Popov Oleksandr, PhD (engineering),
Head of the Department
Graduated: Slavyansk Aviation Technical College of the CA in 1995, Master’s degree in NAU in 2001.
From 2001 – junior lecturer of Aircraft Airworthiness Retaining Department.
In 2008 he defended his PhD thesis on the topic “Diagnosing of the flow part of aviation turbojet dual circuit engines” in the specialty 05.22.20 – Maintenance and repair of means of transport.
From 2009 – Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Retaining Department.
From 2018 – Head of the Aircraft Airworthiness Retaining Department.
From 2020 – Head of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Total employment is 20 years.
The main area of scientific researches is diagnostics of aviation gas turbine engines, continuing airworthiness of aircraft and its components.
Lectures: “Fundamentals of technical diagnostics”, “Aviation legislation”, “International and State Regulation of aircraft airworthiness.”
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of 85 scientific and educational-methodical works.
Dmytriiev Serhiy, DS (engineering), Professor,
Professor of the Department
Born in 1953 in the city of Bila Tserkva.
Graduated from the Mechanical Faculty of KICAE in 1977, on specialty “Operation of aircraft and aviation engines”.
In 1989 he defended his Ph.D. thesis on the theme “Diagnosis of TJDE upon parameters measured in operation”, had got the academic title of Associate Professor in 1994.
The doctoral dissertation has been defended on the topic “Diagnosing of flow section of the GTD on steady and transient operating modes ” in 1997, the academic title of professor was awarded in 2000.
Has Ukrainian, Russian and German languages.
Total employment is 50 years, at NAU – 45 years.
During his time at the university he held positions: engineer, assistant lecturer, senior lecturer, associate professor, professor, Head of the Department, Director of the Institute, Dean of the Faculty
From 1999 to 2018 – Head of the Aircraft Airworthiness Retaining Department.
Since January 2020 Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Lectures: “Continuing Airworthiness of Aircraft (ICAO Doc. 9760) “.
The main area of scientific activity – “Parametric diagnosis of aviation GTE”.
Has prepared 7 candidates of sciences (Ph.D.).
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of more than 152 scientific and scientific-methodological works.
Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science (2009)
Honored Science and Technology Worker of Ukraine (2013).
Mnatsakanov Rudolf, DS (engineering),
Professor, Professor of the Department
Graduated from the Mechanical Faculty of Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers in 1977, on specialty “Operation of aircraft and aviation engines” and got the qualification “mechanical engineer”.
From 1977 to 1981 he worked as a technological engineer at the plant # 411 of civil aviation. Since 1981 he has been working at the National Aviation University
Between 1981-1984 studied at KICAE postgraduate school at the Department of “Theory of machines and mechanisms and details of machines”.
In 1986 he defended his Ph.D. thesis in the specialty “friction and wear in machines”.
From 1984 to 1994 worked in the research division of KIUCA.
From 1994-1997 – doctoral candidate of the department “Aircraft manufacturing and repair technologies and aviation materials science” of KIUCA.
The doctoral dissertation in the specialty “friction and wear in machines” has been defended n 1998.
The academic title of professor at the department ” Aircraft manufacturing and repair technologies and aviation materials science ” was awarded in 1999.
Since 2011 – Head of the Department of Aviation Works and Services Management.
Since 2017 Professor of the Department ” Aviation Machines Manufacturing and Repair Technologies ” of the of the Educational and Research Airspace Institute NAU.
From January 2020 Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
The main area of professional and scientific activity – “friction and wear in machines”.
Lectures: ”Materials science and technology of structural materials”, ”Fundamentals of aircraft manufacturing and repair technology”.
Has prepared 2 candidates of sciences (PhD).
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of more than 205 scientific and scientific-methodological works, including 12 articles in Scopus science database, 8 invention patents and 8 utility model patents.
DUKHOTA Oleksandr, DS (engineering),
senior scientist researcher, Professor of the Department
Graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute in 1974, speciality “Metal Science, Equipment and Technology of Heat Treatment of Metals”.
From 1974 to 1977 he studied in postgraduate school at the Kiev Institute of Engineers of the CA.
In 1983 he defended his Ph.D. thesis in the specialty “friction and wear in machines”.
Since 1977 he has been working at the National Aviation University as a junior, senior research scientist, leading researcher of the research unit.
