Olena Anatoliivna Bielianovska

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Research interests: materials, processes, and apparatus for adsorption absorption, accumulation, and transformation of low-potential thermal energy.

Author (co-author) of more than 170 scientific papers, including 2 monographs indexed in the Scopus scientometric database.

Kostiantyn Serhiiovych Burmistrov

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Research interests:

• reaction capacity of quinoid compounds,
• synthesis of bioactive nitrogen-containing heterocycles; and compositions based on surfactants.

Supervisor of 4 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Yurii Mykolaiovych Vashchenko

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests:

• development of scientific and technical principles of creating high-quality multi-layer elastomeric materials;
• the study on the effective use of waste production and consumption of rubber industry,
• the creation of new composite materials based on elastomers, using products of ground used tires and other rubber products.

Co-author of monographs, 381 scientific publications (of which – 124 articles), has 23 patents.

Supervisor of 4 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Oleksandr Borysovych Velichenko

Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine (2020),
Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology (2018)

• Member of the American Electrochemical Society,
• International Electrochemical Society,
• International Advisory Committee for lead-acid batteries,
• Council in Electrochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
• Deputy Chairman of the Chemistry Section of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Education and Science,
• Deputy Chairman of the Expert Council on Examination of Dissertations of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in Chemical Sciences,
• Deputy Chairman of the expert group on the scientific direction “Mathematical Sciences and Natural Sciences” on the certification of higher education institutions in terms of their scientific (scientific and technical) activities, as well as two permanent working groups of the Ministry of Education and Science.

Research interests:

• electrochemistry of oxide and metal oxide materials;
• electrocatalysis at high anodic potentials;
• electrosynthesis of strong oxidants;
• electrochemical devices for use in veterinary, medicine, and ecology, flowing electrochemical energy storage.

Author of more than 320 scientific publications, including leading international journals with a high impact factor, 10 patents and 17 monographs (13 of which are published in English by foreign publishers).

Supervisor of 8 Ph.D. defended dissertations and scientific advisor of 2 doctoral dissertations.

Larysa Dmytrivna Harmider

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Economic Sciences

Research interests:

• logistic management of labor flows,
• development of personnel potential,
• personnel motivation,
• human capital management.

The author of more than 166 scientific publications in domestic and foreign journals, 7 monographs, 6 author’s certificates and textbooks

Viktor Serhiiovych Hevod

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Research interests:

• physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the boundaries of distribution phases;
• adsorption equilibrium and kinetics;
• innovative methods of water treatment.

Three monographs, co-author of over 140 scientific papers, 12 patents for inventions.

Supervisor of one Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Dmytro Vadymovych Hyrenko

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Research interests:

• theoretical and technical electrochemistry,
• physical and colloid chemistry,
• research in the field of electrochemistry of oxide and metal-oxide materials,
• electrocatalysis at high anode potentials;
• electrosynthesis of strong oxidants (ozone, sodium hypochlorite, and others);
• development of electrochemical devices for obtaining high-purity sodium hypochlorite solutions in veterinary medicine, medicine, and ecology.

Awards:

• scholarship of the Cabinet of Ministers 1995-1997 for young scientists;
• the gratitude of the mayor for high professionalism, significant personal contribution to the development of modern higher education, and training of qualified specialists in the field (November 2021).

Author (co-author) of more than 100 scientific publications, including 4 monographs and 3 patents.

Oleh Borysovych Hirin

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

• Academician of the Higher School Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
• laureate of The Yaroslav Mudryi Award in the Field of Science and Technology (Ukraine, 2015),
• The International Academician K. F. Starodubov Award for Scientific Achievements (Ukraine, 2016),
• The International Einstein Award for Scientific Achievement (the UK, 2011).

Awards:

• the Certificate of Honors of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2005),
• Award of the Prime Minister of Ukraine,
• the Badge of Honors “For Scientific Achievements” of the Ministry for Education and Science of Ukraine (2005),
• Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Research interests:

• phase -, texture -, and structure formation of metals during electrocrystallization,
• development of technologies for the production of coatings with improved properties.

Head of R & D projects carried out by request of the governments of Ukraine, the USA, Canada, and the European Union.

Author of over 250 scientific papers and 20 patents.

