Perm State National Research University (PGNIU)

Perm State National Research University (PGNIU)

The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Perm State National Research University" University was founded on October 14, 1916 as a branch of St. Petersburg University.

History

2024

IBS Agreement for IT Training

IBS and Perm State National Research University (PGNIU) signed a cooperation agreement. They intend to jointly develop educational programs and train highly qualified specialists in the field of information technology. IBS announced this on April 9, 2024.

The document was signed by acting Rector of PGNIU Igor Germanov and Director of the Ural Cluster and the IBS Regional Center in Perm Olga Krasnukhina. During the meeting, which was held at the university, they also discussed issues of future interaction.

The conclusion of the agreement opens up prospects not only for the creation of new educational areas, but also for the implementation of other joint projects, including the possibility of opening an IBS laboratory at the university.

Thanks to the participation of IBS in the educational process, PSNIU students will be able to gain up-to-date knowledge and practical skills in the field of information technology, which will simplify their further employment and allow them to integrate into the employer's business processes without retraining.

For IT companies, cooperation with universities is one of the priority areas, especially in the context of a shortage of qualified personnel. The long-term effect of such a partnership involves not only the exchange of knowledge between the IT-Business and the university, but also increasing the brand awareness of the company and the loyalty of students who may become its employees in the future.

Collaborating with the best is always a challenge to yourself. We answer this challenge confidently, realizing that we have the competencies and high level of IT education recognized by domestic developers for several decades. Together with IBS, we plan to open new educational areas for students of the Institute of Computer Science and Technology of PGNIU. It is important that students at our institute in Perm will have the opportunity to gain experience and practical skills from the leader of the domestic IT market, said Igor Germanov, acting Rector of PGNIU.

Both in the world of technology and in the field of education, changes are constantly taking place. It is important for companies and executives to see and adapt to these trends, create new partnerships, and preserve existing ones. I am sure that the Institute of Computer Science and Technology of PGNIU, founded in 2022, is a reliable and promising partner with whom we can develop IBS in the Urals. As the head of the regional cluster, I see my task as the disclosure of the personnel potential of the Urals. And the Perm Territory is its key region and is known for its powerful educational base. As part of joint career and professional events (hackathons, webinars, mitapes, conferences), we will train specialists who will have to build our digital future, noted Olga Krasnukhina, director of the Ural cluster and the IBS regional center in Perm.

Opening Graduate School in Photonics and Optics

Perm State National Research University (PGNIU) begins to train graduate students in the field of photonics and optics. This was reported in the Competence Center of NTI "Photonics" on January 23, 2024.

Two new graduate schools have been opened at PGNIU: in the scientific specialties 2.2.7 "Photonics" and 2.2.6 "Optical and optical-electronic devices and complexes." Within the framework of these programs, research will be carried out in the field of new materials, the topology of optical waveguides in crystals, special optical fibers, fiber-optical sensors and systems for analyzing their signal. Postgraduate students who chose the direction of biophotonics and quantum data transmission networks will conduct comprehensive research at a junction with other disciplines and sciences, master modern methods and technologies of scientific communication, including programming languages ​ ​ and foreign languages, and learn to teach learned material to students.

PGNIU will train graduate students in the field of photonics and optics

Unlike undergraduate and graduate studies, the postgraduate program allows you to implement more complex and long-term projects, almost always involving joint work with leading universities and institutes in Russia and abroad. In photonics, the approach to the Ph.D. dissertation involves mastering the full cycle of designing a photon system - from an idea to comprehensive tests of an experimental sample, including theoretical analysis, building a mathematical model, studying production technologies and their limitations, - said Roman Ponomarev, associate professor of the Department of Nanotechnology and Microsystem Technology, head of the youth laboratory of integral photonics at PGNIU.

According to the expert of the Competence Center of NTI "Photonics," Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Viktor Krishtop, the new graduate school in optics and photonics is designed to give future scientists the most fundamental knowledge in the field of "end-to-end" technology of "photonics" ^[1]

2023

Create a laboratory to develop digital material twins for photonics

On September 1, 2023, it became known about the creation on the basis of the Perm State National Research University (PGNIU) of the laboratory "Computational Materials Science in the Field of Photonics and Quantum Technologies." As part of this initiative, scientists will be engaged in the creation of digital doubles of materials for photon integrated circuits, optical fibers, single-photon emitters and other photon devices.

As told TASS in, the NTI Photonics Competence Center new laboratory will conduct multi-level modeling of materials, which will predict their properties, behavior depending on the operating conditions and the process of their production. The created digital twins will be modeled to the atomic level, which will enable a deeper analysis of their future operation, the center emphasized.

In Perm, created a laboratory for the development of digital doubles of materials for photonics

The development of new materials and technologies usually involves a large number of cycles for prototyping, experimental investigation of their properties and a corresponding change in the composition of the material and the parameters of manufacturing processes. This approach leads to high research costs and long time to bring the product to the commercial market. Therefore, the use of digital twin technologies will reduce these costs and quickly get results, "explained Natalya Medvedeva, head of the laboratory of computational materials science in the field of photonics and quantum technologies, as well as head of the department of physical chemistry at PGNIU, candidate of chemical sciences.

