section_path: Commemoration
section_name: Commemoration
paragraph_text: Commemoration
  
  A number of places and objects are associated with the name and achievements of the scientist.
  
  In Saint Petersburg his name was given to D. I. Mendeleev Institute for Metrology, the National Metrology Institute, dealing with establishing and supporting national and worldwide standards for precise measurements. Next to it there is a monument to him that consists of his sitting statue and a depiction of his periodic table on the wall of the establishment.
  
  In the Twelve Collegia building, now being the centre of Saint Petersburg State University and in Mendeleev's time – Head Pedagogical Institute – there is Dmitry Mendeleev's Memorial Museum Apartment with his archives. The street in front of these is named after him as Mendeleevskaya liniya (Mendeleev Line).
  
  In Moscow, there is the D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia.
  
  Mendelevium, which is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Md (formerly Mv) and the atomic number 101, was named after Mendeleev. It is a metallic radioactive transuranic element in the actinide series, usually synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles.
  
  The mineral mendeleevite-Ce, Cs (Ce Ca)(Si O)(OH,F) (H O), was named in Mendeleev's honor in 2010. The related species mendeleevite-Nd, Cs (Si O)(OH,F) (H O), was described in 2015.
  
  A large lunar impact crater Mendeleev, that is located on the far side of the Moon, also bears the name of the scientist.
  
  The Russian Academy of Sciences has occasionally awarded a Mendeleev Golden Medal since 1965.
  
  On 8 February 2016, Google celebrated Dmitri Mendeleev's 182nd Birthday with a doodle.