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catalytic bromination of ethane, plus extensive studies of olefins. 
Chemists at the University have also directed their attention to problems of 
physicochemical analysis. 
The University carries on research on semiconductor materials, 
particularly selenium, bismuth, antimony, and their alloys. A zone- 
melting apparatus and a device for introducing probes into semiconductor 
materials have been developed. 
There has been some activity in nuclear physics. For example, 
studies have been made of repulsion in the saturation of nuclear forces in 
heavy nuclei, decay of a neutral -meson, disintegration of the 7 -meson, 
and scattering of high-energy electrons from nuclei. Other physics investi- 
gations include electron-spin relaxation in an antiferromagnetic material 
and anodic vibrations during discharge in inert gases. 
To aid in mathematical investigations, the University has a com- 
puter center. Mathematics studies include differential equations, boundary- 
value problems, and integral equations. In theoretical mechanics, mathemat- 
ical analyses of structures, bending of rods, and motion of water waves 
have been described. 
The astronomical station at the University participates in 
photographing artificial earth satellites. 
The University publishes a Uchenyye Zapiski and a Trudy. 
The available courses of study include geological surveying and 
prospecting for mineral deposits, merchandizing of industrial goods, finance 
and credit, accounting, economics of the national economy, jurisprudence, 
Russian language and literature, native language and literature of peoples 
of the U.S.S.R., eastern languages and literature, history, mathematics, 
mechanics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, journalism, geography, and 
library science and bibliography. 
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Name: Azov-Black Sea Agricultural Institute 
(Azovo-Chernomorskiy sel'’skokhozyaystvennyy institut) 
Address: Persianovka Station, Rostov oblast! 
Director: A. I. Mikhalin, Docent (1961) 
Deputy Director: F. V. Kovalev, Docent (1961) 
Administrative Affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture, R.S.F.S.R. (1961) 
Selected Staff Members: 
G. Ignatovich, Candidate 
