CURRICULUM VITAE

Surname: Argatov First name: Ivan Middle name: Ivanovich
Date of birth: September 26, 1967
E-mail: argatov@home.ru
Post address: P.O. Box 378, Kronshtadt-3, 197763, St. Petersburg, Russia
Official address: Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering, V.O., Bolshoy pr., 61, 199178 St. Petersburg, Russia

Education
University : Final degree : Year

1. Leningrad State University : Diploma in Mechanics : 1991
2. St. Petersburg State University (Scientific advisor Prof. Serguei A. Nazarov) : C. Sc. in Phys.&Math. : 1995
3. St. Petersburg State University : Dr. Sc. in Phys.&Math. : 2000

Professional occupation
University or other institution: Position : Years

1. Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy : Assistant Professor : 1995-1997
2. Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy : Associate Professor : 1997-2004
3. Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy : Professor : 2005-2006
4. St. Petersburg State University : Professor (0.25 Position) : 2001-2007
5. Institute for Problems of Mechanical Engineering of the Russian Academy of Science : Leading Research Scientist : 2006- present

Visiting positions

• 1999, May Visiting Researcher (Sonderforschungsbereich 404), University of Stuttgart, Germany
• 2001, June Visiting Associate Professor, University of Nancy, France
• 2004, Oct.— Dec. Visiting Associate Professor, Aachen University of Technology, Germany
• 2007, ½ Jan. Visiting Professor Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
• 2007, Mar.— Aug. Senior Researcher Tampere University of Technology, Finland
• 2007, ½ Aug. Visiting Professor Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México

Awards

• Leonard Euler Stipendium (Die Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung), 1994
• St. Petersburg Administration Fellowship for young scientists, 1997, 1998, 2000
• Significant Paper Award, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1999
• The President of Russia grant for young Doctors of Sciences, 2003
• Mikhail Lomonosov Stipendium (German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia), 2004
• Docent-2004 (International Soros Science Education Programm), 2004

Specialisation

• Main field: Asymptotic Methods in the Theory of Elasticity
  This topic deals with asymptotic methods which were created in the last twenty years for general singularly perturbed boundary value problems. The research activity is motivated largely by a desire to adopt these modern mathematical tools for solving various problems of the theory of elasticity and, in particular, to obtain asymptotic models for the contact interaction of elastic bodies as well as for the crack propagation under the brittle fracture.
• Other fields: Contact Mechanics, Tribology
  The approach suggests new formulations and methods for solution of some contact problems of the theory of elasticity essential for tribology. These problems take into account the parameters of macro- and microgeometry of contacting bodies, the discreteness of contact between rough surfaces, interaction between contact spots, surface inhomogeneity, surface fracture, shape variation of surfaces in the wear process. This approach is the basis for the analysis of the discrete contact characteristics (real contact area and contact pressure).
• Current research interest: Variational Inequalities, Shape Optimization
  Main scientific objectives of this research activity are as follows. The asymptotic analysis of contact problems with perturbed boundaries of contact zones. The sensitivity analysis of contact zones with respect to geometrical characteristics of punches and the structure of an elastic foundation. Shape and topological optimization in the unilateral contact problems of the theory of elasticity.

Publications

• Number of papers in refereed journals: 64
• Reviews:
  • I.I. Argatov and S.A. Nazarov, The method of matched expansions for problems with small contact areas. In Mechanics of Contact Interactions. Moscow: Fizmatlit, 2001. p.73-82 (in Russian)
  • I.I. Argatov, Interaction between punches on an elastic foundation, Advances in Mechanics, 1 (2002), 2, 8-40
• Graduate textbooks:
  • I.I. Argatov and N.N. Dmitriev, Fundamentals of the Theory of Elastic Discrete Contact. St. Petersburg: Polytechnics, 2003. 233 pp. (in Russian), ISBN 5-7325-0744-2
  • I.I. Argatov, Introduction to Asymptotic Modelling in Mechanics. St. Petersburg: Polytechnics, 2004. 302 pp. (in Russian), ISBN 5-7325-0824-4
• Monograph:
  • I.I. Argatov, Asymptotic Models of the Elastic Contact. St. Petersburg: Nauka, 2005. 448 pp. (in Russian), ISBN 5-02-025070-8

