Bochkaev Yakov Vasilievich (1928), Doctor of Technical Sciences (1967), Professor (1969), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences (1991), Laureate of the State Prize of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of science and technology (1976).
Russian. Born in the village of Alamedin, Chui region. Graduated from the Kyrgyz Agricultural Institute (1954). Worked as an assistant, senior lecturer, head of the Department of Hydraulics and Automation, and dean of the Hydromelioration Faculty at the Kyrgyz Agricultural Institute. Specialist in the field of hydraulic automation of irrigation systems. Awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor and the Honorary Certificate of the Supreme Soviet of the Kyrgyz SSR.
Honored Inventor of the Kyrgyz SSR. Published over 300 scientific works, including 6 monographs, 8 textbooks and teaching aids, and 156 author certificates. Under his supervision, 5 doctoral and 37 candidate dissertations were defended.
Main Works:
1. Hydraulic Automation of Mountain Water Intake Nodes. Frunze, "Kyrgyzstan", 1969.
2. Hydraulic Automation of Water Distribution in Irrigation Systems. Frunze, "Kyrgyzstan", 1971.
3. Hydroautomation in Irrigation. Moscow, "Kolos", 1976.
4. Fundamentals of Automation and Automation of Production Processes in Hydromelioration (co-authored). Moscow, "Kolos", 1969, 1981.
5. Design of Hydraulic Structures (co-authored). Moscow, "Kolos", 1977.
