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Name: Institute of the Chemistry of Polymers 
(Institut khimii polimerov) 
Address: Tashkent, ulitsa Kuybysheva, 14 
Director: Kh. U. Usmanov, Corresponding Academician (Uzbek S.S.R.) (1961) 
Deputy Director: -=- 
Administrative Affiliation: Academy of Sciences, Uzbek S.S.R. (1961) 
Selected Staff Members: 
Ve. S. Minina, Hydrolysis Laboratory 
Yue L. Pogosov, Hydrolysis Laboratory 
Description: 
This institute was established in late 1958 or early 1959. It 
incorporates a number of laboratories (e.g., Laboratory for the Physical 
Chemistry of Fibers and Cellulose; Laboratory for the Chemistry of Cotton 
Plants; Laboratories for Polymer Research; Laboratory for Optical Analy- 
sis; and Laboratory for Experiments and Technology, including a design 
and technological office). The principal area of research has been the 
exploitation of waste materials from the cotton and paper industries; recent 
publications also discuss the modification of polymer properties by irradia- 
tion processes. 
506 
Name: Institute of the Civil Air Fleet 
(Institut grazhdanskogo vozdushnogo flota) 
Address: Riga 
Director: -- 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: -- 
Selected Staff Members: -- 
Description: 
This institute was established in Riga in 1960 with an initial 
enrollment of 400 students. It is to be used for the education of students 
in mechanical, radio, and electrical engineering. 