Viktor Ivanovych Holeus

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Awards:

• Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine,
• Excellence in Education of Ukraine

Research interests:

• the study of glass formation conditions;
• the relationship between chemical structure, oxide composition, and physicochemical properties of borosilicate and other oxide glasses;
• development of mathematical models to describe the properties of glasses according to their oxide composition;
• synthesis of new oxide glasses and development of a basis for manufacturing electrical, heat-resistant, corrosion-resistant and other functional coatings on metals and ceramics.

150 scientific publications and 50 patents.

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Supervisor of 2 doctoral and 7 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Oleksandr Anatoliiovych Holichenko 

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Awards:

• Diplomas of the Dnipropetrovsk City Council (2010);
• Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration (2017);
• Soborna district council in the city of Dnipro (2018, 2019).

Research interests:

• Complex compounds of transition metals with biological activity,
• bioinorganic chemistry,
• organometallic synthesis.

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E–mail: [email protected]

Feliks Yosypovych Danylov

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

• Honored Worker of Science of Ukraine,
• Academician of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Ukraine,
• vice-president of Ukrainian Electrochemical Society and the Ukrainian Association of Corrosion,
• Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Council in Electrochemistry NASU,
• member of the International Electrochemical Society,
• the representative of Ukraine in the International Council of corrosion.

Chief Editor of the magazine “Questions of chemistry and chemical technology“.

Research interests:

• the study of adsorption phenomena in the electrode layer and their influence on electrochemical kinetics,
• processes of nucleation and mass transfer;
• development and commercialization of new advanced technologies of electrodeposition of metal, polymer and conversion coatings.

Over 400 scientific papers and 100 patents.

Supervisor of 28 Ph.D. and 6 doctoral defended dissertations.

Yurii Rakhmiielevych Ebich

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Academician of the Ukrainian Technological Academy.

Awards: the medal for the contribution in the development of education, science, and industry (2004).

Research interests:

• physical chemistry of oligomeric systems and adhesives;
• adjustment of phase and three-dimensional structure of composite materials with desired properties;
• improving radio engineering composites, adhesives, anaerobic adhesives;
• the ability of elastomeric polishing compositions for treatment of crystal elements.

Over 250 scientific publications, 19 certificates, and 8 patents of Ukraine.

Supervisor of 5 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Nataliia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests:

• polymer and composite materials – theoretical and experimental studies of systems with cluster formations;
• principles of optimal rubber recipes and modes of their production based on the notion of optimal phase and geometric structure of elastomeric compositions.

Viliam Mykhailovych Zadorskyi

1939 – 2026

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests:

• optimization of chemical equipment,
• improvement of existing and development of new chemical and related industries,
• synergy in chemical engineering,
• optimization of chemical technologies and equipment,
• deep cleaning of substances,
• flexible chemical technology.

A journalist, for many years represented the country in the NATO Science Programme of clean production.

The author of 4 books, more than 500 publications, and 400 inventions and patents.

Supervisor of 9 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Oleksandr Viktorovych Zaichuk

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Awards:

• Diploma of the II degree of the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration for winning the competition “The best young scientist of the Dnipropetrovsk region” (2007);
• Diploma of the Main Department of Education and Science of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration (2008);
• Scholarship of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for young scientists (2011-2012).

Research interests: problems of resource and energy saving in the production of fine and building ceramics.

Author of more than 120 publications, including more than 50 articles and 30 patents of Ukraine for inventions.

Supervisor of one defended Ph.D. dissertation.

Dmytro Hehemonovych Zelentsov

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests:  

• computational methods of mechanics;
• optimum design methods,
• computational intelligence methods.

Over 140 articles, 2 monographs, 5 patents on software.

Supervisor of 6 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Oleh Stanislavovych Kabat

Doctor of Technical Science, Associate Professor

Research interests: 

• heat-resistant polymer composite materials,
• tribotechnical materials science.

Author (co-author) of 138 scientific papers, including 51 articles in scientific journals, 8 patents of Ukraine for inventions, 79 abstracts, and texts of reports at international and domestic conferences.

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Ihor Leonidovych Kovalenko

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Awards:

• Diplomas of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council (2008) and Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration (2010);
• Acknowledgments of the MES of Ukraine (2016).

