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• New Project Defense Format: Study Physics and Improve Soft Skills

  …Modern science is rapidly developing, and scientists have to face multiple challenges when trying to make discoveries on their own. The complexity of equipment, the work pace, and the scope of challenges require teamwork. That’s why ITMO University now focuses not only on teaching fundamental knowledge but also soft skills. This allows …

  14.01.2021

• Student Spotlight: Julianne Gomez, Cuba

  …a select group of teachers, many of them are young and share our tastes and preferences and that makes communication between students and teachers feasible. I believe that the scientific level of ITMO is so high because they offer us the possibility to relax when we need it. That's why the university constantly organizes countless activities which take us out of the …

  14.01.2021

• What Are Medical Humanities and Why Do We Need Them

  … What are Medical Humanities? Can you be more specific? Why do we need this? Can you give us an example? Why is this field relevant? Is this a brand new field of science? How are Medical Humanities developing now? Why is it like this? What are Medical Humanities? Medical Humanities is an in…

  13.01.2021

• Speed, Drive and Transformation: ITMO's Daria Kozlova on Inspiration for 2021

  …Our Avatar project is gaining ground - it is in the testing and feedback stage and will be up and running in the spring semester. One of the services offered will be finding a scientific advisor. We have over 1,500 scientists and knowing their scientific interests, the algorithm will suggest five potential…

  12.01.2021

• Eight ITMO Scientists Receive Presidential Grants

  …The Ministry of Education and Science together with the Grants Council of the President of the Russian Federation have announced those scientists who in 2021-2022 will receive funding under the presidential grants program for young PhD and DSc holders. A total of 460 researchers from all over the country were selected. The

  12.01.2021

• To Infinity and Beyond: How Modern Discoveries Are Changing Our Understanding of the Solar System

  …ITMO.NEWS learned all about the cutting-edge breakthroughs in this field at a lecture (in Russian) by Vitaly Egorov, a space science communicator, founder of the Open Space project, and author of the book Делай космос! (Russian for “Do Space!” – Ed.). Here are the takeaways from the lecture.   Structure of the Solar System  We know now that the Solar System is …

  11.01.2021

• ITMO Student Dmitriy Tsarev on Theoretical Physicists, Quantum Physics and Its Similarities With Professional Sports

  …Your recent paper was about quantum metrology. Could you tell us more about this field? Before I dwell into the special nature of quantum science, I want to use some illustrations from professional sports. For instance, pole vaulting, which requires a significant amount of various physical attributes – but not only that! The excellent training of athletes is as im…

  11.01.2021

• Picture of the Week: AgInS Quantum Dots in CaCO3 Calcite Phase

  …In the picture, you can see images of silver, indium, and sulphur quantum dots. As part of their research, scientists aimed to create calcium carbonate (CaCO3) microspheres embedded with AgInS/ZnS quantum dots. The key problem had to do with CaCO3 having three different morphological structures and the spherical shape not being stable. In the picture, we can see the …

  11.01.2021

• Speaking from Experience: Inspiration from ITMO’s International Students

• Potential Threat, Treasure Trove, or Future Home: Why Scientists Study Asteroids

  …The lecture took place as part of the Scientist’s Lectern (Rus. Трибуна ученого) organized by the Moscow Planetarium. Here are the highlights. Why study asteroids My path to astronomy started with a great book, Essays about the universe by Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov. In the chapter Journey to Hermes and on Hermes, the author describes what we would’ve seen if w…

  08.01.2021