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they are studying the effect of ultrasonic treatment on the structure, 
mechanical properties, and deformability of steels. The Laboratory of 
Crystallization has developed a method for determining the crystallization 
boundaries in ingots cast by continuous methods, 
The Institute periodically publishes Problemy Metallovedeniya i 
Fiziki Metallov and Sbornik Trudov. 
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Name: Institute of Mineral Fuels 
(Institut goryuchikh iskopayemykh--IGI) 
Address: Moscow, Leninskiy prospekt, 29 
Director: -- 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: State Committee of the Fuel Industry, Council 
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Selected Staff Members: 
A. A. Akhrem 
M. I. Batuyev 
V. P. Glushko, Academician (U.S.S.R.), Head of a Laboratory 
L. V. Gurvich 
B. V. Kantorovich, Doctor 
N. M. Karavayev, Corresponding Academician (U.S.S.R.) 
V. I. Kasatochkin 
N. V. Lavrov, Academician (Uzbek S.S.R.) 
B. I. Losev, Professor 
A. V. Lozovoy 
A. D. Matveyeva 
V. A. Medvedev, Academician (U.S.S.R.) 
L. M. Sapozhnikov, Corresponding Academician (U.S.S.R.) 
R. N. Smirnov 
N. G. Titov, Doctor 
V. A. Zakharenko 
Description: 
This institute has existed at least since 1934. It publishes a 
Trudy. It studies all phases of the preparation, properties, and utiliza- 
tion of coal, oil, and gas. Its studies have included thermodynamic proper- 
ties of gases, light hydrocarbons, and salts, preparation of pure hydrocarbon 
gases, preparation of hydrogen and catalysts, development of "solid" 
gasoline, underground gasification of coal, processing of petroleum and coal 
tar, and preparation and reactions of coal. 
The Institute confers Candidate’s and Doctor's Degrees. 
