Department Chair: Natalya V. Baranova

Phone: +7 (843) 231-40-91 (directorate)

Address: Building "I" – 41 Sibirskiy Trakt str., Kazan

As the Department of powders and explosives, it was established on the basis of the Chemical Faculty of Kazan State University in 1930 under the leadership of Associate Professor I. Moysak. The Department is proud of its famous graduates who put their efforts into development of defense industry of the former USSR, and its scientific schools.

The Department is one of the leading departments in its field in Russia. About 7 inventor’s certificates and patents are acquired per annum, with results of 3 to 4 research projects implemented in industry.

Academics

The Department runs Bachelor’s, Specialist and Master’s Degree programs in “Chemical Technology of Polymers, Powders and Solid Propellants” and “Chemical Technology of High Molecular Weight Compounds”. Full-time or evening courses of study are available depending on a program. Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. Degree programs are also offered.

Research

Initially aimed at formulating powder ingredients and compositions, up-to-date research at the Department is generally focused on:

• formulation of new powder compositions and solid propellants;
• preparation of powder ingredients;
• modification of powder polymer base;
• development of ball powders production process;
• powder burning and solid propellant burning processes.

The Department has close contacts with Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute (China) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology .