OREANDA-NEWS. November 6, 2012. Dan Shechtman, the Nobel prize winner in chemistry, has visited Ukraine. The world-known scientist has presented an educational project, focused on the popularization of natural sciences, and has also visited the new electric steel melting mill INTERPIPE STEEL.

The Nobel prize winner’s arrival to Ukraine has been dedicated to the project “Science in kindergartens”, aimed at the studies of natural sciences by children even in their pre-school years. The project is based on the special technique, developed by Dan Shechtman. Professor is absolutely sure that its application will not only favor the scientific thinking of children, but will also strengthen the intellectual potential of the new generation. Dan Shechtman has personally conducted the first lesson for future engineers, physicists, and chemists.

At INTERPIPE STEEL Dan Shechtman has met young, but truly established metallurgy engineers. The visit to the new electric steel melting production has been a part of the scientist’s stay in Ukraine.

“This is not the first metallurgical facility I have managed to visit. I have been at mills in Israel and Sweden. But this mill is the most up-to-date of everything I have ever seen. This is an environmentally friendly and efficient production facility. And it is very beautiful. People, working here, seem to be happy”, - Professor Shechtman has shared his impressions.

The visit of Dan Shechtman to Ukraine has been organized in the framework of the regional educational project of Victor Pinchuk Fund.