From radiolocation of meteor trails to the systemic organization of science, higher education and production: dedication to the 90th anniversary of Felix Ivanovich Peregudov

Abstract

F.I. Peregudov graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Radio Engineering in 1953, then done his postgraduate studies at Tomsk State University and worked at Tomsk Polytechnic University: he was one of the organizers and leaders of the first research projects in the field of radiolocation. In 1961 he organized the Tomsk Design Bureau «Project», in 1966 1970 became Director of the Tomsk Radio Engineering Plant, in 1970–1981 took the position of Deputy Director and Director of the Research Institute of Automation and Electromechanics at Tomsk Institute of Automated Control and Radioelectronics (TIASUR), in 1981–1984 took the lead as Rector of TIASUR. In 1984–1985 he continued his career as Deputy Minister of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), in 1985–1990 was appointed the USSR Minister and Deputy Chairman of the USSR State Committee for Higher Education. F.I. Peregudov applied a systematic approach in all areas of his activity. During the times he headed Tomsk Design Bureau «Project» F.I. Peregudov organized the development of passive radar equipment. Working as director of the Tomsk Radio Engineering Plant, he created one of the country's first automated control systems (ACS) for production. During his work at the Research Institute of AEM, he initiated the creation of one of the first territory automated control systems in the country. In 1973, the Research Institute of Automation and Electromechanics was designated as the head organization for the development of Tomsk region automated control system, and F.I. Peregudov becomes its chief designer. He made an appeal to many leading scientists from Tomsk to create the Tomsk region automated control system, on his initiative, a computing center for collective use of the Tomsk regional statistics department was established as an integral part of the Tomsk region automated control system. During his work in Moscow, Felix Ivanovich maintained constant contact with Tomsk. In 1990, he contributed to the opening in Tomsk of the first Science Park in Russia