Prof. Andrey P.ТOMILOV
24 April 1926 – 28 October 2019
It is to announce with the greatest sorrow that
Prof. Andrey P.ТOMILOV
Doctor of Science (Technology), Lenin Prize Laureate, Honorary Chemist of the Russian Federation, Honored worker of Science and Technology, passed away on 28 October 2019 at the 94th year of life.
Andrey Tomilov was born in the town of Vyatka (currently Kirov).
After finishing school, from 1943 to 1944 he worked as a annealer at a defence plant. From 1944 to 1947 he studied in Kirov Aviation technical college, and from 1947 to 1952 in Moscow Chemical Technological Institute named after D.I.Mendeleev. He graduated from both the educational institutions with honors.
Since 1952 Andrey Tomilov’s life had been associated with State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology (GosNIIOKhT). Over 60 years of work he worthily walked the long path from senior researcher to Head of laboratory. He finished his work in 2012 in the position of Chief scientific worker.
Prof. Tomilov is well known for his comprehensive studies in the field of the theory and practice of organic electrosynthesis. Being an informal leader of a scientific direction – the electrochemistry of organic compounds – in both Russia and CIS countries he contributed a lot into the systematization of scientific achievements and definition of the course of further development of this scientific area. He developed industrial methods for the production of pinaconhydrate (1960-1970), adipodinitrile (1972), and edil herbicide (1980).
Prof. Tomilov published more than 450 scientific works and obtained more than 130 patents and inventor’s certificates. He is a co-author of 12 monographies on the electrochemistry of organic compounds among which is the first domestic monography “The Electrochemistry of Organic Compounds”, translated into several foreign languages; he is also the author of two textbooks for institutes of higher education and three teaching materials on practical electrochemistry.
Prof. Tomilov prepared more than 35 PhDs and six Doctors of Science. For many years he was a member of the Academic Board of GosNIIOKhT and several dissertational councils. Since 1980 he headed the section on the electrochemistry of organic compounds in the Scientific Council at the Presidium of the Academy of Science.
Andrey P. Tomilov was distinguished by the utmost professionalism, outstanding organizational skills, widest breadth of technical vision, efficiency and adherence to principles. Besides this, everyone knew him as most sympathetic, friendly and creative person, who was always ready to provide support and to come to everybody’s help at a moment of trouble. For all this he won the utmost respect, authority and grateful attitude.
We are mourning together with prof. Tomilov’s family and relatives, and sincerely condole with them on their loss.