³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø

For as long as I can remember, it has been interesting to understand how everything happens. At first, I tried to focus on physics but I got bored quickly. Then an alternative appeared in the form of chemistry. I was thrilled to discover it. I even had a young chemist’s set which I begged to get for a very long time and which I used enthusiastically to study. At school, contrary to the main humanities focus, I studied chemistry. At the University, after writing term papers in different specializations and gaining work experience in different areas of chemistry, I chose what best corresponded to my interests. This meant working with my hands in a variety of ways. Organic chemistry provides an amazing variety of what may not work. You struggle with this every day; it provides you with a constant challenge because the reaction may or may not work. Then you sit and think about who is to blame, you or the laws of the universe (laughs).

Of course. Maybe it is even necessary. Regardless of the specialty, one must be able to think both locally and globally. The ability to look at something from different angles allows you to better understand and to find more accurate, original, and less expensive solutions. It is science that makes this possible. For example, in geophysics, the more research methods we use that are based on different physical natures, the more detailed and complete the model of the researched interior of the Earth will be. Before entering NSU, I did not know how to approach my work the way I do now. I became noticeably more flexible in my approach to solving certain problems, I learn new things better and more actively, I learn from experience, and I see interdisciplinary connections. This is what I got out of a scientifically oriented education. As a result, I chose the life path of an explorer regardless of what I am doing whether it is geophysics, popularization of science, poetry, tourism, or cooking. The world is too interesting not to be explored. 

Laboratories with young scientists are needed to start a radically new topic, bring fresh ideas with the fuse of youth. It is clear that without the support of more experienced colleagues, it is difficult to do science. But a young team is generally a big plus. Evgeniy Mostovich, the Laboratory Head, communicated with us as equals, he did not talk abstrusely and explained things clearly, literally showed on his fingers, and was generally interested in all the topics being addressed in the Lab. When we first started working, there were also foreign students on internships in the Laboratory. This demonstrated that we were open to foreign cooperation. That is certainly a big plus if you have a global approach to employment.

By the end of my Master's Program, I had already begun to think about finding a stable job with a decent salary in my specialty. Unfortunately, for various reasons, I did not manage to achieve this at my native University or within the framework of the Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. Still, I want to emphasize that NSU is trying to do a lot to support the successful employment of its graduates such as career days and similar events targeted at a variety of specialties. There are retraining courses, advanced training, and language centers. It seems to me it is necessary to stimulate the creation of research teams with the participation of scientists from research institutes and students and graduate students. Also, facilitate and support the process of participation in grant and other competitions on the basis of currently successfully implemented cases.

There are three unpleasant aspects in domestic and world science for a young researcher. These are low wages and a minimal package of social guarantees, sometimes even with a successful career, exhausting bureaucracy that young scientists and experienced doctor of sciences face when writing grants, publishing journal articles etc. Finally, there is a lack of information about a scientist’s work, not the result in the form of a discovery, but the process of moving towards this discovery. The compensation aspect disappears as your experience grows. The second two can and should be changed, and this is already happening, although not as intensely as I would like it to be. For example, in the media, social networks, and other sources of information there are practically no texts or films that fully describe the work of scientists and provide an understanding that scientific discoveries are not correct, necessary, accurate, and clear thoughts that come to mind only during working hours, they are the result of routine, sometimes seemingly meaningless work that requires considerable effort.