Speaker Ⅴ

• Assoc. Prof. Alexander Molokanov

Biography: Associate Professor Alexander Molokanov joined the Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in September 2023, contributing extensive expertise in the development and analysis of aircraft fuels and engine working processes for aerospace propulsion. Prior to this, he spent 12 years at the Central Institute of Aviation Motors in Moscow, Russia, progressing from Junior Researcher to Senior Researcher. He also held part-time roles as a Junior Researcher at the Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Chernogolovka and as a Senior Lecturer at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. Dr. Molokanov earned his PhD in Chemical Technology of Fuels and High-Energy Substances from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas in 2013.

He is a full member and deputy academician-secretary of the Aerospace section of the Russian Academy of Engineering, a member of the IEEE, and a member of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS). Additionally, he serves on state certification commissions at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and acts as an expert juror for the BRICS Industrial Innovation Contest. His research focuses on modeling oxidation, combustion, and thermo-destruction processes of aircraft fuels, with a particular emphasis on advancing alternative and sustainable fuel solutions for aircraft propulsion. Dr. Alexander Molokanov has authored over 20 peer-reviewed scientific papers, holds 5 patents, and has published one textbook and two monographs.

Speech Title: Advancing Alternative Fuels: Innovations, Challenges, and Experimental Insights