Akmal Safarov, associate professor at Samarkand State University, is currently the head of grant no. UZB0006, which is funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Within the framework of this grant, Samarkand State University intends to create 3 new scientific programs in the field of nuclear physics. These are: the physical foundations of nuclear reactors, nuclear electronics, dosimetry and radioecology.

    Currently, systematic work is done to create these programs. In particular, the necessary laboratory equipment is imported from abroad, training seminars are held with the participation of foreign experts. The program also includes internships for professors and teachers of Samarkand State University in the world's leading universities and laboratories.

    Within the framework of this grant, Akmal Safarov is undergoing an internship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, which ranks 1st in the world university ranking.

    “My goal is to get acquainted with the materials on the physical basis of operating nuclear reactors in Massachusetts, study them thoroughly and apply them in our laboratory in Samarkand,” said Akmal Safarov. - There is a new OpenMC program for reactor simulation, which is one of the latest models in this field in the world. Now we are studying this program and working on its implementation in the new laboratory of nuclear reactors of Samarkand State University. With the help of this software, we can also create new laboratory works for students and postgraduates of SamSU. In addition, the OpenMC program provides doctoral students with the opportunity to conduct dissertation research focused on nuclear reactor modeling. Only in this case, our students are required to have a thorough knowledge of the English language and the Python programming language. Another interesting and useful aspect is that the OpenMC software allows you to simulate nuclear reactors on supercomputers (clusters) and is absolutely free.

    The OpenMC program also provides doctoral students with the opportunity to conduct dissertation research focused on nuclear reactor modeling.

    Akmal Safarov is a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physical and Mathematical Sciences. He is also fluent in Russian and English.

Otabek Sadullayev,

Samarkand State University

News office staff.