Mykhaylo Zagirnyak

Mykhaylo Zagirnyak
Born	(1947-09-25) 25 September 1947[1]
Citizenship	Ukraine
Fields	Electromechanics Pedagogics
Institutions	Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University
Alma mater	Lugansk Machine Construction Institute

Mykhaylo Zagirnyak - Ukrainian scientist in the field of electromechanics, Corresponding Member of National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science of Ukraine, Doctor of Science (Eng), Professor, Rector of Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University.^[2]

Biography

Mykhaylo Zagirnyak graduated from Lugansk Machine Construction Institute with honors. After the graduation he worked as an engineer at the Lugansk diesel locomotive building plant. Served in the army. From 1971 till 2002 M. Zagirnyak worked as a research assistant, senior lecturer, associate professor, head of the department and pro-rector of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University. For a several years he worked at the Universities of Kentucky and Texas as the winner of the long-term USA government grants for programs IREX (Electrical Engineering - 1983-84) and Fulbright (Education Administration - 1997-98). In November 2002 he was elected Rector of Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostohradskyi National University and he has been the head of it till now.^[3]

He is the author of more than 600 scientific papers, including nine monographs, eight brochures, two handbooks and 10 textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 43 author's certificates and 31 patents for inventions. Over eighty works are published in professional journals included in the international databases «ISI Web of Knowledge»^[4] і «Scopus».^[5]

Work Positions

He is Head of the research projects within the framework of scientific and technical cooperation between Ukraine and Slovenia (2003-2004, 2007-2008). Editor-in-chief of four^[6][7][8][9] and a member of the editorial boards of four national^{[10][11][12][13]} and four foreign editions.^{[14][15][16][17]} Head of the Specialized Academic Council for awarding of the Ph.D and D.Sc. degrees.^[18] Member of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2015).^[19] Member of the North-East Scientific Center of NAS and MES of Ukraine (2015). Supervisor of the seminar on "Electromagnetic and electromechanical processes in electric machines and apparatuses" of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences Academic Council specialized in problem "Scientific fundamentals of electrical power engineering".^[20] Member of the Higher School Academic Council of European and Regional Studios (Czech Budiyovice, Czech Republic ^[21]). Advisor to the Chairman of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine (2002 – 2011).

First Vice-president of the Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing of Ukraine,^[22] Master of Sports of USSR (1984), Instructor-methodologist of the 1stcategory (1987) and Referee of the national category in climbing (2004). He has made more than 200 climbings in almost all parts of the world, more than 60 of which – by the routes higher than fifth and sixth degrees of complexity (17 the first ascent). Participant of five Himalayan expeditions. Multiple champion and prize-winner of Ukraine and the CIS mountaineering Championships.^[3]

Scientific and honorary titles and awards

Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Pedagogic Sciences of Ukraine (2010),^[23] Honored Scientist of Ukraine (1997);^[24] Honorary Coach of Ukraine, Mountaineering (2011); Doctor of Sciences (1996); Professor of Electrical Engineering (1993); Honorary Professor of Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University; Honorary citizen of the Kremenchuk (2016);^[25]

Orders: "Of Merit" of ІІІ (2001),^[26] ІІ (2007)^[27] and I (2015)^[28] degree;

Honorary Diplomas of the:

• Parliament of Ukraine (2010),^[29]
• Government of Ukraine (2005)
• Accounting Chamber of Ukraine (2010),
• Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2003),
• National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2013);

Medals of the:

• Rescue Association units of the Russian Federation "For outstanding ascents" (2004),
• National Academy of Pedagogic Sciences of Ukraine «Hryhorii Skovoroda» (2012);
• Higher School of European and Regional Studios "Of Merit to the Higher School of European and Regional Studios" (2013), "Of Fidelity to the Higher School of European and Regional Studios" (2015);

Honorary Sign–award of the «Accounting Chamber of Ukraine» (2010);

Sign-awards:

• "Inventor of the USSR" (1988);
• of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine "Excellence in Education of Ukraine" (1996),
• "For scientific achievements" (2007),
• of the Academy of Pedagogic Sciences of Ukraine "K.D. Ushinskyi" (2007),
• Mountaineering Federation of Ukraine «First ascent» (2005);

Third-degree Diploma of the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1981);

winner’s diploma of the Ukraine Ministry of Education and Science International Competition «High potential - 2010»;

laureate’s diploma of the National contest "Leader of the Fuel-Energy Complex 2010" in the category «Scientist» (2010);

Honorary award of the Committee for Physical Education and Sport at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2008);

Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE);^[30] Active member of the: Polish Society of Applied Electromagnetism (1993),^[31] International Informatization Academy (1996),^[32] Ukrainian Transport Academy (1997),^[33] Ukrainian Academy of Lifting–Transport Sciences (1998), International Academy of Production Engineering Science and Practice (2005);^[34] member of the honorary committees of international scientific symposia (Poland, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia); holder of the Order of climbers "Edelweiss" of the ІІ degree (2008).

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