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*I was granted U.S. Permanent Residency as “Outstanding Researcher” at Princeton University

Curriculum VitaeName: Dr. V’yacheslav (Slava) AkkermanCitizenship: UkrainePermanent residence: USA*Marital status: MarriedCurrent occupation: Assistant Professor at West Virginia University ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Affiliation: Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions (CAFEE)

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Applied Multi-Physics Center Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral ResourcesWest Virginia University (WVU)

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I. MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS Analyses of laminar and turbulent, reacting and non-reacting flows including:

Flame acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transition. Turbulence, turbulent combustion and flame turbulization. Fire and mining safety research Combustion and hydrodynamic instabilities. Acoustic coupling to reacting and non-reacting flows; flame-sound resonance. Extension of the combustion theory to other fields (plasma, astrophysics, material science, etc.)

II. PUBLICATIONS

Articles in refereed journals: 44 (first author of 15 papers; corresponding author of 15 papers)

Invited refereed contributions: 5

Conference contributions: 54

Invited presentations: 22

Theses: 7

III. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND2007, June Ph. D. Degree in Theoretical/Nonlinear Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

2006, Apr C. Sc. (equivalent of Ph. D.) Degree in Physics and Mathematics, Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAS), Moscow, Russia

2005, Jan Philosophy Licentiate Degree in Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

2004, Mar M. Sc. Thesis in Engineering Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

2003, June M. Sc. Degree in Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics (diploma with distinction), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Moscow, Russia

2003, Apr M. Sc. Thesis in Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

2001, June B. Sc. Degree in Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics (diploma with distinction), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Moscow, Russia

IV. EXPERIENCEOccupations

2012 – Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

2008 – 2012 Professional Research Staff Member, C.K. Law Combustion Group, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

2007 – 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Turbulence Research at Stanford University / NASAAmes Research Center, Stanford, CA, USA

2007 Visiting Researcher, Division of Combustion Technology, Department of MechanicalEngineering, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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2003 – 2007 Ph. D. Candidate, Department of Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

2003 – 2006 Ph. D. Candidate, Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAS), Moscow, Russia

2002 – 2003 Guest researcher / exchange student, Department of Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

2001 – 2003 M. Sc. Candidate, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia

2000 – 2003 Engineer – researcher, Troitsk Institute of Innovation and Fusion Research,Troitsk, Moscow region, Russia

1997 – 2001 Student, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Teaching MAE 731 – Fundamentals of Turbulent Flow (Lecturer) West Virginia University Spring 2014MAE 320 – Thermodynamics (Lecturer) West Virginia University Sp & Fall 2014MAE 521 – Advanced Thermodynamics I (Lecturer) West Virginia University Fall 2013MAE 721 – Fundamentals of Combustion (Lecturer) West Virginia University Spring 2013Fluid Mechanics (Lab Instructor) Umeå University, Sweden 2005 – 2007Electricity and Waves (Lab Instructor) Umeå University, Sweden 2005 – 2007

Supervision Sinan Demir Ph.D. Candidate West Virginia University 2014 – presentBerk Demirgok Ph.D. Candidate West Virginia University 2013 – presentOrlando Ugarte Ph.D. Candidate West Virginia University 2013 – presentJad Sadek M.Sc. Candidate West Virginia University 2014 – presentSerdar Bilgili M.Sc. Candidate West Virginia University 2014 – presentSri Chalagalla M.Sc. Candidate West Virginia University 2014 – presentBerk Demirgok M.Sc. Candidate West Virginia University graduated in 2013.Gordon Fru* M.Sc. Candidate Umeå University, Sweden graduated in 2006. *supervised together with Vitaly Bychkov

Journal referee workPhysical Review E, Physical Review Letters, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Combustion and Flame, Energy and Fuels, Fire Safety Journal, Physics of Fluids, Combustion Theory and Modelling, Physics of Plasmas, Combustion Science and Technology, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering Science, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Journal of Power and Energy, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, FUEL.

