CURRICULUM VITAE (August, 2015)
Name: Vladimir A. Vladimirov
Citizenship: UK, USA green card.
Posts: Professor: DOMAS, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;
Emeritus Professor: University of York, UK
Visiting Professor: DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK and
School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, UK
Academic qualifications:
(1974) – MSci. (Diploma) in Physics and Applied Mathematics, Novosibirsk University.
(1979) – Ph.D. (Candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics), USSR Acad. of Sci.
(1990) - Dr.Sci. (Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics), USSR Acad. of Sci.
Recognition and merit awards:
(2000) Award from the International Astronomy Union: a small planet in Solar System
is named as ‘Vladimir A.Vladimirov’.
Reference: Minor planet Circular No. 39654, 20 March 2000.
See also in: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdp.sgi?sstr=10324
(2014-now) Honorary Adjunct Professor, Novosibirsk State University, Russia.
(2005-now) Visiting Professor, University of Leeds, UK.
(2014-now) Visiting Professor, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK.
(2007) Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, China.
(2001-2005) Visiting Professor, Colorado State University, USA.
(1992) Visiting Professor, Cornell University, USA.
(1991) Visiting Professor, Toronto University, Canada.
(1998-now) Honorary Professor-Guest, Southern Federal University, Russia.
(2014-now) Honorary Adjunct Professor, Novosibirsk State University, Russia.
(1990) Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics, USSR Academy of Sciences.
(1989) 1-st Prize in Fundamental Sciences: USSR Academy of Sciences.
(1986) 1-st Prize in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics: USSR Academy of Sciences.
Research Interests: Applied Mathematics with special interests to the following topics: Asymptotic and Averaging Methods; Vibrodynamics; Hydrodynamic Stability; Vortex
Dynamics; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; Wind Energy; Magneto-Hydrodynamics (MHD);
Electro-Hydrodynamics; Liquid Crystals; Biological Fluid Dynamics; Electrophoresis, Microhydrodynamics; Micro/Nano-Robots.
Professional Experience: Teaching, Research, and Administration:
2014-now: Professor of Mathematics, DOMAS, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
2005-14: Professor of Mathematics, Dept. of Mathematics, York University, UK.
2000-5: Professor of Mathematics, Dept. of Mathematics, Hull University, UK.
2001-5: Director of the Hull Institute for Mathematical Sciences and Applications (HIMSA).
1994-2000: Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Sciences
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and Technology (HKUST).
1994-2000: Director of the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, HKUST, Hong Kong.
1987-1992: Director of the Stability Theory Laboratory, Lavrentyev Institute for
Hydrodynamics, Soviet/Russian Academy of Sciences.
Positions at the Novosibirsk University, Russia (1975-2000): Professor (1991-99);
Associate Professor (1984-91); Assistant Professor (1975-84). 1974-2000: Positions at the
USSR/Russian Academy of Sciences: Leading Research Fellow (1989-99), Senior Research
Fellow (1980-89), Research Fellow (1977-80), Junior Research Fellow (1975-77).
Visiting professorships: Cambridge University, UK (2014 and 1993-4); Leeds University, UK, (1992-3, 2005-now); Colorado State University, USA (2001-5), Cornell University,
USA (1991-2); Monash University, Australia, (1995); Caltech, USA (1992), Toronto University, Canada (1991); Tsinghua University (2007); King Fahd University of Petroleum and
Minerals (2013), Peking University (2014).
List of courses taught during last 7 years:
UG subjects: Ordinary Differential Equations, Fourier Series and Transforms, Topics
in Mathematical Physics, Introductory Fluid Dynamics, Further Fluid Dynamics, Dynamics of Inviscid Fluid, Dynamics of Viscous Fluid, Introductory Calculus, Vector Calculus,
Numerical Analysis, Newtonian Mechanics, General/Introductory Algebra, Linear Algebra.
PG subjects: Applied Partial Differential Equations; Further Fluid Dynamics, Averaging
Methods, Vibrodynamics, Asymptotic Methods.
Research students: 10 PhD students in Russia, Hong Kong, and UK.
Research grants: 20 major research grants from various funding agencies since 1990.
Conferences: 32 International conferences since 2000
Research seminars: 35 invited seminar talks since 2006
Publications: Above 100 refereed research papers, 1 monograph, 1 textbook
for students. About 90 full-texts of my research papers are available at the ResearchGate,
see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/V Vladimirov.
Recent arXiv preprints:
1. Vladimirov, V.A. (2015) Hierarchy of Distinguished Limits and Drifts for Oscillating
Flows. E-print: arXiv: 1509,01006v2 [physics,flu-dyn].
