A third-year IAT student Henrikh Titov whose specialty is “Aviation and Rocket Space Engineering” got a scholarship from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for his achievements in education, popularization of science, and developments in science and engineering.
Choice. Henrikh chose his future specialty, not by chance. For him, airplanes are part of his family. His grandfather, H.H. Ongirskyi, was the Head of the Department of the strength of aircraft structures at the Antonov State Enterprise. Now his aunt and uncle continue the family tradition and work at the enterprise too. Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute is almost like the second home for Henrikh as his mother, Nataliia Titova, worked here as a teacher at the Faculty of Instrumentation Engineering. At the same time, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Park used to be a frequent place for their walks. In such a family, the boy could have his preferences only in science, engineering, and design.
At school, Henrikh always participated in competitions and Olympiads. He won a bronze medal at the Robotics Olympiad. In the ninth grade, when, as a JASU member, he wrote a research paper under the guidance of a lecturer at the FAS Yu.I. Bondar, he got at the Faculty of Aerospace Systems, later wrote another one - under the guidance of Associate Professor at the FIE V.H. Bazhenov. In 2019, Henrikh was one of ten students who represented Ukraine at the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Achievements. In September 2019, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute honored freshmen - winners of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiads in academic subjects and winners of the All-Ukrainian competition-defense of research papers of JASU students-members, awarded scholarships of the President of Ukraine. Henrikh Titov was one of the students. When Rector of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Michael Zgurovsky congratulated the winners, he then said: “I am sure that you have many other achievements ahead. After all, many designers, scientists, and engineers who changed the world studied at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute". These words became prophetic for the student. Every year, even every semester, he confirms new achievements.
A plane by students. Immediately after entering the IAT, Henrikh Titov took an active part in various student projects. The first significant achievement was his participation in the Space Apps Kyiv. As a result of the following engineering competition - EVES - his team won third place on the local stage. Shortly afterward, Henrikh Titov won the Olympiad in descriptive geometry.
Since summer 2020, the student has been actively developing a student aircraft. Not everyone knows, but in the walls of a specially equipped workshop of campus #28, students assemble a plane. Their mentor is a pilot and aircraft designer Ihor Luchko. There, Henrikh, with his peers, develops plane hubs. He creates 3D models which serve as a basis for drawings and making parts. He has already designed vertical plumage, wings, and landing gear. It is essential to highlight that the student design bureau is not only designing and assembling its first aircraft, they are also developing the following model - a two-seater light aircraft. As part of the project, students also learn the piloting basics at the “Aeropract” aeroclub.
“EuroAvia”. For more than a year Henrikh has been a member of the student association “EuroAvia-Kyiv”. Since 2020, the society has been working with the "Astropisochnytsia" community of students and teachers. "Astropisochnytsia" aims to promote science, teach astronomy and astrophysics. Its members give lectures, collect materials from existing astronomical competitions and hold their own. Henrikh is responsible for maintaining the website, preparing and participating in webinars.
Hackathons. Once the hackathon season is open, IAT members once and again show their best: the team from EuroAvia, with Henrikh as part of the team, won a prize at the NASA Space Apps Challenge Dnipro 2020 and then participated at the ActInSpace 2020. Then, the student also participated in Star Track V.
In 2021, the “Stargazers” team, with Henrikh as part of the team, won for the best presentation at the Ukrainian Rocketry Challenge in Dnipro. The model developed by the team successfully had two test flights.
In October 2021, the Oste s team, with our talented student as part of the team, won the NASA Space Apps Challenge Dnipro 2021. The team developed a program to compute the asteroid's brightness curves. The developers are sure that the project is of great help in space research.
Interests. Henrikh’s interests in science and engineering are diverse: small aircraft, modeling, computer graphics, and more. He is currently mastering 3D printing and working on large-scale models. Another great hobby of Henry is literature. He writes poetry and works on several short stories. We believe that we will hear more than once about his achievements.