The department was founded by Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Professor Valentin Borisovich Aleskovskii in 1978. A history of the department is deeply rooted in 50-60-es of 20th Century. At that time in the University the classical studies in the condensed state chemistry have been fulfilled under leadership of outstanding Russian scientists R. L. Müller, A.N.Murin, S.M.Ariya et al.

Professor V.B.Aleskovskii, associate professor V.M.Smirnov, assistant professor V.P. Tolstoy, assistant professor V.N.Postnov, and Ph.D. in physics V.E.Drozd were the first lecturers. Initially the department was located in the old building of Research Institute of Physics in the yard of the University Main Building. In 1983 the department was moved to the new building of the chemical faculty in Peterhof.

Corresponding member of Russian Academy of Sciences (former of the USSR Academy of Sciences) V.B.Aleskovskii was a head of the department from the first days of its existing. Since 1989 Honoured Science Worker Dr.Sci. in chemistry Professor I.V.Murin is the head of the Solid State Chemistry Department.

The main point in the academic activity is to train the modern chemists, research workers in the field of solid state chemistry and materials science. At present time three academic levels are available for students:

1. specialist’s degree takes five academic years to complete,
2. bachelor’s degree takes four years,
3. master’s degree takes two years (a bachelor degree is a prerequisite).

The department trains post-graduate students (candidate of sciences degree takes 3 years).

Development of a physico-chemical base for inorganic materials science is one of the main directions of the research activity. Other directions are a chemical design and a study of crystalline, amorphous and nanostructured materials for various purposes.

Academic activity

Student can choose one from two training directions: “Chemistry” or “Chemistry, physics, and mechanics of materials”. Lecturers give about 50 courses. Among them are “Introduction to the materials science”, ”Nanotechnology of molecular layering”, Nanomaterials for medicine”, “Photoelectrochemistry and heterogeneous photocatalysis”, “Nanoparticles: synthesis and properties”, “Applied solid state ionics”, “Practicum in the information visualization for materials science”, “Smart materials”. Topics of lectures are incessantly renewed. For last 3 years 23 novel lecture courses were proposed. Now days all courses are given in Russian. However all lecturers speak English sufficiently.

Department Members

Research Activity

History of the Department

	Glumov Oleg Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Melnikova Natalia Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Head of Department Murin Igor Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Postnov Viktor Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Semyonov Konstantin Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Smirnov Vladimir Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Tolstoy Valeriy Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Zemtsova Elena Associate Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Research Staff

	Gas'kov Aleksandr This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Gulina Larisa This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Lobinsky Artem This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Meleshko Aleksandra This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Petrov Andrey This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Ponomaryova Aleksandra This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Rakipov Ilnaz This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Rumyantseva Marina This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Sidorov Yury This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Sokolova Dar'ya This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Tolstobrov Elena This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Vladimirova Nadezhda This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Yurchuk Denis This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• Updated in 2020