Head of this IMASH's Department - Prof. Sc.D. (Engineering) Ali Yusupovich ALBAGACHIEV
Vice-President of Russian Engineers-Tribologists, Academician of the MAI,
Honorary Specialist of Higher Professional Education,
Head of "Technological Informatics and Technology of Mechanical Engineering" Dept. of the MGUPI.
Organizer and participant of numerous international conferences in the field of innovative technologies, nanomaterials, friction and wear of parts and units; co-project leader of the project carried out at a Scientific & Educational Center (NOTs) within the framework of the Federal Program "Scientific Staff" in collaboration with the specialists of MGUPI and of the IMASH RAN; scientific superviser of 5 graduate students, of 10 diploma students, of 5 M. Sc. students; delivers lecture courses.
The author of 210 articles (of which more than 60 papers are published for the past 5 years) in peer-reviewed international and domestic journals; has10 patents. Project Leader of projects under grants of the Russian Foundation of Basic Research (the RFFI). The main areas of scientific interests: the study of contact temperature and fracture under friction, co-impacts and cutting of metals; innovative critical technologies.