Search results for «new» 7051 results

• Young Scientists Awarded ITMO University’s First Own Academic Degree Diplomas

  …ense remotely. The quality of academic degrees awarded in the course of the procedure was also enhanced thanks to the participation of international experts who, as per the new rules, have to fill in the role of one of the thesis opponents present at a defense. The requirements for how theses are presented were, too, subject to change. For example, a candidate’s s…

  12.03.2019

• Software Engineering Program by ITMO and JetBrains: Students Share

  …is. There are many interesting tasks in this field, ones that I would’ve really liked to try; also, it has to do with a great number of other subjects, so you can always learn new and interesting things. Ivan Ilchuk Before joining this program, I majored in physics. I had particular groundwork, I understood how programming worked, but I k

  11.03.2019

• Datathon on Texts Annotation: How Programmers and Humanities Specialists Analyze Texts

  …ject on the popularization of digital humanities, a field of science at the intersection of IT and liberal arts, in St. Petersburg (you can read about the project in this ITMO.NEWS article). The company Huawei took on the role of the main partner of ITMO University texts annotation datathon. Starting from December 2018, Huawei and the university’s Computer Technol…

  11.03.2019

• Head of Leningrad Laser Systems on Specifics of Russian Optical Components Market

  …of our specialists is to define which produce from a wide range of offers will be best for the client. Also, there are delivery dates to consider. We are constantly monitoring new arrivals, attend international conferences and keep tabs on the market. This means that our customers don’t have to spend time on figuring which of some 50 vendors will be able to sell them…

  11.03.2019

• Spring Cleaning Russian Style

  …, never. You don’t have to do it like a Russian. It’s spring (or it will be eventually), and if you feel like clutter is getting to you, there’s no better time to find it a new home.  In Saint Petersburg, you can donate clothes, books and toys in large receptacles with a slogan “Спасибо!”. They will be sold in secondhand stores around town. If you have more unu…

  11.03.2019

• Women in Science 2018

  …, this invention, together with Ashkin’s optical tweezers, which can be used for trapping and moving tiny objects such as viruses, bacteria, and cells, took laser physics to a new level. The 2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded to Frances Arnold, an American chemical engineer and the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistr…

  08.03.2019

• Materials Scientist Alexandre Nominé on Challenges of his Field, Learning Russian, and Creativity at ITMO University

  …e has been a lot of interest towards going to the nanoscale, which introduces a lot of applications in electronics, medicine, and catalysis, which is used in the research of renewable energy. I myself am not directly involved in such projects, but I have many great colleagues who are. My background is in materials science, so my job is mostly to downscale the process…

  07.03.2019

• 10 Summer Schools to Attend This Summer

  … This summer school is aimed at Bachelor’s students who have work experience in the field of biology, chemistry, biotechnology, and biomedical science and want to learn about new applications of biotechnologies, as well as the latest advances in cancer treatment, synthetic biology, structural biology, and genetics of plants. Participants of the school will embark…

  07.03.2019

• Awardees of 2018-2019 Potanin Scholarship Reveal Their Winning Hacks

  …ence; first, I needed the scholarship for supporting my imminent study exchange to Germany, second, I wanted to see what I’m capable of, to try my hand at something completely new. My thesis is dedicated to environmental awareness building in Russia’s natural parks and reserves. Sustainable natural resource management and popularization of ecological knowledge is …

  07.03.2019

• From Leucippus to Dmitri Mendeleev: History of Periodic Table

  …ng them was John Dalton (1766-1844), an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. He found out that two elements could be united in different combinations, each forming a new chemical compound. For example, carbon and oxygen form two compounds, namely carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide: for three carbon atom there are eight oxygen atoms in the carbon dioxide, wh…

  06.03.2019