From 2000 – Associate Professor of the Department.
In 2019 he defended doctoral dissertation on the topic “Scientific and technical bases of increasing the durability of parts of aviation tribomechanical systems under conditions of their fretting-contact interaction”.
Since September 2017 – Professor of the Department “Aviation Machines Manufacturing and Repair Technologies”.
From January 2020 – Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
The scientific activity is related to the problems of tribotechnical ensurance of reliability and increase of resource of aviation engineering.
Professional and scientific interest: technological support of tribomechanical systems reliability.
Lectures: ”Fundamentals of Aircrafts Production and Repair Technology”, “Repair of technological equipment of compressor stations”, “Production and repair of gas turbine units and compressors”, “Automation of technological processes of production and repair of gas turbine units and compressors”.
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of over 80 scientific works, including 3 monographs, 2 manuals stamped MES of Ukraine, 2 branch instruction technology, 12 copyright certificates and patents for inventions. Awarded with the badge “For honest work”.
Maksymov Volodymyr, PhD (engineering),
Associate Professor of the Department
In 1980 graduated with honors from the Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers on specialty “Operation of aircraft and aviation engines”..
PhD from 1989.
Has experience as aviation industry leader with a team of 75,000 employees..
He worked in the CA governing bodies of Central Europe (Member of the Coordination Committee of the European Conference of CA, responsible for the development of airports in Europe and the health of airline passengers).
Actively participated in ICAO Assemblies.
Head of the author’s team of ICAO standard for airline passengers.
Participated in the development of the Air Code of Ukraine, draft resolutions and instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Head of the working groups on the development of the Civil Aviation Development Program of Ukraine and the Regulations on the State Specialized Fund for the financing of civil aviation expenditures, which were approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
From 1997 to 1998 – First Deputy Minister of Transport – Head of the State Aviation Administration.
General Director of the State Aviation Enterprise “Ukraine” from 2000 to 2002.
Deputy Minister of Transport – Director of the State Department of Air Transport of Ukraine from 2002 to 2004.
The Head of the State Service for Supervision of Aviation Safety (head of the central state authority) from 2004 to 2005.
The main area of scientific activity is international and state aviation regulations, aircraft continuing airworthiness.
Fluent in English.
Holds a certificate for teaching English.
From 2013 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Retaining Department
Lectures in English: “Introduction into Major”, “Aviation Legislation”, “International and National Airworthiness Regulatory Basis”, “Reliability of Aviation Equipment”.
From January 2020 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of more than 45 scientific and scientific-methodological works.
Salimov Rynat, PhD (engineering),
Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department
Born in 1956 in Tashkent.
In 1979 he graduated from the Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers (KICAE) and received a diploma with honors in the specialty “Operation of aircrafts and engines”.
From 1979 to 1982 he worked at the aviation and technical base of the Tashkent Joint Aviation Squad in the positions of trainee engineer, shift engineer, shift chief.
From 1982 to 2010 he worked at KICAE (KIUCA, NAU) in the positions of engineer, assistant, head of the research laboratory of SRL-1 of the aircraft maintenance department, head of the department of organization and implementation of scientific and technical development, director of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Vice-Rector for Corporate Management.
In 2000 he defended his PhD thesis “Management of processes of maintenance of civil aircraft on the basis of application of modern information technologies” and was awarded the PhD in the specialty “Operation and repair of means of transport”.
The results of the dissertation thesis are implemented in Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Kazakhstan.
Associate Professor was awarded in 2001.
From 2010 to 2015, he worked as Acting Rector of the Kyiv State Institute of Arts and Design of Michael Boychuk.
Since 2016 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Department.
Since January 2020 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Has undergone refresher training and advanced training in the field of management, enterprise management, actual problems of development of the system of continuing vocational training.
The main focus of research is to maintain the airworthiness of aircraft.
Lectures course: “Aircraft Maintenance Supporting Information Technologies”.
During his educational research activity, he is the author and co-author of more than 55 scientific works in the field of mathematics and information technologies, problems of management, state regulation of air transport activity.
Rugain Oleksandr, PhD (engineering),
Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department
In 1972 he graduated with honors from the Kiev Military Aviation Engineering Academy (KMAEA), majoring in automatic electrical and instrumentation of manned aircraft.
