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, 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.
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.
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 - TBD.
- Andronova Research Bureau - Ballistics and weapons.
- Barsukova Research Bureau - Electronics and communications.
- Chelomey Research Bureau - Electromechanics and machine engineering.
- Derevyanko Research Bureau - Space research.
- Leonov Research Bureau - Aviation.
- Lysenko Research Bureau - Automation, cybernetics, and robotics.
- Mendeleev Research Bureau - Materials sciences.
- Orlova Research Bureau - Theoretical and experimental physics.
- Pavlov Research Bureau - Medical, pharmaceutical, and surgical research.
- Petrovskaya Research Bureau - Agricultural and environmental research.
- Sechenov Research Bureau - Computational sciences.
- Tupolev Research Bureau - Optics and precision mechanics.
- Vavilov Research Bureau - Marine engineering.
- Yershova Research Bureau - Chemical sciences and engineering.
- Zeldovich Research Bureau - Nuclear sciences and engineering.