Presentation of state prizes of the Republic of Tatarstan in the sphere of science and technology held at Kazan Kremlin

On December 28 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov presented state prizes of the Republic of Tatarstan in the sphere of science and technology at the Kazan Kremlin.

The state prizes of the Republic of Tatarstan and the title laureate were awarded for considerable contribution to development of natural, engineering and humanitarian sciences, application of new technologies, outstanding production results. This year 5 of 8 projects are of fundamental nature, three of them deal with new researches.

“Scientific and technological progress is the basis of economic development, and achievements our science is renowned for should be introduced into production as soon as possible,” Rustam Minnikhanov said. He noted that for 20 years more than 800 people became winners of the state prize in the sphere of science and technology.

The prize is awarded to one scientist or a group of scientists. There was only one individual prize this year that was awarded to the Doctor of philological sciences, professor, chief research worker of the Centre of written and musical heritage of the Institute of language, literature and art named after G.Ibragimov Marsel Akhmetzyanov for a series of tractates “Tatar family trees”. Other 7 prizes were awarded to groups of scientists made of 5-8 people.