KFU researchers study initiators of heavy oil oxidation
They are intended for in-situ combustion. The technology of in-situ combustion for heavy oil production has great potential compared to other thermal methods of enhanced oil recovery, including steam injection, because it can be used for fields with different depths. However, there are a number of technological challenges affecting the efficiency of its application. One of...
Institute visited by students of the Preparatory School
More than 30 young people from China, Chad, Indonesia, Ecuador, Cameroon and other countries visited IGPT on April 17. They were welcomed by Andrey Teryokhin, Deputy Director of IGPT for Educational Activities, and Yury Nurmeev, International Admissions Coordinator. The group was accompanied by Gulsiyar Muratova, Senior Lecturer of the Preparatory School. Teryokhin told the guests in detail...
KFU now 38th in Petroleum Engineering subject rankings by QS
In 2024, Kazan Federal University improved its positions in 15 subjects and 4 subject areas. In Petroleum Engineering, KFU is ranking 38th in the world and 2nd in Russia (in 2023, 40th in the world and 2nd in Russia, respectively). The University is also faring well in Education – now 89th in the world in 2nd in...
Institute’s research showcased at Youth Scientific Symposium on the Problems of Geology and Subsoil Development in Tomsk
The event took place on 1 - 5 April. Among KFU participants were: Yevgeniya Morozova, Engineer, Center for Geothermochronology; Dilyara Favarisova, Engineer, Center for Geothermochronology; Regina Sarazieva, Engineer, Center for Geothermochronology; Dilyara Kuzina, Senior Research Associate, Laboratory of Paleoecology, Paleoclimatology and Paleomagnetism; Anastasiya Yusupova, Junior Research Associate, Laboratory of Studies of Oil and Gas Bearing Basins; Bulat Gazizulin, Laboratory Researcher, Laboratory of...
Vice-Rector Danis Nurgaliev’s address on Geologists Day in Russia
Dear friends! I congratulate you on Geologists Day! It is not by chance that it is celebrated in spring, because this is the time of the year when geologists start to prepare for expeditions and look forward to the joy of new discoveries. I wish you good health, exciting adventures and success in exploring new expanses of our...
Institute visited by Academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The meetings took place on March 29. The guest list included:Alexander Sigov, President of Russian Technoloigcal University MIREA, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ;Dmitrii Markovich, Deputy Chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of Kutateladze Institute of Thermal Physics, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of the...
Georgy Yaroslavtsev, war hero and prominent geologist
We continue sharing stories about KFU students and employees who contributed to the victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945). Georgy Antonovich Yaroslavtsev was born on August 16, 1916 in the village of Yugo-Kamsky, Okha District, Perm Oblast. In 1933, he entered the first course of the evening preparatory faculty at Kazan University. In...
Institute experts contribute to geological seminar in Almetyevsk
On 19 March, Almetyevsk's Higher School of Petroleum hold a seminar on contemporary questions of geological exploration and subsoil studies. The event was organized by Tatneft and TatNIPIneft Institute. Among the contributors were scientists of Kazan Federal University and Moscow State University. Our University was represented by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Deputy Director of...
Institute delegation visits Innopolis
The IGPT team was headed by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev. He was accompanied by Deputy Director of IGPT for Marketing Ildus Chukmarov, Deputy Director for Innovation Vladislav Sudakov, Senior Research Associate (Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery) Rail Kadyrov, Junior Research Associate (Laboratory of Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Natural Underground Reservoirs) Airat Yarullin, and...