On April 6, 2026, Kyiv Academic University (KAU) invites you to discuss how to turn materials science into a business strategy.
Event guests:
Marina Storozhenko – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of International Relations and Technology Transfer, Leading Researcher of the Surface Engineering and Protective Coatings Department at the I.M. Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the NAS of Ukraine. Head of Information Support for the Ukrainian Materials Science Society named after I.M. Frantsevich. Lecturer at Kyiv Academic University.
Hryhoriy Monastyrskyi – PhD in Physics, Head of the Vacuum Equipment and Electron Microscopy Department at LLC "MATERIALS LAB," Junior Researcher at the Institute of Physics of the NAS of Ukraine.
What will they talk about?
- Material "Tinder": Why do Ukrainian scientists and businesses so rarely find common ground?
- Myth detector: Is it true that science is too slow for business, and business is too primitive for science?
- Battle for results: Who should adapt – the scientist who needs a "process," or the entrepreneur who needs a "KPI for yesterday"?
- Backstage of the profession: Why is materials science the hottest niche for innovation in 2026, which applicants find out about too late?
A podcast will be recorded during the meeting.
Moderators: Maria Kravtsova (KAU), Bohdan Haran (KAU).
Event details:
- Date: April 6, 2026,
- Time: 15:30 – welcome coffee and registration,
- Podcast recording starts at 16:00,
- Location: Ukrainian-Danish Youth House (5B Volodymyrska St.).
Registration for the event
Attention! The number of seats is limited; confirmations will be sent to the first 30 participants who register.
For organizational questions, please contact +380504690487 (Tetyana Narizhna), e-mail: t.narizhna@kau.edu.ua.
Format: Live dialogue + questions from the audience.
According to KAU information