Curriculum Vitae

Konstantin Vitalievich AVRAMOV,
Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor of Department of Gas and Fluid Mechanics, Deputy Head of Department of Gas and Fluid Mechanics, Faculty of Physics and Engineering

	AREA OF EXPERTISE
	PUBLICATIONS
	CURRENT RESEARCH

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Address: Dept.of Theoretical Mechanics, National Technical University "Kharkov Polytechnical Institute", 21 Frunze str., Kharkov 61002 Ukraine
Email: kvavr@kharkov.ua
Phone: (0038-057) 7322505
Fax: (0038-057) 7076601

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

1993: Ph.D. (Engineering Sciences ), Kharkov Polytechnic Institute.
1991: Graduated from the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute summa cum laude in Mechanics.

INDUSTRIAL AND FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:

Memberships in GAMM (Germany Society of Mathematics and Mechanics).
2005 - at present: Professor of Department of Gas and Fluid Mechanics.
February, 2005: Define the Doctor of Science Thesis. Topic: "Bifurcations and Stability of Nonlinear Oscillations of Elastic Systems"
2002 - 2004: National Technical University "Kharkov Polytechnical Institute" (Senior Researcher).
2002-1994: Kharkov Polytechnical Institute (Associate Professor).
1993: define the PhD Thesis. Topic: "Chaotic oscillations of Internal Combustion Engines"
1993-1991: Kharkov Polytechnical Institute (Assistant of Professor).

VISITING OF FOREIGN UNIVERSITY:

June, 2001. Central Institute of Aviation Motors, Moscow, Russian, Department of Mathematical Modeling
May, 2003. Dept. of Automatics and Biomechanics, Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
May, June 2004. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Civile, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, I-41100 Italy.
May, June, July 2005. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. USA.

QUALIFICATION and AREA OF EXPERTISE:

13 years of experience in Nonlinear Dynamics and Dynamics of Machines.
The main scientific results in: Asymptotic Methods, Bifurcations and Chaotic Motions, Nonlinear Dynamics of Elastic Systems, Absorption of Vibrations, Dynamics of Gears.
Current research focuses on nonlinear dynamics of elastic systems, absorption of vibrations.

PUBLICATIONS:

Number of papers in refereed journals: 70
Number of communications to scientific meetings: 36

CURRENT RESEARCH:

Nonlinear vibrations of elastic systems, nonlinear oscillations of vibro-impact systems, chaotic vibrations, vibro-absorption problems.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY:

Organizer of the International Conference no Nonlinear Dynamics at the National Technical University "Kharkov Polytechnical Institute", Kharkov, 14-16 September, 2004. Memberships in GAMM.

SUPPORTING AGENCIES:

NATO Scientific Affairs Division (2001-2003), Kharkov Transport Plant (1991-1996), Kharkov Design Office of Turbo compressors (1994-1995), Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Civile, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy , The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,. USA, Grants from the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine (2000-at present).

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY:

Asymptotic methods in mechanics, Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, Theoretical Mechanics.

PERSONAL:

Born in Kharkov (Ukraine), May 7,1968. Married, one son.

Last Modified: November 2005
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