Sponsored Research (PI/Co-PI)Support Current Pending Submission Planned in Near

Future *Transfer of

SupportProject/Proposal Title: Development of a Gas and Dust Explosion ModelRole: PISource of Support: Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and HealthTotal Award Amount: $149,972 Total Award Period Covered: 05/01/2014 – 10/31/2015Location of Project: West Virginia University / Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMonths per Year committed to Project: Cal: 0.5 Acad: 0 Sumr: 0.5Support Current Pending Submission Planned in Near

Future *Transfer of

Support

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Project/Proposal Title: Analytical and Computational Platform for Turbulent Combustion and Explosion in Gaseous and Dust EnvironmentsRole: PISource of Support: WVU Senate Grant for Research and ScholarshipTotal Award Amount: $18,400 Total Award Period Covered: 07/01/14 – 05/30/15Location of Project: West Virginia UniversityMonths per Year committed to Project: Cal: 0.5 Acad: 0 Sumr: 0.5Support Current Pending Submission Planned in Near

Future *Transfer of

SupportProject/Proposal Title: Towards Predictive Scenario of Particulate Flow Fires in Mining and Industrial AccidentsRole: PISource of Support: WVU Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (PSCoR)Total Award Amount: $24,900 Total Award Period Covered: 07/01/2014 – 06/30/2015Location of Project: West Virginia UniversityMonths per Year committed to Project: Cal: 0.5 Acad: 0 Sumr: 0.5Support: Current Pending Submission Planned in Near

Future *Transfer of

SupportProject/Proposal Title: Natural Gas Emissions from the Heavy Duty Trucking Sector (Task 5)Role: Co-PISource of Support: Environmental Defense FundTotal Award Amount: $245,000 Total Award Period Covered: 11/01/2013 – 07/31/2014Location of Project: West Virginia UniversityMonths per Year Committed to Project: Cal: 1 Acad: 0 Sumr: 1

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONSArticles in refereed journals (*denotes the corresponding author; **denotes Akkerman’s advisees)

Published Items in Each Year Citations in Each Year (h = 12)

2003

1. V. Bychkov*, M. Zaytsev, V. Akkerman, Coordinate-Free Description of Corrugated Flames with Realistic Gas Expansion, Phys. Rev. E 68 (2), 026312 (2003).http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v68/i2/e026312

2. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, Turbulent Flame and the Darrieus-Landau Instability in a Three Dimensional Flow, Combust. Theory Modelling 7 (4), 767–794 (2003). http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a713736458

20053. V. Akkerman, V. Bychkov*, Velocity of Weakly Turbulent Flames of Finite Thickness, Combust.

Theory Modelling 9 (2), 323–351 (2005).http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a748091658

4. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, Flames with Realistic Thermal Expansion in a Time-Dependent Turbulent Flow, Combust. Expl. Shock Waves 41 (4), 363–374 (2005). Translated from Физика Горения и Взрыва 41 (4), 3–17 (2005).http://www.springerlink.com/content/r171411145rw17xu

5. V. Bychkov*, A. Petchenko, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, Theory and Modeling of Accelerating Flames in Tubes, Phys. Rev. E 72 (4), 046307 (2005). http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v72/i4/e046307

20066. V. Akkerman, V. Bychkov*, A. Petchenko, L.-E. Eriksson, Accelerating Flames in Cylindrical

Tubes with Non-Slip at the Walls, Combust. Flame 145 (1-2), 206–219 (2006).http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2005.10.011

7. V. Akkerman, V. Bychkov*, A. Petchenko, L.-E. Eriksson, Flame Oscillations in Tubes with Non-Slip at the Walls, Combust. Flame 145 (4), 675–687 (2006).http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2006.01.013

8. V. Bychkov*, V. Akkerman, Explosion Triggering by an Accelerating Flame, Phys. Rev. E 73 (6), 066305 (2006).http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v73/i6/e066305

9. A. Petchenko, V. Bychkov*, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, Violent Folding of a Flame Front in a Flame-Acoustic Resonance, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97 (16), 164501 (2006).

