very serious. Except that the award has a beautiful history, it is very beautiful in design", – Kolosov added. According to information from open sources, Order of Academic Palms represents the oval metal wreath connecting two palm branches covered with lilac enamel on a lilac tape.