Professor Volodymyr Kovalenko is 80!
On June 20, 2021, Professor of Department of Laser Systems and Physical Technologies of E.O.
Y.O. Paton Institute of Materials Science and Welding
Address: Room. 216, Build.9
Phone numbers: +380 44 204 8130, +380 44 204 9154
e-mail: imz.paton.kpi@gmail.com
Scientists of the Yevhen O. Paton Educational and Research Institute of Materials Science and Welding develop advanced materials at the atomic level
Among the founding scientific schools of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute that have transformed the world of materials science, the school established by outstanding metallurgist, laureate of State Prizes, Honored Scientist and Engineer of Ukraine, Director of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in 1952–1955, and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine V. Hrydnyev continues to have a significant impact on Ukraine’s scientific and educational fields related to materials science.
Roman Pedan, PhD Student at the Institute of Materials Science and Welding: "Working with Something New Is Always Interesting"
To support the most talented young researchers and encourage outstanding scientific achievements, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, by Order No. 1526 of November 19, 2025, awarded Presidential Academic Scholarships for the 2025/2026 academic year to selected PhD students. The scholarship amounts to UAH 23,700 per month. Among the recipients are two researchers from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute: Andrii Makarchuk (Educational and Research Institute of Nuclear and Thermal Energy; see Kyiv Polytechnic, No. 3–4, 2026) and Roman Pedan (Yevhen O. Paton Educational and Research Institute of Materials Science and Welding).
KPI scientist Yuriy Yavorskyi — winner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine award
Yuriy Yavorsky, Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Materials Science and Heat Treatment (FMTO) at the E.O. Paton Institute of Materials Science and Welding (IMZ), received the Ukrainian Parliament Award for Young Scientists, one of the most prestigious state awards for young scientists.
Progress made in creating a flexible OLED display
Yuriy Gogotsi, a member of the supervisory board of Igor Sikorsky KPI and a professor at Drexel University, has become a key figure in the creation of a new generation of stretchable OLED displays. He is one of the discoverers of MXenes, the materials that form the basis of this breakthrough technology, and led a research team from Drexel University in the United States and Seoul National University.
National Award to Scientists of the Department of High-Temperature Materials and Powder Metallurgy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presented diplomas and honorary badges of the Boris Paton National Prize of Ukraine to scientists of the Department of High-Temperature Materials and Powder Metallurgy of the E.O. Paton Institute for Materials Science and Welding.
35, 41, 61, or 127, or: A Young Department with a Century of Experience
The tumultuous year 2025 is drawing to a close. Amid the whirlwind of events, anxieties, struggles, and everyday concerns, a moment has arisen to indulge in a philosophical and historical reflection and take a look at the history of the Department of Laser Engineering and Physical-Technical Technologies. And immediately the question arose: what should serve as the starting point—the establishment of the department as a graduating unit, the launch of the major, the inception of the field, or the creation of the basic laboratories from which it all began?
In memory of Yaroslav Pavlovich Nahirny
We have received information about the death of Yaroslav Pavlovich Nahirny (May 13, 1990 – September 16, 2024) in the war...
Yaroslav graduated from the Faculty of Welding in 2015 (the department is currently part of the E.O. Paton Educational and Scientific Institute of Materials Science and Welding).
In memory of Ruslan Ivanitsky
We are sad to report that another graduate of our university has been killed in the war... Ruslan Ivanitsky (04.02.2000 – 27.09.2025)