fer opol ▁general ▁education ▁college , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁from ▁the ▁Physics ▁and ▁Mechan ics ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁with ▁special ty ▁" Radio ▁engineering " ▁and ▁qual ification ▁" engine er - phys ic ist ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁being ▁a ▁student , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Central ▁Radio ▁Labor atory ▁( C RL ) ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁of ▁elect rical ▁plants ▁of ▁the ▁weak ▁current . ▁Here ▁he ▁began ▁( and ▁continued ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁his ▁scientific ▁and ▁engineering ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁short - wave ▁transmit ters . ▁He ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁State ▁University , ▁L ening rad ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁The oret ical ▁Radio ▁Engineering ▁at ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁Elect rote chn ical ▁Institute ▁( LE TI ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Ne iman ▁def ended ▁his ▁doctor al ▁th esis ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁closed ▁oscill ating ▁elect romagnet ic ▁systems , ▁and ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁professor . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Ne iman ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁exper ts ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁an ▁assignment ▁by ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ariat ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁Indust ry ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁under ▁a ▁technical ▁assistance ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁leading ▁radio ▁company ▁R CA . ▁Short ly