Colloid chemistry at Moscow State University

Colloid chemistry belongs to the group of basic introductory disciplines ta ught at the Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University (MSU), along w ith inorganic, organic, analytical, physical, and polymer chemistry. Colloi d chemistry is also taught at the Departments of Biology, Geology, and Soil Science of MSU. On the whole, more than 500 students study colloid chemist ry at MSU annually. The staff of the Chair of Colloid Chemistry is responsi ble for this multifaceted academic process. Meanwhile, systematic research in several topical directions of colloid chemistry also takes place at this chair. According to the old tradition that was formed in the years when Ac ademician PA. Rehbinder headed the chair, both educational and research wor k is performed in collaboration with several institutes of the Russian Acad emy of Sciences (RAS), mostly with the Institute of Physical Chemistry. Thi s paper, dedicated to the 275th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Scien ces, reviews the history of the Chair of Colloid Chemistry, Moscow State Un iversity (MSU), and describes the present state of the academic and researc h process at this chair. The paper also briefly mentions the studies in the field of colloid chemistry that are performed at other chairs of the Depar tment of Chemistry and at other departments of MSU.