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mathematician mechanical engineer

Alexander Azarkhin, Ukrainian, American Mechanical engineer, mathematician. Achievements include research on convergence of iterative methods in elasticity theory, plastic deformations for combined loading with free surfaces, various wear and friction mechanisms, contact problems and cutting tool modeling. Rackham fellow University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1984. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sigma Xi.

Background

Azarkhin, Alexander was born on September 22, 1939 in Kharkov, Ukraine. Came to the United States, 1981. Son of Moisei and Bertha (Dvorchik) Azarkhin.

Education

Doctor of Science in Civil Engineering, Transportation Institute, Novosihirsk, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mechanics, University of Michigan, 1985.

Career

Research associate Metallurgy Research Institute, Kharkov, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1967-1974. Professor Polytech. Institute, Krasnoyarsk, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1974-1981. Engineering associate Aluminum Company American, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania, since 1985.

Editorial consultant American Mathematics Society, Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1982.

Achievements

  • Alexander Azarkhin has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineer, mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Alla Georgiev, June 17, 1963 (divorced April 1985). 1 child, Olga Hedler.

Father:
Moisei Azarkhin

Mother:
Bertha (Dvorchik) Azarkhin

Spouse:
Alla Georgiev

child:
Olga Hedler Azarkhin