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http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v97/i16/e164501

200710. V. Bychkov*, A. Petchenko, V. Akkerman, On the Theory of Turbulent Flame Velocity, Combust.

Sci. Tech. 179 (1), 137–151 (2007).http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a764570051

11. V. Bychkov*, A. Petchenko, V. Akkerman, Increase of Flame Velocity in a Rotating Gas and the Renormalization Approach to Turbulent Burning, Combust. Sci. Tech. 179 (7), 1231–1259 (2007). http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a779287637

12. V. Bychkov*, V. Akkerman, G. Fru, A. Petchenko, L.-E. Eriksson, Flame Acceleration at the Early Stages of Burning in Tubes, Combust. Flame 150 (4), 263–276 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2007.01.004

13. V. Bychkov*, M. Modestov, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, The Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in Laser Fusion, Astrophysical Plasma & Flames, Plasma Phys. Contr. Fusion 49 (12B), B513–B520 (2007). http://iopscience.iop.org/0741-3335/49/12B/S49

14. V. Akkerman, V. Bychkov*, L.-E. Eriksson, Numerical Study of Turbulent Flame Velocity, Combust. Flame 151 (3), 452–471 (2007).http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2007.07.002

15. A. Petchenko, V. Bychkov*, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, Flame-Sound Interaction in Tubes with Non-Slip Walls, Combust. Flame 149 (4), 418–434 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2007.02.003

200816. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, R.J.M. Bastiaans, L.P.H. de Goey, J.A. van Oijen, L.-E. Eriksson,

Flow-Flame Interaction in a Closed Chamber, Phys. Fluids 20 (5), 055107 (2008).http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2919807

17. D. Valiev, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, M. Marklund*, Heating of the Fuel Mixture due to Viscous Stress Ahead of Accelerating Flames in Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition, Phys. Lett. A 372 (27-28), 4850–4857 (2008).http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2008.04.066

200918. V. Akkerman*, M. Ivanov, V. Bychkov, Turbulent Flow Produced by Piston Motion in a Spark-

Ignition Engine, Flow Turb. Combust. 82 (3), 317–337 (2009). http://www.springerlink.com/content/p12888855xh44426

19. M. Zaytsev*, V. Akkerman, A Nonlinear Theory for the Motion of Hydrodynamic Discontinuity Surfaces, J. Exp. Teor. Phys. 108 (4), 699–717 (2009). Translated from ЖЭТФ 135 (4), 800–819 (2009).http://www.springerlink.com/content/u7t117p612640658

20. D. Valiev*, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, Different Stages of Flame Acceleration from Slow Burning to Chapman-Jouguet Deflagration, Phys. Rev. E 80 (3), 036317 (2009).http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v80/i3/e036317

201021. V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman*, D. Valiev, C.K. Law, Role of Compressibility in Moderating Flame

Acceleration in Tubes, Phys. Rev. E 81 (2), 026309 (2010). http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v81/i2/e026309

22. D. Valiev, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, L.-E. Eriksson, Flame Acceleration in Channels with Obstacles in the Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition, Combust. Flame 157 (5), 1012–1021 (2010).

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2009.12.021

23. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, V. Bychkov, L.-E. Eriksson, Analysis of Flame Acceleration Induced by Wall Friction in Open Tubes, Phys. Fluids 22 (5), 053606 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3425646

24. V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman*, D. Valiev, C.K. Law, Influence of Gas Compression on Flame Acceleration in Channels with Obstacles, Combust. Flame 157 (10), 2008–2011 (2010).http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.06.006

25. M. Zaytsev*, V. Akkerman, Method for Describing the Steady-State Reaction Front in a Two-Dimensional Flow, J. Exp. Teor. Phys. Letters 92 (11), 731–734 (2010). Translated from Письма в ЖЭТФ 92 (11), 813–816 (2010). http://www.springerlink.com/content/7382164666h9371p

201126. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, V. Bychkov, Self-Similar Accelerative Propagation of Expanding

Wrinkled Flames and Explosion Triggering, Phys. Rev. E 83 (2), 026305 (2011). http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v83/i2/e026305

27. M. Zaytsev*, V. Akkerman, Laminar Flame and Acoustic Waves in Two-Dimensional Flow, J. Exp. Teor. Phys. 112 (3), 535–541 (2011). Translated from ЖЭТФ 139 (3), 613–620 (2011).http://www.springerlink.com/content/r3p5u5g552r0312l

