Two projects under the leadership and with participation of scientists from the Karelian Research Centre RAS made it to the final list of the 2023 competition for grants of the Russian Science Foundation under its priority area “Basic research and exploratory research by separate research groups”:
- «Possibilities and prospects of using abnormal light and dark cycles to improve the energy efficiency of plant crop production in closed systems with artificial illumination», Leader – Dr.Sci. Alexander Titov (Institute of Biology KarRC RAS);
- «Composition, sources, and age of Middle Paleoproterozoic sedimentary and igneous complexes in the Karelian Craton as a basis for paleotectonic reconstructions», Leader – Dr. Sci. Alexander Samsonov (Institute of Geology KarRC RAS).
The competition provides for research to be conducted in 2023-2025, with possible extensions for one or two years after that.
We congratulate the winners and wish them productive research!
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April 1, 2023
Projects submitted by scientists from the Karelian Research Center RAS were supported by grants from the Russian Science Foundation, based on the results of the 2023 competition for separate research groups.
Congratulations to the winners!
Congratulations to the winners!
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