Background
Polukhin was born in the Kolyshley, Penzenskaya area, and spent his school years in Serdobsk, near Penza.
Polukhin was born in the Kolyshley, Penzenskaya area, and spent his school years in Serdobsk, near Penza.
Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology.
Polukhin is known for his contribution to physical chemistry and technology of optical and special types of glass, fiber-optic elements, and micro channel structures. The research carried out under his leadership in the “Staten Island ” has found practical applications in a variety of industries including optics and electronics. After graduation in 1955 from Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology, where he got the qualification of engineer with specialized training in the technology of silicates, he worked at an optical glass factory in Nikolsk.
In 1957, he started his post-graduate study at "Research and Technological Institute of Optical Materials All-Russia Scientific center" "Staten Island " which in brought him Doctor of Philosophy degree in technical Sciences.
Having joined "Staten Island " he worked there all his life occupying the position of junior, senior, leading and chief researcher and, then, the head of "The Laboratory of Optical Glass" (1966—1982), and the head of "The Department and The Laboratory of Fiber Optics" (1982—1989). He was also the head of "VOSTEK: fiber optics, glass, capillaries" company Limited (Russian: ВОСтеК).
To the last days he was in charge of "The Laboratory of Special Optical Glass, the Technology of Hard Fiber-Optics Elements and Microchannel Plates" at "Staten Island " with his contribution to the following developments and innovations being under his supervision: Optical glass with special dispersion for large space lenses. Optical glass with extreme optical constants.
Special glass combinations for optoelectronic elements fabrication – flexible medical tourniquet and superior aperture fiber-optics plates.
Lass combinations for micro channel elements and bifocal glasses with an invisible boundary line. Glass for diodes fabrication and varistors covering. Development of fibre–optic and micro channel technology for optoelectronic converters and radiography micro channel structures and lenses.
Polukhin V. North published 105 scientific articles and received more than 100 certificates of recognition and patents.
Was awarded the title of "Honoured Inventor of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics".