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Materials Science M.Sc. Program

hosted by Center for Energy Science and Technology

https://www.skoltech.ru/en/programs/msc-materials-sciences

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Prof. Dmitry Aksyonov (program coordinator)

Prof. Stanislav Fedotov

(program director)

Aug 29, 2025 Orientation Day

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Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 12237−12246

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Where to get information

Whom to ask:

  • Your research advisor
  • Education Office
  • Program team:

Program Director

Prof. Stanislav Fedotov

Experimental track

CEST Director

Prof. Artem Abakumov

Program Coordinator Prof. Dmitry Aksenov

Computational track

Program Assistant

Alisa Isaeva

Technical issues

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Where to get information

Important links:

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Compulsory and elective courses

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  • Crystal Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Thermodynamics of Materials
  • Materials Production and Scaling

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  • Introduction to Materials Informatics
  • Structure and Property of Materials (Modeling perspective)
  • Computations and Data in Atomic-level Modeling
  • High Performance Python Lab

Materials Science (experiment)

  • Carbon Nanomaterials
  • Applied Materials and Design
  • Design of Chemical Sensors
  • Aerosol Science and Technology
  • Materials Production and Scaling

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Materials Engineering (experiment)

  • Computational Chemistry & Materials Modeling (Term 2)
  • Advanced Materials Modeling (Term 3)

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Materials Chemistry (Term 1B)

  • Materials Characterization Techniques (Term 2) or Crystal Structure Investigation Methods (Term 3)
  • Organic Chemistry for Energy Materials (Term 3) or Electrochemistry: Fundamentals to Applications (Term 4)

Computational Materials Science

Discuss with your supervisor!

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Course selection for Term 1 and Term 2

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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. Mathematics for Engineers - 3 or Introduction to Materials Informatics - 3

1. Materials Chemistry - 3

2. Introduction to Materials Informatics - 3

3. Quantum Mechanics - 3

Term 2 November-December

1. Materials Characterization Techniques - 6

2. Crystal Chemistry - 3 or Semiconducting Materials and Devices - 3

3. Materials Selection in Design - 3

or Aerosol Science and Technology - 6

or Introduction to Solid State Physics - 6

1. Computational Chemistry & Materials Modeling - 6

2. Introduction to Solid State Physics - 6 or 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!

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Instructors and Supervisors

6

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

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Research at Materials Science Track

1. Metal Ion Batteries

2. Material Science and Solid State Chemistry

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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)

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Research at Materials Science Track

  1. Green hydrogen production via electrolysis (synthesis of catalysts, characterisation, industry adoption )
  2. CO2 conversion to value-added products: syngas, formate, ethylene, alcohols, acetate

Center for energy science and technology (CEST)

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Anode reaction:

Oxygen evolution

Cathode reaction:

Hydrogen evolution

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Assistant Professor

  1. Intrinsic/extrinsic stability of Perovskite solar cells (PSCs)
  2. Novel charge transport layers for PSCs
  3. Synthesis of novel organic semiconductors
  4. Solvent engineering for large area PSC devices
  5. Tandem solar cells

Electrocatalysis

Photovoltaics

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Research at Materials Engineering Track

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

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1. Synthesis of nanomaterials (CNTs, graphene);

2. Flexible, stretchable and transparent electronics;

3. Catalysis;

4. Sensors (Electronic nose);

Nanomaterials

Digital materials engineering

1. Digital design, synthesis, structure and properties of aerospace materials

2. Development X-ray and microscopy methods

3. Bioinspired materials

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Research at Materials Science Track

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Computational study of catalysis

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Computational prediction of new materials

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AI application to develop materials

Computational study of

battery materials

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Own supercomputer: >3000 cores

Original software:

  • MLIP – interatomic interaction based on machine learning
  • USPEX – prediction of new crystal structures
  • SIMAN – high-performance computing in materials science
  • Matsolver - a service for calculating the properties of materials

Industry-Oriented Computational Discovery

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Choose company for industrial immersion by 31st of March

Choose Uni and research group for academic mobility contest by �31st of August

https://www.skoltech.ru/en/academic-calendar/2025-2026

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Telegram group for Materials Science 2025 track!

Questions?