2. Vladimirov, V.A. (2014) Theory of V-shape micro-robot. Accepted to the Journal of
Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.
3. Vladimirov, V.A. (2012) Dumbbell micro-robot driven by flow oscillations. E-print:
ArXiv: 1212.1773v1 (physics,flu-dyn).
4. Vladimirov, V.A. (2012) On self-propulsion of N-sphere micro-robot. Two E-prints:
ArXiv: 1206.0890v1 and 1209.0171v1, (physics,flu-dyn).
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5. Vladimirov, V.A. (2012) Acoustic-drift equation. E-print: ArXiv: 1206.1297v1 (physics,
flu-dyn), 6 Jun 2012..
6. Vladimirov, V.A. (2012) Self-propulsion of V-shape micro-robot. E-print: ArXiv:
1209.2835v1 (physics,flu-dyn), 13 Sep 2012.
7. Vladimirov, V.A. (2012) Motion of a triangular micro-robot. E-print: ArXiv: 1210.0747v1
(physics,flu-dyn). Submitted to the Physics of Fluids.
8. Vladimirov,V.A (2011) Theory of non-degenerate oscillatory flows. E-print: arXiv:
1110,3633v2 [physics,flu-dyn] 23 Sep 2011.
9. Vladimirov, V.A. (2010) Admixture and drift in oscillating fluid flows. E-print: arXiv:
1009,4058v1 [physics,flu-dyn] 23 Oct 2010.
Selected research papers: 2014-2000
10. Vladimirov, V.A., Proctor, M.R.E. and Hughes, D.W. (2015), Vortex dynamics of
oscillating flows. Arnold Math J., 239, 2, 113-126.
11. Takuji Ishikawa and Vladimirov, V.A. (2015) A stepping micro-robot controlled by
flow oscillations. ASME J. Fluids Eng., 137(8): 084501 Paper No: FE-14-1318; doi:
10.1115/1.4029840
12. Vladimirov, V.A. and Ilin, K. I. (2013) An asymptotic model in acoustics: acoustic
drift equations. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134, 5, 3419-3424.
13. Vladimirov, V.A. (2013) Dumbbell micro-robot driven by flow oscillations. J. Fluid
Mech. 717, pp.717 R8-1-716 R8-11.
14. Vladimirov, V.A. (2013) Self-propulsion velocity of N-sphere micro-robot. J. Fluid
Mech. 716, pp.716 R1-1-716 R1-11.
15. Vladimirov,V.A (2012) MHD drift equation: from Langmuir circulations to MHD dynamo? J.Fluid Mech. 698, 51-61.
16. Govorukhin, V. N. Morgulis, A.B. and Vladimirov, V.A.(2010) Planar inviscid flows in
a channel of finite length: washout, trapping, and self-oscillations of vorticity. J.Fluid
Mech., 659, 420-472.
17. Shiryaeva, E.V. Vladimirov, V.A. and Zhukov, M.Yu. (2009) Rotating electro- hydrodynamic flow in a suspended liquid film. Phys. Rev.E, 80, 041603.
18. Vladimirov, V.A., Zhukov, M.Yu, and Shiryaeva, E.V. (2009) Modelling of electromigration and electroosmisis in a planar microchannel. Izvestiya vuzov Severo-Kavkazskii
region, Series of Natural Sciences, Special issue: Topical Problems in Mathematical
Hydrodynamics, 46-50.
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19. Govorukhin, V. N. Morgulis, A.B. and Vladimirov, V.A. (2009) Dynamics of inviscid
incompressible flows subject to the Yudovich boundary conditions. Izvestiya VUZov
Severo-Kavkazskii region, Series of Natural Sciences, Special issue: Topical Problems
in Mathematical Hydrodynamics, 51-72.
20. Vladimirov, V.A. (2008) Viscous flows in a half space caused by tangential vibrations
on its boundary. Studies in Appl. Math., 121, 4, 337-367.
21. Vladimirov, V.A. & Zhukov, M.Yu. (2007) Vibrational Freedericksz transition in liquid
crystals. Phys. Rev. E, 031706.
22. Vladimirov, V.A. (2005) Vibrodynamics of pendulum and submerged solid. J. Math.
Fluid Mech., 7, 397-412.
23. Ilin, K. I. and Vladimirov, V.A. (2006) Asymptotic model for free surface flow of an
electrically conducting fluid in a high-frequency magnetic field, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 190, 520-531.
24. Vladimirov, V.A. (2004) Vibrodynamics of ’Solid+Fluid’. Part 1. HIMSA Publ., 12,
40pp.
