Experts from TSU and TSUAB present Russia at Science Slam in Berlin

TOMSK, Jun 14 – RIA Tomsk. Graduate student of Tomsk State University (TSU) Kseniya Karbysheva and employee of Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building (TSUAB) Nikita Meshcheulov passed selection at the federal level and represent Russia at the first German-Russian-American Science Slam in Berlin, the press service of the regional administration said on Thursday.

Earlier it was reported that in October 2017 TSUAB employee Nikita Meshcheulov won on Science Slam in Germany with the project "Safety Bag for Home". Earlier with the same project, he won a forum of young scientists U-NOVUS in Tomsk.

"In Berlin, June 19, for the first time in the history of the slam movement, there will be the German-Russian-American Science Slam. For Russia at the slam will perform two residents of Tomsk. From each country two participants will go to slam. From Russia to the tripartite meeting will go Ksenia Karbysheva from TSU and Nikita Meshcheulov from TSUAB, who passed the competitive selection at the federal level", – is said in the statement.

It is specified that Meshcheulov on Science Slam will talk about how to improve the explosion safety of buildings with the help of supple supports. For the development of a method for testing structural constructions on flexible bearings under dynamic loads the young scientist already has ten patents. And Karbysheva will present a research devoted to the Tomsk cedar forests.

"In Europe, North America and Japan, researchers have long described the most common types of plant-mushroom unions, and there is practically no information on Siberian pine. Our study allows to obtain new data on such types of associations previously unviewed, and hence to create effective technology of restoration of forests", – she is quoted in the message.

Science Slam (from English "scientific battle") – is the German popularization format for science, when young scientists present their research during an exciting stand-up show in an informal setting. Each slamer has to witty and interestingly tell about his scientific achievements in 10 minutes.