Background
KACHALOV, Nikolay was born in 1883 in Dresden, Germany.
KACHALOV, Nikolay was born in 1883 in Dresden, Germany.
1911 graduated Ore Mining Department, Saint Petersburg Mining Institute.
Doctor of Technology Science since 1935. Professor, and Head, Chair of Glass, Lensovet Technology Institute, Leningrad, since 1930. Corresponding member, USSR Academy of Science, since 1933.
Head, Laboratory for the Cold Working of Silicates, Institute of Silicate Chemistry, USSR Academy of Science, since 1951. Honoured Worker of Science and Technology Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic since 1935. 1911-1923 successively laboratory Assistant, technician and Technology Director, Petrograd Phosphorus Plant.
1916-1918 simultaneously Construction Supervisor, Petrograd Glass Plant. 1918-1920 member, 1920-1929 Deputy Director and since 1929 Chairman, Learned Board, Leningrad Ceramics Research Institute. 1923-1930 simultaneously Technology Director, Leningrad Optical Glass Plant.
1937-1939 Deputy Director for scientific work and studies, Lensovet Technology Institute, Leningrad. 1932-1946 Deputy Director, then Laboratory Head and since 1937 consultant, Leningrad Optical Institute. 1948-1951 Deputy Director, Institute of Silicate Chemistry, USSR Academy of Science.
Since 1951 board member, Leningrad Department, All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Science Knowledge. PubL: “Osnovy protsessov shlifovki i polirovki stekla” (The Principles of Glass Grinding and Polishing Processes) (1946). “Osnovy proizvodstva opticheskogo stekla” (The Principles of Optical Glass Manufacture) (1960), etc.
Correspondent member, USSR Academy of Sciences from 1933.