25. Vladimirov, V.A., Wu, M.S.C., Pedley, T.J., Denissenko, P.V., and Zakhidova, S.G.
(2004) Measurements of cell velocity distributions in populations of motile algae. Journal of Experimental Biology. 207, 1203-1216.
26. Vladimirov, V.A. & Zhukov, M.Yu. (2004) Analytical solutions for thermal convection
in a layer of liquid crystal with free surface. Mol.Cryst. & Liq. Cryst., 413, 279-290.
27. Vladimirov, V.A. (2004) Mathematical fluid dynamics, J.Fluid Mech. 513, 373-379
28. Ilin, K. I. & Vladimirov, V.A. (2004) Energy principle for magnetohydrodynamic flows
and Bogoyavlenskij’s transformation, Phys. Plasmas, 11, 3586-3594.
29. Ilin, K. I., Trakhinin, Y. L., and Vladimirov, V. A. (2003) The stability of steady
magnetohydrodynamic flows with current-vortex sheets, Phys. Plasmas, 10, 26492658.
30. Vladimirov, V. A. & Ilin, K. I. (2003) Virial functionals in hydrodynamics, Moscow
Mathematical Journal, 3, 691-709.
31. Vladimirov, V. A., Moffatt, H. K., Davidson, P.A., and Ilin, K. I. (2003) On the
stability of a rigid body in a magnetostatic equilibrium, Eur. J. Mech. B Fluids, 22,
511-523.
32. Montgomery, M.M., Vladimirov, V. A., and Denissenko, P.V. (2002) An experimental
study of typhoon mesovortices. J. Fluid Mech., 471, 1-32.
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33. Vladimirov, V.A., Yudovich, V.I., Zhukov, M.Yu., and Denissenko, P.V. (2001) Asymmetric flows induced by a rotating body in a thin layer. HIMSA Publ., 3, 45pp.
34. Vladimirov, V.A., Pedley, T.J., Wu, M., and Denissenko, P.V. (2001) On cell motility
in populations of algae (Chlamidomonas Nivalis). HIMSA Publ., 6, 35pp.
35. Zhukov, M.Yu. & Vladimirov, V.A. (2001) Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of liquid
crystals and the Oberbeck-Boussinesq type model, HIMSA Publ., 2, 26pp.
36. Vladimirov, V.A., Yudovich, V.I., Zhukov, M.Yu. and Denissenko, P.V. (2001) Asymmetric flows induced by a rotating body in a thin layer. HIMSA Publ., 3, 45pp.
37. Vladimirov, V.A., Pedley, T.J., Wu, M., and Denissenko, P.V. (2001) On cell motility
in populations of algae (Chlamidomonas Nivalis). HIMSA Publ., 6, 35pp.
38. Vladimirov, V.A., Yudovich, V.I., Zhukov, M.Yu. and Denissenko, P.V. (2001) Rotating fluid flow in a gap between parallel plates. Math. Model. 13, 2, 27-38.
39. Vladimirov, V.A., Wu, M., Pedley, T.J. and Denissenko, P.V. (2000) Algal motility
measured by a laser based tracking method. J. Marine & Freshwater Research, 51,
589-602.
Selected research papers published before 2000:
40. Vladimirov, V.A., Moffatt, H.K., and Ilin, K.I. (1999) On General transformations
and variational principles for the magnetohydrodynamics of ideal fluids. Part IV.
Generalized Isovorticity Principle for Three-Dimensional Flows. J. Fluid Mech., 390,
127-150.
41. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1999) Note on the three-dimensional stability of a steady
magnetohydrodynamic flow of an ideal fluid. Physics of Plasmas (Physics of Fluids,
B), 5, 4199.
42. Mu Mu, Vladimirov, V.A. and Wu Yong-hui (1999) Applications of Energy-Casimir
and Energy-Lagrange Methods to the nonlinear symmetric stability problems. Journal
of Atmospheric Sciences. 56, 3, 400.
43. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1999) On Arnold’s variational principles in fluid mechanics. Fields Institute Commun. 24, 471-495.
44. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1999) On the stability of a dynamical system ‘Rigid
Body+Inviscid Fluid’. Variational principles. J. Fluid Mech., 386, 43-75.
45. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1998) Note on the nonlinear stability of stratified fluid
equilibria. Physica D, 118, 123-133.
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46. Vladimirov, V.A.& Ilin, K.I. (1998) Generalized izovorticity principle for ideal magnetohydrodynamics. Harlow: Longman, Pitman Res. Notes Math. Ser. 386, 161-177.
47. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1998) On the energy instability of liquid crystals. European Journal of Applied Mathematics. 9, 1, 23-36.
48. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1998) On the Arnold stability of a solid in a plane steady
flow of an ideal incompressible fluid. Theor. Comput. Fluid Dyn. 10, No.1-4, 425-437.
49. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1997) On the stability of a rigid body in an inviscid
steady rotational flow. Bull. Hong Kong Math, Soc. 1, 1, 103-131.
50. Vladimirov, V.A. & Moffatt, H.K. (1997) Direct Liapunov method in nonlinear stability
of complex flows. Nonlinear Anal., Theory Methods & Appl. 30, 1, 563-566.
51. Vladimirov, V.A., Moffatt, H.K. and Ilin, K.I. (1996) On general transformations and
variational principles for the magnetohydrodynamics of ideal fluids. Part II. Stability
criteria, for two-dimensional flow. J. Fluid Mech. 329, 187-205.
52. Vladimirov, V.A. & Belov, S.Ya. (1995) Examples of nonlinear instability in hydrodynamics. RIMS Kokyuroku, 914, 69-79.
53. Vladimirov, V.A. & Moffatt, H.K. (1995) On general transformations and variational
principles for the magnetohydrodynamics of ideal fluids. Part I. Fundamental Principles. J. Fluid Mech. 283, 125-139.
54. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1994) Stability of a solid in a vortex flow of an ideal
liquid. J.Appl.Mech.Tech.Phys. 35, 1, 83-91; translation from Prikl.Mech.Tekh.Phys,
35, 1, 83-91 (1994).
55. Cho, H.-R., Shepherd, T.G. and Vladimirov, V.A., (1993) Application of the direct
lyapunov method to the problem of symmetric stability in the atmosphere. J. Atmos.
Sci. 50, 6, 822-845.
56. Vladimirov, V.A. & Belov, S.Ya. (1993) Examples of inversion of the Lagrange theorem
in hydrodynamics. GAKUTO Int. Ser., Math. Sci. Appl. 2, 611-622.
57. Vladimirov, V.A. (1990) Lyapunov’s direct method in problems of fluid equilibrium
instability. Arch.Mech. 42, No.4-5. 595-607.
58. Vladimirov, V.A. & Rumyantsev, V.V. (1990) Inversion of Lagrange’s theorem for a
rigid body with a cavity containing a viscous liquid. J. Appl. Math. Mech., 54, 2,
154-163; translation from Prikl.Mat.Mekh. 54, 2, 190-200 (1990).
59. Vladimirov, V.A. & Rumyantsev, V.V. (1989) Inversion of Lagrange’s theorem for a
rigid body with a cavity containing an ideal liquid. J. Appl. Math. Mech., 53, 4,
474-477; translation from Prikl.Mat.Mekh. 53, 4, 608-612 (1989).
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60. Vladimirov, V.A. (1988) The instability of the equilibrium of an inhomogeneous fluid
in cases when the potential energy is not minimal. J. Appl. Math. Mech., 52, 3,
322-328; translation from Prikl.Mat.Mekh. 52, 3, 415-422 (1988).
61. Vladimirov, V.A. & Belov, S.Ya. (1988) An Example of inversion of the Lagrange
theorem in hydrodynamics of two-layered liquid. Dyn. Cont. Med. 84, 21-27.
62. Vladimirov, V.A. & Ilin, K.I. (1988) Three-dimensional instability of an elliptic Kirchhoff vortex. Fluid Dyn. 23, 3, 356-360; translation from Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Mekh.
Zhidk. Gaza, 3, 40-45, (1988).
63. Vladimirov, V.A., Makarenko V.M. and Tarasov, V.F. (1987) Experimental investigation of nonaxysimmetric inertial waves in a rotating fluid. Fluid Dynamics 22, 1,
151-157.
64. Vladimirov, V.A., & Tarasov, V.F. (1982) Structure of flow of a viscous liquid with
closed streamlines. Sov. Phys. Dokl., 27, 1, 17-21.
65. Vladimirov, V.A., Lugovtsov, B.A. and Tarasov, V.F. (1980) Suppression of turbulence
in the cores of concentrated vortices. J. Appl. Mech.Techn. Phys. 21, 5, 632-642.
66. Vladimirov, V.A. & Tarasov, V.F. (1980) Elasticity properties of spiral flow. Soviet
Physics Doklady 25, 7, 526-529.
67. Vladimirov, V.A. & Tarasov, V.F. (1980) Formation of a system of vortex filaments in
a rotating liquid. Fluid Dynamics, 15, 1, 34-43.
68. Vladimirov, V.A. & Tarasov, V.F. (1979) Structure of turbulence near the core of a
vortex ring. Soviet Physics Dokl. 24, 4, 254-257.
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