Mikhail Varfolomeev among most cited researchers in 2022 Elsevier rankings
The new database for 2022 features nine names associated with our University. The ranking draws statistics from Scopus, a citation index with over 20 thousand scientific journals and other printed materials. The list for KFU is as follows: Airat Dimiev, Lead Research Associate, Laboratory of Materials for Green Energy; Rawil Fakhrullin, Chief Research Associate, Center for Analytical Biophotonics and...
International Young Scientists School on Catalytic Refining of Heavy Oil held at KFU
The Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies headlined the event with support from Russian Science Foundation. The event featured over 60 young scientists and contributions from Mexican Petroleum Institute, Xi’an Jiaotong University (China), the University of Alberta (Canada), Chengdu University of Technology (China), Niroo Research Institute (Iran), Samarkand State University (Uzbekistan), Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis...
Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies represented at the Companion Event of the Congress of Young Scientists
The conference was organized at Perm State University of Humanities and Pedagogy on 4 – 6 October. Among the topics were environmental issues of the Kama Region, regional infrastructure, synergy between education and the industry, and new energy sources. Four workgroups comprising experts from various fields were formed, and each group was to defend its own project...
Center for Liquid Hydrocarbons presented its work at ADIPEC 2023 in Abu Dhabi
The annual oil and gas forum was held on 2 - 5 October. The 2023 event became the largest ever, having been attended by 160,000 visitors, comprising 350 thematic sessions with 1,600 contributors, including over 40 ministers and 120 executives of the energy sector. ADIPEC is organized by ADNOC, Ministry of Energy of UAE, and Society...
Ongoing cooperation discussed with Union Cuba-Petróleo
Head of Training and Development Mario Miranda Márquez and HR Director Tania Pérez Delgado visited on 3 and 4 October. Since 2018, the Institute has been cooperating with Cuba's national oil company, having graduated 25 master's degree students and 267 short-term training students. In June 2023, Minister of Higher Education of Cuba Walter Baluja Garcia toured IGPT and...
Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism conference held at Institute
The opening took place on 2 October. The event is devoted to the study of the modern geomagnetic field, as well as the study of the geomagnetic field in the historical and geological past, and the application of magnetism and rock paleomagnetism in various fields of science. "Each year the workshop is attended by 70 to 160...
Institute projects represented at RAO/CIS Offshore in Saint-Petersburg
The forum took place on 26 - 29 September. The conference on oil and gas projects of the Russian Arctic and offshore areas is organized on odd years. It features representatives of governments, businesses, and research centers of the Commonwealth of Independent States. KFU's sizable delegation comprised Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Deputy Director of...
KFU team continues research of copper-based catalysts for in-situ oil upgrading
A new paper saw light in Energy & Fuels. “We have obtained an effective catalytic composition based on a copper compound using an organic compound as a ligand. This catalyst accelerates the oxidation of heavy oil in porous media, reducing its viscosity and the content of heavy compounds in its composition,” says co-author Seyedsaeed Mehrabi-Kalajahi, Junior Research Associate...
Institute team GeoBars wins geological competition in Ufa
1st International Geological Contest GeoChallenge was held in Ufa, Bashkortostan, on 16 - 22 September 2023. Vocational school students and higher school freshmen and sophomores were eligible. "The championship included many competitions, the most interesting of which for me was the Excursion Geological Trail. For it, it was necessary to make a project of an excursion...