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Fomin Alexander Alexandrovich

Fomin Alexander Alexandrovich

Doctor of Technical Sciences , Associate Professor
Professor at the Department of "Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering", Vice-Rector for Strategic Development
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Education and career

2005 – graduated with a specialist diploma in Biotechnical and Medical Apparatus and Systems (200401), SSTU (2000-2005).

2004 – graduated from the military department, military occupational specialty. 560201 "Operation and repair of motor vehicles", SSTU, Lieutenant (in reserve, 2005).

2004–2006 – assistant in the laboratory "Materials science and physical-mechanical properties of coatings", SSTU.

2005–2008 – postgraduate student, Department of “Material Science and High Performance Processing”, specialty 05.09.10 "Electrical Engineering", SSTU.

2008 – defended the thesis "Plasma-induction coating with improved biocompatibility parameters in the manufacture of dental implants" for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences in the speciality 05.09.10 - Electrotechnology.

2006–2009 – assistant of the Department of "Materials science and physical-mechanical properties of coatings", SSTU.

2009–2012 – Associate Professor, Department of "Materials science and physical-mechanical properties of coatings" (since 2011 - Associate Professor, Department of “Physical Material Science and Technology of New Materials”, SSTU).

2012–2013 – Associate Professor, Department of “Mechanical Engineering Technology”, SSTU.

2013–2018 – Associate Professor, Department of “Welding and Metallurgy”, SSTU.

2013–2016 – full-time doctoral studies, SSTU.

2016 – internship (15.09.2016-15.12.2016) within the framework of international scientific and educational cooperation (Magdeburg, Germany).

2017 – defended the thesis "Scientific basis of thermal processes for obtaining oxide coatings on titanium medical products using high frequency currents" for the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences in the specialty 05.09.10 - Electrotechnology, 05.16.01 - Metallurgy and heat treatment of metals and alloys (№ 491/nk dated 07.05.2018).

2018 – internship (15.09.2018-15.12.2018) within the framework of international scientific and educational cooperation (Magdeburg, Germany).

2018 – to present - Leading Researcher of the Educational and Scientific Laboratory "Electrophysical Processes and Technologies", SSTU.

2018–2019 – Professor, Department of “Welding and Metallurgy”, SSTU.

2019 – to present – Head of the Department of Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering, SSTU.

2020-2021 – Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation at SSTU.

from September 2021 – Vice-Rector for Strategic Development at SSTU.

Scientific interests

  • Induction heating, hardening and hardening treatments of metals and alloys with high frequency currents (HFC).
  • Development of equipment and tools for HFC processing.
  • Additive technologies, including electroplasma spraying (Ti, HAp), resistance welding, electrical discharge alloying of metal products with refractory metals and alloys (Ta, Zr, Ti, WC-TiC-Co, etc.), selective laser surface modification (sintering, texturing, hardening).
  • Cementation and nitrocementation of metals, structural and tool steels using HFC treatment.
  • Development of design and hardening of metalworking tools (replaceable plates, punches and matrices of punching and drawing dies).
  • Research of structure, surface morphology, chemical and phase composition of materials and coatings using scanning electron (SEM), energy dispersion analysis (EDX), probe (AFM, STM) microscopy, and X-ray phase analysis (XRD).
  • Research of mechanical properties (hardness, elastic modulus, strength and ductility, FLD characteristics) of materials and coatings using macro-, micro- and nanoindentation, scratch testing, as well as single and biaxial tension (compression).
  • Metallographic analysis of metals and alloys including hardware-software processing (porosity determination, calculation of statistical parameters of micro- and nanostructure elements).

The main research area concerns induction heating and heat treatment of metal products, including small-sized titanium structures and metalworking tools (replaceable polyhedral plates, exhaust and separation stamps). Combined processes using electroplasma sputtering, vacuum condensation sputtering, electric spark alloying, spot contact welding, modification of ceramics with colloidal nanoparticles, selective laser processing and microarc oxidation are being actively developed and improved.

Science citation index

  • Web of Science, ResearcherID: L-1991-2013 (Publ. 87; H-index 10; Total times cited 297; Verified reviews 18); 
  • Scopus, AuthorID: 55255703000 (Publ. 81; H-index 14; Total times cited 516); .
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-3830.
  • RSCI, AuthorID: 246120 / SPIN-код: 6690-7090 (Publ. 311 / 109; H-index 20 / 14; Cit. 1395 / 637); .

