Karazin Research Institute of Chemistry Celebrates 95 Years!

Karazin Research Institute of Chemistry is the first chemical research institute in Ukraine. This September, it celebrated its 95th anniversary. The institute includes a unique radiochemistry and radioecology laboratory, unparalleled in any other Ukrainian university, and a one-of-a-kind repository of radioactive isotopes for scientific use.

Over the years, the institute has achieved numerous scientific accomplishments, developments, and patents. It also contributes to the training of chemistry professionals through its postgraduate and doctoral programs. Students complete their industrial (thesis) internships at the institute’s laboratories, while chemists from other organizations come for training.

Each year, leading specialists from the institute are involved in teaching, giving lectures, conducting lab sessions, supervising thesis and bachelor’s projects, and working closely with talented students and youth. Most of the articles published by the institute's researchers are indexed in Scopus, with their work featured in American and European journals.

“As for science in general, its most important part is university science. In institutions of higher education with research departments, there is not just the opportunity to learn but also to conduct research, generate ideas, work in scientific teams, and receive qualified assistance from colleagues. Scientists can then enter the ‘big world’ of science — research institutes, sectoral applied institutes, companies, and the Academy of Sciences. University science produces scientists. Without fundamental science, there can be no applied science, meaning there will be no way to change the world,” says Acting Director of the Institute of Chemistry, Oleksandr Roshal.

This year, representatives of the Institute of Chemistry were the only ones at the university to win in the NFDU project competition. You can learn more about the project “Functionalized Fluorescent Organogels for Detection, Accumulation, and Monitoring of Radionuclides and Eco-Toxicant Metals” via the link. The institute’s staff also received an international grant from the Simons Foundation, further proof of the high level of specialist training.

We congratulate the staff of the Karazin Institute of Chemistry on the 95th anniversary of its founding! We wish them continued growth, new discoveries, and success in their important work!