Alexander Balankin (born March 3, 1958) is a Mexican scientist of Russian origin (????????, ????????? ?????????) whose work in the field of fractal mechanics and its engineering applications won him the UNESCO Science Prize in 2005.Currently he is a professor of physics at the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, Head of the Fractal Mechanics Group, and since 2003, a member of the Science Consulting Council of the Presidency of the Republic, Mexico.