Russian Academy of Sciences
Ural Division
Komi Science Centre

Chairman: academician Mikhail P. Roshchevsky (tel. 421608)

Deputy Chairman for scientific work: Boris A. Goldin , Dr.Sci. (Geol.&Miner.) (tel. 421573)

Deputy Chairman for scientific work: Alexander F. Smetanin, Cand.Sci. (Hist.) (tel. 425784)

Chief Scientific Secretary: Nadezhda V. Ladanova, Dr.Sci. (Biol.) (tel. 421746)

Established in 1944

The Komi Science Centre is a multi-branch research complex engaged in studies of fundamental and applied character. It solves many regional problems and strongly influences the development of the Republic of Komi. The Komi Science Centre embraces six large academic institutions (Institute of Geology; Institute of Biology; Institute of Physiology; Institute of Language, Literature and History; Institute for Socio-Economic and Energy Problems of the North; Institute of Chemistry) as well as the Vylgort scientific experimental biological station. Three Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences and one Corresponding Member head the most important directions of research. Post-graduate and doctoral courses have been organized and four Dissertation Councils for the defence of doctoral and candidate dissertations function successfully.

In the Komi Science Centre, four scientific schools have been formed, now widely recognized, among them on Geology and Minarelogy (academician N.P.Yushkin), on Ecological Physiology of Man and Animals in the North (academician M.P.Roshchevsky), on Molecular Immunology and Biotechnology (academician Yu.S.Ovodov).

The Institutes and Departments of the Komi Science Centre are situated in separate specialized buildings, with all modern facilities for scientific research and experiments. There are several permanently acting field-work research stations.

The Komi Science Centre posesses a good printing and polygraphic basis, scientific library, archives and Patent-Licence and Inventions Department.