Work Experience

Management of grants and research projects

Grant management

2021–2023 – Grant of the Russian Science Foundation (RSF), Extension of RSF Project No. 18-79-10040-P "Research of heat and mass transfer processes and mechanism of structure formation of superhard metal-ceramic coatings in conditions of high-temperature treatment by high frequency currents of small-sized titanium structures with thin-layer (Ta,Zr) - elements"; Competition for the extension of projects (30) supported by grants from the Russian Science Foundation according to the event "Conducting Research by Scientific Groups under the Leadership of Young Scientists" of the Presidential Programme of Research Projects Implemented by Leading Scientists, including Young Scientists.

2021–2022 – Grant of the President of the Russian Federation for young Doctors of Science, project MD-965.2021.4 "New methods of induction-thermal hardening of gas-thermal functional coatings and structures with bionic design for advanced articles of medical equipment".

2018–2021 – Grant from the Russian Science Foundation (RSF), project RSF № 18-79-10040 " Research of heat and mass transfer processes and mechanism of structure formation of superhard metal-ceramic coatings under high-temperature treatment by high frequency currents of small-sized titanium constructions with thin-layer (Ta,Zr) - elements".

2019–2020 – Grant of the President of the Russian Federation for young Doctors of Science, project MD-157.2019.8 "Research of structure and properties of the welded steel-titanium structure and the process of its subsequent chemical-thermal treatment by high-frequency currents for creation of metalworking tools with wear-resistant metal-oxide coatings".

2020–2022 – Grant of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), competition for the best projects of fundamental scientific research carried out by young postgraduate scientists ("graduate students "), RFBR project № 20-33-90053 "Research of regularities of high-temperature process of induction treatment of titanium in the air atmosphere and properties of the received functional coatings" (graduate student Schelkunov A.Y.).

2013–2015 – RFBR Grant (Competition of Initiative Research Projects 2013 ("a")), RFBR project No. 13-03-00898 A "Mechanisms of structure formation of polyphase bioactive ceramic coatings on medical titanium alloys".

Management of international research projects and internships

2021 – State assignment for research work in the framework of Russian-German programmes "Mikhail Lomonosov" and "Immanuel Kant" on the topic: "Research of structure and properties of multilayer sandwich "aluminium-carbon nanotubes" and development of variant of its manufacturing". Customer: Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation and German Academic Exchange Service, Work Certificate No. 2282-21 dated 31.03.2021; Internship: 01.03.2021-31.05.2021 (online), Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany; Project duration within the programme: 21.05.2021–31.12.2021.

2018 – Project of the Government Assignment № 11.12785.2018/12.2 from 03.05.2018 - Implementation of research works within the framework of international scientific and educational cooperation under the program "Mikhail Lomonosov" on the topic: "Research of composition, structure and mechanical properties of metal materials and coatings subjected to high-temperature treatment by high frequency currents". Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and German Academic Exchange Service; Internship: 15.09.2018-15.12.2018, Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany.

2016 – Project of the Government Assignment № 11.687.2016/DAAD from 11.01.2016 - Implementation of research works within the framework of international scientific and educational cooperation under the program "Mikhail Lomonosov" on the topic: "Change of phase-structural characteristics and physical-mechanical properties of biocompatible metal materials by treatment with low temperature plasma and modification with high frequency currents". Russian Ministry of Education and Science and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); Internship: 15.09.2016-15.12.2016, Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Magdeburg and Brandenburg am Hafel, Germany.

Scholarships and individual projects

2015–2017 – Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation (Competitive selection of recipients of the scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation for young scientists and postgraduate students engaged in advanced scientific research and development in priority areas of modernization of the Russian economy in 2015-2017), project SP-617.2015.4 "Physical and chemical principles of thermomodification of implant surfaces and technological principles of hardening and nanostructuring of metals and alloys for biomedical purposes".

2012–2014 – Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation (Competitive Selection 2012-2014), project SP-1051.2014.4 "Mechanisms of structure formation of bioceramic coatings on titanium at exposure to high frequency currents".

2010–2011 – Project of the programme "U.M.N.I.K." of the Fund for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in Science and Technology, State Contract № 7319r/10164 from 28.12.2009 and № 8761r/14002 from 14.01.2011, topic "Nanostructuring of implants by plasma spraying with an additional electrophysical effect".

Participation in international exhibitions and conferences

Exhibitions

2015 – Exhibition-seminar "Nano- and biomaterials of Russian universities for medicine" (November 5-6, 2015, Russian Center of Science and Culture, Budapest, Hungary. Organizer: Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation).

2012 – Exhibition-seminar "New Nanostructured Biocompatible Materials" (September 10-14, 2012, Center for Science and Culture, Prague, Czech Republic. Organizer: Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation).

Conferences

MECHCOMP7 – 7th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (1-3.09.2021, Porto, Portugal), 1 report (on-line).

