OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2012. Solemn ceremony of opening of the Photonic and IR-technic scientific and educational center was held in Bauman Moscow State Technical University. At the  ceremony there were present Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia; representatives of the Russian Academy of Sciences and major RDI’s of Russia and USA; known scientists, reported the press-centre of RussNeft.     

The project will be implemented under cooperation between Bauman Moscow State Technical University and NK RussNeft. The Photonic and IR-technic scientific and educational center will be opened in Bauman Moscow State Technical University within 3 years (2011-2013) within the frames of a special target-oriented program. The center will allow to create a world-class scientific engineering school in the field of optical electronics in Russia.

Five research & development laboratories with up-to-date optical electronic equipment have been set up in the Photonic and IR-technic scientific and educational center within the frames of the project. Leading national and international scientists became their research managers.

The project is partnered by major foreign universities, like AIZU Specialized University for computer information technologies (Japan); University of Central Florida and Orlando (USA). The Russian partners are Institute of nanotechnologies of microelectronics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of radiotechnics and electronics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific technological center of unique instrumentation.

OAO NK RussNeft provides full funding for the construction and repair of premises, purchase and installation of research and office equipment, personnel salaries. The oil holding will allocate 204 million rubles for implementation of the project within 3 years. The Company became a pioneer of the major project for Russia – return of the best national scientists from abroad and creation of the optimal conditions for their fruitful work in the motherland. Therefore, RussNeft greatly facilitates to implement innovational scientific researches in various fields of science and technology.

Implementation of the project will allow not only to create principally new technologies and instruments excelling their world prototypes but also to raise the scientific engineering school in Russia to a greater level.