Participation in research projects

1. Some problems of the theory of elasticity on the interaction of cracks and punches, State Committee of High Education of Russian Federation. No.95-0-43-175 (1995-1996) (Project Leader Dr. I.S. Zorin)
2. Interaction of cracks under brittle fracture, RFBR (Russian Foundation for Basic Research). No.98-01-00974 (1998-2000) (Project Leader Prof. S.A. Nazarov)
3. Mathematical theory of cracks and their propagation, INTAS (International Association for the Promotion of Cooperation with Scientists from the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union). No.96-876 (1998-2000) (Coordinator Prof. W.L. Wendland, Project Leader Prof. S.A. Nazarov)
4. Propagation of curvilinear cracks under brittle fracture, RFBR (Russian Foundation for Basic Research). No.00-01-00455 (2000-2002) (Project Leader Prof. S.A. Nazarov)
5. Mathematical simulation of the motion and equilibrium of mechanical systems of rigid and elastic rough bodies under dry friction, Ministry of Education of Russian Federation. No.E00-4.0-30 (2001-2002) (Project Leader Prof. G.T. Aldoshin)
6. Singularities of physical fields near to the tips and fronts of cracks in ageing anisotropic bodies, The A.M.Lyapunov French?Russian Institute of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. No.00-01 (2001- 2002) (Coordinator Prof. J. Sokolowski, Project Leader Prof. S.A. Nazarov)
7. Asymptotic modelling of elastic contact interaction of rough surfaces, Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology of Russian Federation. No. MD-182.2003.01 (2003-2005)
8. Non-stability of periodical phenomena in the wear process of structural materials under dry friction, RFBR (Russian Foundation for Basic Research). No.06-08-00451 (2006–present) (Project Leader Dr. Yu.A. Fadin)
9. The objective of this research is to investigate theoretically various dynamic phenomena in the erosional process, RFBR (Russian Foundation for Basic Research). No.07-08-00527 (2007–present) (Project Leader Dr. I.I. Argatov)

Manuscript reviewing

• Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
• Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics
• Journal of Friction and Wear
• Mathematical Reviews

Contributed Talks

• Homogenization of the contact pressure under a punch with the fine-grained base, Ninth All-Russian Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, August 2006, Nizhny Novgorod State University, Nizhny Novgorod
• Identification of the elastic module and Poisson-s coefficient by the indentation method for a small sample, Fifth Okunev-s Readings, June 2006, Baltic State Technical University, St. Petersburg
• To the solution of the axially symmetric contact Hertz problem, Fifth Russian Conference on Mixed Problems in Solid Mechanics, August, 2005, Saratov State University, Saratov
• Elastic preliminary displacements of a solid on a rough surface, Fourth Okunev-s Readings, June 2004, Baltic State Technical University, St. Petersburg
• Homogenization of contact problems with a periodical discrete narrow contact zone, Third All-Russian Conference on the Theory of Elasticity, October 2003, Rostov-on-Don State University, Rostov-on-Don
• Approximate solution of the axially symmetric contact problem with respect to tangential displacements on a contact surface, 20-th Intern. Conference: Mathematical Modelling in Solid Mechanics. Boundary & Finite Elements Methods, September 2003, St. Petersburg State Architectural-Building University, St. Petersburg
• Equilibrium conditions of a solid on a rough plane under axially symmetric distribution of contact pressure, Third Okunev's Readings, June 2002, Baltic State Technical University, St. Petersburg
• Approximate solution of the axially symmetric contact problem of the pressure of a spherical indentor on a rough elastic half-space, EUROMECH Colloquium 434 Contact Mechanics of Coated Bodies, May 2002, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Moscow
• On the quasi-static impact of a rigid sphere onto the flat boundary of an elastic body, Second Poljakhov-s Readings, February 2000, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg
• Interaction between punches on an elastic half-space, First Workshop: Non-Classical Problems of Elasticity and Fracture Mechanics, July 1995, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Moscow