Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University) (russian: Санкт-Петербургский Технологический Институт (Технический Университет)) was founded in 1828. It is one of the oldest institutions of

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, and it currently trains around 5,000 students.

History

In the past, the institute was named ''Imperial Petersburg Institute of Technology'' (russian: Императорский Петербургский Технологический Институт and ''Lensoviet Leningrad Institute of Technology'' (russian: Лениградский Технологический Институт имени Ленсовета), the institute's name changing with that of the city. During the Imperial period, unlike most other Russian universities, the institute did not require completion of gymnasium education as a condition of entry; the only requirement was to pass the institute's examination. Thus, it had one of the most democratic student communities at the time.

Staff

Staff include: *28

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s and Corresponding Members of the

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. *125

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s and Doctors of Science *560

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s and PhDs

Degree subjects

The institute provides degrees in the following subjects: *New materials for modern branches of science and technology in the fields of rocket and space techniques; *

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; *Study of

materials Material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geolog ...

and functional materials; *

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

and

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

; *Maintenance of the vital activity of human and

ecology Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overl ...

; *Reconstructive materials; * Varnishes and paints; * Adhesives; *Biological materials *Medicinal materials *

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materials; *

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s and

nanomaterial * Nanomaterials describe, in principle, materials of which a single unit is sized (in at least one dimension) between 1 and 100 nm (the usual definition of nanoscale). Nanomaterials research takes a materials science-based approach to nan ...

s; *

Software engineering Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development. A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...

; *Devices for control of chemical processes; *Machines and apparatuses for chemical-technological system. *

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and

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Notable faculty

* Dmitri Mendeleev *

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Viktor Kyrpychov Viktor Lvovich Kirpichov (russian: Ви́ктор Льво́вич Кирпичё́в; , Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – , Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a prominent Russian Imperial engineer, physicist, and educational organizer, know ...

Konstantin Petrzhak Konstantin Antonovich Petrzhak (alternatively Pietrzak; rus, Константи́н Анто́нович Пе́тржак, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɐnˈtonəvʲɪtɕ ˈpʲedʐək, ; 4 September 1907– 10 October 1998), , was a Russian physicist ...

Friedrich Konrad Beilstein Friedrich Konrad Beilstein (russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Бейльштейн) (17 February 183818 October 1906), was a Russian chemist and founder of the famous ''Handbuch der organischen Chemie'' (''Handbook of Organic Chemistry''). T ...

* Dmitri Konovalov * Boris Rosing * Mikhail Shultz * Shuliachenko Aleksey Romanovich (Russian: Шуляченко, Алексей Романович) * Golovin Kharlampiy Sergeevich (Russian: Головин, Харлампий Сергеевич)

Notable alumni

Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev (; 24 February 1866 – 1 March 1912) was a Russian physicist. His name was also transliterated as Peter Lebedew and Peter Lebedev. Lebedev was a creator of first scientific school in Russia. Career Lebedev made his doc ...

Alexander Lodygin Alexander Nikolayevich Lodygin, known after immigration to US as Alexandre de Lodyguine (russian: Александр Николаевич Лодыгин; 18 October 1847 – 16 March 1923) was a Russian electrical engineer and inventor, one o ...

* Abram Fedorovich Ioffe *

Boris Galerkin Boris Grigoryevich Galerkin (russian: Бори́с Григо́рьевич Галёркин, surname more accurately romanized as Galyorkin; –12 July 1945) was a Soviet mathematician and an engineer. Biography Early days Galerkin was born on ...

Yuri Artsutanov Yuri Nikolaevich Artsutanov (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Арцута́нов; 5 October 1929 – 1 January 2019) was a Russian engineer born in Leningrad. He was one of the pioneers of the idea of a space elevator. The February ...

* Alexander Nesis *

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky ( rus, Сергей Михайлович Прокудин-Горский, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪxəjɫəvʲɪtɕ prəkudʲin ˈɡorskʲɪj, a=ru-Prokudin-Gorskii.ogg; – September 27, 1944) was a Ru ...

*Mark Gelfand (Medical Device Inventor) * Valentin Nikolayev, Olympic figure skating coach, once coached

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References

External links

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