▁F ounded ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁inst itute ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁physics ▁instit utes ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Its ▁main ▁fields ▁of ▁research ▁are ▁cond ensed ▁matter ▁physics ▁and ▁materials ▁science . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁inst itute ▁The ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sol id ▁State ▁Physics ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁( now ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ). ▁The ▁main ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute ▁were ▁Georg ii ▁Kur dy um ov , ▁Y uri ▁Os ip yan , ▁and ▁Ch es lav ▁Kop et sky . ▁Os ip yan ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁the ▁director , ▁he ▁contact ed ▁students ▁from ▁univers ities ▁such ▁as ▁L omon os ov ▁Moscow ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁brought ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁inst itute ▁for ▁practical ▁training ▁and ▁education . ▁He ▁was ▁principal ▁research ▁advis er ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁has ▁ 2 2 ▁labor ator ies , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁physical ▁scient ists ▁and ▁engine ers . ▁It ▁car ries ▁out ▁research ▁in ▁theoretical ▁and ▁experimental ▁cond ensed ▁matter ▁physics ▁and ▁physical ▁met all ur gy . ▁The ▁fundamental ▁ins ights ▁gained ▁in