Biography

I obtained my Masters (1996), PhD (1999), and Doctor of Sciences (2008) degrees in Structural Mechanics from Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine. At present, I am a Full Professor at this Academy. My research interests cover mechanics of heterogeneous media and structures, asymptotic methods, non-linear dynamics. Among my awards, there are Soros Students' and Post-Graduate Student’s Awards (1995, 1997), Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the best academic achievement among young scientists (2000), Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (2001), NATO Research Fellowship (2003), NATO Reintegration Grant (2005), institutional academic co-operation grant of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2007), research grant of the German Research Foundation (2014), Marie-Curie Research Fellowship by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (2015), Theodore von Kármán Fellowship by RWTH Aachen University (2018). I conducted long-term research abroad in RWTH Aachen University, Germany (2001–2002), in the University of Rouen, France (2003–2004), and in Keele University, UK (2015– 2017).