"Guide to chemistry": participant of the CASE-IN championship teaches schoolchildren to love science

Elizaveta Fil, a graduate of KuzSTU, has successfully completed her studies in the field of Chemical Technology of Inorganic Substances and has already proved herself as a teacher. The girl has mastered a complex science and now helps students to love the subject at first sight.

At first, Lisa doubted that she had chosen "her own", but eventually gained real professional confidence: "When I first started studying chemistry, for me it was something beyond understanding. I've always liked math more, and I thought I'd follow in my mom and grandmother's footsteps into the accounting profession. But when I got to the Rubtsovsk Talent Center, I realized that chemistry is not as complicated as it turned out, but very interesting."

By the 11th grade, Elizabeth already knew for sure that after graduation she wanted to work in the chemical industry. When choosing a university course, she consulted with a teacher, and she suggested that organic chemistry could be harmful to women. The choice fell on inorganic chemistry, something that Lisa herself had always liked.

Since starting her studies at the university, Elizabeth immersed herself in the profession and realized that the factory is not about routine, but about real opportunities.

"Thanks to the Melnichenko Foundation, I visited Novomoskovsk Nitrogen and even had a tour of the ammonium nitrate workshop, where I saw with my own eyes what I knew from textbooks. That's when I realized what a factory really is. But it didn't scare me, but on the contrary, it aroused great interest," she admitted.

At the university, Lisa learned not to be afraid of laboratories, to conduct experiments confidently and independently search for the necessary information.

Lisa's knowledge of the principles of chemical technology and skills in working in a laboratory using various equipment were useful not only in pairs. Throughout her studies, she repeatedly won international Olympiads in the disciplines of Ecology and Chemistry.

In addition, Elizabeth is an active participant. The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. Last year, her MILA team entered the TOP 5 finalists of the main season in petrochemistry, representing KuzSTU for the first time in the finals in this area.

 "This is not an ordinary project competition, but a championship that allows you to apply all your knowledge in solving real production problems," the girl said.

The scholarships of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation, the personal scholarship of Andrey Melnichenko, the successes at the PSAS – all this was the result of hard work for Elizabeth. But pedagogy occupies a special place in her life. Since the second year, she has been teaching chemistry to schoolchildren in Engineering school "Unique".

"At first, I doubted if I could," Elizabeth said. – But when I tried it, I realized that I like to introduce chemistry to children and see what they are interested in even at such a young age. It's hard to describe in words what feelings arise when your children achieve high results. One of my students said that I became his guide to chemistry. It touched me and once again showed that I was in my place."

Elizabeth Fil admits that studying at the polytechnic gave her the understanding that everything can be achieved only through hard work. Today, Lisa continues to work and teach, and advises those who are just choosing their path: "Don't be afraid to try. No matter how pathetic it may sound, but no one will really run after you here. If you want to develop, go ahead. Everything is in your hands!"

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