Military service began in 1972 as an aviation equipment engineer of Aviation Regiment, in 1975-1978. – Adjunct of the department number 31 KMAEA.
From 1978 to 1980 – Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electrical Measurements of Irkutsk MAEA
In 1979 he defended his PhD thesis in the specialty “Weapons and military equipment”. Associate Professor was awarded the academic title in 1986.
In 1990–1997, he held positions from senior inspector to chief of MMU unit group.
Since 2003 he has been working at NAU as an associate professor of the Department at the Military Faculty.
Since 2011 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Department.
Since January 2020 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
The total labour experience is 51 years.
Teaching experience at the university is 37 years, at NAU – 12 years.
Holds a certificate for teaching an English.
He lectures on “Airworthiness Maintenance of the Aircraft”, “Aircraft Maintenance”.
The main focus of research is to maintain the airworthiness of aircraft.
During his educational research activity, he is the author and co-author of more than 85 scientific and educational-methodical works, as well as the author of 2 inventions and 10 copyright works.
PUCHKOV Yurii, PhD (engineering),
Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department
Born in 1949 in Chita.
In 1970 he graduated from the Kharkov Military Aviation and Technical Academy.
In 1976 he graduated from the Kiev Military Aviation Engineering Academy (KMAEA).
In 1976-1978 was the Head of the Department of Training Laboratory of the Flight Safety Department of KMAEA
From 1983 to 1985 – Lecturer at the Department of Aviation Engineering at the Syzran Higher Military Aviation Academy of Pilots at the Department of Aviation Engineering
From 1985 to 1997 – Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Head of the Flight Safety Department of the Kiev MAEA.
In 1991 he defended his PhD thesis.
Associate Professor was awarded the academic title in 1995.
Scientific researches are related to the study of the effect of power plant failures on the helicopter Flight Safety.
From 1997 to 2005 – Lecturer, Head of the Flight Safety Department of UDU – CA Certification Center.
Since 2005 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Department.
Since January 2020 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
He lectures on «Human Factors in Operation of Aeronautical Engineering».
During his educational research activity, he is the author and co-author of more than 45 scientific works and methodical developments.
Molodtsov Mykola, PhD (engineering),
senior scientist researcher, Associate Professor of the Department
Born in 1952 in the village Vozdvizhensky of Vetluzhsky district of the Gorky region.
In 1972 he graduated from the Irkutsk Military Aviation Engineering Academy
In 1984 he graduated with honors from the Kiev Military Aviation Engineering Academy (KMAEA)
In 1984-1986 – Flight cycle teacher Achinsky MAEA.
In 1986-1989 – Adjunct of the Flight Safety Department of KMAEA.
From 1989 to 1990 – Lecturer at the Flight Safety Department of KMAEA.
In 1990 he defended his PhD thesis.
From 1990 to 1993 – Deputy Head of the Aircraft Faculty of KMAEA.
Senior scientist researcher was awarded the researcher title in 1997
From 1993 to 2002 – head of scientific-research department “Overhaul of repair and Aircraft and weapons”.
From 2002 to 2004 – Deputy Director General for maintenance and repair of aircraft engines of CJSC “УРАРП”.
Since 2004 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Department.
Since January 2020 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
He lectures on: «Aircraft Maintenance».
During his educational research activity, he is the author and co-author of more than 35 scientific works and methodological developments.
Tuz Mykola, PhD (engineering), senior scientist researcher,
Associate Professor of the Department
Born in 1956 in Bakhmach, Chernihiv region.
In 1979 he graduated from the KICAE and qualified as a mechanical engineer
Since March 1979 he worked in the experimental design bureau OK. Antonova, structural engineer.
In the period 1980-82 he was a post-graduate student of KICAE, 1983-88 he was a research associate of the Branch Research Laboratory No. 11 “Operational reliability and manufacturability of fuel, oil and hydro gas systems of aircraft”.
From November 1988 to 2004 – Head of BRL No. 11 KICAE.
In 2001-2004, he worked part-time as head of the organization and implementation of scientific development department of the Aviation Scientific-Research Institute.
From 2004 to 2009 he worked as an associate professor of the Aircraft Design Department at NAU.
From 2010 to 2014 he worked as Head of the Laboratory “Aircraft Reliability and Technologic”, NAU SRD, Senior Scientist Researcher.
Since 2015 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Department.
