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Anatoly Maslov

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Anatoly Alexandrovich Maslov (Russian: Анатолий Александрович Маслов; born 7 August 1946) is a Russian physicist and a professor at the Aerohydrodynamic Department at the Novosibirsk State Technical University, specialist in the field of laminar-turbulent transition.[1]

Biography

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In 1973, Anatoly Maslov defended his Ph.D. thesis "Stability of a compressible boundary layer over a cooled surface"; in 1988, he defended his doctoral dissertation "The onset of turbulence in supersonic boundary layers".[1] In the same year, the scientist became the head of Laboratory No.13 of Physical Problems of Control of Gas-Dynamic Flows at the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.[2] Thanks to the skills of experimental work and numerical simulation in supersonic aerodynamics, as well as experience in large aerodynamic installations, he significantly intensified the scientific activity of the laboratory.[2]

Suspicion of state treason and arrest

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On June 28, 2022, Anatoly Maslov was arrested on suspicion of state treason. He was taken by plane to Moscow and placed in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. A few days later, another Novosibirsk scientist, Dmitry Kolker was also arrested on suspicion of state treason.[3] The trial has been registered with the St. Petersburg City Court on May 12, 2023, in a "top secret" case according to the court’s press office.[4] On May 21, 2024, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "доктор технических наук, профессор Маслов Анатолий Александрович". famous-scientists.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. ^ a b "Лаб.13. Физических проблем управления газодинамическими течениями". www.itam.nsc.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ "За госизмену арестован еще один ученый Академгородка Анатолий Маслов". poisknews.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. ^ "Who are the three Russian scientists accused of state treason?". Reuters. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Russia sentences another hypersonics expert to 14 years for treason". Reuters. May 21, 2024.