1999-Present	Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
1997-1999	Visiting Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
1996-1999	Visiting Research Assistant Professor, (concurrently) Department of Mathematics, University of Nevada, Reno
1975-1995	Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Technical Mechanics, Ukrainian National Academy of Science, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

Numerical Method in Applied Mathematics and Computational Physics (modeling of Z-pinches, inverse Z pinches, dense plasma foci, “cold” and “warm” start of wire explosions)

Numerical Modeling of Power Systems

Computer modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer of Complex Industrial Plants

Computational Hydro-Aero Dynamics

Finite Element Analysis of Heated Elements of Aircrafts (developer of the codes AutoBond, AutoGraph, AutoFEM)

Database design (Zebra Oracle database, www.ntf.unr.edu)

Medicine Diagnostics (wavelets, fussy logic, imaging, neural networks,etc.)

Computer Languages: Fortran (more than 25 years), C, C++ (20 years), AutoCAD v.2006 (20 years), Internet programming (Web, Java, JavaScript, JSP)

Development of large computer packages for scientific applications in applied mathematics, physics, and mechanics. Porting large packages (MHRDR, LANL) from mainframe computers to workstations and PC environments.

Monograph: N.D.Kovalenko, M.I Gugva. A.A. Shmukin, V.Makhin, Unstationary Heat Processes in Energetic Equipment of Spacecrafts, Kiev, 1988 (in Russian).Selected Publications and Conference Presentations

R.E. Siemon, W.L. Atchison, T. Awe, B.S. Bauer, A.M. Buyko, V.K. Chernyshev, T.E. Cowan, J.H. Degnan, R.J. Faehl, S. Fuelling, S.F. Garanin, T. Goodrich, A.V. Ivanovsky, I.R. Lindemuth, V. Makhin, V.N. Mokhov, R.E. Reinovsky, D.D. Ryutov, D.W. Scudder, T. Taylor and V.B. Yakubov, ‘Stability analysis and numerical simulation of a hard-core diffuse z pinch during compression with Atlas facility liner parameters’, Nucl. Fusion 45 No 9, 1148-1155 (2005)

V. Makhin, R. E. Siemon, B.S. Bauer, A. Esaulov, I.R. Lindemuth, and V.I. Sotnikov, Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, D.D. Ryutov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550, P. T. Sheehey, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, ‘Self-organization observed in numerical simulations of a hard-core diffuse Z pinch’, Phys. Plasmas 12, 042312 (2005)

Volodymyr Makhin a, Bruno S. Bauer a, Irvin R. Lindemuth a, and Bryan J. Rice b, aPhysics Department, Mailstop 220, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557-0058, U.S.A., bIntel Corporation, Mailstop RA3-252, 2513 NW 229th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124, U.S.A., ‘Development of laser desorption package for modeling of EUV sources for microlithography, in ‘Emerging Lithographic Technologies IX’, edited by R. Scott Mackay, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5751, 840-851 (2005)

D.D. Ryutov, D.C. Barnes, B.S. Bauer, J.H. Hammer, C.W. Hartman, R.C. Kirkpatrick, I.R. Lindemuth, V. Makhin, P.B. Parks, D.B. Reisman, P.T. Sheehey, and R.E. Siemon, ‘Particle and heat transport in a dense wall-confined MTF plasma (theory and simulations),’ Nucl. Fusion 43, 955-960 (2003).

Esaulov, B.S. Bauer, I.R. Lindemuth, V. Makhin, R. Presura, D.D. Ryutov, P.T. Sheehey, R.E. Siemon, and V.I. Sotnikov, ‘Magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the inverse pinch plasma discharge,’ Phys. Plasmas 11, 1589-1599 (2004).

B.S. Bauer, R.C. Mancini, V. Makhin, I. Paraschiv, A. Esaulov, R. Presura, I.R. Lindemuth, P.T. Sheehey, and B.J. Rice, ‘Development of magnetohydrodynamic computer modeling of gas-discharge EUV sources for microlithography,’ Emerging Lithographic Technologies VIII, Proc. SPIE 5374, 394-404 (2004).