Since January 2020 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
His PhD thesis is “Provision of protection of fuel systems from free moisture during aircraft operation”, specialty 05.22.20 – operation and repair of means of transport.
Co-author, responsible performer and scientific supervisor of more than 130 contract research works and their stages, much of which are military.
The total labour experience is 41 years.
He lectures: “Design and Maintenance of Functional Systems of Aircraft”.
The basic direction of scientific researches is the chemotomological reliability of AT, methods of diagnosing units of aviation functional systems, multi- and full-factor physical and mathematical modeling of operability of technical objects.
During the educational research activity, he is the author and co-author of 80 scientific and methodological works.
Khimko Andrii, PhD (engineering),
Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department
In 2002 he graduated from the National Aviation University. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, specialty “Manufacture, maintenance and repair of aircraft and aircraft engines”.
After graduating from the university, he worked at the department since 2003 in the positions of: engineer and assistant.
In 2008 he defended his PhD thesis on “Improving the durability of titanium alloys plasma coating” on specialty 05.02.04 – “Friction and wear in machines.”
Associate Professor was awarded the academic title in 2010.
Since 2008 Associate Professor of the Aviation Machines Manufacturing and Repair Technologies Department.
Since January 2020 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Provides methodical provision of basic educational disciplines for conducting lectures, practical and laboratory classes, complex control works.
Holds a certificate for teaching an English.
The field of scientific activity is the wear resistance of materials under conditions of fretting and fretting corrosion.
The total labour and educational research experience at NAU is 16 years.
Author and co-author of 50 scientific and methodological works, including manuals, laboratory workshops and 1 patent for the invention.
He lectures: “Practical Foundations of Metal Processing”, “Designing of Machines and Mechanisms and Fundamentals of Interchangeability”, “Manufacturing and Repair of Gas Turbine Plants and Compressors”, “Repair Process of Compressor Stations Technological Equipment”, “Innovative Technology process in manufacturing of Aircraft Equipment”, “Aircraft Maintenance Supporting Information Technologies”, “Human Factors in Operation of Aeronautical Engineering”
Smirnov Yurii, PhD (engineering),
Associate Professor of the Department
Born in 1959 in the city of Mykolaiv.
Graduated from the Mechanical Faculty of KICAE in 1982 on specialty “Operation of aircraft and aviation engines”.
In 1989 he defended PhD thesis.
Worked at the departments of NAU in positions of engineer, assistant, associate professor.
From 2018 – Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Retaining Department.
Holds a certificate for teaching English.
From January 2020 Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Total employment is 36 years. The total scientific and pedagogical work experience is 16 years, including at NAU – 14 years.
The main area of scientific activity is improving the efficiency of maintenance of aircraft structural elements and functional systems.
Lectures in English: “Design and Maintenance of Aircraft Functional Systems”, “Maintenance Procedures (PART 66 M-7.20)”, “Technical Operation of Aircraft”, “Maintenance of the Specific Aircraft Type”, “Aircraft Maintenance Supporting Information Technologies”.
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of more than 25 scientific and scientific-methodological works.
PORVA Vasyl,
Associate Professor of the Department
Born in 1952 in the city of Moscow.
Graduated from KICAI in 1976, received a diploma of engineer-mechanic.
Since 1976 he has been working at NAU.
Positions while working at the university: engineer, head of laboratory, an assistant, senior lecturer, associate professor.
Fluent in English.
Since 2013 – Associate Professor of the Aircraft Airworthiness Department.
Conducts classes, in English, on disciplines: “Reliability of AO”.
The direction of scientific activity is the efficiency of the processes of maintenance and repair.
Since January 2020 – Associate Professor of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
During his scientific and pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of more than 37 scientific and educational-methodical works.
EVSIUKOV EUGEN,
Senior Lecturer
Born in 1956 in the city of Kyiv.
Graduated from Kyiv Institute of Civil Aviation Engineering in 1990.
Total work experience of more than 30 years.
Positions while working at the university: technician, engineer, assistant.
Since 2015 – Senior Lecturer in the Department of Aviation Airworthiness Conservation.
Since January 2020, Senior Lecturer of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Conducts classes, in English, on disciplines: “Introduction to the specialty”, “Specific type of aircraft”, “Maintenance of a specific type of aircraft”.
