Artur Pokrovsky

Biography

Education and Academic Degrees
Certified Engineer (equivalent of MS), 1982, Belorussian Polytechnic Institute, Materials Science and Heat Treatment of Metals.
PhD (Candidate of Technical Sciences), 2003, Physico-technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Dissertation: Structure formation of cast iron at hot plastic deformation and development of technology for producing high-quality articles.”
Postgraduate Training Course “Management: Theory and Practice”, 2007, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
Postgraduate Training Course “Economy and Innovations”, 2013, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
Associate Professor (Docent) in Materials Science, Supreme Attestation Committee of Belarus.

Work Experience
Dec. 1982-present.
Physico-Technical Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (PTI NASB): engineer, junior researcher, research scientist, senior research scientist, leading research scientist, head of laboratory (since 2011).
Research in the area of Materials Science (engineering materials), development of novel materials and technologies of their production and processing, and application of the developments in industry.
Main directions of R&D: impact hydroforming of metal-sheet materials, study of structure, phase and structural transformations of cast irons subjected to hot plastic deformation.

Scientific Publications in the areas of Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy: totally above 140 publications, including 2 monographs, 3 teaching texts, 30 papers in Russian-language journals and 45patents.

Teaching Experience
Teaches Materials Science, Informatics and Manufacturing Engineering in the Belorussian National Technical University and Belorussian State Agrarian-technical University, Minsk (since 2006).
Published 3 teaching texts:
1. Pokrovskii A.I. Science of Engineering Materials: A Lecture Course for Students, 2009. Minsk, FUAInform. 120 pp. (in Russian).
2. Pokrovskii A.I. Materials Science in Mechanical Engineering. A Tutorial for Students of Technical Universities and Colleges. Palmarium Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany 2012. 249 pp. (in Russian).
3. Pokrovskii A.I. Science of Engineering Materials: A Lecture Course for Students, 2014, second revised and extended edition. Minsk, FUAInform. 125 pp. (in Russian).

Awards
- gold medal from the Moscow International Show of Innovations (2005)
- certificate of honor from the Minister of education of Russian Federation (2005)
- certificates of honor from the Chairman of the Academy of Sciences of Belarus (2006 and 2015)
- honorary diploma for the 1st place in contest “Startup weekend-Belarus” (2015)

International Cooperation with
- Piston Rings factory (DAROS Corporation, Germany)
- Eco Stahl, Concern АRCELOR (Branderburgh, Germany)
- Metallbau Muller GmbH (Schneeberg, Germany)
- Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shenyang, China)
- Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (SAME) (Shenyang, China)
- Hidrawlika Company (Bulgaria)

Contacts
E-mail: arturu@tut.by, art@phti.by
Phones:
+375 (29) 663-5838 (mobile, velcom)
+375 (29) 861-2935 (mobile, MTS)
Skype: art.pokrovsky