ICCS23&MECHCOMP6 – Joint event: 23rd International Conference on Composite Structures – 6th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (1–4.09.2020, Porto, Portugal), 1 report (on-line).

MECHCOMP5 – 5th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (1–4.07.2019, Lisbon, Portugal), 2 break-out session reports and management of the Section «Functionally graded materials and structures».

MECHCOMP4 – 4th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (9–12.07.2018, Madrid, Spain), 1 break-out session report and management of the Section «Functionally graded materials and structures».

ICCS20 – 20th International Conference on Composite Structures (4-7.09.2017, Paris, France), 1 poster report.

RTUCON2016 – 57th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (13–14.10.2016), 1 break-out session report.

SPIE. Microtechnologies 2015: Nanotechnology (04–06.05.2015, Barcelona, Spain), 1 break-out session report, 1 poster report.

EDM23 – 23rd European Dental Materials Conference: Ceramics-CAD/CAM-Composites (27–28.08.2015, Nürnberg, Germany), 1 poster report.

ECCG5 – 5th European Conference on Crystal Growth (9–11.09.2015, Bologna, Italy), 1 poster report.

COLL2014 – 4th International Colloids Conference: Surface Design & Engineering (15–18.06.2014, Madrid, Spain), 1 poster report.

RCBJSF–2014-FM&NT – "12th Russia/CIS/Baltic/Japan Symposium on Ferroelectricity and 9th International conference on Functional Materials and Nanotechnologies" (29.09.2014–02.10.2014), 1 poster report.

Directing the Basic Scientific Research Area and the educational programs

2022–2024 – Basic Scientific Research Area 23B "Advanced methods of hardening processing and modification of machine and instrument-making products, personalized medicine and additive manufacturing".

2019–2021 – Basic Scientific Research Area 09B.04 "Development of technological approaches for the formation of composite materials and functional coatings".

2019 – to present – management of the main educational program of master's degree in the areas of training: 12.04.04 "Biotechnical systems and technologies", 22.04.01 "Materials Science and technology of materials".

2019/2020 – to present – management of the educational program of postgraduate training in the areas of training: 01.06.01 "Mathematics and Mechanics", specialization 01.02.08 "Biomechanics"; 22.06.01 "Materials technologies", specialization 05.16.01 "Metallology and heat treatment of metals and alloys".

2018 – to present – postgraduate student’s supervision

Honors and Awards

  • Winner of the 2021 competition for the right to receive grants from the President of the Russian Federation for state support of young Russian scientists - Doctors of Sciences in the field of knowledge "Technical Sciences" (Certificate MD-965.2021.4) (2020)
  • Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia "For significant achievements in the field of education and many years of conscientious work" to the head of the Department at SSTU (No. 466 k/n dated 12.11.2020) (2020)
  • Gold medal and Diploma of the XXIII Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovation Technologies "Archimedes 2020" (Moscow, 24-27.03.2020), for the project "Method of forming nanostructured bioinert coating on titanium implants" (Russian Federation Patent № 2604085) (2020)
  • Member of the editorial Board of the journal of the Higher Attestation Commission "Issues of Electrical Technology" (2020)
  • Corresponding Member Diploma of the Academy of Electrotechnical Sciences of the Russian Federation (19.02.2020) (2020)
  • Winner of the 2019 competition for the right to receive grants from the President of the Russian Federation for state support of young Russian scientists - Doctors of Sciences in the field of knowledge "Technical and Engineering Sciences" (Certificate MD-157.2019.8). (2019)
  • Winner of the 2018 Call for Proposals under the activity "Implementation of Research by Scientific Groups Led by Young Scientists" of the Presidential Programme for Research Projects Implemented by Leading Scientists, including Young Scientists (RSF Grant No. 18-79-10040) in the knowledge area "09. Engineering Sciences". (2018)
  • Winner's diploma in the category "100 Best Inventions of Russia - 2016" (decision dated 27.06.2017), section "Metallurgical Industry and Mechanical Engineering", for the patent of the Russian Federation No. 2604085 dated 10.12.2016. (2017)
  • Bronze medal and Diploma of the III degree of the VII Saratov Salon of Inventions, Innovations and Investments, the project "Development of a new type of micro- and nanostructured biocompatible coatings for orthopedic implants" (Saratov, September 19-20, 2013). (2013)
  • Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Saratov region "For active participation in training specialists for the industrial complex of the Saratov region and in connection with the 80th anniversary of the Saratov State Technical University". (2010)
  • Diploma of the Ministry of Education of the Saratov Region "For many years of conscientious work, achievements in educating the younger generation and in connection with the 80th anniversary of the Saratov State Technical University". (2010)