Institute of Applied Mechanics

What Institute of Applied Mechanics does

The Institute of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ИПРИМ РАН) is a Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science (ФГБУН) founded in 1989 and headquartered at Leningradsky prospect 7, building 1, Moscow. It operates under the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, conducting fundamental and applied research in mechanics of deformable solids, physics of condensed matter, mechanics of fluids, gases, and plasma, with specialized focus on composite materials, heterogeneous media, shape memory alloys, optical fibers, and mechanical metamaterials.

The institute's operational portfolio comprises three accredited graduate (aspirantura) programs in specialties 1.1.8 Mechanics of Deformable Solids, 1.3.8 Physics of Condensed Matter, and 1.1.9 Mechanics of Fluids, Gas and Plasma; a Ministry-chartered Dissertation Council (24.1.508.01) authorized to grant candidate and doctoral degrees in mechanics; regular research seminars; and an annual All-Russian scientific conference with international participation on 'Mechanics of Composite Materials and Heterogeneous Media' named after I.F. Obraztsov and Yu.G. Yanovsky, held most recently in October 2024 (14th edition) and scheduled for December 2025 (15th edition).

Revenue is derived almost exclusively from federal budget appropriations channeled through the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, with marginal ancillary income from conference registration fees (2,500-3,000 rubles per participant) and paid aspirantura tuition. The institute distributes its research outputs through conference proceedings (ISBN, DOI, EDN), the IAMPress publishing imprint, and an electronic library integration (Lanbook), while recruiting graduate students via direct application and the Gosuslugi national services portal.

Name

Institute of Applied Mechanics

Legal name

Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Institute of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Website

https://iam.ras.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Institute of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ИПРИМ РАН) is a federally funded Moscow research institute that conducts fundamental and applied research in mechanics of deformable solids, composite materials, and heterogeneous media, and offers accredited graduate programs, a chartered dissertation council, and an annual international scientific conference.

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Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Keywords

• Mechanics research
• Composite materials
• Graduate education
• Scientific conferences
• Dissertation defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

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B2B

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Services

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Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: As a federal state budget institution (ФГБУН), the institute receives primary funding from the Russian federal budget through the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Registration fees for annual scientific conferences: 2500-3000 rubles for participants, 1000-2000 rubles for graduate students (aspirants).
3. Educational Services: Tuition fees for graduate programs (aspirantura) for citizens and foreign nationals. Fee-based educational services and paid educational programs are available.

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Core offering

The Institute of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ИПРИМ РАН) is a federal state budgetary research institution that conducts fundamental and applied research in mechanics of deformable solids, physics of condensed matter, and mechanics of fluids, gases, and plasma. It provides accredited graduate education (aspirantura) in three scientific specialties, operates a dissertation council (24.1.508.01) for candidate and doctoral thesis defenses in mechanics, hosts annual scientific conferences, and disseminates research through publications and seminars.

Product overview

The Institute of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IAM RAS) operates as a federal state budget research institution offering higher education through its graduate programs (Aspirantura) in three scientific specialties: Mechanics of Deformable Solids (1.1.8), Physics of Condensed Matter (1.3.8), and Mechanics of Fluids, Gas and Plasma (1.1.9). The Institute's educational portfolio follows a 4-year full-time format. Research services include a functioning Dissertation Council (24.1.508.01) for thesis defenses, regular research seminars on mechanics topics, and annual conferences on composite materials and heterogeneous media. The Institute's electronic educational environment integrates Yandex Chat for communications, the Lanbook electronic library, and the Gosuslugi portal for enrollment services.

