Milestones of a Glorious Path: 70 Years of the Vatolin Institute of Metallurgy of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The article is dedicated to a significant date – the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Institute of Metallurgy named after academician N.A. Vatolin of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences as an independent scientific institution. A brief historical essay on the main stages of the formation and development of the Institute, its scientific areas and schools is presented. The contribution of scientists to the development of fundamental and applied research in the field of physical and chemical foundations of high-temperature processes in the field of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, complex processing of mineral and technogenic raw materials is covered. The results of the Institute’s activities and achievements, which are the result of fruitful work over several decades for the benefit of domestic metallurgy, are summarized.