XIX International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics in Russia (RCCT–2013) was held in the end of June in the Lomonosov Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies. Member of the Department of Physical Chemistry of the Alexander Butlerov Chemical Institute, Ilnaz Rakipov, successfully delivered his report and was recognized to be the best in his section. Moreover, he was awarded the Certificate. He participated in the section Thermodynamics of solutions and heterogeneous systems. Ilnaz Rakipov is going to defend the candidate thesis (his scientific supervisor is Associate Professor the Department of Physical Chemistry Mikhail Varfolomeev) and continue his research. The goal of his research is to study cancer.

We congratulate young Kazan scientific on outstanding success and wish him good luck and fulfillment of all his ambitious plans!