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egional component in establishing research centers and determining the
directions of their research and applications of their results have
always been very strong;
there is a variety of forms of cooperation with industry;
there has always been necessity to support the infrastructure,
utilities and social sphere of research centers.
COMPLEXITY
The principle of complexity (multidiscipline character) of research centers which helped
them to obtain important scientific results owing to the close interaction of industry
and research now proved to reflect the major trends in the development of the
world science. This trend consists in shifting the emphasis from individually
initiated scientific projects to special-purpose projects aimed at certain, often global
projects whose solution requires joint efforts and multidisciplinary approach.
At present the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a well-developed
and territorially distributed system of complex research centers embracing
practically all main urban, political and national centers in Siberia. A powerful
research and experimental base has been formed including nationally important
pilot and experimental plants, a well-developed network of geological and
biological research stations carrying out systematic research for long periods of
time. Unfortunately, recently organized Tyumen and Omsk research centers could
not achieve fully-fledged development because of reduced financing.
In order to concentrate our efforts on the most important interdisciplinary problems of the
world science, major projects of the Russian Academy of Sciences and national
scientific and technical programmes the following priority scientific and
technological programmes have been worked out and pursued in SB RAS:
fundamental and applied research in mathematics;
fundamental laws of matter structure in micro-and macroworld;
theoretical study of solids intended for the development of new
electronic development on their basis;
molecular electronics;
fundamental research in quantum optics and quantum electronics and
development of new applications of results;
mathematical modelling, information technologies and computing
engineering;
physic-technical and system studies of energy;
mechanics, theoretical studies of machine building and machine
reliability;
theoretical studies aimed at the development of new materials and
progressive technology;
study of chemical composition and reactivity of compounds, kinetics and
mechanisms of chemical reactions;
new materials and substances for the creation of the new generation of
mechanisms and technology;
physic-chemical basis of the evolution of living organisms, problems of
genetics and selection, plant physiology and biotechnology;
environmental, genetic and evolutionary principles of rational
utilization, reproduction and protection of biological resources;
complex investigation in regional and global geological processes and
theoretical studies of prospecting and mining;
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