Background
Chichinadze, Avtandil Vissarion was born on September 16, 1921 in Cholevi Village, Georgia, United States. Son of Vissarion Alexey and Zinaida A. (Dekonskaya) Chichinadze.
Chichinadze, Avtandil Vissarion was born on September 16, 1921 in Cholevi Village, Georgia, United States. Son of Vissarion Alexey and Zinaida A. (Dekonskaya) Chichinadze.
Certified of degree Engineer-Electrician, Moscow Electromech. Institute Transportation Engineers, 1944. Candidate of Engineering Sciences in Friction, Mashinovedeniye Institute/Russian Academy of Sciences, 1955.
Doctor Engineering Science, Mashinovedeniye Institute/Russian Academy of Sciences, 1969.
Engineer, designer Chief Mechanical Engineer Department, Perovo, 1944—1947. Junior research engineer department science and research Moscow Electromech. Institute Transportation Engineers, 1947—1951.
Manager brigade for testing of friction couples Rubin Aerospace Facility, Balashikha, 1952—1956. With Mashinovedeniye Institute/Russian Academy of Sciences, since 1956, senior research officer, 1956—1965, head laboratory on examination of materials' friction properties, 1965—1987, chief science worker, science training advisor in tribology and tribotechnics, since 1987. Professor Moscow Institute Transportation Engineers, 1972—1980.
Director, professor Moscow Automotive Institute, 1981—1991. Manager complex science research works Rubin Aerospace and Science Engineering firm Tribenerg, 1994—2002. Chairman Russian Coordinator Council on Tribotechnics, 1972—1989.
Deputy chairman science council Russian Academy of Sciences, since 1991. Member science committee All-Russian Science Research Institute of the Railway Transport, Moscow, since 1985. Supervisor Yarofri International Symposium on Tribology and Tribotechnics of Friction Materials, since 1991.
Captain Russian Military, 1941-1947.
Member of International Council on Tribology (London) (vice president since 1997), Russian Association Engineers-Tribologysts (president since 1989), Society Automotive Engineers, Georgian Engineering Academy, Russian Engineering Academy (chairman subsection mechanisms reliability and tribotechnics since 1992), International Engineering Academy, Veterans of Boat-Racing Club (deputy chairman since 1972).
Married Mariya K. Semina, October 8, 1953. Children: Alexey A., Tatiana A.