28. D. Kobyakov*, V. Bychkov, E. Lundh, A. Bezett, V. Akkerman, M. Marklund, Interface Dynamics of a Two-Component Bose-Einstein Condensate Driven by an External Force, Phys. Rev. A 83 (4), 043623 (2011).http://pra.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v83/i4/e043623

29. V. Bychkov*, P. Matyba, V. Akkerman, M. Modestov, D. Valiev, G. Brodin, C.K. Law, M. Marklund, L. Edman, Speedup of Doping Fronts in Organic Semiconductors through Plasma Instability, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 (1), 016103 (2011).http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v107/i1/e016103

30. S. Chaudhuri*, V. Akkerman, C.K. Law, Spectral Formulation of Turbulent Flame Speed with Consideration of Hydrodynamic Instability, Phys. Rev. E 84 (2), 026322 (2011).http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v84/i2/e026322

31. V. Akkerman, M. Zaytsev*, Dimension Reduction in Fluid Dynamics Equations, Comp. Math. Math. Phys. 51 (8), 1418–1430 (2011). Translated from ЖВММФ 51(8), 1518–1530 (2011).http://www.springerlink.com/content/d3tu9m4354nk520t

32. M. Zaytsev*, V. Akkerman, Free Surface and Flow Problem in a Viscid Liquid, J. Exp. Teor. Phys. 113 (4), 709–713 (2011). Translated from ЖЭТФ 140 (4), 814–819 (2011).http://www.springerlink.com/content/v2737681r3177588

201233. V. Bychkov*, V. Akkerman, D. Valiev, C.K. Law, Gas Compression Moderates Flame Acceleration

in Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition, Combust. Sci. Tech. 184 (7-8), 1066–1079 (2012). http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00102202.2012.663995

201334. D. Valiev*, V. Akkerman, M. Kuznetsov, L.-E. Eriksson, C.K. Law, V. Bychkov, Influence of Gas

Compression on Flame Acceleration in the Early Stage of Burning in Tubes, Combust. Flame 160 (1), 97–111 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2012.09.002

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35. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Flame Dynamics and Consideration of Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Central Gravitational Field, Proc. Combust. Inst. 34 (2), 1921–1927 (2013).http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2012.07.044

36. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Effect of Acoustic Coupling on Power-Law Flame Acceleration in Spherical Confinement, Phys. Fluids 25 (1), 013602 (2013).http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4773196

37. V. Akkerman*, S. Chaudhuri, C.K. Law, Accelerative Propagation and Explosion Triggering by Expanding Turbulent Premixed Flames, Phys. Rev. E 87 (2), 023008 (2013). http://pre.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v87/i2/e023008

38. M. Zaitsev*, V. Akkerman, Laminar Flame in the Approximation of Weak Compressibility of Reacting Flows, Combust. Expl. Shock Waves 49 (2), 133–140 (2013). Translated from Физика Горения и Взрыва 49 (2), 11–19 (2013). http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134%2FS0010508213020020.pdf

39. D. Valiev*, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, C.K. Law, Quasi-Steady Stages in the Process of Premixed Flame Acceleration in Narrow Channels, Phys. Fluids 25 (9), 096101 (2013).http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4819885

40. B. Demirgok**, O. Ugarte**, D. Valiev, V. Akkerman*, Effect of Thermal Expansion on Flame Propagation in Channels with Nonslip Walls, Proc. Combust. Inst., in press.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2014.07.031

41. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Flame-Sound Interaction and Combustion Instability in Premixed Segments of Triple Flames, Combust. Flame, in review.

42. B. Demirgok**, H. Sezer, V. Akkerman*, Accuracy and Intrinsic Limitations of the Theory of Flame Acceleration due to Wall Friction, Combust. Theory Modell., in review.

43. S. Ranganathan, M. Lee, V. Akkerman, A. Rangwala*, Extinction of Premixed Flames with Inert Particles, J. Loss. Prev. Proc. Ind., in review.

44. N. Clark*, D. McKain, W. Wayne, H. Li, D. Johnson, V. Akkerman, C. Sandoval, A. Covington, R. Mongold, J. Hailer, O. Ugarte**, Development of a Methane Emissions Estimation Model for the Heavy-Duty Transportation Sector, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, in review.

