Anatoly Alexandrov (engineer)

Anatoly Alexandrovich Alexandrov (Russian: Анато́лий Алекса́ндрович Алекса́ндров; born 7 April 1951), D.N., is a Russian applied physicist and a design engineer who is the rector of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. since 7 April 2010.[1][2]

Anatoly Alexandrov
Анатолий Александров
Alexandrov in 2016
Born
Anatoly Alexandrovich Alexandrov

(1951-04-07) 7 April 1951 (age 73)
Alma materBauman Moscow State Technical University
Scientific career
FieldsApplied physics
InstitutionsBauman Moscow State Technical University
Doctoral advisorDoctor of Technical Sciences (2006)

Biography

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Anatoly Alexandrov graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MSTU) in 1975. Several years after graduation he worked at MSTU as an engineer. In 1982 was promoted to Design Engineer, then Head of Logistics, then to the position of deputy director of Development and Studies, and later the Chief Engineer of the MSTU Experimental Plant.

Shortly after starting the postgraduate studies (in 1984), he switched to the Komsomol career and did not complete his Candidate of Sciences thesis.

In 1991, he was appointed as the Director of MSTU Experimental Plant. Since 2010 he became a member of the Skolkovo Foundation Council.

In 2004, he was awarded Candidate of Sciences degree, and two years later - a Doktor nauk degree.

In 2010, Anatoly Alexandrov was elected a Rector of MSTU.

In 2022, he signed the Address of the Russian Union of Rectors, which called to support Putin in his invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Accusations of academic fraud

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The analysis of Doctor Nauk thesis of Anatoly Alexandrov performed by Dissernet has demonstrated the presence of plagiarism and other forms of academic fraud.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Новости ТВ МГТУ
  2. ^ Выборы ректора в МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Original text of the Address of the Russian Union of Rectors Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
    English translation of the Address
    Naujokaitytė, Goda (2022-03-10). "Russian rectors' support for Putin prompts UK universities to cut links". Science. Business.
    Lem, Pola (2022-03-07). "Russian rectors' union echoes Kremlin propaganda on Ukraine". The World University Rankings.
    O’Malley, Brendan (2022-03-06). "Russian Union of Rectors backs Putin's action in Ukraine". University World News.
  4. ^ Analysis of Anatoly Alexandrov's thesis (in Russian)
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