The results of competitions for carrying out research, development, experimental and technological and other types of work on the basis of YURGPU (NPI) within the framework of the university development program for 2021-2030 "Priority-2030" have been summed up. Each winner will receive a so-called internal grant for the implementation of the project, designed for two years.

The first competition is called "Foundation", its winners were eight projects, each of which has its own leader.

1. A.P. Savostyanov - "Development of a catalyst and technology of ammonia decomposition".
2. R.E. Yakovenko - "Development of a high-tech pilot complex for the production of synthetic solid hydrocarbons, diesel fuel and petrochemical products from natural and associated gases".
3. N.A. Sukhenko - "Creation of intelligent robotic mechanisms for modern production technologies".
4. A.V. Pavlenko - "Creation of a high-voltage power source for electron beam welding".
5. V.V. Papin - "Development of technologies for the use of secondary and renewable low-potential energy sources to improve energy efficiency and environmental performance in the production of heat and cold using organic fuels.
6. E.A. Yatsenko - "Effective thermal insulation silicate materials for hydrogen energy.
7. V.G. Chernykh - "Development of a universal simulator for the operator of mining and construction machines".
8. G.K. Aleksanyan - "Development of a device for taking primary measurement information for electroimpedance tomography systems".

The second competition - "Hydrogen Energy System" - revealed three winners.

1. V.A. Klushin - "Development of layouts of composite bipolar plates of fuel cells".
2. N.V. Smirnova - "Development of graphite-filled polymer materials for composite bipolar plates of solid polymer fuel cells".
3. A.B. Kuriganova - "Development of a solid polymer fuel cell stack".

Young scientists of our university told about the prospects for the development of their projects, the planned goals and teams.

- The scientific purpose of the experimental design work is to develop an innovative technology to reduce the share of the use of organic fuels in the production of heat and cold, - said Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department "TESiT" Vladimir Vladimirovich Papin. - Secondary and renewable energy sources will be used for replacement. We have chosen the path of developing new technologies and devices, upgrading old technologies. As a result, a mock-up sample of the technology being developed will be obtained. We also have a goal to develop a team of young scientists of the department of Thermal Power Plants and Heat Engineering, to attract new members to the team, to involve students in the scientific activities of the department.

The OCD will be performed by a team of seven young scientists and researchers.

The project "Hydrogen Energy Systems" is worth mentioning in particular. This is one of the strategic projects of our university, announced in the Academic Leadership Program "Priority 2030". Within the framework of this stratproject, it is planned to implement several subprojects, which will eventually be aimed at creating a ready-made infrastructure facility, the only one of its kind in Russia, which will become a center for the development of hydrogen energy technologies. On its basis, new research and development projects will be carried out, student science will develop, the number of employees involved in these works will increase, and orders from enterprises of the real sector of the economy will be attracted.

One of such projects is "Development of a solid polymer fuel cell stack", the work on which is led by Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Technologies Alexandra Borisovna Kuriganova.

- Our goal is to create a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers aimed at solving technological problems and manufacturing innovative products in the field of hydrogen energy, - says Alexandra Borisovna. - Now our team consists of four people, including one third-year student of the Faculty of Technology and one third-year graduate student. In the second year of the project, we plan to expand the team within the terms of the competitive position. Over a two-year period, we must develop preliminary design documentation for creating layouts of stacks of solid polymer fuel cells (TPTE), providing a rated power of at least 0.1 kW and at least 0.5 kW, and produce the stack layouts themselves. In the future, within the framework of the stratproject "Hydrogen Energy Systems", we plan to expand the power range of fuel cells and proceed to the production of prototypes.