V.I. Sotnikov, I. Paraschiv, V. Makhin, B.S. Bauer, J.N. Leboeuf, and J.M. Dawson, ‘Linear analysis of sheared flow stabilization of global magnetohydrodynamic instabilities based on the Hall fluid model,’ Physics of Plasmas 9, 913 (2002).

D.D. Ryutov, D.C. Barnes, B.S. Bauer, J.H. Hammer, C.W. Hartman, R.C. Kirkpatrick, I.R. Lindemuth, V. Makhin, P.B. Parks, D.B. Reisman, P.T. Sheehey, R.E. Siemon,” IAEA-CN-94/IF/P12, International Atomic Energy, Proceedings of 19th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Lyon, France, 14-19 October 2002, pp.1-6.

I.L. Lindemuth, R.C. Kirkpatrick, P.T. Sheehey, R.E. Siemon, B.S. Bauer, V. Makhin, R. Presura, and S. Fuelling, ‘The inverse Z-pinch as a physics test bed, and, possibly, a target plasma, for magnetized target fusion (MTF),’ Proc. IEEE ICOPS, 253 (2002). V.I. Sotnikov, V. Makhin, B.S. Bauer, P. Hellinger, P. Travnicek, V. Fiala, and J.-N. Leboeuf, ‘Hybrid Simulations of Current-Carrying Instabilities in Z-Pinch Plasmas with Sheared Axial Flow,’ Proc. IEEE ICDZP, (2002).

B.S. Bauer, V. Makhin, R. Presura, S. Fuelling, R.C. Kirkpatrick, I.R. Lindemuth, P. Sheehey, and R.E. Siemon, “Energy transport in wall-confined plasmas relevant to Magnetized Plasma Fusion (MTF)”, Poster 3 3.05, ICC2002, Innovative Confinement Concepts January 22, 2002 - January 24, 2002 College Park, Maryland.

V. Makhin, R. Siemon, B. S. Bauer, R. Presura, V. Sotnikov, I. Lindemuth, R. Kirkpatrick, and P. Sheehey, FP1 155, Energy Transport in a Wall-Confined Inverse Pinch”, 44th Annual Meeting of the APD Division of Plasma Physics, November 11-15, 2002, Orlando, Florida, v.47. n.9, p.131.

V. Makhin, B.S. Bauer, V.I. Sotnikov, A. Shlyaptseva, N.L. Le Galloudec, I. Paraschiv, M. Angelova, UNR; I.R. Lindemuth and P.T. Sheehey, LANL, ‘MHRDR Modeling of Z-Pinches at the Nevada Terawatt Facility,’ IEEE 01CH37255 (495), 2001, IEEE Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 17 22, 2001.

V. Makhin, B.S. Bauer, V.I. Sotnikov, et al., ‘MHRDR Modeling of Initial Stage of Wire Explosions and Shear Flow Stabilization of the Sausage Instability,’ Second International Magnetized Target Fusion Workshop, Reno, Nevada, August 6-9, 2001.

V. Makhin, V.I. Sotnikov, B.S. Bauer, UNR; I.R. Lindemuth and P.T. Sheehey, LANL, ‘1D Modeling of the Initial Stage of Wire Explosions and 2D Modeling of the m=0 Sausage Instability With Sheared Axial Flow,’ BAPS 46 (8), 318 (2001), presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting, APS Division of Plasma Physics, Long Beach, California, Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2001.

N. Afanasyeva, R. Bruch, A. Kano, and V. Makhine, Numerous Applications of Fiber Optic Evanescent Wave Fourier Transform Infrared (FEW-FTIR) Spectroscopy for Surface and Subsurface Analysis, An International Journal Subsurface Sensing Technology and Applications, Ed-in-Chief: Cam Nguyen, Manuscript #993, 2000.

A.Brooks, N. Afanasyeva, V. Makhine, R. Bruch, S. Kolyakov, S. Artjushenko, and L. Butvina, ‘New Method for Investigation of Normal Human Skin Surfaces In Vivo Using Fiberoptic Evanescent Wave Fourier Transform Infrared (FEW-FTIR) Spectroscopy,’ Surface and Interface Analysis, vol. 27, 221-229 (1999).


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