Book chapters and invited refereed contributions V. Bychkov, A. Petchenko, V. Akkerman, The Role of Bubble Motion for Turbulent Burning in

Taylor-Couette Flow, pp. 187–207 in “Focus on Combustion Research”, Sung Z. Jiang (ed.), Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2006.http://books.google.com/books?id=eRmZC3dmwPwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Focus+on+Combustion+Research&source=bl&ots=dfidwRtW0E&sig=VrYbHzBswQXrfFRxwRtTJHVRAm4&hl=en&ei=9cNiTeHwF8-p8Aam5pG9DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

V. Akkerman, H. Pitsch, Effect of Scale-Dependent Corrections to Flow Intensity on Turbulent Burning Rate, Annual Research Briefs 2007, pp. 207–218, Center for Turbulence Research at Stanford University / NASA Ames Research Center, 2007. http://ctr.stanford.edu/ResBriefs07/18_akkerman_pp207_218.pdf

M.L. Zaytsev, V.B. Akkerman, Nonlinear Description of Reaction Front Propagation, Trudy MFTI 2 (2), 92–100 (2010) /In Russian/.

D. Valiev, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, Slowdown of Flame Acceleration because of Gas Compression, in “Explosion Dynamics and Hazards”, S. Frolov, F. Zhang, P. Wolanski (eds.), Torus Press, Moscow, 2010.

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M. Zaytsev, V. Akkerman, Ipotesi sulla semplificazione dei sistemi sovradeterminati di equazioni differenziali, Italian Science Review 10 (19), 113–124 (2014).http://www.ias-journal.org/archive/2014/october/Zaytsev.pdf

Contributions into conference proceedings (*denotes presenters; **denotes Akkerman’s advisees)

1. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, Turbulent Flames with Realistically Large Density Drop at the Front, International Workshop “Nonlinear processes in Combustion and Plasma based Technologies”, Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 22–26, 2004.

2. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, Influence of External Turbulence and the Darrieus-Landau instability on the flame velocity, Proceedings of International Conference on Combustion and Detonation “Zel’dovich Memorial II”, Moscow, Russia, Aug. 30 – Sep. 3, 2004.

3. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, Effect of External Turbulence and the Darrieus-Landau Instability on the Velocity of Flames of Finite Thickness, 13th Symposium on Combustion and Detonation, Chernogolovka, Russia, Feb. 7–11, 2005.

4. V. Akkerman, V. Bychkov, Weakly Turbulent, Premixed Flames & Darrieus-Landau Instability, European Combustion Meeting, “ECM2005” Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Apr. 3–6, 2005.

5. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, A. Petchenko, Accelerating Flames in Tubes with Non-slip at the Walls, 4th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium ”MCS-4”, Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 6–10, 2005.

6. V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman*, A. Petchenko, On the Theory of Turbulent Flame Velocity, 4th

Mediterranean Combustion Symposium ”MCS-4”, Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 6–10, 2005.7. A. Petchenko*, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, Flame Propagation along the Vortex Axis, 4th

Mediterranean Combustion Symposium ”MCS-4”, Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 6–10, 2005. 8. V. Bychkov*, V. Akkerman, M. Ivanov, Numerical Modelling of Ethanol Combustion in S.I.-

Engines, Open Seminar “Alternative Fuels for Engines”, Gothenburg, Sweden, Nov. 15, 2006. 9. V. Akkerman, V. Bychkov, A. Petchenko, L.-E. Eriksson, Modeling of Turbulent Burning in Tubes,

European Combustion Meeting “ECM2007”, Chania, Crete, Greece, Apr. 11–13, 2007.10. V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, A. Petchenko, L.-E. Eriksson, Flame Acceleration and Explosion

Triggering, European Combustion Meeting “ECM2007”, Chania, Crete, Greece, Apr 11–13, 2007.11. A. Petchenko, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, Study of Flame-Acoustic Interaction,

European Combustion Meeting “ECM2007”, Chania, Crete, Greece, Apr. 11–13, 2007.12. V. Bychkov*, M. Modestov, V. Akkerman, Hydrodynamic Instabilities in Laser Fusion,

Astrophysical Plasma and Flames, European Physical Society, Conference on Plasma Physics, Warsaw, Poland, July 2–6, 2007.

