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26Oct

KFU Student Chapter of the Association of Geologists, Geophysicists and Engineers commended as best during the 2nd AGGE Congress

The Congress was held as part of the Russian Industry Energy Conference in Moscow. The event was attended by Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences; Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies; Vladislav Sudakov, Deputy Director for Marketing at the Gazpromneft-KFU Scientific and Educational Center; and Anastasia Yusupova, Senior...

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21Oct

ResNeuro, KFU’s proprietary software kit, wins commendation at Russian Energy Week 2025

ResNeuro is designed to localize residual oil reserves at fields in the late stages of development. The innovative method identifies areas of deposits with the lowest degree of hydrocarbon biodegradation, which is where residual oil reserves are most often found. The software suite was presented at the competition by young scientists Lead Engineer Vasilya Garifullina and...

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10Sep

10 IGPT students among winners of the sixth season of Student Startup competition

The results were announced recently by the federal ministry. Here are the young people set to receive 1 million rubles in funding for their projects: Ilmir Gizatullin, Digital flow meter - forecast and retrospective division of production by layers; Nikita Kozyrev, Thermofoam acid compositions with controlled kinetics for increasing well productivity in high-volume oil fields; Bulat Miftakhov, Utilization of...

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03Sep

KFU scientists among top 2% in the world in new rankings

Co-authored by Stanford University and Scopus, the ranking uses an integral parameter, the so-called C-score combining six citation indices. The eight scientists who entered the 2025 list are: Airat Dimiev, Lead Research Associate, Institute of Chemistry; Albert Rizvanov, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Gene and Cell Technologies, Secretary Academician of the Department of Medical and Biological Sciences of the...

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01Sep

Ameen Ahmed Al-Muntasser wins Young Researcher of the Year award from Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum

The award was given away during the recent 4th Kazan Global Youth Summit (27 - 30 August). This is one of the six awards of its kind sponsored by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation; the others are Entrepreneur of the Year, Media Leader of the Year, Mentor of the Year, Cultural Professional of the Year, and...

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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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