18.04.01 Chemical technology

The program is focused on the study of the theoretical foundations of chemical technology as a fundamental component of chemical engineering science, basic processes and devices of chemical technology, as well as information systems for supporting technological solutions.

The content of the program is based on the results of the activities of Russian academic schools that rank even higher than foreign research schools in this area. Undergraduates receive in-depth training in the development and analysis of promising chemical and technological systems. Students study using modern software systems to make physiochemical calculations, calculations for equipment and technological schemes; they have licensed access to databases of physiochemical properties, and acquire skills in the development and implementation of information technologies and systems in the chemical industry.
This is one of the most practice-oriented master's programs tailored to the needs of specific employers.

The professional activity of those who take masters’ program includes the study of means and methods for obtaining substances and materials with the use of physical, physiochemical processes, the development of products for various purposes on their basis, as well as the creation, implementation and operation of production of construction and polymer materials. Students study the processes of obtaining monomeric and polymeric organo-element and high-molecular compounds which are widely used in various chemical engineering processes. The program includes the specifics of various mechanisms in the formation of macromolecular compounds, their kinetic models, as well as the chemistry and technology of obtaining organo-element compounds and modern materials based on them, including nanocomposites, products for biomedicine, mechanical engineering, and the defense industry.

The program is aimed at those who want to develop modern polymeric materials, nanocomposites, reinforced plastics and create products from them with unique complexes of properties; is one of the most practically oriented, since today there is no industry that does not use polymeric materials and / or products from them.
Undergraduates are trained in physical chemistry and study the principles of developing composite polymer materials, technology for the manufacturing of products and composite materials, the design of plastic products and molding equipment, modeling the processes to obtain and process plastics; they learn the fundamentals of design and equipment for enterprises processing plastics, and get to know instrumental research methods.
Students receive theoretical knowledge and practical skills in creating and processing polymer materials, nanocomposites and reinforced plastics, manufacturing products with a unique set of performance properties. The undergraduates of the program have access to modern educational and training laboratories, gain practical experience in research and technological equipment. The training is tailored to the needs of specific employers.

This master's program is aimed at those who are interested in methods and technologies for obtaining rare, scattered and platinum metals from primary and secondary raw materials, as well as targeted synthesis of new generation functional materials based on rare and platinum metals.

During the training process, students receive theoretical knowledge and practical skills to work as researchers and technologists who have the necessary background and competencies to work in research institutes and large industrial enterprises.

It should be noted that the program is the only one of the kind in Russia: specialists are trained to work in chemical technology of platinum metals.

The professional activity of graduates includes methods, means and techniques for obtaining unique elastomeric materials using physical, physiochemical and chemical processes; production of rubber products and tires on their basis; creation, implementation and operation of production facilities for the manufacture of modern elastomeric materials and products based on them.
 
 Research activities of the department are related to the development and implementation of new technologies for obtaining elastomeric compositions for biomedicine, mechanical engineering, defense industry, automobile and aircraft construction; research of adhesive processes in elastomeric materials.
Undergraduates master the fundamentals of modern compounding, technologies for creating new elastomeric materials for automobile and aircraft tires, conveyor belts, drive belts, sleeves, shock absorbers, seals, adhesives and sealants, medical products and consumer goods. Classes are held in educational and production laboratories with a modern complex of specialized equipment. In the course of training, undergraduates gain knowledge and practical skills. Training is tailored to the needs of specific employers

The training program is intended for those who are interested in solving complex professional problems in research and academic-pedagogical activity relating to the use of chemical phenomena and processes, the development and research of biologically active and medicinal substances, methods and technologies for obtaining biologically active substances and medicinal products with the use of chemical and biotechnological processes.
The objects of professional activity of graduates are biologically active substances of a complex structure with potential biological and medicinal activity, physicochemical and biochemical methods for studying the structure and properties of biologically active substances, technological processes for obtaining drugs.
An important feature of the program is close integration of the students’ educational and research activities carried out at the graduating department in close cooperation with the leading research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which, along with modern educational technologies, provides a high level of professional training of graduates of the masters’ program, allows them to gain valuable practical experience in research laboratories, and develop creativity and analytical skills.

The training is focused on those students who are interested in chemical technology aimed at developing processes and industrial methods for producing organic substances, studying catalytic reactions, as well as creating methods for separating and purifying substances. The educational program is based on disciplines relating to the study of the laws of chemical reactions, catalysis, heat and mass transfer processes, mathematical modeling and, on this basis, the development of chemical technologies for obtaining a wide range of organic substances from natural or technogenic raw materials.

Students learn to conduct experimental research, propose scientifically grounded technical solutions, perform calculations, mathematical modeling and optimization of chemical engineering systems. During the training process, students receive theoretical knowledge and practical skills in developing new and improving existing technologies for organic substances. They acquire skills of experimental work, participating in joint projects with the institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences - partners of the master's program.

The training program provides for a profound study of the theoretical foundations and the specific organization of the technological process for the production of basic organic and petrochemical synthesis, catalytic processes, and the production of carbon materials. The structure of the program provides training for students in creating new and improving existing technologies based on a systematic analysis of technological systems and their elements. Undergraduates are trained using modern equipment and licensed software systems for modeling technological schemes.