Research Areas
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1. Forestry Institute
Head of research – Pavel Feklistov, professor
Ecosystems of the northern territories and rational utilization of the natural resources
- Conservation of the biodiversity elements and studies of the silvicultural and economical activities in the northern forests
- Development of the forest administration system
- Evaluation of the northern forests` state and features
- Development of the wood and paper industrial technologies
- Forest certification and cadastral work
- Preservation of the Russian North`s traditions in the course of forest products processing
- Examination of the wood characteristics and quality
2. Institute of Energy and Transport
Head of research – Viktor Lubov, Doctor of Technology, professor
Energy, transport, logistics of industrial plants and energy conservation methods
- Small economy based on the usage of non-conventional energy sources, compact power facilities and energy conservation methods
- Specifics of transport logistics under changing climate conditions
- Reduction of development pressure on the Fuel & Energy Complex in the Russian North
- Investigation of aerodynamics and convective heat exchange in various application cyclonic facilities
Development of the Timber Complex machinery
3. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Chemistry
Head of research – Yuri Habarov, Doctor of Chemistry, professor
Development of the modern methods for chemical and biochemical processing of vegetal resources
- Development of the methods for the ecological and analytical monitoring of the economic activity in the Arctic region, including rocket-and-space activities
- Development of the selected technologies for the complex processing of vegetal resources, including bioresources of the Arctic seas for the receipt of products with the wide range of application properties (BAS, sorbents, organo-mineral composites, etc.)
Estimation of the environment state and man-made impact:
- Ecological & Analytical works at the operation sites of the Chemical & Timber Complex facilities
- Hazardous waste management
- Evaluation of the space-rocket activities
4. Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Head of research – Alexander Nevzorov, Doctor of Technology, professor
Engineering, construction and operation of energy-efficient and environmentally safe buildings and constructions under natural and climatic conditions of the Arctic region
- Investigation of the properties of instable and man-induced soils
- Management of properties` development in the constructional materials operated in severe climate conditions
- Ensuring safety and energy efficiency of buildings and constructions in the European North
- New technologies for winter construction of buildings and transport works
- Peculiarities of the buildings and constructions operation under the northern climate conditions
- Specifics of the industrial wastes burial and recycling
5. Institute of Economics
Head of research – Alexander Plastinin, Doctor of Economics
Social and Economical challenges of the Arctic region development
- Challenges of the Subarctic balanced development
- Regional aspects of financial management
- Economical challenges within the forestry sector in the North
- State regulation and development of the effective regional labor market
6. Institute of Oil and Gas
Head of research – Marsel Gubaidullin, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, professor
Methods and ecologically safe technologies for oil-and-gas fields’ development in the Arkhangelsk region
- Working out of the monitoring system for the extraction process activation, modeling of hydrofracs under the northern climate conditions
- Investigation of the drilling machinery technical state
- Risks analysis and prognosis within the pipelines operation in the High North
- Recommendations relating to the local constructional materials utilization
7. Institute of Information and Space Technologies
Head of research – Alexander Guriev, PhD in Technology
Examination and information support of the industrial clusters in the Arctic
- Establishment of the Arctic space monitoring center for gaining essential and objective data on the territories` state, optimization of navigation, forest exploitation and fishery
8. Institute of Law and Entrepreneurship
Head of research – Alexander Maliy, Doctor of Juridical Sciences, professor
Legal problems of the Arctic development
- Development of legislation on the indigenous northern populations
- Peculiarities of the ecological legislation implementation in the Arctic region
- Special provisions of the migration policy under conditions of the Arctic development, protection of the laborer`s rights;
- Analysis of the national and international legislation regulating the Arctic development
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