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Deseription: 
In 1955 this institute was set up with the basic purpose of studying 
semiconductors. It is still engaged in this field. Present studies involve 
thin Cdfe films, a project of great potential value in the production of 
solar cells. The Semiconductor Laboratory at this institute is also de- 
veloping semiconductor devices for power and computer engineering and remote 
control. A method has also been devised here for exciting semiconductor 
electrons to higher energy levels by placing the specimens in the field of 
a radar beam. Other projects of the Institute are development of methods 
for the spectroscopy of nuclei, atoms, and molecules and calculation of 
atomic band structures. 
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Name: Institute of Physics and Mathematics 
(Institut fiziki i matematiki) 
Address: Kishinev 
Director: V. A. Andrunakevich, Academician (Moldavian S.S.R.) (1961) 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: Academy of Sciences, Moldavian S.S.R. (1961) 
Selected Staff Members: 
S. A. Moskalenko 
S. I. Radautsan 
Description: 
The principal interest of the Institute is theoretical and applied 
semiconductor research. Scientists of the recently organized Division of 
Applied Mathematics also work closely with various production facilities on 
problems of automating various branches of industry by the use of computers, 
determining the most economical load for power stations, constructing the 
best schedules of traffic patterns, and other questions in statistics, eco- 
nomies, accounting, and logistics. 
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Name: Institute of Physies, Mathematics and Mechanics 
Institut fiziki, matematiki i mekhaniki) 
