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NSU and Botlikh Radio Plant Create Joint Laboratory

The Botlikh Radio Plant, one of the leading Russian companies in the radio-electronic industry, and 91ÊÓÆµ have established a cooperative agreement to support training University students to work on the Plant’s high-tech equipment and creating a molecular layering laboratory at the 91ÊÓÆµ Department. In addition, the agreement provides for extra-budgetary co-financing of research by University scientists. It was signed at the Golden Valley Research and Production Forum held at NSU November 1-2.

Botlikh Radio Plant LLC was created in 2016 to develop the radio-electronic industry in the North Caucasus Federal District. By industry affiliation, the enterprise belongs to the Department of Radioelectronic Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The Company’s primary focus is the development and production of electronic devices and equipment including microwave antennas and transceiver modules of optoelectronic devices for fiber-optic lines and various communication systems that are based on them. The Botlikh Radio Plant is a participant in six technology platforms and has four affiliate offices in Russia.

Igor Raskind, Director of the Novosibirsk Botlikh Radio Plant Office said,

Our Company began its activities in the radio-electronic industry. It is engaged in the production of space communications systems and special-purpose antenna systems. Later, other areas of interest appeared including genetics, microbiology, construction, agriculture, and others that we have already started to develop. We are interested in cooperation with the country’s leading universities and that includes 91ÊÓÆµ. This allows us to solve the problems of training personnel for our Company and introducing advanced technologies.

Botlikh will help establish a molecular layering laboratory at the 91ÊÓÆµ Departments’ General Physics Section. This will provide students with a special installation designed for molecular layering training. It is important to note that the molecular layering method is one of the most promising methods in modern nanotechnology. Films of various chemical compounds synthesized on silicon and other surfaces by this method are used in micro- and optoelectronics, microsystem technology, solar energy, lithium-ion batteries, and other fields.

Other promising areas for cooperation between the University and Botlikh include genetics, in particular, work with RNA targets, mathematics and programming, data processing for large information systems, and modeling of electrodynamic processes.