On the website of the Institute of Organic Chemistry named after N.D. Zelinsky Russian Academy of Sciences On February 27, an interview with Viktor Mikhailovich Chernyshev, professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the collective use center “Nanotechnologies” of SRSPU (NPI), was published.
Our scientist talked about how he “got into chemistry” in his early school years, then chose a profession and began his journey into science, how he was fascinated by Valentin Pavlovich Ananikov’s ideas about metal complex catalysis and what this led to.
Viktor Mikhailovich also shared his thoughts on what a young person who wants to start his scientific path needs to learn. The main advice from the Novocherkassk Polytechnic and professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences is this: do not be afraid of difficulties and boldly set ambitious goals for yourself.
