Central Institute for Research and Development

The Central Institute for Research and Development (Arvorian: Центральный институт исследований и разработок, Hallisised: Tsentral'nyy institut issledovaniy i razrabotok), also known by its acronym TsIIR (ЦИИР, often transliterated to TsIIR), is the national, government-funded research and development organisation of the Arvorian Democratic Republic.

Overview

Founded in 7568 RH from the merger of several previously independent research agencies formed in the Commonwealth period, TsIIR's purpose is to "expound upon the pursuit of scientific endeavours in fields deemed to be in the national interest." Its founding was meant to unify the critical national R&D establishment with the intent of keeping the fledgling republic at the forefront of science, technology, and engineering. It has gradually built a reputation as one of the world's leading organisations for scientific and technological development.

The current director general of TsIIR is Doctor Leonid Radeonovich Pavlov, the great great grandson of Doctor Andrei Ivanovich Pavlov, the preeminent surgeon and medical researcher in whose honour the Pavlov Research Bureau is named. Leonid Radeonovich, like his famous ancestor, is a medical researcher, whose own work centres on immunology and virology.

Headquarters

Zelerino Research and Development Centre, also known as Facility 4125, is the main research park and headquarters of the organisation. It is the only TsIIR site to have facilities for all sixteen of the constituent research bureaus. It is located on the outskirts of the closed town of Zelerino (also known as Kaspirod-7) in southern Arvor. The grounds of the facility cover approximately 137 square kilometres, most of it within the Orylkovo Valley at the southern end of the Polepovets Mountains, and consists of the dedicated complexes of the sixteen research bureaus, numerous support structures, three dedicated power plants, several parks and monuments, and both a dedicated rail line and road network for the movement of people and equipment.

Each of the sixteen bureau complexes have a dedicated, secure museum within them which displays various discoveries, products, and projects that branch of the agency has handled over its history. These museums are accessible only with the approval of the bureau director and cannot be accessed unaccompanied. In some cases, the museums have additional, special displays which can only be viewed with specific permission, even if granted access to the museum itself. These museums are secure because some of their displays detail work that remains highly classified.

Bureaus

TsIIR's R&D operations are divided between sixteen research bureaus, each focusing on a specific sphere of interest and named after a prominent and highly respected Arvorian scientist who worked within that discipline. These names include ten men and six women. The bureaus and their areas of specialisation are -

• Aleksandrova Research Bureau
  • named for - Александрова.
  • research focus - Architectural, civil, and structural engineering.
• Andronova Research Bureau
  • named for - Андронова.
  • research focus - Ballistics, explosives, and weaponry.
• Barsukova Research Bureau
  • named for - Valentina Yakovna Barsukova (В. Я. Барсукова), engineer and inventor, who led the team that developed the transistor and expanded research and development into practical applications for semiconductors, which allowed for considerable expansion of the national telephonic network.
  • research focus - Electronics and communications.
• Chelomey Research Bureau
  • named for - Grigoriy Leonidovich Chelomey (Г. Л. Челомей), scientist, known for discovering the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and electrolysis. He also established the concept of the electromagnetic field, the principles of electromagnetic induction and developed early designs of electromagnetic rotary devices which formed the foundation for electric motor technology. His work also influenced the eventual development of practical electrical systems for use in technology.
  • research focus - Electromechanics and machine engineering.
• Derevyanko Research Bureau
  • named for - Pyotr "Petra" Pavlovich Derevyanko (П. П. Деревянко), mathematician and cosmologist, who discovered the expanding-universe solution to the general relativity field equations.
  • research focus - Space research.
• Ivankov Research Bureau
  • named for - Иванков.
  • research focus - Automation, cybernetics, and robotics.
• Leonov Research Bureau
  • named for - Леонов.
  • research focus - Aviation.
• Mendeleev Research Bureau
  • named for - Fyodor Andreevich Mendeleev (Ф. А. Менделеев), chemist and inventor, who developed neoprene and nylon in 7638 and 7642, respectively. He would later lead the teams which developed biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, and synthetic flashspun high-density polyethylene fiber.
  • research focus - Materials sciences.
• Orlova Research Bureau
  • named for - Irina Nikolayevna Orlova (И. Н. Орлова), theoretical physicist who published four papers which contributed to the foundation of modern theoretical physics detailing the photoelectric effect, random particle motion, the theory of special relativity, and the principle of mass-energy equivalence.
  • research focus - Theoretical and experimental physics.
• Pavlov Research Bureau
  • named for - Andrei Ivanovich Pavlov (А. И. Павлов), surgeon, physiologist, and biochemist whose work pioneered modern anaesthesia and contributed extensively to neurological research and the understanding of neurological diseases, remembered by history as the "Father of Modern Anesthesia" and the "Father of Modern Neurology".
  • research focus - Medical, pharmaceutical, and surgical research.
• Petrovskaya Research Bureau
  • named for - Петровская.
  • research focus - Agricultural and environmental research.
• Sechenov Research Bureau
  • named for - Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Sechenov (А. А. Сеченов), mathematician, engineer, computer scientist, physicist, and polymath who made contributions to many fields, including mathematics, physics, economics, computing, and statistics.
  • research focus - Computational and computer sciences.
• Tupolev Research Bureau
  • named for - Туполев.
  • research focus - Optics and precision mechanics.
• Vavilov Research Bureau
  • named for - Вавилов.
  • research focus - Marine engineering.
• Yershova Research Bureau
  • named for - Valeria Antonova Yershova (В. А. Ершова), chemist, who formulated the Periodic Law and created an early version of the periodic table, correctly calculating the properties of several known elements, and predicting the properties of several elements not yet discovered at that time. She is remembered as the "Mother of the Periodic Table".
  • research focus - Chemical sciences and engineering.
• Zeldovich Research Bureau
  • named for - Dmitri Victorovich Zeldovich (Д. В. Зельдович), physicist and engineer, who split the atom, demonstrated the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, designed and built the first nuclear reactor, and oversaw the atomic bomb project, remembered by history as the "Architect of the Atomic Age" and the "Father of the Atomic Bomb".
  • research focus - Nuclear science, nuclear physics, and engineering.