Elizaveta Morokhova Awarded Prize for Cooperation with China
Together with foreign colleagues, she studies the catalytic properties of metals
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Russia hosted the sixth award ceremony honoring scientists and engineers who have significantly contributed to strengthening scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries. Medals were presented by Presidential Assistant Andrey Fursenko, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhu, and Vice President of the Russian Union of Scientific and Engineering Associations Sergey Drukaenko. This year, 24 laureates received the PRC Ambassador’s Prize, and eight others were awarded the Prize for Cooperation with China, including Elizaveta Morokhova, an associate professor in the Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry at Samara Polytech.
“The Cooperation Prize with China once again confirms the interest in the high-level research conducted at our university,” said Morokhova. “International scientific partnerships open new avenues for collaboration between the two friendly nations.”
The prizes were established in 2020 in partnership with the Russian Union of Scientific and Engineering Associations. The Cooperation Prize is awarded to previous recipients of the PRC Ambassador’s Prize who continue active scientific collaboration with Chinese colleagues.
“I received the Chinese Ambassador’s Prize last year,” Morokhova explained. “As a laureate, I visited research institutions and industrial enterprises in China and gained exposure to advanced technologies. This internship marked the beginning of my collaboration with Chinese researchers. Together, we are studying how doping metal oxides with various elements affects their catalytic properties.”
Morokhova noted that Russian scientists focus on theoretical calculations, such as optimizing doped structures and evaluating oxygen vacancy formation energies, while Chinese partners carry out experimental work, including synthesis and empirical testing. Their joint research was published in the high-ranking journal Surfaces and Interfaces.
At Samara Polytech, Elizaveta Morokhova leads an extensive search for new ion-conducting materials for electrochemical power sources. Her work aims to develop and implement technologies for emerging renewable energy solutions.
