Empowering researchers to develop new materials.

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Moscow, Russia. Established in 2011 in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Skoltech educates global leaders in innovation, advances scientific knowledge, and fosters new technologies to address critical issues facing Russia and the world.

The Computational Materials Design Lab at Skoltech develops novel methods for computational materials discovery and applies them to a wide range of exciting scientific problems. Under the directorship of Professor Artem Oganov (Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skoltech) and Professor Vladimir Anisimov (Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences), the Lab carries out world-leading research into new materials for application in energy, transport, oil and gas, and other sectors. Established in 2015, the Lab was co-founded by the Gazprom Neft Science & Technology Center.