Perm Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PFRC UB RAS) is a modern world-class research center based on the integration of various scientific approaches and paradigms while preserving unique professional competencies of its member institutes and scientific departments and laboratories.

The mission of the center is development of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches aimed at solving a wide range of integrated security issues for technologies, infrastructure facilities and territories.

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Academic "construction" in Perm began in 1971 with the formation of the Department of Polymer Physics of the Ural Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences, as well as divisions of the institutes for plant and animal ecology and economics (Yekaterinburg).

In 1980, the Department of Polymer Physics was transformed into the Institute of Continuous Media Mechanics of the Ural Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences (ICMM, UC USSR Academy of Sciences), Corresponding Member Alexander Aleksandrovich Pozdeyev, who is rightfully considered to be the founder of the academic science of Kama region, became its first director.

In 1985, the Institute of Organic Chemistry with experimental production of the Ural Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences was organized on the basis of the Department of Chemistry of the Institute of Continuous Media Mechanics of the Ural Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences, renamed the Institute of Technical Chemistry of the Ural Branch of Sciences of the USSR in 1991 (ITC RAS UB).

Perm Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences (PSC UB of the USSR Academy of Sciences) was created simultaneously with the Ural Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences by Resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 1088 of 26 September 1987, resolution of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR of 22 January 1988 No. 12 and the Decree of the Presidium of the Ural Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences of 1 February 1988 No. 2.19 on the basis of the institutions of the USSR Academy of Sciences located in the city of Perm:

• Institute of Continuous Media Mechanics,
• Institute of Organic Chemistry with pilot production,
• Mining Institute,
• Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms.

The first chairman and founder of the Ural branch was academician G.A. Mesiats. The first chairman of the Perm Scientific Center and the Director of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Ural Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Academy of Sciences, was Corresponding Member, Doctor of Technical Sciences Yuri Stepanovich Klyachkin.

In 1988, the Department of Breeding and Genetics of Microorganisms of the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Sverdlovsk) was transformed into the Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms of the Ural Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences (later IEGM UB RAS). The Institute was headed by the future academician and chairman of Ural Branch V.A. Chereshnev.

In the same year, the Mining Institute of the Ural Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Academy of Sciences was established, headed by Corresponding Member Arkady Evgenievich Krasnoshtein , who headed it until 2009.

After renaming the Ural Branch of Sciences of the USSR (Ural Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences) into the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) on the basis of the Presidential Decree of 21 November 1991, No. 228 all the institutes on the basis of the National Scientific Center began to be called with a modified abbreviation of UB RAS: PSC UB RAS, ICMM UB RAS, MI UB RAS, IEGM UB RAS.

In 1994, Perm Department of Social and Economic Research of the Institute of Economics, UB RAS, was transformed into the Perm branch of IE UB RAS.

In 2003, Perm branch was established to study political institutions and processes of the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2004, Perm branch of the Institute of History and Archeology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences was established. In August 2013, both humanitarian branches were transferred to the structure of the PSC UB RAS as departments: the department for the study of political institutions and processes and the department of history, archeology and ethnography.

In 2013, the Laboratory of Photonics of the PSC UB RAS was organized on the initiative of Chairman of the Presidium of the Perm Scientific Center, Academician V.P. Matveyenko and General Director of Perm Scientific-Production Instrument-Making Company (PSPIMC) A.G. Andreeva.

In 2013, as a result of the merge of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Perm Research Institute of Agriculture (PRIA) became part of the PSC UB RAS.

In 2017, the PSC UB RAS was reorganized into the PFC UB RAS (Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Perm Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) in the form of affiliation:

• Institute of Continuous Media Mechanics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICMM UB RAS),
• Institute of Technical Chemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ITC RAS UB RAS),
• Mining Institute of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (MI UB RAS),
• Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEGM UB RAS),
• Perm Research Institute of Agriculture (PRIA).

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Based on the Resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR of September 26, 1987 No. 1088 "On the Ural and Far Eastern Branches of the USSR Academy of Sciences", the Resolution of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences of January 22, 1988 No. 12 and the Resolution of the Presidium of the Ural Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences of February 1, 1988, Perm Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences was founded on the basis of institutions of the USSR Academy of Sciences located in the city of Perm.

The first chairman of Perm Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1988-2000) was Klyachkin Yury Stepanovich, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

From 2000 to 2017 Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Matveyenko Valery Pavlovich was Chairman of Perm Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (on the basis of the Order of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences No. 108 from 15 June 2000).

In accordance with the Decree No. 274 of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences from 18 December 2007, the institution was renamed Perm Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

By the Decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences of December 13, 2011 No. 262, the type and name of Perm Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences was changed to the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science.

In accordance with the Federal Law from 27 September 2013 No. 253-FE “On the Russian Academy of Sciences, the reorganization of state academies of sciences and the amendment of certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation” and the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 30, 2013 No. 2591-r, the PSC UB RAS was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations (FASO of Russia).

The Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Perm Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PFRC UB RAS) is organized in accordance with the order of FASO Russia N340 dated 26 June 2016, based on Perm Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PSC UB RAS) as a result of reorganization in the form of joining to it the Institute of Continuous Media Mechanics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICMM, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences), the Institute of Technical Chemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Sciences (ITC UB RAS), the Mining Institute of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (MI UB RAS), the Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEGM UB RAS), Perm Research Institute of Agriculture (PRIA).

From 2017 to 2022, the Director of the PFRC UB RAS was Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Abramovich Baryakh (based on the order of the FANO of Russia No. 688 of July 24, 2017). The Scientific Director was Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Pavlovich Matveenko (based on the Resolution of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences No. 151 of September 19, 2017).

Since 2018, PFIC URO RAS has been subordinated to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation due to the abolition of FANO of Russia.

Oleg Anatolyevich Plekhov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences has been appointed the Director of the PFRC UB RAS since November 22, 2022 (based on the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia No. 10-3/280p-o dated November 18, 2022).

Valery Pavlovich Matveenko, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor has been appointed the Scientific Director of the Center (based on the Resolution of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences No. 251 of November 2, 2022).

Alexander Abramovich Baryakh, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor has been appointed the Head of the "Mining Sciences" direction of the Center (based on the Resolution of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences No. 252 of November 2, 2022).