Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
E-mail: v.kozin@snau.edu.ua
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Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AAM-7176-2021
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9821-7774
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Date and Place of Birth: December 11, 1982, Konotop, Sumy Region, Ukraine.
Education:
- 1999-2003 – Sumy State University, Bachelor's degree in Energy Engineering specializing in Refrigeration Machines and Installations; graduated with honors.
- 2003-2004 – Sumy State University, Master's degree in Refrigeration Machines and Installations; graduated with honors.
- 2004-2007 – Sumy State University, Department of Technical Thermophysics, postgraduate studies in full-time mode specializing in 05.05.15 – Vacuum and Compressor Engineering.
- 2009 – Defended dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences, specialty 05.05.14 – Refrigeration, Vacuum, and Compressor Engineering, Air Conditioning Systems. Dissertation topic: «Generalized Model of the Working Process of a Liquid-Ring Compressor Machine».
- 2010 – Awarded the scientific degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences.
- 2021 – Awarded the academic title of Associate Professor at the Department of Technical Thermophysics, Sumy State University.
Work Experience:
- 2004 – Design Engineer at the Design Bureau of the Kharkiv Machine Engineering Plant named after M.V. Frunze, Sumy, Ukraine.
- 2007-2009 – Junior Researcher at the Problem Research Laboratory «Industrial Heat Engineering» of the Department of Technical Thermophysics, Sumy State University.
- 2009-2010 – Assistant at the Department of Technical Thermophysics, Sumy State University.
- 2010-2022 – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Technical Thermophysics, Sumy State University.
- Since 2024 – Associate Professor at the Department of Energy and Electrical Systems, Sumy National Agrarian University.
Main Courses: «Thermal Energy Installations and Systems», «Electrical Technologies and Lighting», «Electrical Technologies in Agro-Industrial Production», «Measuring Instruments and Basics of Metrology», «Fundamentals of Electricity Supply», «Electrical Part of Stations and Substations».
Research Work: Author of over 47 publications, 1 monograph, 1 patent, 6 educational manuals, 43 instructional guidelines, and lecture notes.
Supervisor of 7 participants who won the second round of All-Ukrainian Olympiads in the specialties «Energy Management» (preparation area «Thermal Energy») and «Energy Engineering» (educational program «Refrigeration Machines and Installations») from 2015-2020.
Supervisor of participants who won the International Student Research Competition «Black Sea Science 2018» and «Black Sea Science 2022».
Supervisor of participants who won the first round of the scientific work competition in the specialty «Energy Engineering» (2022) and «Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electromechanics» (2025).
Research direction – increasing the energy efficiency of energy facilities, including in power engineering, electrical technologies, thermal transformers, boiler installations, and heat supply systems; heat and mass exchange processes in energy installations and apparatus.
Business Connections, Grants, State Budget, Contractual Topics:
- R&D project «Compact Energy-Saving Modules Using Multifunctional Appliances with Intensive Hydrodynamics for Production, Modification, and Encapsulation of Granules» (2020-2021; Sumy State University; Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; registration number 0119U100834).
- R&D project «Improvement of Calculation Methods and Research of Energy Machines» (2016–2020; Sumy State University; Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; registration number 0116U004040).
- International educational project with DALGAKIRAN Compressor, Istanbul, and Sumy State University, Turkey, contract №51.15-2022/02 for research consultancy services, 2022.
Professional Development / Academic Mobility:
- Qualification improvement, 6 ECTS credits at the Center for Human Resource Development of Sumy State University with a focus on «Energy Engineering», December 2020.
- International scientific internship on «New and Innovative Teaching Methods» at the Malopolska School of Public Administration of the Economic University in Krakow (Krakow, Republic of Poland), September-October 2020. Training course on bioenergy for educators and researchers in higher education institutions from May 15 to May 29, 2024.
- Theoretical and practical training course «Specialist in Equipment for Solar Power Plants» on December 10-11 and 16-17, 2024.
- Elective online course «Introduction to Solar Cells» on Coursera by the Technical University of Denmark, starting October 20, 2024.
Membership in Public Organizations:
- Member of the professional association IATDI (International Association for Technological Development and Innovations) since 2022.
