Dr Igor Timoshkin
Reader
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
Leading Research in the Following Areas:
High Voltage Engineering, Pulsed Power Technology
Non-thermal Plasma For Environmental, Air Cleaning and Bio-Medical Applications
Bio-decontamination and Oxidation Using Atmospheric Non-thermal Plasma Discharges
Pulsed Electric Fields for Lysis and Bio-Decontamination
Transient Plasmas in Water and Dielectric Liquids: Fundamental Properties and Practical Applications
Novel Dielectric Liquids in Power and Pulsed Power Systems
Links
IEEE Xplore Author Profile
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37273039800
Membership in Professional Organisations:
Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy
Senior Member of the IEEE
Member of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
Member of the IEEE Dielectric and Electrical Insulation Society
Former Voting Member of the Pulsed Power Science and Technology Committee in the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Science Society (2017-2021)
Member of The International Scientific Committee of the Series of International Conferences "Gas Discharges and Their Applications"
Member of the International Advisory Committee of the bi-annual IEEE International Conference on Liquid Dielectrics
Subject Editor of IET "Nanodielectrics"
Member of the Editorial board MDPI "Energies"
Area of Expertise
Offering PhD opportunities/supervision in the following fields:
Environmental applications of non-thermal plasma
Air cleaning and decontamination by low temperature transient plasma
Plasma discharges in water
Dielectric properties of novel biodegradable insulation fluids for power and pulsed power applications
Pulsed power
Dielectric properties of environmentally friendly gases: Potential substitution of SF6 in high voltage systems
Currently available Defined PhD Research projects under supervision of Dr Igor Timoshkin are listed here:
https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/?filter=timoshkin
Prize And Awards
- 2019 Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award (Nomination in the "Most Enthusiastic" Category)
- Recipient
- 5/2019
- 2019 Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award (Nomination in the "Most Innovative" Category)
- Recipient
- 5/2019
- 2016 Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award (Nomination in the "Most Enthusiastic" Category)
- Recipient
- 14/5/2016
- Norwegian Research Council - a member of the Technical Expert Evaluation Panel
- Recipient
- 2015
- 2013 Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award (Nomination in the "Most Supportive" Category)
- Recipient
- 15/5/2013
- Recipient of the Rolls-Royce Award to Inventors
- Recipient
- 4/2008
Qualifications
MPhys, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
PhD, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
DIC, Diploma of Imperial College, London, UK
PgCert Advanced Academic Studies, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Publications
- The breakdown and surface characteristics of polymer interfaces under HV impulses
- Wong Timothy, Timoshkin Igor, MacGregor Scott, Wilson Mark, Given Martin
- IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Vol 32, pp. 170-179 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TDEI.2024.3407728
- Characteristics of impulse-driven surface flashover across polymers with different surface conditions
- Wong Timothy, Timoshkin Igor, MacGregor Scott, Given Martin
- IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, pp. 1-12 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3570429
- Energy characteristics of transient spark discharges in air
- Alexander Robbie, Timoshkin Igor, Burt Graeme, Wilson Mark
- 2024 10th Euro-Asian Pulsed Power Conference, 25th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams and 20th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Launch Technology (EAPPC/BEAMS/EML) 2024 10th Euro-Asian Pulsed Power Conference, 25th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams and 20th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Launch Technology (EAPPC/BEAMS/EML) (2024)
- Effects of polyurethane hardness on the propagation of acoustic signals from partial discharge
- Samad Abdul, Siew W H, Given Martin, Liggat John, Timoshkin Igor
- High Voltage Vol 9, pp. 1125-1135 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1049/hve2.12477
- An avalanche-to-streamer transition criterion for overstressed breakdown on a rising slope
- Wong Timothy, Timoshkin Igor, MacGregor Scott, Wilson Mark, Given Martin
- IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Vol 52, pp. 2885-2897 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2024.3446243
- Exploring acoustic emissions for enhanced partial discharge fault diagnosis in cable insulations
- Samad Abdul, Ayub Ahmad, Siew WH, Given Martin, Liggat John, Timoshkin Igor
- International Conference on High Voltage Engineering (2024)
Teaching
“Electromagnetism”, 19207, year 2 module (module registrar)
“Integrated Studies”, EE974, year 2 module, Communication project laboratories
Individual projects, 19496, year 4 module
“High Voltage Technologies and Electromagnetic Compatibility”, EE574/974, year 5/MSc level, (module registrar)
MSc projects, 1 and 2 year projects 19900/19000, MSc level module
Teaching at partner Universities in China under the framework of Articulation agreements
Professional Activities
- The 2024 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (Event)
- Advisory Board Member
- 28/5/2024
- Overview of Pulsed Power and High Voltage activities at the HVT Research Group, University of Strathclyde
- Speaker
- 9/5/2024
- Kazuhiro Takahashi
- Host
- 29/3/2024
- Udit Pal
- Host
- 20/3/2024
- PhD External Examiner - Cardiff University
- Examiner
- 23/11/2023
- The National Research and Development Agency (ANID) of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 14/11/2023
Projects
- Drilling and Integrated GigaHertz-Generated Energy Resource DIGGER
- Ronald, Kevin (Principal Investigator) MacGregor, Scott (Co-investigator) Timoshkin, Igor (Co-investigator) Whyte, Colin (Co-investigator) Wilson, Mark (Co-investigator) Speirs, David (Research Co-investigator) Zhang, Liang (Research Co-investigator)
- 14-Jan-2024 - 13-Jan-2025
- Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Wong, Timothy
- Timoshkin, Igor (Principal Investigator) MacGregor, Scott (Co-investigator) Wong, Timothy (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 10-Jan-2024
- Soft and hard fault modelling in avionic HVDC systems: Analysis of physical processes and development of practical approaches in insulation coordination for More/All electric aircrafts
- Timoshkin, Igor (Principal Investigator) Wilson, Mark (Co-investigator)
- 15-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2021
- Environmentally friendly dielectric liquids: Potential use in High Voltage oil well conditions
- Wong, Timothy (Researcher) Timoshkin, Igor (Academic)
- Project associated with the BP Summer Internship Scheme 2017. Evaluation and comparison of the DC nonuniform conduction characteristics of natural and synthetic dielectric liquids.
- 01-Jan-2017 - 30-Jan-2017
- Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP - University of Strathclyde) | Dougall, Laura
- Maclean, Michelle (Principal Investigator) Timoshkin, Igor (Co-investigator) Dougall, Laura (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2015 - 01-Jan-2019
- Breakdown Mechanisms and Processes in Dielectric Fluids
- Timoshkin, Igor (Principal Investigator) Given, Martin (Co-investigator) MacGregor, Scott (Co-investigator)
- 26-Jan-2014 - 30-Jan-2014
Contact
Dr
Igor
Timoshkin
Reader
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: igor.timoshkin@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2071