13. V. Bychkov*, V. Akkerman, A. Petchenko, L.-E. Eriksson, Theory and Modeling of Flame Acceleration and Explosion Triggering in Tubes, XXI International Colloquium “Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems” (ISDERS), Poitiers, France, July 23–27, 2007.

14. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, R.J.M. Bastiaans, L.P.H. de Goey, J.A. van Oijen, L.-E. Eriksson, Similarity and Difference of Flame-Flow Interactions in an Open Tube and in a Closed Chamber, Fall Meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA, October 16–17, 2007.

15. D. Valiev*, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, Slowdown of Flame Acceleration because of Gas Compression, 7th International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions, St. Petersburg, Russia, July 7–11, 2008.

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16. D. Valiev*, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, M. Marklund, Numerical Study of DDT due to Viscous Heating ahead of the Deflagration Front, DNS and LES of Reacting Flows, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Oct. 22–24, 2008.

17. V.B. Akkerman, V.V. Bychkov, R.J.M. Bastiaans*, L.P.H. de Goey, J.A. van Oijen, L.-E. Eriksson, D. Valiev, M. Marklund, DNS of Flow-Flame Interaction at Constant Volume Burning, DNS and LES of Reacting Flows, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Oct. 22–24, 2008.

18. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Explosion Triggering by Centrally-Ignited Outwardly-Propagating Accelerating Flames, 6th US National Combustion Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, May 17–20, 2009.

19. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, V. Bychkov, L.-E. Eriksson, Analysis of Flame Acceleration Induced by Wall Friction in Open Tubes, 6th US National Combustion Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, May 17–20, 2009.

20. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, V Bychkov, D.M. Valiev, The Effect of Compressibility on Flame Acceleration in Tubes, 37th Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, College Park, MD, USA, Oct. 18–21, 2009.

21. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, D.M. Valiev, V.V. Bychkov, L.-E. Eriksson, Mechanism of Fast Flame Acceleration in Cylindrical Tubes with Obstacles, 37th Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, College Park, MD, USA, Oct. 18–21, 2009.

22. V. Bychkov*, D. Valiev, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, C.K. Law, Ultra-Fast Mechanism of Flame Acceleration and Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Tubes with Obstacles, 8th International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions, Yokohama, Japan, Sept. 5–10, 2010.

23. D. Valiev, V. Bychkov*, V. Akkerman, L.-E. Eriksson, Stationary Deflagration Regimes in the Process of Flame Acceleration and DDT, 8th International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions, Yokohama, Japan, 5–10 September 2010.

24. S. Chaudhuri*, V. Akkerman, C.K. Law, Modification of Turbulent Combustion Regime Diagram and Turbulent Flame Speed by Darrieus-Landau Instability, 7th US National Combustion Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, Mar. 20–23, 2011.

25. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Analysis of Flame-Sound Interaction and Combustion Instability in the Premixed Segment of a Triple Flame, 7th US National Combustion Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, Mar. 20–23, 2011.

26. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Theory of Flame-Acoustic Interaction for Flame Propagation in Spherical Chamber, 7th US National Combustion Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, Mar. 20–23, 2011.

27. V. Bychkov, D. Valiev, V. Akkerman, C.K. Law, Flame Acceleration in Tubes with Obstacles in Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition, 13th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Corfu, Greece, Apr. 27–29, 2011.

28. V. Bychkov, P. Matyba, V. Akkerman, M. Modestov, D. Valiev, G. Brodin, C.K. Law, M. Marklund, and L. Edman, Fast Electrochemical Doping due to Front Instability in Organic Semiconductors, International Conference on Organic Electronics, Rome, Italy, June 22–24, 2011.

29. V. Bychkov, D. Valiev, V. Akkerman, C.K. Law, Gas Compression Moderates Flame Acceleration in Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition, 7th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium “MCS-7”, Chia Laguna, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Sept. 11–15, 2011.

30. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Analysis of Intrinsic Flamefront Instabilities in Response to External Acoustic Forcing, 38th Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Storrs, CT, USA, Oct. 9–12, 2011.

