Asphaltene structures studied with acoustic waves

The scientific team of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University presented a unique development - an integrated method of calculation and reorganization of asphaltene structures in oil disperse systems under the influence of low-frequency acoustic waves of five kHz. The paper saw light in Neftegaz.RU. According to leading experts in the field...

Institute’s labs toured by Desk Officer of the Office of the President of Russia for Scientific and Educational Policy Yevgeny Beloklokov and Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Tatarstan Ramis Muzipov

They were accompanied by the Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev. The guests familiarized themselves with the laboratories of paleomagnetism and magnetism of rocks; geochemistry, isotope and element analysis; X-ray computed tomography; petrophysical methods of geomaterials research, and others. In addition, they visited the 3D GEOCenter and the Geothermochronology Center. “Geothermochronology is an actively developing field that...

Institute hosting 9th Tatarstan UpExPro youth scientific conference

The organizers of the two-day event, attended by representatives of 37 cities of Russia and several countries, are the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies and the Society of Petroleum Engineers Kazan Federal University Student Chapter. Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director of the Institute for Continuing Education and Industrial Partnerships, head of the Center for Advanced Training,...

KFU discussed cooperation with Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi

Khalifa University, a leading higher education institution in engineering and technology in the United Arab Emirates, was visited by Mikhail Varfolomeev, Director of the Small Tonnage Chemical Technology Park, Associate Professor of the Department of Petroleum Engineering. In particular, Khalifa University is known for its standing in petroleum science, currently ranked 7th in QS Subject Rankings...

KFU Technology Park and AIM Global Foundation sign cooperation agreement at AIM Congress in Abu Dhabi

Employees of Kazan Federal University took part in the AIM Congress 2025. It was held in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) on April 7-9 and was organized by AIM Global Foundation - the largest investment platform in the Middle East. This year's theme of the congress, which gathered more than 20,000 people from 180 countries, was...

Geologist Day celebrated at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies

Danis Nurgaliev, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, congratulated the students. He shared memories of his student internships and expeditions. “A geologist is a special person because he looks at nature with different optics,” he noted. "Any piece of land has everything, just in very small quantities - gold, diamonds, meteorites, rare earth metals.” The most interesting thing in...

Vice-Rector Danis Nurgaliev’s and Institute Director Vladimir Silantyev’s addresses on Geologist Day

First Sunday of April is Geologist Day in Russia. “Dear friends, I congratulate you on Geologist Day! This holiday is not by chance falls in spring, when geologists begin preparations for expeditions and look forward to the pleasure of new discoveries. I wish you good health, exciting adventures and success in exploring the beautiful corners of our...

Danis Nurgaliev: “We are using the method that I invented in my student years to look for oil”

On Geologist Day (first Sunday of April), Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, Distinguished Scientist of Russia and Tatarstan, Doctor of Sciences in Geology in Mineralogy, Professor Danis Nurgalev speaks about his life in science and the current affairs at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. "When I was a kid, in our village of Tatyshly in...

Students meet with representatives of TNG-AlGIS

Employees of one of the largest oilfield services companies of Tatarstan arrived to talk with young people on 4 April. Deputy Director of IGPT for Academic Affairs Andrey Teryokhin noted, "During the year, we have many meetings with our industrial partners and your potential employers. Direct contact is very important. No one can answer your questions,...

Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism School-Conference

The event takes up 31 March to 4 April. On the opening day, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev welcomed the participants, “Paleomagnetism is amazingly interesting! Research in this area helps to understand when the Earth’s magnetic field emerged, what was it like a billion years ago, when it disappeared and reappeared, and how its changes influenced the...