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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The SPbPU Institute of Civil Engineering hosted a scientific seminar, "Hydraulics and Hydraulic Engineering. Sharing Experiences." It was dedicated to the memory of outstanding scientists and teachers, Professors Artur Girgidov and Mikhail Petrichenko. The event was part of SPbPU Science Week.
Artur Davidovich Girgidov (1939–2020) was an Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, and Professor. For over 20 years, he headed the Hydraulics Department of the Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering (since 1999, the Faculty of Civil Engineering). A graduate of the Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute named after M. I. Kalinin, Artur Davidovich, already in the early 1960s, using the first electronic digital computers, calculated the fluctuations of water masses in a pressure system of a hydroelectric power station with a surge tank. Thus, he was a decade ahead of foreign research. Artur Girgidov's scientific contributions are vast: from the theoretical foundations of hydraulics and the theory of gravity-fed fluid flow to soil mechanics and mathematical models of human limb joints. Artur Davidovich developed training courses and trained generations of hydraulic engineers and construction specialists. As Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Methodological Council for Hydraulics of the Russian Ministry of Education, he developed educational standards. He is the author of over 100 scientific papers and textbooks, as well as four inventions.
Mikhail Romanovich Petrichenko (1951–2021) — Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor, Head of the Hydraulics Department at the Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering (since 1999, the Faculty of Civil Engineering). After graduating from the M. I. Kalinin Leningrad Polytechnic Institute in 1974, he worked at the Central Diesel Research Institute for over 20 years. He rose through the ranks from engineer to deputy head of department. Since 1995, his entire career has been associated with Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. He is the author of over 200 scientific papers, 21 inventions, textbooks, and monographs. Mikhail Romanovich combined in-depth interdisciplinary research in hydraulic engineering, construction, and mechanical engineering with active teaching and scientific-organizational work. Under his supervision, more than 10 PhD candidates were trained. He was awarded the title of "Honored Worker of Education of the Russian Federation."
The seminar featured 17 speakers, including representatives from the Civil Engineering Institute and the Physics and Mechanics Institute of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, Hydrotech LLC, and the Moscow Polytechnic University. The speakers included professors, associate professors, graduate students, and undergraduates, many of whom knew Artur Girgidov and Mikhail Petrichenko personally.
The presentation topics covered a wide range of relevant topics: current trends in the development of semi-empirical turbulence models, the influence of anthropogenic and climatic factors on floods, the study of hydraulic shock using strain gauges, experience in the design and operation of hydroelectric power plants under extreme conditions, the stability of sheet pile walls during construction, experience in three-dimensional numerical modeling of air distribution in ventilated spaces, issues of hydraulics in marine hydraulic engineering, and prospects for the development of the subjects "Hydraulics" and "Hydraulics of Hydraulic Structures."
The seminar concluded with a general discussion, during which participants shared memories of the personalities and scientific legacy of Professors Artur Girgidov and Mikhail Petrichenko. Following the seminar, a tour of the hydraulic laboratory of the Civil Engineering Institute was offered to all interested participants.
This seminar is a tribute to two outstanding scientists and educators, Artur Davidovich Girgidov and Mikhail Romanovich Petrichenko, whose scientific schools laid the foundation for the development of hydraulics at our university. "Artur Davidovich and Mikhail Romanovich were my teachers and academic advisors. Their clarity of thought, dedication to science, and desire to connect theory with practice remain a benchmark for us. Today's exchange of experience is a continuation of their work," noted Marina Petrochenko, Director of the Civil Engineering Institute.
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