On May 26–28, 2026, the 22nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "Foundry. Metallurgy - 2026", important for scholars, educators and industrialists, took place at the Physical and Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NAS of Ukraine in a mixed (online and offline) format.
The event was also co-organized by the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology (Dnipro), the All-Ukrainian Association of Foundries of Ukraine (Kyiv), Odesa National Polytechnic University, the National University "Zaporizhzhya Polytechnic", the Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the AGH Krakow University of Science and Technology (Poland), and the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg (Germany).
The following participants delivered welcome remarks at the opening of the conference:
• Pavlo Kalyuzhny, PhD in Engineering, Deputy Director for Science of the Physical and Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NAS of Ukraine – on behalf of Anatoly Narivsky, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Director of the Institute;
• Oleksandr Velychko, Corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine, Director of the Dnipro Metallurgical Institute of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology;
• Ruslan Kryvobok, DSc in Engineering, Associate Professor, Head of the Research Department of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute";
• Oleh Shynsky, DSc in Engineering, Professor, President of the All-Ukrainian Association of Foundries of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Physics and Chemistry of Foundry Processes of the Physical and Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NAS of Ukraine;
• Stepan Klymenko, PhD in Engineering, Director of the State Enterprise "State Department – Foundry Production Center";
• Mykhaylo Turchanin, DSc in Chemistry, Vice-Rector for Science, Management and International Relations of the Donbas State Machine-Building Academy, Professor of the Department of Foundry Technology and Equipment of the University;
• Dmytro Antoniuk, DSc in Economics, Vice President of the Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
• Oleh Akimov, DSc in Engineering, Professor of the Department of Foundry Production of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transport of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute";
• Tetiana Lysenko, DSc in Engineering, Professor, Head of the Department of Materials Science and Materials Engineering of the National University “Odesa Polytechnic”;;
• Valery Ivanov, DSc in Engineering, Professor, Head of the Department of Machinery and Foundry Technology of the National University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic";
• Mykhaylo Yamshynsky, DSc in Engineering, Professor, Head of the Foundry Department of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute";
• Valeriy Khrychykov, DSc in Engineering, Professor, Head of the Foundry Department of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology.
22nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "Foundry. Metallurgy — 2026" at the Physical and Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NAS of Ukraine
The following participants presented reports at the plenary session:
• scholars of the Physical and Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NAS of Ukraine – Valery Mazur, Corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine, Chief research fellow at the Department of Continuous Casting and Deformation Processes; Oleh Shynsky, DSc in Engineering, Professor, Head of the Department of Physics and Chemistry of Foundry Processes; Stepan Klymenko, PhD in Engineering, Senior research fellow at the same Department; Kostiantyn Mykhalenkov, DSc in Engineering, Senior research fellow at the Department of Melting and Refining of Alloys; Valentyn Weiss, Doctor of Philosophy, Research fellow at the Department of Special Steels and Alloys; Ruslan Serhienko, PhD in Engineering, Senior research fellow at the Department of Physics and Chemistry of Alloys; Oleh Chystiakov, PhD student;
• scholars of the Dnipro Metallurgical Institute of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology – Valeriy Khrychykov, DSc in Engineering, Professor, Head of the Foundry Department; Oleksandr Stoyanov and Maksym Boyko, PhDs in Engineering, Associate Professors of the Department of Iron and Steel Metallurgy; Oleksandr Zhadanos, PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor of the Academician M.I. Hasyk Department of Electrometallurgy;
• scholars of the National University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic" – Valeriy Ivanov, DSc in Engineering, Professor, Head of the Department "Machinery and Technology of Foundry Production", and Volodymyr Holtvyanytsia, PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor of the same Department;
• PhD students of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" – Pavlo Shelepko, Mykola Treniov, Denys Nikolaiev, Andriy Barsuk;
• Associate Professor of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" – Rostyslav Liuty, DSc in Engineering, Scientific Secretary of the Department of Foundry Production of Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals of the E.O. Paton Educational and Scientific Institute of Materials Science and Welding;
• scholar of the Dnipro State Technical University – Artem Pokhvality, PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor of the Prof. V.I. Loginov Department of Metallurgy;
• Associate Professor of the Research Center for Industrial Development Problems of the NAS of Ukraine – Yevgen Kotliarov, PhD in Economics, Head of the Energy Security and Energy Saving Sector of the Department of Industrial Policy and Energy Security;
• Associate Professor of the State Enterprise "Ukrainian State Research Coal Chemical Institute" – Ihor Shulga, PhD in Engineering, Head of the Coke Department;
• scholar from the I.M. Frantsevych Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the NAS of Ukraine – Valentyna Kovalenko, PhD in Engineering, Senior researcher at the Department of Wear-Resistant and Corrosion-Resistant Powder Structural Materials.
In total, 20 reports were heard, which sparked lively discussions on a broad range of topics:
• strategy for the restoration and development of Ukrainian foundry production based on national scientific, technical and human resources potential;
• educational and scientific activities of universities in strategically important areas of metallurgy and foundry production;
• development of new iron-carbon and non-ferrous alloys, high-entropy alloys and nanomaterials, methods for producing metal products for various purposes, promising developments in the metallurgy of cast iron and steel.
Online discussion at the plenary session of the conference
On May 27, 2026, the Physical and Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the NAS of Ukraine, together with the State Department – Center for Foundry Production and the Association of Foundries of Ukraine, organized a meeting-conference of representatives of government authorities, industrial associations, and enterprises "Industry of Ukraine. Paths of Revival. Foundry Production as the Basis of the Procurement Base of Mechanical Engineering" within the framework of the 24th International Industrial Forum in Kyiv.
The meeting brought together representatives of executive authorities, industrialists and entrepreneurs, heads of industry associations, specialized foundry departments of universities of Ukraine. The participants discussed the problems of the functioning of enterprises and ways to solve them, systemic challenges and priority areas of the industry development.
During the discussion at the meeting-conference
On May 28, 2026, the scientific and practical conference continued its work at university departments in the format of sectional meetings.
Following the results of the scientific and practical conference and meeting, scientists, representatives of universities, production associations and enterprises will formulate proposals for authorities to support the metallurgy and foundry industries, their systematic and effective involvement in solving urgent problems of the national economy, in particular industry, as well as in training qualified personnel for these strategically important areas.
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