DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

49005 Gagarin Avenue, 8, room 248, Dnipro, Ukraine
e-mail: [email protected]
The Department of Physical Chemistry – provides future engineers with basic knowledge of the theoretical foundations of chemical and technological processes.
It was founded in 1930 and has a long history.
The teaching staff of the Department has 4 professors, 3 associate professors.
The support staff consists of 5 people (head of the laboratory, 2 leading engineers, and 2 senior laboratory assistants).
Under the guidance of the professors, 3 postgraduate students are studying at the Department.
Teachers and post-graduate students of the Department take an active part in the research work, including 4 state budget funds of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine with total funding of more than two million UAH for a year.
There are 4 disciplines taught at the Department, 1200 full-time and part-time students study.
The Department occupies 639.3 square meters, including 1 computer class, 7 educational, and 2 research laboratories.

NEWS OF DEPARTMENT
Dissertation defense of postgraduate student Dmytro Makhota on the development of advanced electrocatalysts for “green” hydrogen energy.
On September 3, 2026, at the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology, at a meeting of the one-time specialized academic council, the dissertation defense of Dmytro Oleksandrovych Makhota, a degree seeker for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the...
SEI USUCT PhD Student Oleksandr Sukhatskyi Awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the 36th Separate Marine Brigade
The Educational and Scientific Institute “Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology” of USUST is proud of its students who not only achieve significant results in science but also honorably fulfill their civic duty by defending Ukraine. Among them is...
Professor of the SEI USUCT Olesya Shmychkova was awarded the Prize of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Professor of the Department of Physical Chemistry of the SEI USUCT USUST Olesya Shmychkova received one of the most prestigious state awards for young researchers - the Prize of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Young Scientists for 2023. At a solemn ceremony on...
Scientists of the SEI USUCT entered the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2025 ranking
The updated international ranking of the World’s Top 2% Scientists for 2025, compiled by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier and ICSR Lab, includes two scientists from the Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology: Protsenko Vyacheslav...
Olesya Shmychkova awarded the academic title of professor
On March 26, 2025, at a meeting of the Academic Council of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology, Rector Konstantyn Sukhyi solemnly congratulated Doctor of Chemical Sciences Olesya Shmychkova on being awarded the academic title Professor of the...
Festive event for International Women’s Day at the SEI USUCT
On March 6, 2025, a festive event dedicated to International Women's Day was held at the educational and scientific institute "Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology" USUST. Representatives of the university administration, teachers and employees gathered...





