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The 2026 G.A. Gamow Prize is awarded to:

Natalia Beloff, professor at the Cambridge University “For her groundbreaking contributions to quantum hydrodynamics and physics-inspired computing, and for her extraordinary breadth of interdisciplinary research connecting fundamental theoretical advances with experimental realizability and technological potential across the logistics, fintech, pharmaceutical, and data management sectors.”

Mikhail Epstein, professor at Emory University “For his pioneering contributions to the study of Russian postmodernism and conceptualism, significant advances in the philosophy and literary theory, construction of alternative concepts and propositions to multiple symbolic systems and theoretical models; and for his role as a public intellectual and advocate for the humanities and their transformative potential, articulating a vision of scholarship as a creative and forward-looking process.”

Natalia Berloff, photo from the personal archive	Mikhail Epstein, photo from the personal archive

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Statement of the Russian-American Science Association in Support of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

We, the members of the Russian-American Science Association (RASA), strongly condemn the drone attack on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine which caused serious damage and, according to reports, resulted in casualties.  More →

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Dear colleagues and friends,

We are delighted to invite you to the 17th RASA International Conference, which will take place on November 7-8, 2026, at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Continuing RASA’s tradition of dedicating each annual conference to an outstanding Russian-speaking scientist, the 2026 conference will honor Andrei Sakharov—a brilliant physicist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and an enduring symbol of intellectual courage and integrity.

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RASA History Project

CEO Sasha Kabanov on science and life A conversation with Sasha Kabanov (UNC Chapel Hill), nanomedic, president of the American Russian-Speaking Scientific Association (RASA) from 2018 to 2020, and its CEO. The first part of his story is dedicated to the time before RASA, his work in Russia, then in the United States, nostalgia, duty to his homeland, the launch of Russian Government’s mega-grants, and the struggle for high standards in the organization of science.

The Remarkable Life of Lyuba Varticovski The RASA YouTube channel now features a conversation about the life of Lyuba Varticovski, one of the founders of the American Russian-speaking Medical Association (RAMA), the predecessor of RASA. She was born in Siberia to a family of Gulag prisoners, intellectuals from Romania. Her life journey was marked by incredible adventures.

A Conversation with Igor Efimov Why didn’t the Russian-American Science Association (RASA) collapse in the spring of 2022? What is the significance of its growth now, when scientific ties with Russia have been severed? How does democracy function in the academic community, and what is the future of Russian science? The second interview in RASA’s historical project features Igor Efimov, a renowned Russian-speaking American scientist and biomedical researcher from Northwestern University in Chicago.

Interview with Roald Sagdeev We start this project by interviewing the outstanding American-Soviet physicist Roald Sagdeev, who was the director of the Institute for Space Research at the USSR Academy of Sciences during the late Soviet era. He has been living and working in the United States for over 30 years. Throughout these years, he has greatly contributed to fostering collaboration between American and Russian scientists.

 

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Legacy: A Collection of Essays