Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Science (SSC RAS) is a regional unit of the
Russian Academy of Science, which includes research groups from a number of cities located in the
Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District ( rus, Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг, Yuzhny federalny okrug, ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic� ...
of Russia. SSC RAS was established on December 19, 2002.
SSC RAS focuses on the following areas in research:
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Molecular Biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and phys ...
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Astrophysics
Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the he ...
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Multiprocessing
Multiprocessing is the use of two or more central processing units (CPUs) within a single computer system. The term also refers to the ability of a system to support more than one processor or the ability to allocate tasks between them. There ar ...
Systems
*Theory of Molecular Computers (
DNA Computing)
*Predicting and preventing
natural disasters
A natural disaster is "the negative impact following an actual occurrence of natural hazard in the event that it significantly harms a community". A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage property, and typically leaves some econo ...
*Luminescent materials
*Modernizing rail transport
*Exploring marine ecosystems
*Social, economic and humanitarian problems of the South of Russia.
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