Nikolai Iosifovich Kvasha (born 8 December 1929) — general director and general designer of JSC Central Design Bureau "Lazurit".

Education

Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute (1953), mechanical engineer specializing in internal combustion engines.

Previous places of work

1953-1957 — the Krasnoye Sormovo Plant; from 1957 to the present — Central Design Bureau "Lazurit".

Field of scientific and industrial interests

Design and construction of combat submarines with various propulsion systems, including nuclear. Development of rescue equipment for submariners. Development of subsea and surface complexes for oil and gas extraction.

Key facts of his career

Author of his own works on submarine survivability. Participation in international conferences on oil and gas extraction in St. Petersburg, Lisbon, London, and elsewhere.

Academic degrees

"Doctor of Transport," "Academician of the Russian Academy of Transport," "Honorary Doctor of NGTU". "Honored Worker of the Gas Industry."

State awards

"Hero of Russia," Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree, two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor, the Order "Badge of Honor," and medals.

Membership in public, scientific, and other organizations

Member of the CPSU since 1957.

Foreign language

Ukrainian, English.

Hobbies

Designing underwater equipment for military and industrial complexes, submarine diving.

See also

  • JSC Central Design Bureau "Lazurit"