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04Aug

IGPT employees Rafael Sungatullin and Guzal Sungatullina receive certificates of merit from the Republic of Bashkortostan

The scientists made a significant contribution to the study of the first in the Russian Federation Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points "Usolka" (age 294 million years) and "Dalniy Tyulkas" (290 million years), the so-called "golden spikes". The family team of scholars devoted several years to the study of these unique geological objects located in Bashkortostan....

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27May

IGPT students among prizewinners of the First World Championship in Geology

It was held as part of the 11th International Environmental Congress in St. Petersburg. The team of third-year students of Stella Ižová (Slovakia) and Martha-Dorcas Zau (Republic of the Congo) took the first place in the team competition. Second-year student Yaroslav Burylin was among the top ten participants. His team was second. The championship, organized by the...

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05Mar

Multiple employees receive commendations at Institute-wide ceremony

A special meeting was organized on 21 February. The first to give away awards was Vice-Rector Danis Nurgaliev. Among the various commendations he presented to employees were Khadzhiev Medal, Graifer Medal, and Rector's letter of gratitude - 11 persons combined. Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships Ildus Chukmarov then took the floor to thank teachers...

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26Feb

Timur Zakirov wins Best Young Scientist in Tatarstan 2024 award

Three other KFU employees also received commendations. The competition is available for individuals of various age brackets – 30 or below for applicants without a PhD degree, 35 or below for PhDs, and 40 or below for DSc (second doctorate) degree. Chair of the Department of Mathematical Methods in Geology Timur Zakirov showcased his software kit for...

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13Feb

Mikhail Varfolomeev named Scientist of the Year at provincial ceremony

Scientific Breakthrough of Tatarstan award show was held on 11 February as part of Russian Science Day proceedings. Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov gave out commendations. While receiving the title, Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, member of the Russian Presidential Council for Science and Education said, "It is an honor for me to be...

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21Dec

Three Institute employees win Tatarstan Academy of Sciences grants for young scientists

The Academy announced the results in late December. Our colleagues set to receive grant funding are: Raushaniya Mudarisova - Development of a methodology for searching for carbonate reservoirs of super-viscous oil in the Permian deposits of the Republic of Tatarstan; Kamil Minnebaev - Sources of detrital material of the Middle Devonian-Early Permian rocks of the South Tatar arch...

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17Aug

Gas-tight syringe developed by winner of Student Startup

Vladislav Chalin, KFU alumnus, Laboratory Assistant of the Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, is creating a promising model of a gas-tight syringe made of domestic materials; the funding is to be provided by Student Startup. He will receive 1 million rubles to produce a pilot batch of syringes. “In the laboratory, we perform many types of research,...

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11Jul

Two PhD students receive Presidential scholarships

Over 4.7 thousand applications were submitted this year, most of them in technical sciences. Under the guidance of Mikhail Varfolomeev, Chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Saeed Shadi is developing technologies for hydrocarbon production from low-permeability unconventional shale rocks using hydrothermal conversion. It is mainly the application of specialized catalysts for in-situ conversion of fixed...

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26Jun

Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering Mikhail Varfolomeev included into Rais (Governor) of Tatarstan‘s Personnel Reserve list

Personnel Reserve of the Republic of Tatarstan is a project aimed at fostering local managerial talent. Mikhail Varfolomeev is also currently Deputy Director for Research at the Gazpromneft-KFU Research and Development Center. Since 2023, he has been a member of the Russian Presidential Council for Science and Education. To participate in the project, the scientist underwent a...

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06Jun

PhD student Alfayaad Assim Ghani Hashim among winners of Engineer of the Year in Tatarstan 2023

He was commended in the Petroleum Industry nomination in the Youth/Success/Prospects category. His project Intensification of oil production using wave technology at the late stage of field development is characterized by a significant scientific and applied potential for oil industry enterprises and can be tested at one of the oil and gas producing fields of Tatarstan....

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