In 2004-2011, he held the post of Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of SHEI USUCT, and in 2008-2011 – Deputy Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of Dnipropetrovsk Region.

Research interests: technology of modern nitrate energy-condensed systems and non-trotyl industrial explosive materials with the maximum safety of manufacturing, handling and application in quarries, underground mines and at the construction of underground.

The author of more than 90 publications, including 1 monograph, in co-authorship; he has got 20 patents of Ukraine.

 Nataliia Anatoliivna Kovaliova

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor

Research interests:

• agrarian history of Ukraine in the first quarter of the twentieth century, in particular, the peasant revolution of 1902-1922,
• the history of the Ukrainian revolution of 1917-1921.

Participant in educational events on the history of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921. Member of the Society of Agrarian Historians.

Author of two monographs and more than 90 scientific publications.

Liudmyla Mykolaivna Kulakevych 

Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor

Research interests:

• Ukrainian literary process of the XX – early XIX century;
• features of Ukrainian adventurous prose, its genre innovations on Ukrainian soil

Author of two monographs, one textbook, more than 70 scientific publications

Tetiana Victorivna Lukianenko

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

• Prizewinner of the President of Ukraine for young scientists for the series of works “Nanocomposite electrocatalysts for controlled synthesis” in 2014,
• Laureate of the Prize of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Young Scientists in 2019.

Research interests:

• research in the field of electrochemistry of oxide and composite nanostructured materials;
• electrocatalysis at high anode potentials;
• electrosynthesis of strong oxidants;
• photocatalysis.

Publications: author (co-author) of more than 190 scientific papers in leading domestic and international professional publications, 10 monographs, 1 patent.

Oleksandr Petrovych Naumenko

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests: material-design and technological aspects of creating a super-low impact of a safe wheeled motor vehicle and multifunctional packaging of fast food products.

The author of almost 300 scientific works, including 13 monographs, 1 manual, and 144 patents.

Volodymyr Heorhiiovych Nefedov

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests:

• electrolysis of water to form gas phase at the electrodes,
• transfer of gas and liquid phase to the electrode in the earth’s gravity and weightlessness,
• movement control of multiphase systems by electric fields.

Publications: 2 textbooks with the stamp of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Mykola Vasyliovych Nikolenko

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Mykola Vasyliovych Nikolenko did an internship at Uppsala University (Sweden). Specialist in colloid chemistry, analytical chemistry, general chemical technology.

Research interests: adsorption and heterogeneous catalysis, flotation enrichment technology, and others.

Publications: over 180 scientific publications.

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Valerii Yevhenovych Nikolskyi

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests:

• the creation of scientific principles of energy technology and efficient use of fuel;
• development of new constructions of fuel-using gas-liquid apparatuses and fuel assemblies of chemical, machine-building, metallurgical industries, as well as rural and communal services.

His developments were widely introduced at numerous enterprises in the chemical industry, ferrous metallurgy, machine building both in Ukraine and abroad.

Publications: author of more than 120 scientific publications in scientific professional editions of Ukraine and in international scientific and metrical editions.

Valerii Ivanovych Ovcharov

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Did an internship at the Technical University of Chemnitz (Germany).

Research interests:

• research of accelerated sulfur vulcanization processes,
• modification, and strengthening of elastomeric compositions based on diene rubbers.

Publications: author of 3 monographs and one manual, more than 300 scientific papers, 15 patents, and copyright certificates.

Supervisor of 3 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Viacheslav Serhiiovych Protsenko

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

• Member of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (Chemistry Section),
• member of the expert group of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on evaluating the effectiveness of the Free Economic Zone in terms of their scientific (scientific and technical) activities in the field of mathematical sciences and natural sciences.
• Member of the Scientific Council of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on “Electrochemistry”,
• Deputy Chairman of the Specialized Academic Council D 08.078.01,
• Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the scientific professional magazine “Questions of chemistry and chemical technology“.

Awards:

• the badge of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine “Excellence in Education” (2005), 
• the badge “For scientific and educational achievements” (2016),
• Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology (2018).

Research interests: development of the theory of staged electrochemical reactions and research of electrodeposition processes of nanostructured coatings with metals, alloys, and composites with a predicted set of physicochemical and operational characteristics.

