Advanced Mechanics and Modeling
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01.04.03 In English
Level of education Master
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 2 years
Programme description
The academic programme ‘Advanced Mechanics and Modelling’ (taught fully in English) is addressed to those interested in receiving a fundamental education in the field of contemporary mechanics and modelling. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of students’ skills in fundamental scientific research and the application of modern theoretical and applied mathematics to address current and emerging challenges across all branches of mechanics, including: analytical mechanics, control theory, mechanics of a deformable solid body, mechanics of fluid, gas and plasma, nano- and biomechanics.
The programme provides a comprehensive education in advanced mathematics, fundamental mechanics, and methods of computational modelling, while fostering students’ research capabilities and scientific potential.
Main Courses
- Computer Technologies in Mechanics. Analytical software
- Modern Continuum Mechanics
- Numerical Methods in Mechanics
- Material Science
- Experiments in Aerodynamics
- Dynamics and Control Theory
- Physical Mechanisms of Deformation and Fracture
- Programming in mechanics
- Introduction to Biomechanics
- Machine Learning and Big Data
- Business Administration (Online Course)
- Language of Effective Communication in the Digital Society (Online Course)
- Mechatronics
- Research Seminar
Our advantages
- The programme aims to train highly qualified specialists in mechanics who are capable of competing on the international stage
- The programme provides training in all areas of advanced mechanics, as well as interdisciplinary areas at the intersection of chemistry, physics, biology, computational mathematics and other sciences
- Particular emphasis is placed on the development of students’ skills in fundamental scientific research and the application of modern theoretical and applied mathematics to address current challenges in: analytical mechanics; control theory; solid mechanics; fluid, gas and plasma mechanics; nanomechanics; and biomechanics
Teaching staff
- Yuri Petrov, Professor, Head of the Department of Extreme States of Materials and Constructions of the Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics. He is an expert in the dynamic theory of elasticity and plasticity, the physics and mechanics of shock wave processes, the dynamics of deformation and fracture in solids, and the study of detonation and explosions. He is the author of over 200 publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science
- Elena Kustova, Head of the Department of Hydroaeromechanics at St Petersburg University, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She is an expert in the kinetic theory of transport and relaxation processes in reacting gas flows, as well as in the study of heat and mass transfer in non-equilibrium media. She is the author of over 200 academic papers, including more than 120 publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, as well as five monographs and textbooks
- Among educators in the programme are more than 20 professors who are engaged in the most promising areas of mechanics, including the mechanics of nanomaterials, composites, and shape memory materials; the dynamics of complex and non-equilibrium media; computational and experimental aeromechanics; analytical mechanics; and biomechanics
Main areas of research
- Biomechanics
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Dynamics of charged microparticles
- Spacecraft dynamics
- Fluctuations of solid state and elastic bodies, rotor dynamics
- Solid Mechanics
- Mechanics of shape memory alloys
- Mechanics of nanomaterials
- Investigation of materials behaviour under extreme conditions
- Fluid, gas and plasma mechanics
- Mechanics of composites and nanomaterials
- Mechanics of nonholonomic systems
- Supersonic and subsonic aerodynamics
- Theory of transport and relaxation processes in non-equilibrium media
- Theory of elasticity, viscoelasticity and plasticity
- Physical mechanics of continuous media
- Electromechanics and robotics
Career opportunities
- Graduates of the programme work in: research, engineering and design institutions; the construction industry; mechanical engineering; the aerospace industry; mass computing and communication; and other fields of technology and natural science.
- The graduates will be able to carry out research related to the development and application of mathematical methods for solving fundamental and applied problems of natural science, technology, economics and management. Their activities are related to mathematical modelling, scientific and applied research for science-driven high-tech industries, production and technology.
- Our graduates can work as research associates; specialists in research and development; specialists in the organisation and management of research and development projects; and teachers of higher and secondary education.