southampton

Research interests

numerical modelling of various coupled electrical

thermal and mechanical phenomena with emphasis on free and moving boundaries problems: gaseous discharges and arcs

electric propulsion systems for spacecraft, e.g. Pulsed Plasma Thrusters, Gridded Ion Engines, Hollow Cathodes

About

Associate Professor (Methods of Modelling and Simulation of Systems) at the Electrical Power Engineering Group, ECS.

Previous appointments:

Senior Research Associate, 04/2004 - 09/2007, Dept. of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK;
Research Associate, 02/2001 - 04/2004, Dept. of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK;
Senior Research Associate, 07/1995 - 01/2001, Institute for Mathematical Modelling Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia;
Junior Research Associate, 08/1992-07/1995, Institute for Mathematical Modelling Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia;

Qualifications:

SMIEEE, MIoP, MIET
PhD (Mathematics and Physics), Institute for Mathematical Modelling, Moscow, Russia;
MSc (Applied Mathematics and Physics), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia;