... Center for Scientific Research . ... Chernogolovka, a small, cozy, picturesque town located 50 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of Moscow, is the site of one of the most well-known centers of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ... The academic institutions of the scientific center employ most of Chernogolovka's working population, including more than 1000 Candidates of Science (a degree equivalent to a Ph.D.), 250 Doctors of Science, and more than 20 Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ...