Associate Professor of the Department of Higher Mathematics and Physics,
Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor
E-mail: khursenkosvetlana@gmail.com
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Date and place of birth – July 28, 1978, Putivl, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
Education:
- 1995–2000 – studied at Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko, specialty “Pedagogy and Methods of Secondary Education. Physics and Mathematics”, honors diploma.
- 2000–2001 – studied at the Master’s program of Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko, specialty “Physics”, honors diploma.
- 2001–2004 – postgraduate studies at Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko.
- 2008 – defended the dissertation for the scientific degree of Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in specialty 01.04.07 – Solid State Physics on the topic “Structure, Electro- and Magnetoresistive Properties of Copper-Nickel Alloy Thin Films”.
- Work Experience:
2004–2015 – worked as an assistant, instructor, senior lecturer, associate professor at the Department of Physics, Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko. - 2015–2017 – Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering Systems in Agro-Industrial Complex and Physics, Sumy National Agrarian University.
- 2017–2025 – Head of the Department of Occupational Safety and Physics, Sumy National Agrarian University.
- From April to September 2026 – Dean of the Engineering and Technology Faculty.
- From September 2026 – Deputy Dean for Educational Quality and Work with International Students.
Main Academic Disciplines: “Physics”, “Higher Mathematics and Physics”, “Biophysics”, “Thermodynamics, Heat Engineering and Hydraulics”, “Communications in International Environment and Higher School Pedagogy”.
Research Work: author of over 100 publications, including over 20 articles in international editions indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Research Areas: “Structure and Physical Properties of Thin Metal Films”; “Research and Optimization of Physical and Technological Parameters of Equipment Surfaces to Improve Occupational Safety”.
Business Cooperation, Grant, State-Budget, and Contract Research:
- Co-executor of the contract research project “Development of Scientific and Practical Recommendations on the Compliance of Agricultural Production Volumes with the Capabilities of Modern Machinery”.
Professional Development / Academic Mobility:
- Virtual international mobility “Series of Lectures for Early-career Researchers by Experts, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague” within the framework of the AgriSci-UA Platform project: Strengthening Research Capacities and Deepening Collaboration Among Ukrainian Universities in Agricultural Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, 180 hours, 6 ECTS credits (November–December 2025).
- International academic mobility, DAAD Project 57759235 “Deutschsprachiger Masterstudiengang Agrarmanagement”, seminar “Modern Curricula in Farm Management”, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, 08–15.11.2025.
- International academic mobility, Staff Mobility For Training ERASMUS+, Czech University of Life Sciences, 90 hours, 3 ECTS credits, 20–30.04.2025.
- State Enterprise “Sumy Regional Research and Production Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification”, program “Basic Principles of Technical Regulation and Metrological Activity in the Field of Design and Operation of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment”, 11.12.2023–29.12.2023, 90 hours, 3 ECTS credits.
- International internship under the program “Fundraising and organization of project activities in educational establishments: European experience”, Krakow, Poland, 180 hours, 6 ECTS credits, 12.06–18.07.2021.
Additional Information:
- Member of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society; member of the Ukrainian Physical Society.
