SSU representatives won 2016 competition for government support for young PhD holders. Presidential grants were awarded to O.I. Moskalenko, I.Yu. Yanina, Yu.B. Monakhova and S.E. Sheshukova.
According to Vice-rector for research work A.A. Koronovski, grants are awarded two times a year, PhD holders receive about 600,000 rubles funding. Young scientists have to report on their work in the end of the year. After the final report they could apply again with a different research project, on the condition they are still under 25 years of age.
Associate Professor of the Department of Open System Physics O.I. Moskalenko’s project concerns estimating the simultaneity degree of interacting systems behavior by time series (model systems and neurophysiological data). For example, Moskalenko, Olga Igorevna said electroencephalogram data analysis allows finding out which brain regions synchronize better. “Research finding could be used in physiology and medicine to help diagnose central nervous system diseases”, said the scientist. She added this is the third time she has been awarded the Presidential grant.
Nonorganic Chemistry Lab leading research fellow Yu.B. Monakhova got financial support for her project “Methodology of Chemometric Modeling of Spectrometric Signals in Complex Composition Objects Analysis”. The research aims at developing methodology of complex composition mixtures spectrometric analysis by one or several analytical methods using chemometric algorithm of multivariate regression, discriminative analysis, and multiblock algorithms. The recommendations on using chemometric algorithms including multivariate calibration, discriminative analysis, COMDIM, and their combinations in complex composition mixtures spectrometric analysis would lay the foundation for effective methods of substance determination in complex composition objects including food, pharmaceuticals, and environmental objects.
Remote Controlled Theranostic Systems Lab junior research fellow I.Yu Yanina received a grant on “Experimental Study of fat Tissue optical Characteristics under Laser Radiation Heating”. Her project concerns studying fat tissue structure changes to help develop laser, optic and nanotechnologies to be applied in biology and medicine. The research takes advantage of unique combination of nano- and optical diagnostic and therapeutic technologies such as multiwave refractometry, spectrometry, microscopy, optical coherence tomography (OCT). According to I.Yu Yanina, the project could lead to developing new types of nanoparticles that allow real-time fat tissue laser photothermolysis while controlling internal temperature.
Department of Open System Physics assistant S.E. Sheshukova has received the grant for the first time. She applied to support her project “Studying Characteristics of Topological Magnetic Structures for Functional Processing, Generation, Storing and Transferring of Information Signals”. Her project concerns the fundamental problem of studying spin-wave signals spread and processing features in connected ferromagnetic micro- wave conductors and magnonic crystals.
Information about grants and competitions for young scientists and students is available on SSU website Research page.