▁these ▁fields ▁are ▁also ▁applied ▁to ▁develop ▁new ▁techn ologies . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁in ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁super con duct ivity , ▁physics ▁of ▁full eren es , ▁physics ▁of ▁defect s , ▁cry stal ▁growth , ▁am orph ous ▁and ▁nan oc ry st all ine ▁materials , ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁cond ensed ▁matter ▁physics . ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁educational ▁center ; ▁it ▁provides ▁education ▁and ▁training ▁to ▁under grad uate ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁doctor ate ▁students ▁in ▁physical ▁sciences . ▁Stud ents ▁from ▁Moscow ▁Institute ▁of ▁Physics ▁and ▁Technology , ▁Moscow ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ste el ▁and ▁Al lo ys , ▁and ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Physics ▁and ▁Division ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Chem istry ▁of ▁L omon os ov ▁Moscow ▁State ▁University ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁train ▁at ▁the ▁inst itute . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁General ▁and ▁App lied ▁Physics ▁of ▁M IP T ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁the ▁inst itute . ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁also ▁organ izes ▁con ferences ▁and ▁sem in ars ▁on ▁various ▁areas ▁of ▁cond ensed ▁matter ▁physics . ▁ ▁Andre ▁Ge im ▁obtained ▁his ▁Ph D ▁from ▁the ▁inst itute ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Physics ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁" for ▁ground bre aking ▁experiments ▁regarding ▁the ▁two - dimensional ▁material ▁graph ene ". ▁ ▁Labor ator ies ▁The ▁inst itute ▁has ▁ 2 2 ▁labor ator ies : ▁Labor atory