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31. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Darrieus-Landau and Rayleigh–Taylor Instabilities in Outwardly-Propagating, Accelerating Flames, 38th Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Storrs, CT, USA, Oct. 9–12, 2011.

32. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Role of Intrinsic Flame Instability in the Excitation of Combustion Chamber Instability, 64th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics, Baltimore, MD, USA, Nov. 20–22, 2011.

33. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Flame Dynamics and Consideration of Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Central Gravitational Field, Oral Presentation, 34th International Symposium on Combustion, Warsaw, Poland, July 29 – Aug 3, 2012.

34. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Evolution of Flame Acceleration in Micro-Tubes: Theory and Experimental Comparison, Poster Presentation, 34th International Symposium on Combustion, Warsaw, Poland, July 29 – Aug 3, 2012.

35. V. Akkerman*, C.K. Law, Propagation of Expanding Laminar and Turbulent Flames in Free Space and Spherical Confinement, Poster Presentation, 34th International Symposium on Combustion, Warsaw, Poland, July 29 – Aug 3, 2012.

36. M. Quinlan*, Y.J. Kim, M. Baroncelli, C. Dumitrache, B. Zinn*, V. Yang*, C.K. Law, V. Akkerman*, Theoretical, Numerical and Experimental Investigations of the Fundamental Processes Driving Combustion Instabilities in Liquid Rocket Engines, AFOSR Space Propulsion and Power Program Review, Arlington VA, USA, Sept. 10–13, 2012.

37. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, C.K. Law, D. Valiev, On Flame Acceleration and Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Tubes, in mini-symposium “Multi-Discipline Advances in Combustion Tubes”, 14th (SIAM) International Conference on Numerical Combustion, San Antonio, TX, USA, Apr. 8–10, 2013.

38. D. Valiev*, V. Bychkov, V. Akkerman, C.K. Law, Stage of Quasi-steady Propagation in Premixed Flame Acceleration in Narrow Channels, 8th US National Combustion Meeting, Park City, UT, USA, May 19–22, 2013.

39. V. Akkerman*, V. Bychkov, M. Kuznetsov, C.K. Law, D. Valiev, M.-H. Wu, Fast Flame Acceleration and Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Smooth and Obstructed Tubes, Channels and Slits, 8th US National Combustion Meeting, Park City, UT, USA, May 19–22, 2013.

40. B. Demirgok*,**, V. Akkerman, Theory of Flame Acceleration in Tubes due to Wall Friction: Intrinsic Limitations and Accuracy, 8th US National Combustion Meeting, Park City, UT, USA, May 19–22, 2013.

41. V. Akkerman*, S. Chaudhuri, C.K. Law, Evolution and Morphology of Globally-spherical and Bubble-shaped Accelerating Deflagration Fronts: Stability, Dynamics & Possibility of Detonation Triggering, 8th US National Combustion Meeting, Park City, UT, USA, May 19–22, 2013.

42. V. Akkerman*, Combustion Tubes: Various Mechanisms of Flame Acceleration & Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition (Invited Lecture), International Workshop on Detonation for Propulsion, Tainan, Taiwan, July 25–28, 2013.

43. V. Akkerman*, Combustion Intensification & Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Tunnels, Channels and Tubes, International Workshop on Fire Research, Kanpur, India, 07/31–08/01, 2013.

44. B. Demirgok*,**, D. Valiev, V. Akkerman, Effect of Thermal Expansion on Flame Propagation in Channels with Nonslip Walls: Numerical and Analytical Consideration, 39th Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Clemson, SC, USA, Oct. 13–16, 2013.

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45. B. Demirgok*,**, O. Ugarte, D. Valiev, V. Bychkov, M.H. Wu, V. Akkerman, Analysis of Ethylene-Oxygen Combustion in Micro-Pipes, 39th Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Clemson, SC, USA, Oct. 13–16, 2013.

46. B. Demirgok*,**, V. Akkerman, Analytical and Computational Study of Flame Acceleration due to Wall Friction in Combustion Tubes and Channels, 66th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Nov. 24–26, 2013.

