News & Events in Belarus

MINSK, 13 November (BelTA) – Three foreign scientists out of 20 claimants have become members of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), Chairman of the NASB Presidium Vladimir Gusakov said during the elections on 13 November, BelTA has learned.

“Today three world-renowned scientists have become members of our academy. The competition was tough. We considered more than 20 candidates,” he said. According to Vladimir Gusakov, the decision was taken by the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus elected new foreign members for the first time in the last 15 years. This year attending the elections in Minsk were three prominent scientists. Academician Anton Zeilinger, president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, has made a considerable contribution to the development of quantum physics at the international level. Professor Chau Van Minh, president of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, has gained recognition for his works in chemistry. Academician Alexander Aseyev, vice president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, chairman of the Siberian Office of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is globally renowned for his works in semiconductor systems. The scientists got special diplomas of the academy at a solemn ceremony on 13 November.

At present there are ten foreign scientists among members of the National Academy of Sciences. Among them is Noble Prize holder Zhores Alferov, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Boris Paton.