Valentin Aleskovsky | |
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Born | Valentin Borisovich Aleskovsky 3 June 1912 Mary, Turkmenistan |
Died | 29 January 2006 (aged 93) St. Petersburg, Russia |
Nationality | Soviet Union/Russia |
Alma mater | Leningrad Technological Institute |
Known for | Atomic layer deposition |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Materials Science |
Thesis | Matrix hypothesis and way of synthesis of some active solid compounds (Остовная гипотеза и опыт приготовления некоторых активных твердых тел. Диссертацию на соискание ученой степени доктора химических наук) (1952) |
Valentin Borisovich Aleskovsky (Russian: Валенти́н Бори́сович Алеско́вский; 3 June 1912 - 29 January 2006) was a Soviet and Russian scientist and administrator known for his pioneering research on surface reactions underpinning the thin film deposition technique that years later became known as atomic layer deposition. He was the rector of Leningrad Technological Institute (1962-75) and of Leningrad State University (1975-1986).[1]