The Physical-Technical Institute of AS of the BSSR was founded as a result of the reorganization of the structure of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR by the decree of the Presidium of AS of the BSSR dated March 29, 1931. The proposed reorganization of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR was approved by the resolution of the Council of People’s Commissars of the BSSR on May 13, 1931.
From 1937 to 1939 Director of the Institute was Dmitry Gorin (1907–1991). The Institute team continued to work in the field of metallurgy, heat treatment, the development of new devices for the structural analysis of metals and alloys, and instrument making.
In 1947 Academician Konstantin Gorev (1904-1988) was appointed director of the Institute. Under the leadership of K. Gorev, the laboratory of metallurgy was among the first in the USSR to begin work on the production of directionally crystallized eutectic alloys.
The Physical-Technical Institute was engaged in solving important fundamental and applied problems related to the creation of new technical means for enterprises of the machine-building and metal-working industries.
Since 1956 the Institute has been headed by Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR Vasily Severdenko (1904-1978). The name of this outstanding scientist and organizer of science in the field of plasticity, metal physics and metalworking is associated with research on the entire spectrum of problematic issues about metal material: deformability, resistance to deformation, thermomechanical modes of processes of hot, semi-hot and cold deformation, optimization of metal forming processes. With the arrival of V. Severdenko, the geography of implementation of the Institute’s developments has significantly expanded throughout the country. Since the beginning of the 60s, the Institute began to carry out work for enterprises on the basis of economic contracts.
In 1970 a department of the Physical-Technical Institute was organized in Mogilev, which later grew into the Institute of Technology of Metals.
The Presidium of the Supreme body of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics awarded the Order of Labor Red Banner to the Physical-Technical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Belarusian SSR for merits in the development of physical and technical sciences and training of scientific personnel.
ince 1983 Academician Stanislav Astapchik (1935–2015), a well-known scientist in the field of materials science of structural materials for mechanical engineering, has become the director of the Physical-Technical Institute of AS of the BSSR.
In 1986 S. Astapchik, as part of a group of authors, was awarded the USSR State Prize in Science and Technology.
In 2002 Academician Anatoly Gordienko (1941) became the Director of the Institute. Under his leadership and with direct participation, the processes of recrystallization of large-sized blanks of heat-resistant titanium alloys, high-speed recrystallization annealing of pipes, hardening of sheet semi-finished products and items such as chassis, aircraft parts, obtaining armor materials were developed and introduced into production. For the development of the theory, technology and equipment for obtaining armored heterophase materials and the organization of their large-scale production for personal protective equipment A. Gordienko as part of the team of authors was awarded the State Prize of the BSSR in the field of science and technology (1988).
In 2003 as a result of joining the Institute of the State Scientific Institution «Engineering Center «Plasmoteg» of NAS of Belarus», the Institute developed a new direction in the field of research and development of diamond-like coatings for various functional purposes for medicine, technology, agriculture.
Listed on the Board of Honor of the National Academy of Sciences.
In 2016 Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Vitali Zaleski, a well-known scientist in the field of electron beam and plasma technologies, was approved as the Director of the Institute. Under the leadership of V. Zaleski, the Institute is actively involved in innovative, international and socially significant projects, such as the creation of its own production of body armor for the needs of the Republic of Belarus; preparation of business plans for the development of enterprises and the implementation of projects within the framework of these plans; and the implementation of projects within the framework of these plans; providing complex scientific and technical solutions in the interests of a number of enterprises, creation of our own innovative industries in the field of surface engineering, thermal and chemical-thermal processing of materials; development and creation of superconducting accelerators of a new generation within the framework of an international scientific project of the “mega-science” level.
On May 13, 2021, the opening of the museum of the PTI NAS of Belarus was carried out. The event was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Institute and held in the festive atmosphere.
On December 21, 2022 a memorial plaque in honor of Anatoly Gordienko, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, was unveiled on the building of the PTI NAS of Belarus.
December 29, 2023 The Bureau of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has determined the top 10 results of the activities of scientists of the Academy of Sciences for 2023 in the field of fundamental and applied research. Among the best results is the development of the Physico-Technical Institute “Creation of a technology for manufacturing superconducting high-frequency niobium resonators for electron and proton accelerators. Authors of the complex of works: Vitaly Zalessky, Igor Pobol, Artur Pokrovsky, Vladimir Petrakovsky, Alexey Pobol, Alexander Burin.
November 1, 2024 at the PTI NAS of Belarus the grand opening of the research and development section of lithium-ion cells processing technology took place.
On April 4, the grand opening of the design center for innovative developments took place at the Physical-Technical institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
On 29 April 2024 a solemn opening of the renewed Honor Board of NAS of Belarus took place. In accordance with the Decision of the Bureau of the Presidium of the NAS of Belarus № 149 from 11.04.2024 PTI NAS of Belarus was recognised as a winner and inscribed on the Board of Honour of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for achieving in 2023 the highest indicators in scientific, scientific-technical, innovative, industrial and social activities.
January 29, 2025, a new research and production area for high-temperature vacuum heat treatment was opened today at the Physical-Technical Institute.
The official opening of the updated Republican Board of Honour took place on the 30th May 2025. By Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko dated 23.04.2025 No. 168, PTI NAS of Belarus has been selected as one of the winners among scientific organisations, that were be inscribed on the Republican Board of Honour for achieving high results in the field of socio-economic development based on the results of work in 2024.
