The Department has agreements with the Main Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg) and the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Nizhny Arkhyz) for conducting research internships for students and postgraduate researchers.
Research
The main research areas include: algebraic properties of equations; equilibrium magnetohydrodynamic configurations; and magnetohydrodynamics of active phenomena in the solar atmosphere. The Department maintains close scientific ties with the Main Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. Faculty members regularly take part in the Pulkovo Conference on Solar Physics.
In 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008, Kalmyk State University hosted the All-Russian scientific seminar "Physics of the Sun and Stars." The latter two seminars were supported by grants from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR). Since 2009, the Department has organized an annual regional scientific and practical conference "Current Issues in Modern Physics and Mathematics," with conference proceedings published each year.
In 2014–2016, the Department carried out the RFBR project No. 14-02-00676, “Nonlinear Interaction of Wave and Convective Disturbances in Solar Coronal Magnetic Flux Tubes.” The project was led by Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences B. B. Mikhalyaev.
Solar Observatory of Kalmyk State University
Since 2015, the Department has been implementing the Russian Science Foundation project No. 15-12-20001, “Investigation of Solar Activity Based on Multi-Wavelength Synoptic Complex Data.” The project is supervised by Leading Researcher, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences A. G. Tlatov. As part of this initiative, an astrophysical observatory for solar observations was constructed at Kalmyk State University in 2017. To support research activities, the Scientific Center for Solar Activity Monitoring and Analysis was established. The Center also carries out educational outreach programs for school students.