The School-Conference was attended by leading experts in the field of glass technology from Russia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Moldova and other countries. Within the framework of the conference, such issues as the nature of the glassy state, physical and chemical properties and crystallization of glasses, glass-based composite materials, etc. were considered. In the format of a round table, experts discussed the role of additional professional education in advanced training and training for the glass industry, and also the state and prospects of the modern museum of science in Russia.

Novocherkassk Polytechnic University made two presentations on the results of research conducted under grants.

Engineer Yatsenko L.A. a report was submitted as part of the implementation of the project under the agreement on the provision of gratuitous assistance from the federal budget in the form of a subsidy in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 78.1 of the Budget Code of the Russian Federation dated 075-15-2022-1111 Foamed geopolymer materials. candidate of technical sciences, associate professor B.M. Goltsman presented a report on the topic "Dynamics of foaming of liquid pore-forming mixtures for foam glass", supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 21-79-00004.

The reports of our scientists caused a lively discussion about the prospects for introducing the results obtained into production.