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Commercialization of Scientific and Technical Developments at Higher Education Institutes
Commercialization of Scientific and Technical Developments at Higher Education Institutes
Pages 55-59
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The institute traditionally has had close connections with production, and it currently has more than 100 professors and 600 candidates of science working actively in the fields of geology, mining engineering, and metallurgy. As a leading higher education institution, the institute plans its activity with following considerations in mind: social reforms, structural reforms of science and industry, development of educational services; · reforms in the professional education system and transition of education to a multilevel structure; and · changes in the status of many higher educational institutes and the transformation of some into academies and universities.
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DEMAND FOR UNIVERSITY SCIENCE An analysis of the demand for institute services revealed that the following factors have affected the basic production assets of industry: low quality of domestic industrial products, active competition from imported products, and a steep decline in production and investment. To identify customers for university research, the institute also analyzed its sources of research funding.
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The concentration of dissolved organic substances, including mineral oil, in underground water and in surface water bodies can be determined by the laserluminescent logging (LLL)
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Finally, the institute and Los Alamos National Laboratory are jointly researching methods to enforce and insulate oil and gas wells using bonding materials with low melting points and thermal packing penetrators. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES In addition to applied research, the institute develops specific products for industry.
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CONCLUSION The main research and development activities of the St. Petersburg Mining Institute have been conducted in close cooperation with other universities and with research and production firms, including converted military films.
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