Department Chair, PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
E-mail: fakyltet-mex@ukr.net, o.kalnaguz@snau.edu.ua
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Date and place of birth – March 28, 1980, Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
Education:
In 1999, he graduated from the Okhtyrka Technical School of Agricultural Mechanization and Electrification with a major in «Agricultural Mechanization» and earned the qualification of mechanical technician.
1999-2001: Sumy National Agrarian University (SNAU), where he received a bachelor’s degree in «Agricultural Mechanization and Electrification» and earned the qualification of mechanical engineer.
2001-2002: At SNAU, he completed his full higher education in the field of «Agricultural Mechanization» and earned a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
From 2005 to 2009, he studied in the graduate program at Sumy National Agrarian University.
2026 – Defense of his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences. Dissertation topic: «Modeling the Curvilinear Motion of Field Machinery with All-Wheel Drive»; specialty 05.05.11 «Machines and Means of Agricultural Mechanization».
Work Experience:
2002-2011 – Assistant, Department of Tractors and Agricultural Machinery.
2011-2022 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Tractors and Agricultural Machinery.
2022 – April 2026 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering.
Since May 2026 – Acting Chair, Department of Agricultural Engineering.
Main courses taught: «Agricultural Machinery»; «Mechanical and Technological Properties of Agricultural Materials»; «Machine-Field System».
Research: Author of over 80 publications, including more than 8 articles in international journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
Head of the «Agrofuture» research club for undergraduate students at the Department of Agricultural Engineering.
Research Areas: «Study of the Mechanical and Technological Properties of Agricultural Materials»; «Improving the Operational Efficiency of Machine-Tractor Combinations During Agricultural Crop Cultivation Operations».
Business-related, grant-funded, state-budget-funded, and contract-based topics:
- Improvement of technological processes and technical equipment for the production and processing of agricultural products. Phase 3. Development, implementation, and research of the working mechanism of a machine for applying organic fertilizers, including its kinematics, dynamics of motion, and operational impact on the soil compaction process. 0119U103235. Registration date: October 17, 2019–December 2023.
- «Justification of a methodology for synthesizing technology; the composition of machinery fleets; and the optimal use of soils to maximize the yield of a specific agricultural crop.» 0124U001116 (January 2024 – December 2028).
- «Establishing functional stability and energy-efficient operating modes for transport and processing units in agricultural production under conditions of variable load weight». 0124U001115. (January 2024 – December 2028).
Professional Development/Academic Mobility:
- 2022 – professional development for research and teaching staff who train qualified specialists for the agricultural sector on the topic: «Design Features of Modern MANN-FILTER Filters», October 17–20, 2022, 30 hours, 1 ECTS credit. Certificate No. 122022 dated October 20, 2022.
- 2023 – professional development for research and teaching staff at educational institutions that train qualified specialists for the agricultural sector on the topic: «Features of the Design and Operation of New Holland Equipment. Fundamentals of Diagnostics and Maintenance», December 13, 2023–February 21, 2024, 30 hours, 1 ECTS credit.
- 2024 – professional development program pursuant to Order No. 3/1540-24 of the Ministry of Education and Science dated March 6, 2024. Dates: March 20–June 20, 2024. (60 hours; 2 credits). «Implementation of Distance Learning in Higher Education and Pre-Higher Vocational Education Institutions».
- 2024 – Professional Development Program of the 2nd Online School «Digital Technologies in Scientific Research». Dates: November 12, 2024–December 12, 2024. (90 hours; 3 credits). Certificate No. 20241212/219.
- 2025 – Professional development on the topic: «Artificial Intelligence in Education». Certificate No. PK-2025/11264 dated June 19, 2025, (15 hours, 0.5 ECTS credits).
- 2025 – National Agency for Corruption Prevention on the topic: «Anti-Corruption Basics for Everyone». Certificate No. d7739bf86eb44a93a996f87b71008584 dated February 22, 2025 (15 hours, 0.5 ECTS credits).
- 2026 – International Internship «Psychological Resilience and Effective Communication in Education in Crisis Situations» For teaching and research staff (180 academic hours / 6 ECTS credits) (February 21, 2026–April 5, 2026). Winnipeg–Kyiv–Kraków. Certificate No. CUP-0295.
Additional information:
- Member of the nonprofit organization «International Foundation of Educators and Scholars» (IESF) No. ES1939.
