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From January 27 to 29, the final of the IV International Hackathon in the Chemistry and Physics of Polymers took place at the RUPLASTICA exhibition with support from the MSPC. Several teams from our university participated, delivering outstanding results by taking all the podium places.

Teams that advanced to the hackathon final had proposed the best solutions to the qualifying task in December 2025. Based on the qualifying stage results, 10 teams out of 37 were admitted to the final. Among them were four student teams from the M.V. Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies.

Composition of the hackathon final teams:

• Elastomers ����Vlog��ý MIREA”Team (Department of Chemistry and Technology of Elastomer Processing): students Manizha Zharylgannova, Svetlana Samusenko, Yulia Suvorova, Georgy Prokhorov, Ekaterina Khaibulina
• MacroMagi Team (Department of Chemistry and Technology of Elastomer Processing): students Maria Vladimirova, Matvey Sorokin, Leonid Nosov, Veronika Fomina, master’s student Margarita Melnikova
• Khadyzhiki Team (S.S. Medvedev Department of Chemistry and Technology of High-Molecular Compounds): students Bogdan Permin and Ivan Kozhevnikov, graduate student from the Institute of Advanced Technologies and Industrial Programming Nikita Sanzhаrovsky
• Combined PhysChemTech Team: master’s student Andrei Gubankov from the M.V. Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies, MIPT students Aleksei Kutkin and Timur Azamatov, ITMO student Aleksei Gerasimov

The final task was dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the successful Venus—Halley space mission. Participants had to develop a high-altitude balloon envelope material and structure to operate in Venus’s atmosphere at an altitude of 55 kilometers for 30 days. Criteria included not only environmental resistance but also material recyclability, its applications in the economy, and a practical manufacturing process.

The teams analyzed the successful Soviet Vega-1 and Vega-2 projects, explored contemporary achievements in the polymer industry, and proposed solutions for developing a balloon’s envelope and design.

After two intense days of work, first place went to Elastomers ����Vlog��ý MIREA team, second place to MacroMagi, and third to PhysChemTech; Khadyzhiki placed fifth.

The hackathon enriched the students with invaluable experience, immersing them in real challenges of modern science and industry and letting them feel involved in shaping the future.