Materials Science M.Sc. Program
hosted by Center for Energy Science and Technology
Prof. Stanislav Fedotov
Program director
Prof. Dmitry Aksyonov
Program coordinator
Alice Isaeva
Program assistant
Do not adjust the width of this textbox, just type within it
Chem. Commun. (2026) 62 (67): 16812–16816.
Aug 31, 2026 Orientation Day
Where to get information
Whom to ask:
Program Director
Prof. Stanislav Fedotov
Experimental track
CEST Director
Distinguished
Prof. Artem Abakumov
Program Coordinator Prof. Dmitry Aksenov
Digital Materials track
Program Assistant
Alisa Isaeva
Technical issues
Where to get information
Important links:
Lectures and practical classes
Battery Materials
Materials Chemistry (Term 1B)
Materials Characterization Techniques (Term 2)
Catalysis & Functional Materials
Digital Materials
Discuss with supervisor.
Course selection for Term 1 and Term 2
| Experimental tracks - credits | Computational track - credits |
Term 2,3,4 | 1. Seminar “Advanced Materials Science” - 1 credit/term | 1. Computational Materials Science seminar - 1 credit/term 2. Seminar “Advanced Materials Science” - 1 credit/term |
Term 1b October | 1. Materials Chemistry - 3 2. Thermodynamics of Materials - 3 | 1. Materials Chemistry - 3 2. Introduction to Materials Informatics - 3 |
Term 2 November-December | 1. Materials Characterization Techniques - 6 Batteries: 2. Battery Materials - 3 3. Crystal Chemistry - 3 Catalysis: 2. Catalysis of Sustainable Development- 6 / Semiconducting Materials and Devices - 3 / Aerosol Science and Technology - 6 | 1. Computational Chemistry & Materials Modeling - 6 2. High Performance Python Lab - 3 3. Crystal Chemistry - 3 |
1 credit - 27 astronomical hours; A 6-credit course is 9 hours of classes per week, 8 weeks, i.e 72 hour in class, the rest is homework
Register earlier!
Instructors and Supervisors
6
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Full Professor
Full Professor
Principle Research Scientist
Carlo Nervi
Victor Chernyshev
Research at Battery Track
1. Na-Ion Batteries
2. Material Science and Solid State Chemistry
1. Electrochemistry
2. Electrochemical Material Science
1. Material Science and Inorganic Chemistry
2. Electrochemistry
Characterization
Prototyping
1. Li-ion batteries
2. Scalable synthesis technologies
3. Electron microscopy
Glove boxes and electrochemical labs
Material synthesis
Center for energy science and technology (CEST)
Director of program
Research at Catalysis & Functional Materials
Center for energy science and technology (CEST)
Anode reaction:
Oxygen evolution
Cathode reaction:
Hydrogen evolution
Assistant Professor
Electrocatalysis
Photovoltaics
Research at Catalysis & Functional Materials
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
1. Synthesis of nanomaterials (CNTs, graphene);
2. Flexible, stretchable and transparent electronics;
3. Catalysis;
4. Sensors (Electronic nose);
Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Sensors
Digital materials engineering
1. Digital design, synthesis, structure and properties of aerospace materials
2. Development X-ray and microscopy methods
3. Bioinspired materials
Full Professor
Research at Materials Science Track
Computational study of catalysis
Computational prediction of new materials
AI application to develop materials
Computational study of
battery materials
Own supercomputer: >3000 cores
Original software:
Industry-Oriented Computational Discovery
Associate Professor
Choose company for industrial immersion by 31st of March
Choose Uni and research group for academic mobility contest by �31st of August
Telegram group for Materials Science 2026 track!
Questions?