18−23 October, 2026 / Novosibirsk, russia
International Conference
"Synchrotron Radiation: Science, Knowledge, Innovations, Future" (SKIF-2026)
Dear colleagues!
We are pleased to announce International Conference "Synchrotron Radiation: Science, Knowledge, Innovations, Future (SKIF-2026)" to be held on October 18−23, 2026 in Novosibirsk, Russia.
The purpose of the Conference is to discuss the current trends and future advances in the field of synchrotron radiation researches, including facilities and IDs development, beamlines optics and instrumentation, fundamental researchers and industrial applications.
We are pleased to announce International Conference "Synchrotron Radiation: Science, Knowledge, Innovations, Future (SKIF-2026)" to be held on October 18−23, 2026 in Novosibirsk, Russia.
The purpose of the Conference is to discuss the current trends and future advances in the field of synchrotron radiation researches, including facilities and IDs development, beamlines optics and instrumentation, fundamental researchers and industrial applications.
18−23 October, 2026
Novosibirsk, Russia
Working language — English
Application & abstract submission until June 15, 2026
No registration fee
Novosibirsk, Russia
Working language — English
Application & abstract submission until June 15, 2026
No registration fee
Organizers
Novosibirsk, Russia
Novosibirsk, Russia
Moscow, Russia
Novosibirsk, Russia
Novosibirsk, Russia
The event is supported by the Russian Science Foundation
The event is supported by the Russian Science Foundation
Committees
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Conference Chair
Prof. Valerii BUKHTIYAROV, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Vice-Chairmen
Prof. Evgeny LEVICHEV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Prof. Oleg MARTYANOV, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Oleg MARTYANOV, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Supervisory Board
Dmitry CHERNYSHENKO, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Russia
Andrey FURSENKO, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Russia
Valery FALKOV, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Russia
Mikhail KOVALCHUK, President of the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Russia
Gennady KRASNIKOV, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Andrey TRAVNIKOV, Governor of the Novosibirsk Region, Russia
Vladimir BESPALOV, Director General of the Russian Science Foundation, Russia
Prof. Stepan KALMYKOV, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Mosсow, Russia
Prof. Yuliya GORBUNOVA, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Prof. Valerii BUKHTIYAROV, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Andrey FURSENKO, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Russia
Valery FALKOV, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Russia
Mikhail KOVALCHUK, President of the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Russia
Gennady KRASNIKOV, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Andrey TRAVNIKOV, Governor of the Novosibirsk Region, Russia
Vladimir BESPALOV, Director General of the Russian Science Foundation, Russia
Prof. Stepan KALMYKOV, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Mosсow, Russia
Prof. Yuliya GORBUNOVA, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Prof. Valerii BUKHTIYAROV, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
International Scientific Committee
Prof. Igor ALABUGIN, Florida State University (FSU), USA
Prof. Alexander BLAGOV, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
Prof. Valentin BORSHCHEVSKIY, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudnyy, Russia
Prof. Yulia DYAKOVA, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
Prof. Eduard GALAZHINSKIY, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
Prof. Faris GEL’MUKHANOV, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Aleksey GOGOLEV, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia
Prof. Stepan KALMYKOV, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Mosсow, Russia
Prof. Victor KHRUSTALEV, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
Prof. Aleksey KOCHETOV, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Nikolai KOLACHEVSKY, P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the RAS, Moscow, Russia
Prof. Nikolay KRUK, V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Gennadii KULIPANOV, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Aleksandr LATYSHEV, Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Pavel LOGACHEV, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Dmitry MARKOVICH, Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Bongjin Simon MUN, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea
Prof. Valentin PARMON, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Mikhail PRESNYAKOV, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
Prof. Eduard PRUUEL, Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Dmitry PYSHNYY, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Kamil RAMAZANOV, Academy of Sciences of Bashkortostan, Ufa, Russia
Dr. Sergey SALIKHOV, MISIS University, Moscow, Russia
Dr. Anil Kumar SINHA, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India
Dr. Anatoly SNIGIREV, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
Prof. Sergei SHERBAKOV, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Prof. Alexander SOLDATOV, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Prof. Oleg TERESHCHENKO, Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Grigory TRUBNIKOV, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
Prof. Sergey TURISHCHEV, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia
Prof. Dmitry ZHARKOV, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Yan ZUBAVICHUS, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Prof. Alexander BLAGOV, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
Prof. Valentin BORSHCHEVSKIY, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudnyy, Russia
Prof. Yulia DYAKOVA, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
Prof. Eduard GALAZHINSKIY, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
Prof. Faris GEL’MUKHANOV, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Aleksey GOGOLEV, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia
Prof. Stepan KALMYKOV, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Mosсow, Russia
Prof. Victor KHRUSTALEV, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
Prof. Aleksey KOCHETOV, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Nikolai KOLACHEVSKY, P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the RAS, Moscow, Russia
Prof. Nikolay KRUK, V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Gennadii KULIPANOV, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Aleksandr LATYSHEV, Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Pavel LOGACHEV, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Dmitry MARKOVICH, Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Bongjin Simon MUN, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea