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Products and services

• Graduate Program (Aspirantura) - Mechanics of Deformable Solids Graduate education program (4-year full-time) in specialty 1.1.8 'Mechanics of Deformable Solids' covering deformation, damage, and fracture processes of various materials under mechanical, thermal, and radiation influences. Offered to Russian citizens and foreign nationals.
• Graduate Program (Aspirantura) - Physics of Condensed Matter Graduate education program in specialty 1.3.8 'Physics of Condensed Matter' focusing on theoretical and experimental research of crystalline and amorphous materials in solid and liquid states.
• Graduate Program (Aspirantura) - Mechanics of Fluids, Gas and Plasma Graduate education program in specialty 1.1.9 'Mechanics of Fluids, Gas and Plasma' covering kinetic theory and continuum mechanics approaches to flows of homogeneous and multiphase media.
• Dissertation Council 24.1.508.01 Dissertation council for defending candidate and doctoral theses in physics and mathematics (specialty 1.1.8 Mechanics of Deformable Solids), established by order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
• Research Seminars on Mechanics of Deformable Solids Regular scientific seminars on mechanics of deformable solids, featuring presentations by researchers and doctoral candidates on topics including anisotropic plates, cylindrical shells, and non-stationary dynamics.
• Annual Scientific Conference Series on Mechanics of Composite Materials and Heterogeneous Media Annual all-Russian scientific conferences with international participation on mechanics of composite materials, complex and heterogeneous media named after I.F. Obraztsov and Yu.G. Yanovsky. Includes conference proceedings with ISBN, DOI, and EDN identifiers.

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• Annual scientific conferences with international participation publishing proceedings with ISBN, DOI, and EDN identifiers
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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2023Academic partnership for dissertation supervision; the Institute of Applied Mechanics serves as the leading organization for dissertations developed at MAI's Department of Strength of Materials, Dynamics and Strength of Machines. Joint seminars and research collaboration in mechanics of deformable solids.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2023The conference is conducted under the auspices of the Ministry, which is also the governing body for the institute as a federal state budget institution.
• RAS Department of Energetics, Machine Building, Mechanics and Control ProcessescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2023Conference organized in partnership with the relevant RAS department; the institute operates under this broader academic structure of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Scientific Organizations Reviewing DissertationsminorOthersVarious Russian scientific organizations provide official reviews of dissertations including: Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU), NITU MISIS, Moscow Aviation Institute, Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNIPU), and others.

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Recent moves5 records

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Others

• N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics: Another major RAS federal research center operating under the same Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Comparable institutional model (ФГБУН under RAS) with some overlap on physics of condensed matter and material behavior, though its primary focus is chemical physics rather than mechanics.
• International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): An international research institute conducting systems-level scientific research. Comparable to IAM as a non-commercial research organization with educational and conference dissemination activities, but with a broader systems-analysis focus rather than mechanics specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Steklov Mathematical Institute (RAS): A larger RAS federal state institution covering a broader mathematical sciences portfolio. While not focused specifically on mechanics, it shares the same federal funding model, dissertation council structure, and academic ecosystem, and overlaps on mathematical modeling aspects of IAM's fluid and solid mechanics work.
• Bauman Moscow State Technical University: Russia's leading technical university with strong departments in mechanics, strength of materials, and composite structures. Comparable to IAM in the Russian mechanics education ecosystem and a key academic partner via Moscow Aviation Institute/Moscow State Technical University, but operates at much larger scale and broader engineering scope.

Regional players

• National Research Tomsk State University (TSU): A leading Russian research university with strong mechanics and materials science programs outside Moscow. Operates as a comparable federal education and research institution in mechanics, but in a different geographic region (Siberia) and with a much broader disciplinary scope than IAM.

Emerging players

• Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech): A newer Russian research and graduate university with applied research programs in materials science, mechanics, and engineering. Competes for graduate talent and grants in the same composite materials and advanced materials domains as IAM, though with a more industry-oriented and international model.

Direct peers

• Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI): Strategic academic partner of IAM RAS; IAM serves as the leading organization for dissertations developed at MAI's Department of Strength of Materials, Dynamics and Strength of Machines. Direct overlap on composite materials, deformable solid mechanics, and aerospace applications including shape memory alloys.
• Institute for Problems in Mechanics (IPMech RAS): Also a Russian Academy of Sciences research institute focused on mechanics, including deformable solids, fluids, and composite materials. Operates as a federal state institution conducting fundamental and applied mechanics research with graduate programs, making it the closest direct peer to IAM RAS in terms of mandate, funding model, and research scope.
• Max Planck Institute for Mechanics of Materials: An international research institute focused on mechanics of materials including composites, metamaterials, and shape memory alloys. Functionally comparable to IAM RAS in research focus (deformation, damage, fracture of materials), though operates under a different funding and geographic model.
• VIAM (All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials): A federal state research institute focused on aviation materials R&D, listed as a reviewer of IAM dissertations. Both operate in the Russian aerospace materials research ecosystem with overlapping research on composite materials and shape memory alloys, making them peers in the same industrial-research value chain.

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