At the Department of Physical and Chemical Mechanics, students of the 4-6 year and PhD students of Phystech School of Electronics, Photonics and Molecular Physics at MIPT undergo scientific practice. Students choose the department at the end of their 3rd year of study, and when enrolling in the department at the beginning of the 4th year they can choose the laboratories in which they want to carry out their scientific research. In most cases, students can choose to carry out scientific practice in the following laboratories:

• Laboratory of Radiative Gas Dynamics (IPMech RAS). Head of laboratory: Surzhikov S.T.;
• Laboratory of Thermal Gas Dynamics and Combustion (IPMech RAS). Head of laboratory: Yakush S.E.;
• Laboratory of Physical and Chemical Gas Dynamics (VNIIA). Head of laboratory: Surzhikov S.T.;
• Laboratory of complex modelling (TMC).

Graduates of the department are in demand in leading world laboratories.