Today the First Russian-American Scientific Workshop “Design of Advanced Functional Materials: Education, Research & Innovations in Engineering” has completed its activity in Kazan with the discussion of partner projects in education, research & innovations in engineering. During the workshop, Russian scientists and their foreign colleagues discussed the prospects for further cooperation, particularly in the field of chemistry.
The scientists also talked about the difficulties arising from the scientific research. Part of the issues was considered by foreign researchers.
The Workshop Principle in the United States of America Anatoly Korkin, in speaking of performance results, noted a good organization of the event. “There were questions about attendance, but they could be solved”, - he said.
To the point, the Russian-American Scientific Workshop “Design of Advanced Functional Materials: Education, Research & Innovations in Engineering” was held in Kazan on October 7-11, 2013. The workshop was attended by 16 foreign professors and 4 Russian lecturers. Such scientists as Associate Vice-President of Arizona State University William Petuskey, Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department Dominic Gervasio, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Don Seo took part in the Workshop. More than 200 participants from Romania, Moscow and Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Altai region, Nizhniy Novgorod Region and Tatarstan attended lectures.
In addition, the delegation visited Technopolis “Himgrad”, Technopark “Idea”, Boarding Lyceum for gifted children with an advanced chemistry course and also ancient city Bulgar.