According to her, in addition to scientific research and design work, it is planned to train personnel in the field of computational materials science. To do this, new training modules have been introduced into the master's program of the Faculty of Chemistry of Perm University, for example, on numerical methods in materials science and methods for diagnosing materials.^[2]

Creating nanoantennes for video calls in hologram format

Specialists of the competence center of the National Technological Initiative "Photonics" on the basis of the Perm State National Research University, as well as companies included in the consortium of the center and Alfer University, have developed optical nanoantennes on thin films of gold, which are based on chips for photon-electronic circuits will speed up the transmission of data in devices tenfold. The technology can be used to implement holographic phone calls, the press service of the National Technology Initiative (NTI) Platform reported on August 9, 2023.

According to the developers, the new nanostructures are able to convert the electrical signal of the hardware component into an optical signal, and when creating advanced nanoantennes, the authors of the projects influenced a very thin film of gold using ultra-short laser pulses. In the end, the new material vaguely resembles blister packaging for tablets, only its properties and capabilities, of course, are completely different.

Experts have developed optical nanoantennes on thin films of gold, which are based on chips for photon-electronic circuits will speed up the transmission of data in devices tenfold

We placed arrays of such blisters in the chamber of a high-vacuum tunneling microscope, where an interesting physical phenomenon was studied - inelastic tunneling of electrons. New experiments have shown that in the presence of nanoantenne blisters, the efficiency of such conversion is significantly increased. At the same time, the wavelength ("color") of optical radiation can be controlled by adjusting the value of the applied electric voltage, as well as by varying the period of location of nanostructures, "explained Ivan Mukhin, professor at Alfer University.

Scientists are confident that high efficiency and compatibility with various modern electronics components will make the nanoantennes they have developed quite popular on the market.^[3]

Creation of material that makes drones invisible to electronic warfare

The Perm State National Research University (PGNIU) has developed material that can make drones invisible to electronic warfare (electronic warfare) systems. Gleb Shipunov, an expert at the Center for Competence of the National Technological Initiative "Photonics," based on the university, spoke about this in early August 2023.

We have developed a multifunctional composite material with metal elements integrated into its structure to protect drone electronics from electromagnetic radiation. Our material not only allows the drone to remain strong and light due to the use of coal fibers, but also makes it invisible to the electronic warfare, - he explained in a conversation with TASS.

PGNIU has developed a material that can make drones invisible to electronic warfare systems

According to him, in the zone of activity of electronic warfare systems, drones lose contact with the operator, but when using the development of UAVs, they will remain invisible and at the same time continue to exchange data with the one who controls them using photon data transmission and shielding technologies with special materials. In addition to the new composite, the system will include special means of communication that will transmit data using photons (light), and not radio waves.

Electronic warfare is a type of armed struggle, during which radio emissions (radio interference) are affected by electronic means of enemy control, communication and reconnaissance systems, as well as the protection of their systems from similar influences.

Electronic suppression and electronic protection are components of electronic warfare. Suppression implies disruption of work or a decrease in the effectiveness of enemy electronic systems. For this purpose radio-electronic interference is used. These can be active and passive interference, the use of false targets, traps and other methods. Electronic defense is aimed at ensuring the stable operation of its own electronic means during deliberate enemy radio interference.^[4]

Synthesis of innovative ion compositions for batteries. They will become more powerful and durable

On July 10, 2023, specialists from the Perm State National Research University (PGNIU) announced the development of new generation ionic liquids with high electroconductive properties. It is assumed that batteries based on these connections will be more powerful, more reliable and more durable than traditional lithium-ion batteries.

According to TASS, referring to information received from the press service of the university, the new composition can be used as an electrolyte for batteries and capacitors. At the same time, the battery capacity can be increased compared to existing analogues. In particular, a total of 0.01 moles of ionic liquid per kilogram of electrolyte increases electrical conductivity by two orders of magnitude.

Specialists of Perm State National Research University reported on the development of new generation ion fluids

Ionic liquids have a number of advantages over conventional electrolytes. This is, in particular, high safety, as well as thermal and chemical stability. In addition, a longer service life is achieved and toxic emissions are reduced, both in the production of the liquids themselves and in the disposal of batteries.

When recycling spent electrolytes, the ionic liquids we offer, unlike traditional lithium hexaphosphates, which have been used in batteries since 1995, cause less environmental harm. In fact, you can take a regular lithium-ion battery, refuel it with our electrolyte, and it will work more efficiently, - said Pyotr Ivanov, one of the participants in the work.

The TASS publication says that the researchers formed a library of ionic liquids with an array of their physicochemical properties, and also developed several synthesis methods and applied for a patent. The plans include creating a new type of battery layout to study its characteristics.^[5]

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