National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
A leading research institution of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine carrying out fundamental and applied studies in solid mechanics, dynamics, stability, thermoelasticity, creep, fracture mechanics and mechanics of composite materials.
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Current information about scientific events, seminars, publications, announcements and Institute activities.
On 23 June 2026, the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance approved the accreditation of the educational and research programme of the Institute of Mechanics in Applied Mathematics.
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On 17 June 2026, a delegation of the S.P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics of the NAS of Ukraine visited the V.M. Shimanovsky Ukrainian Institute of Steel Construction.
The S.P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics hosted Section 2 of the International Scientific Conference “Actual Problems of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering – 2026”.
On 7 May 2026, an open meeting with the expert group was held regarding the educational programme “Solid Mechanics and Theoretical Mechanics”.
About the Institute
The Institute conducts research in key areas of theoretical and applied mechanics, combining the development of mathematical models, experimental studies, numerical simulation and the implementation of scientific results in practice.
Founder and continuity
S.P. Timoshenko was an outstanding scientist in mechanics, one of the founders of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, and the founder and first director of the Institute of Mechanics. His idea of connecting fundamental science with engineering practice remains part of the Institute mission.
Fundamental and applied problems of continuum mechanics, material science, strength, durability and structural reliability.
View research areas →Postgraduate and doctoral studies, specialised academic councils, scientific seminars and the involvement of young scientists in research projects.
Postgraduate and doctoral studies →Scientific journals, international cooperation, conferences, library resources and the dissemination of research results in the international scientific community.
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The main areas of the Institute’s work are presented through groups of research departments, showing how each team contributes to mechanics, applied mathematics and related engineering fields.
Three-dimensional stability theory, wave propagation and diffraction, non-classical problems of fracture mechanics, composite materials and thin-walled structural elements.
Head: Academician of the NAS of Ukraine V.L. Bogdanov
A shared-use centre based on LMS SCADAS Mobile portable equipment for the measurement, recording and analysis of vibration, acoustic and strain-gauge signals. A structural unit of Department 1.
Head: V.A. Maksymiuk, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Modern problems of rheology, macro-, micro- and nanomechanics of composite materials, mechanics of auxetic materials, and linear and nonlinear waves in materials.
Head: Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine Jeremiah Rushchitsky
Numerical studies of edge effects, three-dimensional stability of composites, fracture of reinforced materials, interfacial cracks and software for computational mechanics.
Head: Academician of the NAS of Ukraine V.M. Nazarenko
Computational methods for shell systems, statics, dynamics, stability and vibrations of layered, anisotropic and heterogeneous shells.
Head: Academician of the NAS of Ukraine O.Ya. Grigorenko
Stress-strain analysis, strength, stability and dynamics of thin-walled elements and structures of complex geometry, including shells and plates.
Head: Ph.D. in Engineering, Senior Researcher A.S. Koliadiuk
Thermoviscoelastoplastic deformation and fracture of structural elements under complex non-isothermal loading, heat conduction, material damage and numerical methods.
Head: Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine Y.O. Zhuk
Thermomechanics of inelastic materials and bodies, coupled thermoelectromechanical problems, dissipative heating and dynamic thermomechanical processes.
Head: Prof. V.H. Karnaukhov
Nonlinear three-dimensional viscoelasticity, long-term creep fracture, damage accumulation, fatigue life prediction and experimental validation of creep and fatigue models.
Head: Candidate of Technical Sciences A.V. Plashchynska
Long-term fracture, slow subcritical crack growth, crack resistance and fracture mechanics of elastic-plastic, viscoelastic and composite materials.
Head: Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine M.F. Selivanov
Lyapunov matrix-valued functions for uncertain dynamic systems, stability of systems with fuzzy parameters, fractional-type derivatives and time-scale systems.
Head: Academician of the NAS of Ukraine A.A. Martyniuk
Diffraction problems of acoustics and elasticity, hydroelectroelasticity, interaction of structural elements with fluids and elastic media, and optimal motion control.
Head: Academician of the NAS of Ukraine V.D. Kubenko
