Head of the Department
Associate Professor, PhD in Mechanical Engineering
E-mail: o.yurchenko@snau.edu.ua
Goggle Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?user=yDEkjcYAAAAJ&hl=uk
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57945687700
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-6654
Date and place of birth: June 17, 1998, Bobryk village, Romny district, Sumy region, Ukraine.
Education:
- 2015 – graduated from the secondary school of Bobryk village, Romny district, Sumy region.
- 2015–2019 – Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine, specialty "Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electromechanics"; received a Bachelor's degree with honors in 2019.
- 2019–2020 – Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine, specialty "Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electromechanics"; received a Master's degree with honors in 2020.
- 2019–2020 – Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine, specialty "Agroengineering"; received a Master's degree in 2020.
- 2021–2025 – Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine, postgraduate studies in the specialty "Branch Mechanical Engineering"; received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2025.
Work Experience:
- From 02.01.2021 to 31.01.2023 – Assistant at the Department of Energy and Electrical Systems, Engineering and Technology Faculty, Sumy NAU.
- From 02.01.2023 to 31.08.2025 – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Energy and Electrical Systems, Engineering and Technology Faculty, Sumy NAU.
- From 09.01.2025 to present – PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Energy and Electrical Systems, Engineering and Technology Faculty, Sumy NAU.
Main Academic Disciplines:
- Installation of Electrical Equipment and Control Systems;
- Electrical Engineering Materials;
- Electrical Machines.
Scientific Work: Author of over 90 publications, including 7 articles in journals indexed by Scopus and Web of Science databases, and holder of patents.
Methodological Work: Author of over 30 educational and methodological works, including study guides, lecture notes, laboratory and practical training materials, and tasks for independent student work.
Business Collaboration, Grant, Budget, and Contract-Based Research:
- Executor of Research and Development Work No. 0120U102036: "Creation of new granulated materials for nuclear fuel and catalysts in an active hydrodynamic environment."
Professional Development / Academic Mobility:
- 2022 – International Summer School: "Improving digital competences in virtual education: challenges in times of crisis." Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, 2022-09-16.
- 2022 – Sumy State University, professional development courses "Specialist in Physical and Mechanical Testing" / Materials Science, June 3–15, 2022.
- 2022 – Sumy State University, professional development courses "Modern Information Technologies for Control and Management of Industrial Processes Based on the Arduino Platform" / Automation, Installation, Electronics, June 28 – July 2, 2022.
- 2022 – 4th International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Materials and Technologies Coimbatore / Certificate C. No. ICSMMT/2022/CERT/058.
- 2024 – Professional development / internship at Lubnymash (April – May 2024), Internship Program.
- 2025 – Seminar "Digital Pedagogy and Human Capital Development", April 24, 2025. 6 hours / 0.2 ECTS.
- 2025 – International webinar on "Renewable energy sources: key economic aspects of enterprise energy security" organized by HSWT (Germany) and SNAU (Ukraine) with the support of DAAD, held from April 14 to 18, 2025. Total academic load: 1.5 ECTS.
- 2025 – International internship between November 12, 2025, and December 19, 2025, organized in the framework of the development project "AgriSci-UA Platform: Strengthening Research Capacities and Deepening Collaboration Among Ukrainian Universities in Agricultural Sciences". Online learning: November 12 to December 14, 2025. Short-time mobility visit to CZU: December 15 to December 19, 2025. Learning outcome: development of professional competencies. Certificate number: AW2025/012. 180 hours / 6 credits.
- 2025 – International remote scientific and pedagogical internship: "The use of artificial intelligence capabilities in preparing higher education students in the fields of computer science and software engineering: international experience." Lublin, Republic of Poland. Volume: 180 hours (6 credits).
- 2025 – Internship: EIT Higher Education Initiative "Use of artificial intelligence in modern energy systems", November 3 and November 14, 2025.
- 2025 – Professional development courses at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine: "Automation and Robotization of Agricultural Production." Volume: 60 hours / 2 credits.
Additional Information:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering – 2025
- Associate Professor of the Department of Energy and Electrical Systems – 2026
- Head of the Department of Energy and Electrical Systems – 2025
- Corresponding Member of the Engineering Academy of Ukraine – 2026
- Project Team Leader (Guarantor) of the Educational Program "Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electromechanics" for the second (Master's) level of higher education – 2026
- Member of the Project Team for the Educational Program "Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electromechanics" for the first (Bachelor's) level of higher education – 2026
- Expert of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance in specialties 141 "Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electromechanics" and 133 "Branch Mechanical Engineering" as of March 24, 2026
- Member of the NGO "Ekoklub" – 2023
