Year 2025 for the Institute: from underground refining to documentaries
For the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, 2025 was marked by a number of significant events in the scientific, educational, and cultural spheres. Last year, the Institute’s structure was expanded to include the Department of Theory and Methodology of Geographical and Environmental Education and the Department of Geography and Cartography, which significantly increased the number of educational...
Award ceremony of the Interregional Association of Geography Teachers of Russia held at KFU
A certificate recognizing honorary membership in the association was presented by KFU Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev to Ilgizar Gaisin, Professor of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Geographical and Environmental Education, and Chair of the association’s regional branch in the Republic of Tatarstan. For many years of productive work within the public and...
Alexander Gusev awarded 2nd Class Medal for Outstanding Achievements in Cosmonautics
Alexander Gusev, Engineer in the Department of General Geology and Hydrogeology at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University, has been awarded the 2nd Class medal For Outstanding Achievements in Cosmonautics. The medal is conferred by the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics. “Alexander Vasilievich is a full member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics....
Vladislav Sudakov and Alexey Vakhin among winners of the Government of Russia Award in Science and Technology
The two KFU employees and their colleagues from Tatneft were awarded for the development and implementation of innovative technologies for in-situ upgrading and efficient heavy oil production from complex reservoirs. Since 2014, scientists and specialists from Kazan Federal University have been working to improve the efficiency of extra-viscous oil (EVO) production by upgrading it directly in...
KFU and Zarubezhneft collaborate in water-soluble catalyst for viscous oil
This innovative idea, implemented in laboratories at Kazan Federal University, will help oil companies increase the production of highly viscous oil while simultaneously improving its quality without complex infrastructure changes. The research demonstrates the high technological efficiency of thermal steam treatment using a water-soluble nickel-based catalyst. Important laboratory results were published in Scientific Reports. “A water-soluble catalyst is...
Institute receives over 1,000 books as inheritance
The donations was given by the family of late Vladimir Trofimov, KFU alumnus, Distinguished Geologist of Russia, and full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Fifteen boxes were delivered from Moscow, where Trofimov's descendants currently reside. "I'm very pleased that my father's extensive library, containing over 1,000 books, which he collected during his student years...
Two exchange students spend 2.5 months in China University of Petroleum in Beijing
Sofya Sitdikova, student of complex data analysis in geosciences, and Almaz Murtazin, student of petroleum engineering, are both enrolled in English-language programs. "After receiving a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering, I decided that I wanted to specialized in geophysical data interpretation and geological and hydrodynamic modeling of hydrocarbon deposits. Having an opportunity to study abroad was...
Russian Geographical Society sums up 2025 and draws up plans for the future
The Tatarstan Branch of RGS convened at the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. Among the participants were Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Chairman of the TB RGS Dmitry Shiller, and other employees of both entities. Vice-Rector Nurgaliev welcomed everyone and noted that it was not the first time when KFU hosted RGS’s events. Mr Shiller then presented the...
Cuban national oil company CUPET employees receive training at CdoGEO
The Non-seismic Methods for Hydrocarbon Exploration program course was held last week. For a week, six specialists not only studied but also learned about Kazan and KFU. Their program comprised lectures, including one given by Danis Nurgaliev, KFU Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences, practical classes, and visits to laboratories, museums, the Kazan Kremlin, and TNG Kazan Geophysics,...