St. Petersburg Scientific Centre of RAS

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ST. PETERSBURG SCIENTIFIC CENTRE OF RAS (SPSC) was founded in 1983, and until 1992 was called the Leningrad Scientific Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. By 2001, it united over 70 of RAS' institutions, including 44 scientific organisations. There are over 14,000 people working in SPSC establishments, including 37 academics, 77 RAS corresponding members, over 1100 doctors, and over 3000 doctors of philosophy. SPSC consists of research institutions for physic-technical, mathematical, chemical, biological, and economical trends, Earth sciences, and a number of institutes for humanities. The centre's main task is to contribute to the development of fundamental research in the fields of natural, technical, and social sciences, including work aimed at solving the region's socioeconomic problems. SPSC develops the technical scientific potential of St. Petersburg's academic institutions, and organises research collaboration and co-operation between the various scientific research and higher education branches. SPSC's scientific research institutions are involved in problems in mathematics theory; semiconductor, solid state, and plasma physics; astronomy, astrophysics, gravitational astronomy, and terrestrial magnetism; creation of new technologies, matter and materials with custom-made properties; complex research in the domain of human and animal physiology, cytology, genetics, biology and biotechnology; and geology, conservation of natural resources, and rational land exploitation. Institutions for the humanities conduct research in history, history of literature, and history of culture. The SPSC scientists' research results are used in many spheres of industry. The centre's major questions are considered by the Assembly of full Members (Academics) and Corresponding Members of RAS working in St. Petersburg. SPSC is headed by the Presidium, situated in the building of the Academy of Sciences (5 Universitetskaya Embankment), and by president Academic I.A. Glebov (1983-89), and Academic Zh.I. Alferov (since 1989). See also Russian Academy of Sciences.

References: Алферов Ж. И., Тропп Э. А. Санкт-Петербургский научный центр - историческое ядро Российской Академии наук // Петербургская Академия наук в истории академий мира: Материалы междунар. конф. СПб., 1999. Т. 1. С. 10-21; Санкт-Петербургский научный центр Российской академии наук. СПб., 2001.

O. N. Ansberg. Alferov Zhores Ivanovich
Glebov Igor Alexeevich
Universitetskaya Embankment/Saint Petersburg, city, house 5
Алферов Ж. И., Тропп Э. А. Санкт-Петербургский научный центр - исторческое ядро Российской Академии наук // Петербургская Академия наук в истории академий мира: Материалы междунар. конф. СПб., 1999
Санкт-Петербургский научный центр Российской академии наук. СПб., 2001 Russian Academy of Sciences