UrFU Student Awarded by Guinea's Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

13:02, May 26, 2022

Marie Constance Beavogui was awarded for outstanding achievements in the development of metallurgy

Marie Constance Beavogui is a third-year PhD student from the Republic of Guinea studying in the Department of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy at the Institute of New Materials and Technologies of Ural Federal University. She received an award from Guinea's Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation as part of a program promoting women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Thus, the education got at UrFU Institute of New Materials and Technologies is highly regarded worldwide.

"My current research work focuses on possibilities of increasing the extraction of alumina from Guinean bauxites by using different methods of enrichment of raw material. My supervisor Professor Irina Loginova is a great personality I admire and respect. She is an exemplary scientist to me. She gives me so much confidence in what I am doing today," said Marie Constance.

Marie Constance is grateful to her friends for recommending her UrFU for studies. They also recommended her professor Irina Loginova as a research supervisor.

"I think our scientific collaboration with professor Loginova and UrFU Institute of New Materials and Technologies will continue even after my graduation because I have a lot to learn from them," adds Marie Constance.

Guinea is rich in immense bauxite natural resources: it holds ¼ of the world's reserves that are in need of the development of its resources. Marie Constance Beavogui wants to actively contribute to the development of the resources since it is crucial for the socio-economic development of the Republic of Guinea. After her graduation, Marie Constance plans to go back to Guinea to serve the country.

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office
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