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On May 28, 2026, an International scientific and practical conference "Mathematics and its Application in Science and Education" was held in St. Petersburg, it was dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the St. Petersburg Order of Honor of the Hero of the Russian Federation General of the Army E.N. Zinichev University of the State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.
On June 2, 2026, the first scientific reconnaissance marine expedition aboard the research vessel “Professor Gagarinsky” began. The expedition is being conducted as part of the Scientific Research and Applied Work Program of the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technology Center (Tropical Center) for the period 2025–2029. The route lies in the waters of the East China Sea. The voyage will last from June 2 to July 9, 2026.
From May 27-29, 2026, Vladivostok hosted the "Maritime Congress – Far East 2026"—a major industry event supported by the Primorsky Krai government and personally attended by the regional governor. The congress was organized by LLC "NEVA-International".
On May 13, 2026, a meeting of the Council on the appointment and payment of Presidential scholarships for full-time postgraduate students conducting research in the context of the Russian Federation's scientific and technological development priorities was held.
On April 17, 2026, the fifth KOLBA Forum and Award Ceremony took place at the A.S. Vishnyakov Digital and Information Technologies Building of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (Moscow). KOLBA is the only annual interdisciplinary award in Russia dedicated to women scientists.
The V.I. II’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS is conducting a research voyage on the vessel "Akademik Oparin" from May 4 to June 8, 2026. The voyage will last for 36 days.Research vessel "Akademik Oparin"
On April 15, 2026, a scientific session dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight and Cosmonautics Day was held in the large conference hall of the POI FEB RAS. Session participants discussed a wide range of issues related to the application of space technologies to Earth exploration.
A group of the POI FEB RAS staff members is currently completing training for a reconnaissance marine expedition aboard the research vessel “Professor Gagarinsky” in Vietnamese waters. The expedition is scheduled to begin in the second half of May 2026. The expedition will be carried out within the framework of the Scientific Research and Applied Work Program of the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technology Center (Tropical Center) for the period 2025–2029.
On March 19–20, 2026, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Moscow) hosted the annual conference, "Results of Expeditionary Research in 2025 in the World Ocean, Inland Waters, the Spitsbergen Archipelago, and the Kamchatka Peninsula." Expedition leaders and heads of scientific teams from the V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS presented their findings.
On International Women's Day, Acting Director Alexander Nikolaevich Charkin, PhD in Geology and Mineralogy, awarded the following female employees of the Institute with Certificates of Honor of the POI FEB RAS, recognizing their work achievements and high professionalism in their fields. Yesterday, March 19, 2026, during a meeting of the Academic Council, the following members were awarded Certificates of Honor of the POI FEB RAS:
