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Alexia Vanmalder: I Love Being in Russia. This Culture Is So Different From What I’m Used To
…c papers to name but a few of her accomplishments. She knows all the nuances and subtleties of the French and Russian languages, and I think it’s crazy! I'm learning something new in every one of her classes. On a personal level, she's also an incredibly kind, gentle and patient woman. Do you have any hobbies? I have to say that the last five years have been a…
12.03.2020
ITMO University PhD student Karina Pats on Her Job in the Field of Bioinformatics in Kazakhstan and her Career in Academia
…ed out, he’s also into modelling. A year later he paid us a visit again, and reached out to me. He told me that he is moving to Astana, and that he will work on various new projects for which he needs staff, so he offered me to conduct my PhD studies there. At the time, I was a second year Master’s student, so I had a lot of free time. I asked to go there on a…
12.03.2020
At the Intersection of Biology, Chemistry, and IT: New Participants of ITMO Fellowship & Professorship Program on Their Research at ITMO
…ed in their home universities.” On average, such meetups take place once in two months – this is necessitated by the fact that every two months, ITMO welcomes a dozen new specialists, or fellows, as part of the program. The gatherings help the newcomers settle in, get to know each other, and understand what collaborations they …
12.03.2020
First ITMO Ecohack Participants Create Automatic Waste Sorting System
…mote waste sorting in Russia, which won the Digital Breakthrough Russian Hackathon in 2019. It was the first hackathon hosted by ITMO.GREEN, but this initial success opens new prospects for solving pressing environmental problems. “The hackathon turned out to be a rather complex event to organize. But we now have some priceless experiences, we’ve found
11.03.2020
Edible Food Wrap, Supplements for Bees and a Natural Antiseptic: Exploring New Applications for One of the Most Common Biopolymers
…naged to build the technology in such a way that we made them compatible. We are now waiting for the latest data on the properties of these wraps. We hope that this will be a new word in this field of research. Valery Varlamov, professor and head of the Laboratory of Biopolymer Engineering at the Federal Research Center “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russ…
11.03.2020
How to Start a Career in Radiophysics: Results of an Open Workshop at ITMO University
… well as scientists from international research centers and universities such as Fraunhofer Society and Aalto University. In the first part of the event, they gave lectures on new research areas in the field. Starting a career: employers’ tips Culminating the workshop was a roundtable with representatives of universities and companies. It helped establish an o…
11.03.2020
ITMO’s Intelligentsia Culture Club: Be Kinder to Others and Never Fear Change
…d on providing discount tickets for ITMO students. Later, as the student club system was rehauled, we changed our name to Intelligentsia and developed our own style, welcoming new members who helped us expand our agenda with more activities. Our aim is to organize cultural entertainment for ITMO students and staff members. We are based in St. Petersburg, after al…
10.03.2020
Business Model Canvas Week: Students from Russia, Finland, and Germany Join Forces on Sustainable Business and Recycling
…hat they care about and try to work out how to develop it sustainably,” says Tiina Wickman-Viitala. Gazprom and restoring the fish population During the week, ITMO.NEWS spoke to Russian and Finnish participants of Business Model Canvas Week about the projects that they were working on and their expectations. Polina Aptikasheva, fourth-year Bachelor’s s…
10.03.2020
ITMO University Students Participate in Training on Oil Production Simulators Used by Gazprom Neft
…iridov, a third-year ITMO University student. “For this reason, it was very interesting to me to learn about the things that I’ll encounter in my future profession. I already knew many of these, but seeing the company’s virtual model itself was fascinating; I’d never seen a deposit reproduced in such detail before. This allows you to understand the process better.” …
10.03.2020
Scientists Propose New Nanoparticles That Can Potentially Be Used to Treat Cancer with Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia
…cancer treatment,” says Vasilii Balanov, Master’s student at ITMO University (the program Chemistry of Applied Materials) and one of the study’s authors. “This is a relatively new method which involves introducing a magnetic nanoparticles-containing sol into a tumor. Following that, the affected area is exposed to a variable magnetic field, which heats the nanopartic…
10.03.2020