Oleg Batishchev

Principal Research Scientist
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
37-351
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-6799
batish@mit.edu

S.M., 1983, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, USSR
Ph.D., 1986, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, USSR
Dr. Sc. (Dr. Habil), 2001, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

Specialization and Research Interests

Kinetic Equations, Numerical Simulations, Plasma Physics, Gas Discharges, Space Plasma Propulsion, more

Teaching Interests

Advisor to MIT AAD/NSE/EED Students at Master and Doctoral levels in Advanced Modeling and Experiment

Positions Held at MIT

Visiting Scientist, Theory Group, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 1994-1999; Research Scientist, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 1999-2004; Principal Research Scientist, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2004-present

Honors and Awards

Chairman of the 18th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Plasmas

Society Memberships

APS (DPP and DCOMP), AIAA, IEEE

Comments

Prior to joining MIT Dr. Batishchev was a Senior Researcher at Keldysh Institute for Applied Mathematics and a Professor at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He is actively collaborating with this and other world leading universities and research centers.