Aleksandr Bashkatov
Postdoctoral researcher
University of Twente
Department
Physics of Fluids group
Contact information
Room
Meander 114, University of Twente
Email address
a.bashkatov@utwente.nl
Key expertises
Dynamics of gas bubbles, water electrolysis, electrochemistry, fluid mechanics, optical measurements
About me
I obtained my bachelor’s degree in 2015 and master’s degree in 2017 from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia. In 2022, I completed my PhD at Technische Universität Dresden in Germany. That same year, I joined the Physics of Fluids Group at the University of Twente. My research mainly focuses on the dynamics of gas bubbles during water electrolysis, though I have a broad interest in microgravity-oriented research, multiphase flows, and the physics of fluids in general.
About my research
Since my PhD, I have primarily focused on the dynamics of hydrogen and oxygen gas bubbles during water electrolysis, including in microgravity environments. Specifically, my research focuses on the bubble growth and detachment, as well as the interplay of various phenomena such as solutal- and thermal Marangoni effects, electrostatic interactions, role of the electrolyte composition, coalescence-driven dynamics, and the overall influence of bubble evolution in different configurations on cell performance.
Academic career
Postdoctoral experience
2022 - present: Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Physics of Fluids at University of Twente, the Netherlands, under the supervision of Prof. D. Lohse and Adj. Prof. D. Krug.
Early Stage Researcher
2017-2022: PhD degree in the group of Transport Processes at Interfaces at Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. K. Eckert.
2015-2017: Master degree at the Department of Thermophysics of Power Units at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, under the supervision of Prof. S. Sapozhnikov.
2011-2015: Bachelor degree at the Department of Compressor Technology at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, under the supervision of Prof. Y. Kozhuhov.
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