Prof. Valentin PARMON, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Mikhail PRESNYAKOV, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
Prof. Eduard PRUUEL, Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Dmitry PYSHNYY, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Kamil RAMAZANOV, Academy of Sciences of Bashkortostan, Ufa, Russia
Dr. Sergey SALIKHOV, MISIS University, Moscow, Russia
Dr. Anil Kumar SINHA, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India
Dr. Anatoly SNIGIREV, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
Prof. Sergei SHERBAKOV, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Prof. Alexander SOLDATOV, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Prof. Oleg TERESHCHENKO, Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Grigory TRUBNIKOV, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
Prof. Sergey TURISHCHEV, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia
Prof. Dmitry ZHARKOV, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Yan ZUBAVICHUS, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Organizing Committee
Prof. Andrey BUKHTIYAROV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Yury DUBININ, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Vasily KAICHEV, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Dr. Pavel PIMINOV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Ivan RUBTSOV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Andrey SARAEV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Kristina SHEFER, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Andrey STADNICHENKO, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Sergey TSYBULYA, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Mikhail ZOLOTAREV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Yury DUBININ, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Vasily KAICHEV, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Dr. Pavel PIMINOV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Ivan RUBTSOV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Andrey SARAEV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Kristina SHEFER, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Dr. Andrey STADNICHENKO, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Prof. Sergey TSYBULYA, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Mikhail ZOLOTAREV, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Secretariat
Marina SUVOROVA, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Maksim KUZIN, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Svetlana LOGUNOVA, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Aleksandra MALYGINA, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Maksim KUZIN, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Svetlana LOGUNOVA, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
Aleksandra MALYGINA, SRF SKIF, Koltsovo, Russia
Scientific Program
The Program will include plenary (45 min), keynote (30 min) lectures, oral (15 min) and poster presentations.
Working language of the Conference — English
The main topics of the Conference scientific program are:
Working language of the Conference — English
The main topics of the Conference scientific program are:
- Fundamental and Applied researches
- Chemistry and catalysis
- Structural biology and pharma
- Engineering materials science
- Archaeology and cultural heritage
- Frontier techniques
- Industrial applications
- Instrumentation, detectors and data acquisition
- Novel optics
- Detectors
- Sample environment
- Control systems, data processing software, digital services
- SR sources and IDs
- Low-emittance structures
- Superconducting undulators
- Undulators for circular polarization
Speakers
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Plenary speakers
- Valerii BukhtiyarovDr. Sc.
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Director of the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS, RussiaFourth generation synchrotron light source SKIF: status and perspectives - Wonyong ChoiPh.D.
Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Technology
Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), South KoreaTracking Active Sites and Reaction Pathways in Environmental Photo- and Electrocatalysis - Stepan KalmykovDr. Sc.
Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences & Head of the Radiochemistry Department at MSU
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) & Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Russia - Zhi-Jie James LiuPh.D., Prof.
Executive Director of iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, ChinaLigand Recognition and Activation of Chemosensory GPCRs - Vladimir PankratovDr. phys, Corresponding Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
Research Professor
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, LatviaLuminescence Spectroscopy at Modern Synchrotron Facilities: Experience from DESY and MAX IV and Perspectives for Future Developments - Jingyu TangPh.D.
Professor at School of Nuclear Science and Technology (SNST), National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL)
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), ChinaMegascience accelerator projects at USTC - Jiao YiPh.D.
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor
Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaProgress of the HEPS construction and commissioning
keynote speakers
- Faris Gel’mukhanovPh.D., Dr.Sci.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden - Bongjin Simon MunPh.D. (Physics)
Professor at the Department of Physics and Photon Science
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South KoreaRevisiting surface science with ambient pressure XPS - Anil Kumar SinhaDr.
CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India
RSF-speakers
RSF Mega-Grant Special Lectures
- Igor AlabuginPh.D.
Distinguished Research Professor
Florida State University (FSU), USAPacking and unpacking molecular energy: hotspots, islands of stability, stereoelectronic frustration and electron upconversion - Andrey GelashPh.D.
Professor and Head of the Mega-Grant Project
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), RussiaSoliton microcomb technology: advanced materials for microresonator fabrication and theoretical search for novel coherent states - Seid-Mahdi JafariPh.D.(Food Process Engineering)
Full-Time Professor of Food Materials and Process Design Engineering
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (GUASNR), IranThe next generation food industry with the help of nanotechnology
Registration and Abstract Submission
Participants are welcome to submit the abstracts (up to 2 pages) for oral or poster presentations at the Conference website.
Abstract Template *For participants representing Russian organizations as well as for Russian co-authors of foreign speakers, it is necessary to provide the Expert Commission’s conclusion with permission to publish and confirm that the abstracts do not contain secret information, as well as information from the category of "Trade secret".
Publications
The book of abstracts of all accepted presentations will be published electronically with an assigned ISBN, and placed at the conference website.
Selected Conference papers will be published in the special issues of Kinetics and Catalysis, Instruments and Experimental Techniques and Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics. The authors of accepted oral and poster presentations are invited to submit the articles. Only papers presented at the conference in-person may be considered for publication.
Venue
Novosibirsk
is the third-most populous city in Russia as well as the most populous city in Asian Russia. It is located in the southwestern part of Siberia on the banks of the Ob River. Novosibirsk was founded in 1893 on the crossing point of the future Trans-Siberian Railway. It grew rapidly into a major transport, commercial and industrial hub. Today, Novosibirsk is a large rapidly developing industrial, scientific and cultural center with a rich social environment.
Akademgorodok
(Academic Town) is a part of the city of Novosibirsk, located 30 km south of the city center. It is the educational and scientific center of Siberia.
Located within Akademgorodok is Novosibirsk State University, 35 research institutes, a medical academy, apartment buildings and houses, and a variety of community amenities including stores, hotels, hospitals, restaurants and cafes, cinemas, clubs and libraries.
Located within Akademgorodok is Novosibirsk State University, 35 research institutes, a medical academy, apartment buildings and houses, and a variety of community amenities including stores, hotels, hospitals, restaurants and cafes, cinemas, clubs and libraries.
The Conference will be held in the conference halls of the House of Scientists, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk State University.
Accomodation
Accommodation for conference participants has been arranged in the following hotels:
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Novosibirsk, Ilyicha St., 10Hotel Zolotaya Dolina (Golden Valley Hotel)Reservations for the Zolotaya Dolina Hotel (Golden Valley Hotel) are made through the Conference Organizing Committee.Website
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Novosibirsk, Arbuzova St., 6/2Park Wood HotelGuests of the conference can stay at the Park Wood hotel. This is the only 4-star Hotel in Akademgorodok with a high level of service and modern rooms equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay on a business trip. The hotel has a 24-hour Romanov restaurant.Website
All participants of the conference will receive a discount on accommodation using the promo code SKIF26.
Room reservations by phone: +7 (383) 209−26−26
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Special discount on S7 Airlines flights to Novosibirsk for conference participants.
Visa
All foreign participants of the Conference need a valid passport and an entry visa to Russia (passport should be valid 6 months after Conference). The visa validity dates will conform to the dates of your personal invitation letter. Visa invitations will be sent to all participants upon request. Conference participants should ask HUMANITARIAN type of Russian visa.
The Organizing Committee is ready to provide assistance in obtaining a visa to the participants of the Conference on an individual basis. If you are planning to visit Russia, please register on the conference website and indicate that you need a visa. A representative of the organizing committee will contact you to discuss visa related issues.
social program
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for sponsors AND EXHIBITORS
The organizing committee cordially invites industrial companies, enterprises and their regional representatives, and distributors to take part in the conference and support the event as an OFFICIAL PARTNER.
During the conference an exhibition will be organized where companies could present their advertising materials, compact installations, equipment, etc. The partner companies will be provided with tables, chairs and power supply for laptops, as well as space for their banners and stands.
For more information please write to Marina Suvorova: suvorova@catalysis.ru
GOLD CONFERENCE PARTNER
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INSCAN was established in 2022 by a team of specialists from TESCAN Ltd, a company that supplied TESCAN scanning electron microscopes to Russia and CIS for a long time. Today INSCAN continues to provide service and technical support for over 300 installed TESCAN microscopes, as well as for modern analytical equipment under its own brand IQSCAN. The company also performs equipment demonstrations and seminars in its own demonstration laboratories in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg.
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KEY DATES
March 1, 2026
Online registration opening
June 15, 2026
Deadline for application & abstract submission
June 30 – July 30, 2026
Notification of acceptance
August 1, 2026
Deadline for application without presentation
August 31, 2026
Distribution of the preliminary Scientific Program
September 20, 2026
Distribution of the final Scientific Program
October 18−22, 2026
Conference opening, working days
October 23, 2026
Excursion to SKIF
Contacts
Marina Suvorova
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Tel.: +7 (383) 326 95 84
e-mail: suvorova@catalysis.ru
Svetlana Logunova
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Tel.: +7 (383) 326 96 06
e-mail: logunova@catalysis.ru
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Tel.: +7 (383) 326 95 84
e-mail: suvorova@catalysis.ru
Svetlana Logunova
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Tel.: +7 (383) 326 96 06
e-mail: logunova@catalysis.ru
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