G.S. Pisarenko Institute for Problems of Strength of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (full name), G.S. Pisarenko IPS NAS of Ukraine (abbreviated name), hereinafter "the Institute", is the scientific research entity within the organizational structure of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Founded according to resolution of the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine № 211 of September 14, 1966 on the basis of the Department of Strength of the Institute for Problems of Material Science of the Ac. Sci. of the Ukr.SSR, the Institute has been functioning as a research institution since October 1, 1966. Up to 1991, the Institute was known as the Institute for Problems of Strength of the Ac. Sci. of the Ukr. SSR, from 1991 to 1994 - as the Institute for Problems of Strength of the Ac. Sci. of Ukraine, from 1994-2002 - as the Institute for Problems of Strength of the NAS of Ukraine. In accordance with resolution of the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine (November, 2002) the Institute has been named in honor of its founder and first director G.S. Pisarenko, an outstanding Ukrainian mechanician, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine.
The Institute is under the authority of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and is affiliated with the Department of Mechanics of the NAS of Ukraine.
The Institute is a state non-profit scientific organization with the rights of a legal person. In its activities the Institute is guided by the acts of the NAS of Ukraine, the regulations and statutory acts of the NAS of Ukraine, as well as the Institute regulations. The Institute concludes agreements on scientific and technical cooperation with organizations including foreign and international ones and carries out its foreign economic activity in the established order.
The Institute incorporates 8 scientific departments, scientific and organizational department, general institute laboratory of mechanical tests and metallographic researches, 3 laboratories as a part of scientific departments. The heads of 6 scientific departments are doctors of sciences, and 2 scientific departments, laboratories and scientific and organizational department are headed by candidates of sciences. At present there are 229 people working at the departments of the Institute. Among them there are 117 research associates, including 3 academicians of the NAS of Ukraine (V.T.Troshchenko, V.V.Matveev, V.V.Kharchenko) and 1 corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine (V.A.Strizhalo), 23 doctors and 58 candidates of engineering science. 6 postgraduate students do their postgraduate studies at the Institute.
On December 3, 2024, the Institute of Strength Problems named after G.S. Pysarenko of the NAS of Ukraine held elections for the Director of the Institute.
71 scientists took part in the elections.
62 people voted for the candidacy of Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine O.Yu. Chyrkov, 7 people voted against, and 2 invalid ballots were cast.
According to the results of the vote, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine Olexandr Yuriyovich Chyrkov
December 3, 2024 from 9:00 to 15:00
the election of the Director of the
Institute of Strength Problems named after G.S. Pysarenko of the NAS of Ukraine will be held.
Voting will be held in the lobby of the conference hall of the Institute
(2 Sadovo-Botanichna St., building A, 5th floor)
November 28, 2024 at 11:00 in the conference hall (building A, 5th floor) a meeting of the Institute staff will take place
with the candidate for the position of Director
Institute of Strength Problems named after G.S. Pysarenko of the NAS of Ukraine
corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine
Oleksandr CHYRKOV