Publications: author and co-author of more than 150 scientific papers, including about 60 articles published in leading international scientific journals with a high impact factor and included in international scientific and metric databases. Co-author of collective monographs published in leading foreign publishers (USA, Germany). Protsenko VS is a co-author of several patents of Ukraine, published a US patent application.

Olga Petrovna Ryzhova

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work of SHEI USUCT

Research interests:

• research of patterns of color formation of enamel coatings and development of a method for predicting their optical-color characteristics;
• synthesis of jewelry and art glasses that do not contain lead oxides;
• obtaining on their basis coatings for non-ferrous metals.

Publications: more than 70 publications in the form of scientific articles, abstracts of reports at scientific conferences and patents, a co-author of a textbook stamped by the Ministry of Education and Science “Methods of research on silicate structures.”

Supervisor of 2 postgraduate students.

Olha Serhiivna Sverdlikovska 

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

• Member of the Scientific and Methodological Commission for Construction and Technology (Publishing and Printing) of the Higher Education Sector of the Scientific and Methodological Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
• Head of the research laboratory “Paints and Printing Materials” SHEI USUCT.
• Member of the Ukrainian Association of Chemical and Food Engineering CFE-UA structural component of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering EFCE and GS “Association of Ukrainian paint and varnish industry manufacturers”.

Awards: Gratitude of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2016).

Research interests:

• synthesis and study of the properties of polymeric Quaternary ammonium salts for use in the technology of production and processing of photographic materials, as accelerators of sedimentation of bentonite clay from aqueous suspension, modifiers of film polymeric materials and components of steel corrosion inhibitor, etc .;
• development of scientific bases for the creation of polymeric ionic liquids and ionic liquids of the ionic type with a high level of ionic conductivity in a wide range of temperatures to solve urgent problems of chemical and food technologies;
• creation of new paints and varnishes and coatings, printing and printing materials with improved characteristics.

Executor of state budget works performed at the request of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ukrainian-American project CRDF (Advance Research Chemicals, Inc., Comp., USA), Eurasian-Norwegian educational project.

Publications: author (co-author) of 296 scientific papers, including 2 monographs, 1 textbook, 62 articles in scientific journals, 19 patents of Ukraine for inventions, 132 abstracts of reports at international and national conferences and forums.

Volodymyr Ivanovych Sytar

Candidate of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests: development of composite tribotechnical materials based on heat-resistant polymers; and optimization of processing and exploitation.

Publications: the total number of publications is over 245, including 216 scientific publications and 29 educational and methodological ones. He studied at 109 international scientific conferences.

Supervisor of 4 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Skyba Margarita Ivanivna

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Number of publications

Over 100 scientific works: over 35 articles in scientific professional publications, 80 articles included in the scientometric database Scopus; 3 monographs in co-authorship; 3 chapters in collective monographs, over 10 patents of Ukraine for invention, 5 patents of Ukraine for utility model; 30 abstracts and texts of reports at international and domestic conferences

Achievements, awards, distinctions

• President of Ukraine Award for Young Scientists (2019).
• State nominal scholarship to the best young scientists for perpetuating the events of the Revolution of Dignity and honoring the feat of the Heroes of Ukraine – Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred.
• Scholarship of the Cabinet of Ministers for young scientists (2014-2016, 2016-2018, 2022-2024).
• Winner of the all-Ukrainian competition of the Ministry of Education and Science “Young Scientist of the Year-2021” in the nomination “Ecology and Environmental Protection”.
• Grants of the regional competition of projects “Young Scientists – Dnipropetrovsk Region” (2015, 2017, 2019).
• Certificate and gratitude of the Ministry of Education and Science for distinctions in professional and scientific activities.
• Certificate of the Fund for Social Protection, Support and Assistance to Scientists of Ukraine and Their Family Members.
• Certificate of the NAS Prydniprovsk Science Center for fruitful scientific and scientific-organizational activities.
• Certificate of the Department of Education and Science of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration for achievements in scientific, pedagogical activities and implementation of state policy in the field of education and science, a significant contribution to the development of the educational sector.
• Certificate for 1st place in the nomination “monograph” in the XI regional interuniversity competition for the “Best scientific, educational, educational-methodical and artistic-journalistic publications”.
• Participant in the series of international projects “Water Harmony”
• Head and responsible performer of scientific and technical works funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Scientific interests

• research and development of technologies for the synthesis of dispersions of noble metals and composite materials based on them.
• research of physicochemical properties and application of dispersions of noble metals and composite materials based on them in various industries.