During the period of scientific and pedagogical activity, as the author or co-author, he has published more than 35 scientific and educational-methodical works.
SUROVTSEV Oleksandr,
Senior Lecturer
Born in 1966 in the city of Feodosy.
Joined the Kharkov Aviation Institute (KhAI) in 1984 and took academic leave from 1985 to 1987 and served in the Soviet Army (Trans-Baikal Military District). After his academic leave, he continued studies at the KhAI. In 1992 he graduated from KhAI and received higher education in the specialty of “Aircraft Constrictions” with the qualification of engineer-mechanic. 1992 – Recruited to the department of OMTS of the Zhuliansky machine-building plant of ZhMZ (now “Vizar”) as a leading engineer.
From 1997 to 2015 worked at the association “Ukraviaprom”.
Since 2015 – Assistant of the Department of Aviation Airworthiness Conservation.
From 2018 – Senior Lecturer in the Department of Aviation Airworthiness Conservation.
Since January 2020, Senior Lecturer of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
The total length of service is 30 years.
The areas of research are engines and power plants, the airworthiness of aircraft and their components, aviation security.
Conducts classes on discipline: “Aviation Security”.
During the period of scientific and pedagogical activity, as the author or co-author, he has published
YAKOBCHUK Oleksandr,
Senior Lecturer
Graduated from the NAU Master’s Degree Program in 2001, and completed the PhD school in 2004.
Total work experience of more than 20 years.
Has been working at NAU since 2005 as an engineer, a leading engineer of the Department of Aviation Technology Production and Restoration.
Since 2006 – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Aviation Technology Production and Restoration.
Since 2017, the Training Manager of the Maintenance Training Organization (ITU NAU), has been responsible for organizing the preparation and examination of aviation personnel to obtain maintenance certification in accordance with PART 66.
Holds a certificate for teaching English.
Since January 2020, Senior Lecturer of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
The direction of scientific activity is related to the study of the wear resistance of structural materials Under friction-slip conditions.
Conducts classes, in English, on disciplines: “Fundamentals of aircraft manufacturing and repair technologies”, “Fundamentals of aviation engineering technologies”, “Defectology and non-destructive control methods”, “Automation of technological processes of production and repair of gas turbine units and compressors”, “Fundamentals of technical diagnostics”, “Human factor”.
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is an author and co-author of more than 45 scientific and educational works, including laboratory workshops and 2 patents for the invention.
TOKARUK Vitalii,
Senior Lecturer
Graduated from the Faculty of Airports of the Institute of Transport Technologies of NAU in 2003,
majoring in Technologies and Technological Equipment of Airports.
From 2003 to 2006 he studied at the postgraduate school of NAU.
Since June, 2006 the engineer of the first category of the department of technology of aviation engineering renewal.
Since 2015 works as Senior Lecturer at the Department of Aviation Technology Restoration Technology.
Since January 2020, Senior Lecturer of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Actively works in the direction of organization and methodological support of the practice courses of students of I and III under the conditions of real production.
The direction of scientific activity is related to the estimation of the technical state of friction pairs by acoustic mission methods.
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of 8 scientific papers and 1 patent.
Vozniuk Andrii,
Senior Lecturer
Graduated from the National Aviation University in 2005.
Has been working at NAU since 2005 as an Assistant, later as Senior Lecturer of the Department of Aviation Engines.
From 2018, Senior Lecturer in the Aircraft Airworthiness Department.
Since January 2020, Senior Lecturer of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Conducts classes, in English, on discipline: “Fundamentals of Applied Engineering Technologies”.
The direction of scientific activity is related to production, maintenance and maintenance of aircraft systems.
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of more than 15 scientific and scientific-methodological works.
POPOV Dmytro,
Assistant
Born in 1982 in the city of Bolgrad, Odessa region.
Graduated with honors from the NAU Master’s Degree in 2006, specialty “Production, maintenance and repair of aviation equipment”.
In 2006-2009 a post-graduate student.
From 2009 to 2012 he was a Junior Scientist.
From 2012-2019 as an Assistant at the Department of Aviation Airworthiness Conservation.
Since January 2020 – Assistant of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Department.
Speaks Bulgarian.
The direction of scientific activity is related to the optimization of aircraft maintenance processes and their components.
During the scientific-pedagogical activity he is the author and co-author of more than 30 scientific works.