Born: 2 November 1976

Current positions:

• Head of Welding Department
• Professor of “Technology for Aircraft Engine Building” Department (part time)
• Managing Director of Zaporozhye Titanium Research Centre (Zaporozhye National Technical University, ZNTU)

Qualifications:

• Mechanical Engineer (Hons) in Technology and Equipment for Welding Production, 1999; Zaporozhye National Technical University (ZNTU)
• Economist in Finance, 1999; Zaporozhye National Engineering Academy
• Candidate of Technical Science (DPhil) in Metal Science, 2004; Mechanics Department, ZNTU. Accomplished from 1999 to 2004
• Certificate of Associate Professor (Mechanics Department, ZNTU) from 2007
• Doctor of Technical Science (the Second Doctoral degree) in Metal Science, 2013
• Certificate of Professor (Mechanics Department, ZNTU) from 2015

Academic courses lectured:

• Strength of Materials
• Theoretical Mechanics
• Applied Mechanics
• Specialist topics:

  — maintenance Technologies for Aircraft Engines and Power Units (Welding and Hardfacing Methods);

  — maintenance of Crucial Machine Parts.

Publications:

Over 120 papers and 8 patents

Supervision of PhD students and Doctoral Staff:

Four persons completed PhD theses. Other work is in progress.

Administrative activities:

From 2014: a member of the Expert Council (Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science); Machine Building Section, sub-section: Welding and Related Technologies

From 2008: Chairman of the Organising Committee; Scientific and Practical Conference: Titanium, Production and Applications. Held: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

From 2017: a member of the Editorial Board for “Modern Electrometallurgy” magazine

From 2008: Managing Director of Zaporozhye Titanium Research Centre (ZNTU). The Centre has completed 12 research projects using government grants and commercial projects with turnover more than 3 million UAH

Main Scientific Directions:

— metal science of titanium and its alloys: technologies for cast and wrought alloy manufacture; investigation into metal composition, structure and properties. Study of modified titanium alloys and synthesis of alloys with elevated mechanical and exploitation properties using intensive plastic deformation;

— development of technologies for titanium sponge production including alloyed material;

— powder metallurgy: manufacture of thermo-mechanical powders, titanium hydride and article production using powder metallurgy methods;

— additive technologies. Synthesis of spherical powders using gas and centrifugal atomisation ;

— 3D printing of aircraft parts;

— development of novel aerospace materials including titanium aluminides.