Winners of International competition of young physicists congratulated in State Duma
10.04.2018

On April 4, the State Duma of the Russian Federation has held an awarding ceremony for the winners of the annual International competition of young physicists, among who was a master degree student of MEPhI.

The competition was organized by the Moscow physical society, the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academic Foundation for researchers, students and postgraduate students up to 26 years.

The master degree student of the SEC NEVOD at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI Vladislav Vorobyov became the winner of the “Fundamental physics” section with a poster report “Registration of muons groups of high density using a coordinate-tracking facility with drift chambers”. Vladislav was awarded a diploma for his dedication, hard work, creative scientific potential and outstanding achievements in physics for the sake of Russian science.

The winners were congratulated by representatives of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow Institute of physics and technology, Institute of Radio-Engineering and Electronics (IRE RAS), the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LPI RAS), Peoples' friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Polyus Research Institute of M.F. Stelmakh, as well as other leading technical universities and institutes.

The Director of IRE RAS Sergey Nikitov stressed the importance of intersectoral cooperation and pointed to the relevant opportunities for young scientists to apply theoretical knowledge in practice. Nikolay Kargin, vice-rector of MEPhI, spoke about the significant success of the University in attracting young professionals to cooperation.

Participants of the round table noted the positive dynamics of Russian technical universities in the framework of the Project 5-100, the high demand for their graduates, as well as the growth of technical education in the country as a whole.

Representatives of the Moscow physical society presented initiatives aimed at the development of engineering education in Russia and increasing the job’s attractiveness for young scientists at Russian enterprises.