The In-Situ Combustion Lab continues its field testing in Samara Oblast. Commissioned by RITEK, KFU scientists arrived at Aksyonov oil field on 22 November to organize a field test of a catalyst precursor based on iron, nickel, and cobalt. Lab Head Alexey Vakhin comments, "The effectiveness of this catalyst precursor in regard to oil refining was...
Complex Data Analysis in Geosciences, the Institute's master's program in English, includes an exchange agreement between Kazan Federal University and China University of Petroleum signed in 2019. This year, three students from each side moved to another country for a semester. CUP student Zhou Ling talks about her life in Kazan, "It was difficult in the beginning,...
The event was held on 15 - 17 November. The nominations were as follows: Recovery, refining and transportation of associated gas and natural gas; Oil recovery and enhanced oil recovery; Geology and geophysics; Well drilling; Industrial and environmental safety; Mechanics, power engineering, energy efficiency; Economics, planning and investment; Metrology, automation, IT and communications; HR policies, motivation, and labor relations. Senior Research Associate of the Laboratory...
A sizable Kazanian delegation visited the country on 20 – 22 November, including Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev. Since 2016, TheOR has become an established presence in the oil industry, attracting many experts from dozens of countries. This sixth iteration took place in Türkiye. Previous...
Doctor of Science in Geology and Mineralogy, Professor of the Department of General Geology and Hydrogeology celebrated his birthday on November 15. "We wish that luck, success and inspiration are your faithful companions in all your endeavors, and health and well-being - in your daily life. as well as perseverance and patience in solving everyday tasks,"...
His project is titled ‘Development of non-oxidized bitumen for road construction through catalytic refining of heavy oil residue’. Mr Al Mohamad, 4th year PhD student of petroleum engineering, is among the 10 winners of the latest Student Startup selection session from KFU. The Syrian national says that he chose road bitumen as his PhD topic, “This topic...
The exhibition commemorates his 100th anniversary. From a school bench to the war fronts Ivan Penkov (1923 - 2021) is warmly remembered as a prominent geologist, teacher, mentor, avid skier, gymnast, enthusiast fisher, and an overall good-hearted optimist. Penkov's descendants and relatives The future geologist was born in 1923 in the village of Sokolovka, Nikolskoe District, Penza Oblast. He...
The event was organized on 3 November. Over 200 middle schoolers and high schoolers joined the competition, including young people from Orenburg Oblast and Moscow Oblast. This year, the topic was natural gas. The contestants had to defend their cases before a jury. Everyone was greeted by First Vice-Rector Dmitry Tayursky, Head of the Section of Secondary Education and...
The Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery has studied the influence of sodium metal nanoparticles on oil recovery. Unfavorable geological conditions and low economic efficiency of oil production intensify innovation activities for the creation and further application of new technologies. Among the technological innovations are nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, in particular, organic dispersion of metallic sodium nanoparticles. It...
The conference, titled Science Policies: Achievements, Problems, and Prospects (part of the Boiling Point cycle), was organized to celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Directorate of Research and Technology Programs, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia and held at NUST MISIS. KFU was represented by Head of the Laboratory of...
