62 representatives of various fields of activity were awarded state awards. The corresponding Decree was signed by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on April 10. Among them there are employees of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

The Francysk Skaryna Medal was awarded to Leonard Vasiliev, Chief Researcher of the Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer named after A.V. Lykov of the NAS of Belarus, and Andrey Grigoriev, Director of the Institute of Mechanics of Metal-Polymer Systems named after V. Bely of the NAS of Belarus. The Medal for Labor Merits was awarded to the head of the Department of Plasma Physics and Plasma Technologies of the Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer named after A.V. Lykov of the NAS Valentin Astashinsky. The Decree also conferred honorary titles of the Republic of Belarus. Zhanna Rupasova, Head of the Laboratory of Plant Chemistry of the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences, became an honored scientist.
We cordially congratulate you on your awards and wish you new successes!