K O N S T A N T I N V A S I L ' E V I C H C H M U T O V

(ON HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY)

The P re s id ium of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the Depar tment of General and Technical Chemis t ry , and the Edi tor ia l Board of the Journal " Izves t iya Akadem[i Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya" cordia l ly congratula te you on your sevent ie th bir thday and for ty- f i f th ann ive r sa ry of scient i f ic , pedagogical , and social act ivi ty.

Your no tewor thy invest igat ions in the field of su r face phenomena, sorpt ion p r o c e s s e s , and c h r o m a t o - graphy have made a significant contribution to the development of modern physical chemis t ry . Your studies on the improvemen t of methods of phys icochemica l invest igations have also rece ived recognit ion and wide r en own.

All your scient i f ic act ivi ty has been a shining example of the successfu l combination of a high theore t i - cal level of r e s e a r c h with p rac t i ca l goals , which has p romoted the solution of many p rob lems of the national economy.

Your scient i f ic organizat ional , edi tor ia l , and pedagogical activity is widely known. You have made a g rea t contr ibution to the p repa ra t ion and training of scient i f ic personnel .

We wish you, dea r Konstantin Vasi l ' ev ich , good health, happiness , and fur ther s u c c e s s e s in your f ru i t - ful act ivi ty.

P r e s i d i u m of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Depar tment of General and Technical Chemis t ry of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Insti tute of Phys ica l Chemis t ry of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, and Edi tor ia l Board of the Journal " Izves t iya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser iya Khimicheskaya."

Trans la t ed f rom Izves t iya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser iya Khimicheskaya , No. 3, p. 499, March, 1972.

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