Students from Samara National Research University took part in the XXI Scientific Conference “Plasma Physics in the Solar System,” held from February 9 to 13, 2026, at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS) in Moscow.
Roman Shevelev, a student at the Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics, delivered a presentation titled “Specifics of Plasma Diagnostics via the Evolutionary Equation for Slow Magnetoacoustic and Entropy Waves in Thermally Active Solar Plasma.” His research was supervised by Dmitry Zavershinsky, Head of the Department and Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Alexander Ryabov, a student at the Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, presented his work “Constructing a Heating Function in a Gravitationally Stratified Solar Atmosphere Accounting for Thermal Imbalance,” under the guidance of Dmitry Ryashchikov, Associate Professor and Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
The conference provided students not only with a platform to showcase their research but also an opportunity to engage with cutting-edge plasma diagnostics techniques discussed during scientific sessions. Of particular interest were presentations on modern ionospheric monitoring tools. Participants learned about the multi-position chirp ionosonde, developed by the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP SB RAS) for studying wave perturbation structures, as well as the “Ionosonde” space mission concept.
Additionally, attendees were given a guided tour of the IKI RAS Museum, which features scale models of spacecraft and unique experimental equipment used in space research. The knowledge and insights gained during the event are expected to significantly support the students’ ongoing and future scientific endeavors.
Text and photo by Roman Shevelev, Alexander Ryabov
