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Several victories by young LIMU researchers!

On July 10, 2026, the results of several competitions were announced, resulting in LIMU research fellows Pavel Rosnitsky, Alisa Krokhmal, Anastasia Kvashennikova, and Ekaterina Ponomarchuk receiving RSF grants for young scientists, while A.A. Krokhmal also won the BASIS Foundation special course competition.

Maria Sergeeva is the winner of the R.V. Khokhlov student thesis competition!

LIMU student Maria Sergeeva won first place in the R.V. Khokhlov student thesis competition at the MSU Faculty of Physics. The award is especially meaningful this year, marking the 100th birthday of the outstanding physicist and MSU rector R.V. Khokhlov. Congratulations to Maria on this well-deserved award!

Oleg A. Sapozhnikov has been awarded the Helmholtz–Rayleigh Medal

LIMU co-founder and co-head, Oleg A. Sapozhnikov, has been awarded the prestigious Silver Interdisciplinary Helmholtz–Rayleigh Medal of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), with the citation: “For contributions to nonlinear acoustics and its application to medical ultrasound.”

LIMU at the International Youth Science Forum “Lomonosov-2026”

On April 16, 2026, the International Scientific Conference of Students, Postgraduates, and Young Scientists “Lomonosov-2026” was held at the Faculty of Physics of Lomonosov Moscow State University. Our 2nd–4th year students presented their results within the subsections “Acoustics” and “Medical Physics” and made a lasting impression on the competition committee, winning three first prizes for the best reports within their subsections!

LIMU at Oncoradiology congress – 2026

On February 13–14, 2026, the IX All-Russian Scientific and Educational Congress "Oncoradiology, Diagnostic Radiology, and Radiotherapy" was held in Moscow. Our research fellow, Ekaterina Ponomarchuk, participated as an invited speaker with an overview talk on "Tumor disintegration with high-intensity ultrasound."

LIMU at the Scientific Council meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences

On December 17, 2025, LIMU representatives Oleg A. Sapozhnikov, Vera A. Khokhlova, Pavel B. Rosnitsky, and Ekaterina M. Ponomarchuk spoke at the meeting of Scientific Council "Biomedical Physics and Engineering" at the Russian Academy of Sciences, dedicated to the development of technologies using high-intensity focused ultrasound in therapy and non-invasive surgery.