Membership in professional and public professional associations

• Expert of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for the examination of projects of scientific works (developments) of young scientists in professional areas since 2021.
• Expert of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine since 2019.
• Associate member of the International Water Association (IWA) and the All-Ukrainian Water Society “WaterNet”
• Member of the editorial board of the “Bulletin of Cherkasy State Technological University”.
• Member of the editorial board of “Dnipro State Technical University”.

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Yurii Yevhenovych Sknar

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Research interests:

• the study of electrodeposition kinetics of metals, alloys, and composites, their structure and physicochemical properties;
• development of technologies of electrodeposition of polyfunctional electroplating of the forecasted structure and properties with the improved operational characteristics.

Publications: author and co-author of over 130 scientific papers, 2 monographs, and 5 patents.

Roman Vasylovych Smotraiev

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor

• Associate Member of the International Water Association (IWA)
• Member of the All-Ukrainian Water Society “WaterNet”

Awards:

• Certificate of Merit of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
• Excellence in Education of Ukraine.

Research interests:

• technologies for nanodispersed metal oxide compounds and porous substances based on them (sorbents, catalysts, etc.);
• modern inorganic coagulants;
• industrial waste utilization.

Author (co-author) of more than 120 scientific papers, including co-author of the textbook “Physicochemical Methods of Water Purification. Water Resources Management” (published in 7 languages), one monograph, and 8 Ukrainian patents for inventions.

Supervisor of 3 successfully defended Candidate of Sciences dissertations.

Kostiantyn Mykhailovych Sukhyi

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Member of the Council on “Physical and technical problems of materials science” of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Research interests:

• processes of combustion and heat mass transfer;
• sorption heat accumulation;
• increasing the efficiency of solar energy by polymer solar collectors.

Leader and executor of scientific and technical projects funded by the governments of Ukraine and the European Union.

Publications: author of 3 monographs, more than 150 scientific papers, 25 patents.

Mykhailo Porfyrovych Sukhyi

Candidate of Technical Science, Professor

Member of the Committee on Energy of the Research and Methodological Council, MES of Ukraine.

Research interests:

• processes of combustion and heat mass transfer;
• sorption accumulation of heat,
• increasing the efficiency of solar energy by polymer solar collectors.

Publications: author (co-author) of 162 scientific publications and 25 patents.

Supervisor of 6 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

 Olena Viktorivna Tertyshna

Doctor of Technical Science, Associate Professor

Research interests:

• regulation of oil stability and utilization of oil deposits,
• mathematical modeling of technological processes of oil and oil mixtures refining.

Publications: author of more than 70 scientific papers, co-author of 5 monographs, 2 textbooks with the stamp of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, has 4 patents for inventions, 3 copyrights to the work.

Awards: the Gratitude of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2021).

Oleh Kostiantynovych Farat 

Doctor of Chemistry, Associate Professor

Awards: Winner of the annual regional competition “Young Scientists – Dnipropetrovsk region” in 2020.

Research interests:

• Electrophilic rearrangements of heterocycles with the geminal arrangement of heteroatoms (especially under the action of Wilsmeyer-Haak reagent) as new methods of synthesis of various heterocyclic systems with predicted pharmacological and optical properties.
• Comprehensive studies of the spectral properties of xanthene series dyes.

Publications: Author and co-author of more than 150 scientific papers, including about 40 articles published in high-ranking international scientific journals included in international scientometric databases.

Liliia Anatoliivna Frolova

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests:

• research and development of technologies for the synthesis of magnetic materials, composite materials based on them,
• research of physicochemical properties, structure of ferrites of 3-d metals.

Head and responsible executor of scientific and technical works financed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Participant in the international educational project DAAD “EcoMining: Development of Integrated Ph.D. Program for Sustainable Mining & Environmental Activities”.

