In the reporting year, the staff of the Institute of Electrodynamics of the NAS of Ukraine focused its efforts on the further development of fundamental and applied research in the field of physical and technical problems of energy in the areas approved by the Resolution of the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine No. 67 dated 28.03.2012.
According to the results of the assessment of the effectiveness of the Institute of Electrodynamics of the NAS of Ukraine for five years (resolution of the NAS of Ukraine dated 12.06.2019 No. 169), the Institute and all its 11 scientific units are classified as “A.” Also, in 2020, according to the results of the certification by the Expert Commission for state certification of scientific institutions of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Institute is classified as the First Qualification Group for the period up to 2025 (Protocol Decision No. 5 of November 19, 2020).
As of 01.01.2022, the Institute has 11 scientific departments with 44 doctors of sciences (4 women), including four academicians of the NAS of Ukraine and six corresponding members of the NAS of Ukraine, and 75 candidates of sciences (11 women). The number of researchers – 170 people, including the primary researchers – 8, leading researchers – 23, senior researchers – 54, researchers – 14, junior researchers – 8.
The total number of employees of the Institute as of December 31, 2021, is 337 people, including 130 women.
Over the past year, six dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences and 1 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy have been defended.
Twelve graduate students study at the Postgraduate Course of the Institute, all with a break from production. Three graduate students completed their postgraduate studies, and one was granted academic leave due to family circumstances. 2 persons were enrolled in postgraduate studies in 2021.
Over the past year, nine young employees have been hired at the Institute, three of them are graduate students. Two young employees with higher education were dismissed from their jobs.
Thirty-four students took part in pre-graduate practice at the Institute, two industrial practice, and one out of three higher education institutions.
In 2021, the Institute conducted research on 64 topics. Among them – 1 work on state topics, 23 – on program-target and competitive topics, 32 – work on departmental topics, and contractual topics – 8 works. Departmental, program-targeted and competitive works from the general fund were financed, among which 30 tasks were for carrying out fundamental and 25 for applied research works. In addition, one work on state issues and eight contract works – from the special fund.
Among the 32 works on departmental topics, four were carried out within the Target Program of Scientific Research of the Department of Physical and Technical Problems of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “Fundamental Research of Energy Conversion and Use Processes.”
The works of the program-target and competitive topics are:
– 11 tasks of the target program of scientific research of the NAS of Ukraine “Intelligent environmentally safe energy with traditional and renewable energy sources” (“New Energy”) for 2019-2021;
– 4 tasks of the target program of scientific research of the NAS of Ukraine “Scientific and technical problems of monitoring the state, evaluation, and extension of the resource of structures, equipment, and structures of long-term operation” (Resource-3) for 2021-2025;
– 2 tasks of the target comprehensive application research program of the NAS of Ukraine “Smart” sensor devices of the new generation based on modern materials and technologies” for 2018-2022;
– 1 task of the target program of scientific research of the NAS of Ukraine “Nuclear and radiation technologies for the energy sector and public needs” for 2019-2023;
– 1 research work for young scientists of NAS of Ukraine for 2021-2022;
– 1 grant of the NAS of Ukraine to research laboratories/groups of young scientists of the NAS of Ukraine for conducting research in the priority directions of science and technology development in 2020-2021;
– 1 work from the program “Support of priority scientific research and scientific and technical (experimental) developments of the Department of Physical and Technical Problems of Energy of the NATIONAL Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”;
– 1 scientific and technical project of institutions of the NAS of Ukraine in 2021;
– 1 work on the targeted interdisciplinary project of the NAS of Ukraine, “Scientific, Technical, Economic and Environmental Principles of Low Carbon Development of Ukraine.”
Thirteen departmental research topics in 2021 have been successfully completed. The research results were discussed at the meetings of the Academic Council and approved.
In addition, the work was carried out within the framework of 8 business contracts, of which four works were completed this year.
In 2021, scientists of the Institute prepared for publication nine monographs (115.87 regions), three collections of scientific works (36.7 published sheets), and six issues of the journal “Technical Electrodynamics.” The journal is included in the List of scientific professional editions of Ukraine in technical sciences in the highest category “A.” The materials of the issues of the journal “Technical Electrodynamics” are posted on the journal website www.techned.org.ua . The electronic edition of the journal, developed on the modern OJS platform, stored in the NBU named after V.I. Vernadsky, included in the OPEN UKRAINIAN CITATION INDEX database and international databases: SCOPUS, COMPENDEX, ELIBRARY, EBSCO, PROQUEST, CROSSREF. In 2021, 3 collections of “Proceedings of the Institute of Electrodynamics of the NAS of Ukraine” were published www.prc.ied.org.ua. The collection is included in the List of professional, scientific publications of Ukraine, category “B,” it is referenced in the Russian Railways “Dzherelo,” the national depository “Scientific Periodicals of Ukraine,” the electronic library NASPLIB.
In 2021, the Institute’s scientists published 131 articles in domestic and 52 in foreign publications, including 73 in professional journals included in international databases and 70 abstracts at conferences. In the collections and journal of the Institute of Electrodynamics of the NAS of Ukraine, 103 articles were published, the Institute’s employees were the authors of 68 of them.
In 2021, under the auspices of the Institute of Electrodynamics of the NAS of Ukraine, NTUU “KPI them. Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” together with: NTU “KhPI,” NGO “Association “SIGRE-Ukraine,” Scientific Council on Scientific Foundations of Electricity, Nec of Ukraine of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), NGO “Ms. Nauka” hosted the VI International Scientific and Technical Conference “Smart Technologies in Energy and Electronics – 2021” (STEE-2021), which took place from August 15 to 21 in the village. Lazurne, Skadovsk district, Kherson region Together with Kremenchuk National University. Ostrohradskyi (IEEC), Scientific Council of NAS of Ukraine “Scientific Foundations of Electricity,” Ukrainian Association of Electrical Engineers, Lublin University of Economics and Innovation held the XX International Scientific and Technical IEE Conference “Modern Electrical and Power Systems” (MEES’21), which was held in Kremenchuk (Kr. Well) September 21-24. Together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Vinnytsia National Technical University (VNTU), The Institute of Renewable Energy of the NAS of Ukraine, the State Enterprise NNEGC “Energoatom,” NTUU “KPI them. I. Sikorsky” organized the V International Scientific and Technical Conference “OPTIMAL CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS (OKOU-2021)”, which took place from 19 to October 21 in Vinnytsia (VNTU). Together with the Council of Young Scientists of the Gas Institute of the NAS of Ukraine, the Council of Young Scientists of the Institute of Safety problems of nuclear power plants of the NAS of Ukraine, the Council of Young Scientists of the Institute of Nuclear Research of the NAS of Ukraine, the State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, the III International Round Table “Prospects for The Introduction of Innovations in Nuclear Energy” was held on September 24 in Kyiv (Gas Institute of the NAS of Ukraine).
In 2021, the Institute of Electrodynamics of the NAS of Ukraine continued to promote the scientific achievements of scientists of the Institute. Full-scale samples of scientific and technical developments, posters, advertising and information leaflets, and presentations were presented at the following international exhibitions: “MEDISAEXPO,” “ElcomUkraine 2021“, “LABComplEX – 2021”, “Energy in Industry – 2021”. Participation in the above exhibitions was awarded diplomas during the exhibitions, and negotiations were held with representatives of various enterprises and organizations to establish contacts for further cooperation.