47. O. Ugarte*,**, V. Akkerman, Acoustic Coupling to Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability at Discontinuity Layer of Zero and Finite Thickness and Viscosity, 66th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Nov. 24–26, 2013.

48. B. Demirgok*,**, O. Ugarte**, D. Valiev, V. Akkerman, Effect of Thermal Expansion on Flame Propagation in Channels with Nonslip Walls, Oral Presentation, 35th International Symposium on Combustion, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug. 3–8, 2014.

49. O. Ugarte**, B. Demirgok**, V. Akkerman*, D. Valiev, V. Bychkov, Effect of Wall Heat Losses on Flame Propagation in Micro-Chambers, Poster Presentation, 35th International Symposium on Combustion, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug. 3–8, 2014.

50. B. Demirgok**, H. Sezer, V. Akkerman*, Flame Acceleration due to Wall Friction: Accuracy and Intrinsic Limitations of an Analytical Formulation, Poster Presentation, 35th International Symposium on Combustion, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug. 3–8, 2014.

51. O. Ugarte**, B. Demirgok**, V. Akkerman*, D. Valiev, S. Chakravarthy, A. Kumar, V. Bychkov, Propagation and Morphology of Premixed Flame Fronts in Obstructed Tubes, Poster Presentation, 35th International Symposium on Combustion, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug. 3–8, 2014.

52. V. Akkerman*, B. Demirgok**, O. Ugarte**, D. Valiev, C.K. Law, V. Bychkov, M.H. Wu, Analysis of Ethylene-oxygen Combustion in Micro-pipes, Poster Presentation, 35th International Symposium on Combustion, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug. 3–8, 2014.

53. V. Akkerman*, A. Rangwala, V. Bychkov, Towards Predictive Scenario of Methane and Coal Dust Explosion in a Mining Accident, Poster Presentation, 35th International Symposium on Combustion, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug. 3–8, 2014.

54. V. Akkerman*, A. Rangwala, Dust and Gas Explosion Model for Methane Accidents in Coal Mines, 31st International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Oct. 6–9, 2014.

Invited presentations:1. Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, December 15, 2006.

2. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, February 6, 2007.

3. Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA, February 7, 2007.

4. Nuclear Safety Institute, Moscow, Russia, December 25, 2007.

5. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, August 28, 2008.

6. Nuclear Safety Institute, Moscow, Russia, May 26, 2009.

7. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, September 29, 2009.

8. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, November 6, 2009.

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA, November 11, 2009.

10. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, USA, January 30, 2012.

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11. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA, May 10, 2012.

12. University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN, USA, May 11, 2012.

13. INSA de Rouen, CORIA Lab, Rouen, France, May 24, 2012.

14. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA, June 20, 2012.

15. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, USA, July 19, 2012.

16. Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA, September 14, 2012.

17. National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, USA, December 13, 2012.

18. Indian Institute of Technology – Madras, Chennai, India, July 17, 2013.

19. National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, July 27, 2013.

20. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, July 30, 2013.

21. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA, May 5, 2014.

22. High Performance Computing Research Institute, Morgantown, WV, June 30, 2014.

Theses: 1. V. Akkerman, Feasibility of Phase Transitions in Low-Temperature Plasmas, B.Sc. Thesis, Moscow

Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia, 2001.2. V. Akkerman, Turbulent Flame and the Darrieus-Landau Instability in a Three-Dimensional Flow,

M.Sc. Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, 2003. 3. V. Akkerman, Turbulent Flame and the Darrieus-Landau Instability in a Fuel with Real Thermal

Expansion Coefficient, M. Sc. Thesis, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia, 2003.

4. V. Akkerman, Velocity of Weakly Turbulent Flames of Finite Thickness, M.Sc. Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, 2004.

5. V. Akkerman, Velocity of Turbulent and Laminar Corrugated Flames, Phil. Lic. Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, 2005.

6. V. Akkerman, Mathematical Theory of Turbulent and Laminar Burning in a Premixed Gaseous Mixture, C.Sc. (equivalent of Ph.D.) Thesis, Nuclear Safety Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 2006.

7. V. Akkerman, Turbulent Burning, Flame Acceleration, Explosion Triggering, Ph.D. Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, 2007.

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