Renat Badykov received his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical & Aerospace engineering (Aircraft Engines) from the Samara State Aerospace University, Samara, Russia, in 2013, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Dry Gas Seal Dynamics) from the Samara National Research University, Samara, Russia in 2020. He has worked as a researcher at the University of Virginia, USA, as a researcher and associate professor at Samara National Research University, Russia, and as R&D Engineer at United Engine Corporation – Kuznetsov Company, Russia. He is currently a researcher at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. His research interests include gas turbine engine design, dry gas seal dynamics, magnetic bearings, and foil bearings. Mr. Badykov was an ASME member from 2017 to 2018.