Author of 2 textbooks, 1 monograph, author, and co-author of more than 160 scientific papers, including about 50 articles published in leading international scientific journals with a high impact factor and included in international scientific and metric databases. Co-author of collective monographs published in leading foreign publishers, co-author of 7 patents of Ukraine.

Oleksandr Vasylovych Kharchenko

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Research interests:

• synthesis of functional derivatives of nitrogen- and sulfur-containing heterocyclic products based on S- amido alkylation, and search of biological activity in derived compounds;
• research in the synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds.

Publications: co-author of one manual and one monograph, author of over 170 scientific publications, 5 patents.

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Supervisor of 9 Ph.D. defended dissertations.

Oleh Viktorovych Chervakov

Doctor of Technical Science, Professor

Research interests:

• synthesis of polymeric materials with ionic conductivity for lithium power sources, fuel, and organic solar cells;
• synthesis of new polymer membranes for water treatment;
• creation of new decorative, anti-corrosive paints and coatings for special purposes, in particular for rocketry;
• polymer heterogeneous catalysts of alcoholysis reactions in fat raw materials;
• synthesis of fat from renewable raw biofuels, new modifiers for paints, rubber and plastic materials.

Publications: over 150 scientific, 11 patents (4 US patents).

Supervisor of 3 Ph.D. defended theses.

Olena Moiseivna Shembel

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Research interests:

• development and introduction of highly energy-intensive lithium power sources with non-aqueous electrolyte;
• materials, technologies, and equipment for production.

Publications: author of 160 scientific publications, 26 US patents, 8 patents in Ukraine, and over 20 patents for inventions in the USSR, co-author of two scientific monographs.

Supervisor of 7 Ph.D. defended theses.

Vasyl Heorhiiovych Shtamburh

Doctor of Chemistry, Professor

Research interests:

• synthesis, structure and chemical properties of geminal systems ON-Cl, ONO, ON-N+;
• nucleophilic substitution at the nitrogen;
• interfacial catalysis;
• trialkyl orthoformate: the research synthesis, structure, and properties of anomeric amides, ureas, carbamates, N, N-dialkoxyamines;
• creating of new varieties of phase transfer catalysts.

He created about 20 new classes of organic compounds.

Publications: author of 107 scientific articles, 13 patents.

Supervisor of 2 Ph.D. defended theses.

Olesia Borysivna Shmychkova

Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor

• Member of two sections of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine: “Chemistry, Chemical Technologies and Pharmacy” and “Earth and Environmental Sciences,” which, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1370 dated September 25, 2024, conduct competitive selection of projects for fundamental research, applied research, and scientific and technical (experimental) developments by young scientists
• Expert in the evaluation of research and scientific and technical (experimental) development projects submitted for participation in competitions conducted by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, as well as reports on their implementation in the thematic area “16. Chemistry” (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1111 dated December 12, 2022)
• Member of the expert group of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for evaluating the effectiveness of higher education institutions in conducting scientific (scientific and technical) activities in scientific fields (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1111 dated September 7, 2020)
• Expert of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine
• Expert of the INNODnipro startup competition of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council

Research interests:

• Patterns of electrodeposition of modified oxide materials and their physicochemical properties

Head of research work of young scientists

Scientific Publications

Author (co-author) of more than 150 scientific papers in leading Ukrainian and international professional journals, and 15 monographs, 10 of which were published in English by foreign publishers

Awards:

• Prize of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Young Scientists for 2023 for the work “Advanced Materials and Oxygen-Containing Reagents for Environmental Safety Systems” (Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine dated December 5, 2024 No. 4131-IX).
• Recipient of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine scholarship for young scientists since November 2022 (Resolution No. 6 dated November 4, 2022, of the Presidium of the Committee on State Prizes of Ukraine in Science and Technology, Appendix 2, p. 2)
• Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for work in Section 4 of the Expert Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for the evaluation of research projects and scientific and technical developments by young scientists (2021)
• Finalist of the L’Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” Award in 2020
• Certificates of Merit as the winner of the competition among associate professors “Lecturers’ Rating 2020,” “Lecturers’ Rating 2021,” and “Lecturers’ Rating 2022.”
• Winner of the “Young Scientists — Dnipropetrovsk Region” competitions in 2017 and 2018
• Recipient of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine scholarship for young scientists (2016–2018)