Sergey Polyakov

Sergey Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Поляков, born May 3, 1951 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-American scientist performing research for USPolyResearch. He is best known for his R&D in space technology and chemical engineering including the theoretical and experimental studies of the performance of life support systems (LSS) for Soviet interplanetary spaceships and the MIR and ALPHA orbital stations using a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wI6OsMeB7c ground-based Martian expedition real-scaled simulator] in the [http://www.fbm.msu.ru/summschool/state_res_center.html Institute for Biomedical Problems] (Russian Space Agency Center).cite conference|first=Sergey|last=Polyakov|coauthors=Maksimov ED, Starikov EN, Sinyak YuE|title=On the Design of a Wash Wastewater Treatment Unit for Interplanetary Manned Spaceships|booktitle=45th International Astronautical Congress|pages=33|location=Jerusalem (Israel)|date=October 9-14, 1994] cite journal|author=Polyakov SV, Volgin VD, Sinyak YuE, Maksimov ED, Novikov VI|title=Reclamation of Water Used for Washing by means of Reverse Osmosis during Long-Term Spaceflights|journal=USSR Report: Space Biology and Aerospace Medicine|volume=20|issue=2|pages=106–109|year=1986|url=http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19870009542_1987009542.pdf] Developed an integrated approach to the design of air revitalization and water reclamation/conditioning system from human wastes on the basis of energy-efficient membrane and depth-filtration methods (membrane evaporation, ultra/micro filtration, reverse osmosis). cite journal|author=Volgin VD, Polyakov SV, Shadrin LG|title=On the Existence of Through Pores in Gas Separation Polyvinyltrimethylsilane Membranes|journal=Theor. Found. Chem. Eng. |volume=12|issue=4|year=1978] cite journal|author=Polyakov SV, Maksimov ED, Volgin VD|title=Design of Semicontinuous and Batch Membrane Installations|journal=Theor. Found. Chem. Eng. |volume=19|issue=4|year=1985|pages=286–293] cite journal|author=Polyakov SV, Karelin FN|title=Turbulence Promoter Geometry: Its Influence on Salt Rejection and Pressure Losses of a Composite-Membrane Spiral Wound Module|journal=J. Membrane Sci.|volume=75|year=1992|pages=205–211|doi=10.1016/0376-7388(92)85063-O] cite journal|author=Polyakov SV, Maksimov ED,, Polyakov VS|title=One-Dimensional Microfiltration Models|journal=Theor. Found. Chem. Eng.|volume=29|issue=4|year=1995|pages=357–361] cite journal|author=Polyakov VS, Polyakov SV|title=On the calculation of RO plants with spiral-wound membrane elements|journal=Desalination|volume=104|year=1996|pages=215–226|doi=10.1016/0011-9164(96)00044-6]

Biography

Sergey Polyakov received MS in engineering physics from the Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute (1974), PhD in space technology from the [http://www.fbm.msu.ru/summschool/state_res_center.html Institute for Biomedical Problems] (Moscow, 1982). His major job track record includes the leading engineer and research consultant in the LSS department of the [http://www.fbm.msu.ru/summschool/state_res_center.html Institute for Biomedical Problems] (1978 to 1985, 1992 to 1997); head of laboratory at the [http://www.vei.ru/ All-Union Electrotechnical Institute] , Moscow (1985 to 1987), senior researcher at the All-Russian Nuclear Power Engineering Research and Development Institute, Moscow (1987 to 1992), and researcher at USPolyResearch, USA (2002 to present).

Major scientific achievements

Sergey Polyakov developed theoretical principles for designing an energy-efficient closed loop system of water reclamation from human wastes for a space flight to Mars, which is based on the combination of membrane and conventional filtration methods, including depth filtration and adsorption. The system prototype was successfully tested in long-term ground-based experiments. Sergey Polyakov also developed a set of original approximate methods for calculating the mass transfer and hydrodynamic characteristics of membrane systems in membrane evaporation, reverse osmosis, and ultra/microfiltration.

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External links

* [http://www.vei.ru/ All-Union Electrotechnical Institute website]
* [http://www.fbm.msu.ru/summschool/state_res_center.html Article about the Institute for Biomedical Problems] - on the site of the Moscow State University
* [http://www.imbp.ru Institute for Biomedical Problems website]
* [http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Mars_Experiment_To_Push_Mental_Endurance_To_The_Limit_999.html Mars simulation experiment at the Institute for Biomedical Problems]
* [http://www.uspolyresearch.com USPolyResearch website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wI6OsMeB7c Voyage to Mars] - documentary about the Martian simulator at the Institute for Biomedical Problems