▁ ▁His ▁newer ▁technique , ▁called ▁hot ▁fusion , ▁helped ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁super he avy ▁elements ▁( elements ▁ 1 1 3 – 1 1 8 ). ▁The ▁technique ▁involved ▁bomb arding ▁calci um ▁into ▁targets ▁containing ▁heav ier ▁radio active ▁elements ▁that ▁are ▁rich ▁in ▁neut rons ▁at ▁a ▁cycl ot ron . ▁The ▁elements ▁discovered ▁using ▁this ▁method ▁are ▁n ih on ium ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 4 ; ▁also ▁discovered ▁by ▁R IK EN ▁in ▁Japan ▁using ▁cold ▁fusion ), ▁f ler ov ium ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁m osc ov ium ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁li ver mor ium ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁t enn ess ine ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁and ▁og an ess on ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁American ▁chem ist ▁Sher ry ▁Y enn ello ▁calls ▁him ▁the ▁" grand father ▁of ▁super - he avy ▁elements ." ▁O gan ess ian ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁three ▁discover ies , ▁a ▁mon ograph , ▁ 1 1 ▁invent ions , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁scientific ▁papers . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Cor respond ing ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁a ▁Full ▁Member ▁( A cadem ician ) ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁O gan ess ian ▁holds