The RFBR competition for the best projects of fundamental scientific research carried out by young scientists studying in graduate school ("Graduate Students") has ended. Its task is to create conditions for the preparation of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Sciences, assistance in finding employment and securing young scientists in Russian scientific organizations. Participation in the competition this year was possible by submitting applications electronically in the Integrated Information and Analytical System of the RFBR (CIAS RFBR). In the list of winners, which was published on August 6, 13 graduate students of YURGPU (NPI)!

Applications for the competition were accepted from May 20 to June 22, 2020. Among the requirements for graduate students who took part in the selection were the availability of publications in publications indexed by Web of Science, Scopus or included in the list of the Higher Attestation Commission, full–time postgraduate study, and most importantly - the provision of a unique project based on their own new fundamental scientific research for a grant.

The following criteria were taken into account when selecting projects for grants:

 - relevance of the study;

 - novelty of the expected results of the study;

 - project feasibility;

 - scientific and pedagogical background of the postgraduate's supervisor;

 - scientific background and scientific achievements of a postgraduate student

The deadline for the implementation of the winners' projects: 2 years. The grant amount for the entire duration of the project: 1,200,000 rubles.

The winners of the competition included polytechnics:

1. ANASTASIA ALEKSEEVA, (direction of training Engineering and Construction Technology), project "Ensuring structural safety of multi-storey building frames in emergency situations and beyond design impacts based on finite element analysis methods". Scientific supervisor - NINA
2. ALEKSANDROVNA BUZALO – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Urban Planning.
   ALEXEY BAKLANOV, (Computer Science and Computer Engineering), project "Creation of scientific foundations of resonant series-parallel identification of electrical systems of electrical substations for adaptive predictive analysis of their functional state". Scientific supervisor MIKHAIL VLADIMIROVICH LANKIN – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of IIST.
3. ALEXANDER BATYUKOV, (direction of training Mechanical Engineering), project "Study of the possibility of using a combined underground navigation system for the control system of the tunneling shield of the microtunnel-tunneling complex". Scientific supervisor ALEXANDER VALENTINOVICH PAVLENKO – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Head of the Department of EiEA.
4. ALEXANDER ZASYPKIN, (direction of training Electrical and thermal engineering), project "Intelligent technology and a new device for remote control of ice formations on an overhead power line". Scientific supervisor VLADIMIR IVANOVICH NAGAI – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Head of the Department. ECiES.
5. IVAN ZUBKOV, (training area of Engineering and construction technology), project "Catalysts for obtaining higher alcohols by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas". Scientific supervisor ALEXANDER PETROVICH SAVOSTYANOV – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of HT.
6. RUSLAN ISRAILOV, (training area of Engineering and Construction Technology), project "Study of electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen sulfide-containing gas mixtures of volatile hydrocarbons". Scientific supervisor LEV NIKOLAEVICH FESENKO – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of the Higher Educational Institution.
7. ANDREY KRAMAROV, (Mechanical Engineering), project "Investigation of the effect of eddy currents and magnetic hysteresis on electromagnetic processes in linear electric generators with permanent magnets". Scientific supervisor ALEXANDER VALENTINOVICH PAVLENKO – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Head of the EiEA Department.
8. ELENA MAKHMUDOVA, (direction of Materials Technology training), topic "Development of technology for obtaining magnetically soft composite materials based on iron powders with specified properties". Scientific supervisor BADRUDIN HASANOVICH HASANOV – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of MLSiC.
9. VITALY SOROMOTIN, (course of study 08.06.01 – Engineering and construction technologies), project "Deactivation of cobalt catalyst in conditions of high-performance synthesis of long-chain hydrocarbons from CO and H2". Scientific supervisor SERGEY ANATOLYEVICH MITCHENKO - Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, leading engineer of the Research Institute "NTNM".
10. ANNA FANDA, (direction of training in Engineering and construction technology), project "Development of technology for energy-saving steel vandal-proof architectural and construction panels with an external glass-enamel coating and an internal thermal insulation filler". Scientific supervisor ANNA VLADIMIROVNA RYABOVA – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of OHiTS;
11. BORIS CHERNYKHOVSKY, (field of study Geology, exploration and development of minerals), project "Assessment of VAT of metal structures in emergency situations and design impacts". Scientific supervisor SERGEY IVANOVICH YEVTUSHENKO – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of OID.
12. SERGEY SHCHUKIN, (training area of Engineering and Construction Technology), project "Study of homogeneous catalytic oxidation of hydrogen sulfide by air oxygen in a reactor with a membrane separator". Scientific supervisor LEV NIKOLAEVICH FESENKO – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of VKHISZOS.
13. ALEXANDER YATSENKO, (direction of training in Engineering and construction technology), project "Modeling and synthesis of crystal phases of strengthening action during low-temperature sintering of energy-saving building ceramics of multifunctional purpose". Scientific supervisor NATALIA ANATOLYEVNA VILBITSKAYA – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of OID.

We congratulate the graduate students and their supervisors on such a significant success and wish them new bright achievements. Keep it up, polytechnics!