Vladimir Gurov
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Vladimir Gurov is a Russia
n scientist who developed a floating zone/horizontal crystallization
process for industrial production of alexandrite, ruby
and chrysoberyl
and head of above department at Tairus
. Born in Stanislav
, Ukrainian SSR
to ethnic Russian
parents, on April 22, 1952. Graduated with honors from Novibirsk State University in 1974 with a Degree in Applied Physics. Master's Degree, 1974. Doctor of Physics, 1977. Honored by Floating Point Society as its leading researcher and awarded an Honorary Degree for his discoveries, and bestowed a title of “Man of the Century.” Professional photographer, known for establishing technique, using tungsten elements in floating zone process.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n scientist who developed a floating zone/horizontal crystallization
Crystallization
Crystallization is the process of formation of solid crystals precipitating from a solution, melt or more rarely deposited directly from a gas. Crystallization is also a chemical solid–liquid separation technique, in which mass transfer of a solute from the liquid solution to a pure solid...
process for industrial production of alexandrite, ruby
Ruby
A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum . The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. Its name comes from ruber, Latin for red. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires...
and chrysoberyl
Chrysoberyl
The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula BeAl2O4. The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words χρυσός chrysos and βήρυλλος beryllos, meaning "a gold-white spar". Despite the similarity of their names, chrysoberyl and beryl are two completely...
and head of above department at Tairus
Tairus
Tairus and Русский ) is a synthetic gemstone manufacturer. The company is a joint venture between the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences located in Akademgorodok and Tairus Co., Ltd. of Bangkok, Thailand...
. Born in Stanislav
Stanislav
Stanislav and its variants may refer to:-Places:* Stanislaus County, California, named after Stanislaus River* Place Stanislas, a square in Nancy, France, World Heritage Site of UNESCO...
, Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
to ethnic Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
parents, on April 22, 1952. Graduated with honors from Novibirsk State University in 1974 with a Degree in Applied Physics. Master's Degree, 1974. Doctor of Physics, 1977. Honored by Floating Point Society as its leading researcher and awarded an Honorary Degree for his discoveries, and bestowed a title of “Man of the Century.” Professional photographer, known for establishing technique, using tungsten elements in floating zone process.