Rashid Syunyaev awarded with Order of Merit for the Republic of Tatarstan
18 March 2013, Monday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov presented the Order of Merit for the Republic of Tatarstan to academician of the Russian Academy of sciences and honoured academician of Tatarstan Academy of sciences Rashid Syunyaev.
The event took place in a ceremonial hall of the Presidential Residence at the Kazan Kremlin. Rashid Syunyaev celebrated 70th anniversary on March 1, 2013. Several fundamental studies in modern theoretical astrophysics and cosmology are connected with his name.
Rashid Syunyaev’s family, employees of Kazan research centre of the Russian Academy of sciences, Tatarstan Academy of sciences attended the ceremony.
Rustam Minnikhanov said that it is an important event for Tatarstan science and people.
Rustam Minnikhanov continued: “Rashid Syunyaev is an internationally recognised scientist has maintained contacts with his native land, his pupils. He makes a considerable contribution to development of Tatar identity and traditions.”
In accordance with Tatarstan President’s Edict, the Order of Merit for the Republic of Tatarstan was presented to Rashid Syunyaev for considerable contribution to development of modern astrophysics.
President of Tatarstan Academy of sciences Akhmet Mazgarov said that Rashid Syunyaev is an outstanding astrophysicist. He continued that owing to academician Syunyaev Kazan astrophysics school is a leading one as well as Moscow and St.Petersburg schools.
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