In 2026, 800 young researchers from all over the country received the scholarship, which is 60% more than last year.
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister, noted the high level of projects and serious competition among participants: more than a third of applications are devoted to advanced technologies, including those using AI, robotics, new materials and processing large amounts of data. Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education, emphasized that the winners include graduate students and adjuncts with serious scientific results: publications in leading publications, developments and experience in participating in large—scale projects.
Alexandra Malysheva started her career in oceanology at the Geographical Faculty of St. Petersburg State University (Hydrometeorology program), choosing a specialization in oceanology after the first year. In 2024, after participating in the VNIRO Floating University Winter School on the Seasonality in the Ocean track and a subsequent internship, she received a position as a senior specialist in the Department of Climate Dynamics and Aquatic Ecosystems.
Recently, Alexandra has gained a wealth of expedition experience: she participated in the Baltic Profile voyage on the Akademik Ioffe Research Vessel, mastered the methodology for determining the parameters of active chlorophyll fluorescence, participated in expeditions to the Bering, Okhotsk and White Seas. For two years in a row, she has been giving lectures and conducting workshops at PU Winter Schools, including a lesson on the R programming language analyzing the distribution of chlorophyll—a in the waters of Kamchatka.
"Working at VNIRO allowed me to look at the problem more broadly," notes Alexandra Malysheva, "We work side by side with geneticists and ichthyologists, which makes it possible to take into account many factors: from physical processes in the ocean to their impact on commercial fish species. This is fundamentally important for the sustainable management of biological resources."
Alexandra's achievements confirm the high level of Russian oceanology and contribute to strengthening Russia's technological leadership, as well as to solving the challenges of the fisheries industry.
VNIRO Press Service
