Future specialists in the field of petrochemistry in Voronezh have identified the semi-finalists of the CASE-IN championship

The Expert Commission summed up the results of the qualifying stage of the X International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in the field of Petrochemistry, which took place on the basis of the Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies.

The 1st place was won by a team led by Olga Karmanova, Head of the Department of Technology of Organic Compounds, Polymer Processing and Technosphere Safety at ChemTech: Olga Bogolepova, Vasily Egorov, Marina Kuligina, Elena Mezentseva.

The 2nd place was won by the New View team led by Professor Valery Sedykh. The team consists of Ekaterina Zaitseva, Alyona Glubokova, Yulia Grishina, Yulia Yarovaya.

At the end of April, the two best teams of VGUIT will compete for entry into the final part of the competition.

It should be recalled that the case studied by the participants was devoted to the problems of humanity's transition to a new stage in the development of industrial production - the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the first stage of which is the complete automation and digitalization of processes - "Industry 4.0" (I4.0).

"Our solution for a given case involves how the production process of enterprises will change with the combined use of key I4.0 technologies, how environmental and industrial safety will increase with their use, and what plants of the future will look like.", - said Olga Bogolepova, who is taking part in the competition for the sixth time.

"First of all, it's teamwork. Interacting with each other teaches you to hear, support, and take into account the opinions of each participant. Also, participation in the championship gave a real impetus to the development of our professional qualities, solving real production tasks, engaging in scientific and technical creativity.", - the girl shared.

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