Akademgorodok

Akademgorodok (Russian Академгородок - " Academic town ") is a 1957 erected district of Novosibirsk in Siberia, Russia. The scientists city is located about 20 km south from the center of Novosibirsk, surrounded by birch and pine forests on the banks of the Ob Reservoir. Akademgorodok is considered the scientific center of Siberia and is the seat of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

History

An important role in the establishment of the district was played by the Russian physicist and mathematician Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentiev ( Михаил Алексеевич Лаврентьев, 1900-1980 ), first chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. After the founding arisen within a very short time, numerous research institutions and the Novosibirsk State University.

At its peak, Soviet Research the Novosibirsk district was home to 65,000 scientists and their families and was a privileged zone of the academic elite. Overall, about 200,000 people lived here. Designed by Alexei Nedoria and Svetlana Tikhonova computer Kronos 2.6 was produced here as the only Soviet model in large series.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a decline of Akademgorodok began, as many scientists left the Institute to Western Europe or USA. By 1999, the population dwindled to about 50,000. The town enjoys a good reputation but to date in areas such as nuclear physics and microbiology. Furthermore, have settled on the University in the course of the nineties, a large number of software companies who have access to a large number of well-trained mathematicians and computer scientists. Thus, probably mainly in the west and in the wake of the New Economy euphoria, the term Silicon Taiga, coined in reference to Silicon Valley.

For residents of Novosibirsk Akademgorodok continues to pose an attractive residential area

Location

Surrounded by forests and near the dam, with the same easy access to the city center, Akademgorodok consists of four districts: Микрорайон д, щ, Верхная Зона, Шлюз ( Mikrorajon д ( De ), щ ( Schtscha ) Upper zone lock).

The Mikrorajone д and щ are mainly purely residential neighborhoods, in which the companies have only moderately settled. A military academy is the only higher education institution in Щ district. In the upper zone, however, there are both residential as well as faculties and corporate offices. The district lock is, as the name suggests, is located at the lock, which regulates vessel traffic between the Ob reservoir and the river Ob. This is a pure residential area.

Akademgorodok is part of the Sowjetski - Raion of the city of Novosibirsk. This district are also assigned to other district in the south of Novosibirsk.

Institute

For the Novosibirsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok include more than 40 scientific institutes and laboratories. Among the most famous and venerable institutions mainly include:

• The Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
• The GKBoreskov Institute for Catalysis
• The Institute of Semiconductor Physics
• The Sobolev Institute of Mathematics
• The United Institute of computer science, including data center
• The United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy
• The Institute of Biochemistry

The largest institute with approximately 2000 employees, the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, named after Gersch Izkowitsch Budker. It organizes high-level international conferences today. In the new exhibition center, which was expanded to commemorate the 50th anniversary in 2007, there is a permanent exhibition about the scientific achievements and technologies from all institutions.

In Akademgorodok, the Novosibirsk State University is located, the largest university in Siberia. Also you can find the Medical Academy of Sciences. Since 2007, the construction of a technology park for innovative companies, especially spin -off company from the Academy institutes and the University takes place.

In the village is the Sun Museum.