Vitaly Kuzkin

Mechanics of Discrete Media
Computational Mechanics of Discrete Media : Molecular Dynamics, Discrete Element Method
Smoothed Particles Hydrodynamics / Smoothed Particles Applied Mechanics
Computational geomechanics (hydraulic fracturing, proppant transport)
Rheology of suspensions
Thermal effects: equations of state, heat conductivity, negative thermal expansion
Equivalent thermomechanical characteristics for discrete systems (stress tensor, heat flux)
Potentials for interaction between rigid bodies: potential for graphene
DEM simulation of discrete/granullar rods, shells, and bulk solids ( V-model for bonds in solids)
Simulation of carbon nanostructures
mechanics of active sports, inertial navigation, Fuzzy logic
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Publications and patents

British Petroleum research grant for young scientists, 2012
Young Scientist Award on IUTAM Symposium on "Vibration Analysis of Structures with Uncertainties", 2009
Award for the Best Presentation on the first conference of OAO "KBSM", 2009
Award of "Dynasty" foundation for Young Physicists, 2009
Award for Best Young Scientist of Polytechnical university, 2008
Award for Best Presentation on All-Russia young researchers School-Conference "Mathematical Modelling in natural sciences", Perm, Russia, 2007
Award for Scientific Progress on "XXXV Science week" in SPbSTU, 2006
Awards in 1-st(university), 2-nd(regional), 3-rd(All-Russia) tours of Olimpiad on Strength of Materials, 2005

The Scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful. If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living. (c) Henri Poincare.
The science is no fun, if you are never wrong! (c) Thomas Gold
The science is said to be useful if its development tends to accentuate the existing inequalities in distribution of wealth, or more directly promotes the destruction of human life (с) G.H. Hardy (see also G. H. Hardy A Mathematician's Apology. Cambridge: University Press. pp. 153, 2004)
No pain <=> No gain

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