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• ITMO Scientists Develop Method to Easily Synthesize Materials With Set Properties

  Researchers from ITMO’s SCAMT Institute have demonstrated the possibility of using the sol-gel method to produce various porous monolithic structures from magnetite nanoparticles. The new method can produce multifunctional materials with complex hierarchical structures, such as the xero-, cryo-, and aerogel of magnetite. Thanks to this approach, it is possible to control the composition of the resulting porous materials through the relation of their compounds’ concentrations. One of the method’s most promising applications is biomedicine – the new aerogel can be used to stop bleeding and xerogel can serve as a repository for drug transportation.  

  14.03.2022

• Russian Researchers Suggest Innovative Approach to Production of Microfluidic Modules

  Scientists from ITMO University and the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute have developed a unique production method for microfluidic modules based on composites of metals and polymers. Upon contact with a module, droplets of liquid flow towards the areas with the smallest wetting angle. Such modules can significantly facilitate the production of biochips, sensors, and medical express tests.

  10.03.2022

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: March 12-13, 2022

  Spring is in the city and the weather is sunny but cold – so put on your warmer clothes this weekend when you are out on the town. Helping you along the way will be our traditional guide on the best things happening in and around St. Petersburg. 

  09.03.2022

• Finding Focus and Coping With Difficult Times

  When we face difficult situations, they can seem overwhelming and cause stress, leaving us paralyzed at some times and restless in others. To help you cope with such challenges, here is a short guide on stress and the tools you can use to deal with it. 

  08.03.2022

• ITMO Fellow Stanislav Baturin On Megascience Installations and Spinning Particles

  The Large Hadron Collider at CERN is the most powerful particle accelerator in the world. It allows researchers to study particle physics at the highest energy levels available to accelerators. Stanislav Baturin has been working in the field of particle physics at Russian and American universities for many years. Last year, he joined the ITMO Fellowship & Professorship program and the team of the university’s Faculty of Physics. At ITMO, Stanislav is collaborating with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) located in Dubna, Moscow Oblast, on a project devoted to the physics of spinning particles. In March, the researcher will also teach an optional course on megascience-class installations. In this interview, he told us why researchers accelerate spinning particles and what to expect from his new course.  

  04.03.2022

• ITMO in Top-Three of Potanin Foundation Scholarship Contest

  The Vladimir Potanin Foundation recently announced the winners of its scholarship contest for Master’s students – this year, 61 ITMO University students were included in the list. Starting from February 2022 and until the end of their Master’s studies they, as well as other winners, will receive a monthly stipend of 25,000 rubles. In total, students from 75 Russian universities took part in the contest. ITMO and Lomonosov Moscow State University share second place in the amount of their students who were granted the scholarship this year.

  03.03.2022

• ITMO Student Vlada Petrova on Quantum Chemistry in Practice

  How can computers help prevent poisoning from organophosphorus compounds, such as agricultural pesticides? Vlada Petrova, a fourth-year student at ITMO’s Faculty of Energy and Ecotechnology, does research at the intersection of quantum chemistry and ecology. She recently had the chance to work on her project at the Sirius educational center. Read on to learn about the results she was able to produce and the problems solved by quantum chemistry. 

  02.03.2022

• ITMO Rector Vladimir Vasilyev: Our First Priority is Supporting Our Students

  No matter what happens, we have been, are, and will be a university. This is a place where creative and driven individuals connect with their and like-minded peers so that together they can achieve scientific breakthroughs, develop new technologies, and share their experience through communication between students and lecturers. At universities, people of different views come together to advance science and bring their ambitious ideas to life. 

  02.03.2022

• ITMO Edu.Stars Winner Anton Starovoytov on Teaching Lab Classes Online

  Anton Starovoytov started teaching as a PhD student. Now he is the vice dean of ITMO’s Faculty of Photonics and a researcher at the university’s International Research and Educational Center for Physics of Nanostructures. He also develops educational projects, such as virtual simulations of physical equipment for lab projects on nonlinear optics, which will make such equipment more accessible. Last year, Anton Starovoytov was named one of the winners of the ITMO.EduStars contest. Read on to learn about organizing online lab projects in optics and how to manage to do everything you’ve planned.

  01.03.2022

• Typical Russian Student’s Monthly Budget in 2022

  Curious to learn how much students spend in a month in Russia? We asked our students about their spending habits and typical budgeting categories. Here’s all you need to know when planning your monthly expenses.

  01.03.2022