On 02.11.2016, based on the resolution of the Specialized Academic Board of KSMA dd. 31.10.2016, the scientific school \u00abMaterials Science, Operation and Repair of Transport Means\u00bb headed by Professor A. Buketov was founded at KSMA. The school is represented by the informal creative team of researches of different generations united under the single programme and style of research work. In the activity of the scientific school the following functions are performed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1) production of scientific knowledge;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2) spread of knowledge;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) training of gifted specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main feature of the scientific school is its researchers\u2019 effective understanding and investigation of actual problems and scientific directions set out by the head. The conditions of functioning of the school are fulfilled, since its minimum life cycle comprises three generations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1) the founder of the school;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2) the followers;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) the follower\u2019s students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scientific support for experimental and theoretical research is carried out by 5 Doctors of Science (1st generation), 8 PhDs, 2 of whom are doctoral students majoring in respective specialties (2nd generation) and supervise the scientific work of postgraduate students (3rd generation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The general composition of the scientific school is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to ensure advanced training of the teaching staff of Kherson State Maritime Academy, permanent Postgraduate Department was opened in 2011 at KSMA. The main criterion proving the effective postgraduate activity is the number of theses defended by postgraduate students during their studies. From 2012 till May 2020, 8 KSMA postgraduate students defended their PhD theses in specialty 05.02.01 \u2013 Materials Science at the meeting of the Specialized Academic Board K 67.111.01 at Kherson State Maritime Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the problem is still not solved as to the need of the southern region of Ukraine and country as a whole in academic staff with advanced degrees in engineering, first of all, Doctors of Engineering Science, since the key research area for the region and country is improving reliability of functioning of the latest technological equipment, maintenance and repair of sea and river transport means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The KSMA staff continues the efforts to implement promising research works and pays considerable attention to the training of young academic and teaching personnel. The results of the research performed at KSMA are regularly reported at conferences and special thematic seminars and published in the form of scientific articles, theses, student books and methodological guidelines. Lecturers of the KSMA departments take active part in the scientific activity of the academy, which is primarily due to the fact that a significant number of them work on their dissertation research and seek to defend their PhD and doctoral theses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, it should be noted that scientific research and developments in the following priority directions of science and technology, including the specialties 132 \u2013 Materials Science and 275 \u2013 Transport Technologies, are carried out at KSMA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following priority directions of the scientific school are created and developed at KSMA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Composite materials with increased performance characteristics for repair of transport means. It is available at Department of Transport Technologies of KSMA under the supervision of D.Eng.Sc., Professor A. Buketov, who has over 450 scientific works in the specified field. In this direction, scientific works are being carried out, including those in the framework of the state budget topic \u00abDevelopment of epoxy nanocomposites to increase the service life of sea and river transport and military equipment\u00bb (state registration no. 0120U101567), supervised by D.Eng.Sc., Professor A. Buketov (time period: 01.2020 \u2013 12.2022); \u00abDevelopment of antifriction nanocomposite materials to improve the performance of friction units of land and water transport\u00bb (state registration no. 0120U101566), supervisor PhD. Eng. Sc., Associate Professor M. Brailo (time period: 01.2020 \u2013 12.2022); in 2020 the representatives of the scientific school won the competition of the National Research Fund of Ukraine \u00abSupport to research of leading and young scientists\u00bb and received funding from the state budget for project 2020.02\/393 \u00abDevelopment of nanopolymer composites for the restoration of basic mechanisms and hulls of water and land transport\u00bb (state registration no. 0120U104918), research supervisor D.Eng.Sc., Professor A. Buketov (research started in 2020); \u00abDirected control of the formation of nanocarbon-containing polymer composites to improve the performance of transport\u00bb, supervisor D. Eng. Sc., Professor O. Sapronov (research started in 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Regularities of efficiency increase in control of technical condition of transport equipment. It is available at Department of Transport Technologies of KSMA under the supervision of D.Eng.Sc., Professor O. Sharko, who has over 250 scientific works in the specified field. In this direction, scientific works are being carried out, including those in the framework of the contractual topic \u00abDevelopment of ultrasound-modified epoxyplastics filled with dispersed-fiber additives with increased performance characteristics\u00bb (customer \u2013 Shipbuilding Company Marina Group, LLC) (state registration no. 011U008118). During 2011-2018, over 40 scientific articles were published in this direction (the considerable part of them is included in international scientometric databases), 10 Patents of Ukraine were obtained, 2 monographs were prepared for publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Maintenance and repair of transport equipment means. It is available at Department of Transport Technologies of KSMA under the supervision of D. Eng. Sc., Professor O. Sapronov and PhD. Eng. Sc., Doctoral Candidate, Associate Professor of the Department of Transport Technologies M. Brailo. The Academy has established a research laboratory on the use of tribological materials in the equipment, which is properly equipped for scientific research. Here research works are being carried out, including those within the framework of the state budget theme \u00abResearch and development of new materials and technologies for the operation and repair of transport means\u00bb (state registration no. 011U002760), \u00abDevelopment of decision-making system for management of the ship repair process\u00bb (state registration no. 0117U000443).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the purposes of experimental research, the latest facilities and resources were introduced at KSMA. As a result, it is proposed to use well-known and developed methods of studying the characteristics of the structure and dynamics of the properties of systems in critical conditions of their operation, which involves studying technological processes of maintenance and repair of transport equipment, as well as improving control efficiency of technical condition of the production of river and sea transport systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aforementioned creative team meets all the characteristics of a scientific school, in particular:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Long-term scientific productivity characterized by quantitative and qualitative indicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. The breadth of problem-thematic, geographical and chronological ranges of functioning of the scientific school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Preserving the traditions and values of the scientific school at all stages of its formation and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Ensuring continuity in research (doctoral students, postgraduate students, students).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Development of an atmosphere of creativity, innovation, openness to discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Consolidation and constant accession of gifted researchers at the scientific school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Intensive academic and teaching activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Official state recognition of the importance of scientific research carried out at the scientific school (awards, scholarships, state grants received by the school representatives (D.Eng.Sc., Prof. A. Buketov, D.Eng.Sc. O. Sapronov, PhD.Eng.Sc. M. Brailo)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the period from 2016 till 2021 the scientific school representatives published over 150 scientific-methodological works, among them: 5 monographs; 5 certificates of intellectual property; more than 50 articles, 15 of which are indexed in Scopus and 2 \u2013 in Web of Science, 79 abstracts; more than 20 patents of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since 2012, the Specialized Academic Board K 67.111.01 has been functioning at KSMA to ensure defense of theses by PhDs Eng.Sc. majoring in specialty 05.02.01 \u2013 Materials Science; the Board consists of 8 Doctors of Engineering Science and 7 PhDs of Engineering Science. At the Specialized Academic Board K 67.111.01, there were defended 13 PhD theses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2015, the permanent doctorate was opened at KSMA in specialty \u00abMaterials Science\u00bb, in 2020 \u2013 in specialty \u00abTransport Technologies\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The productive work of the scientific school is ensured due to preparation and defense of dissertation works by postgraduate and doctoral students of Kherson State Maritime Academy. In addition, expanding the range of activities of the scientific school is aimed at concluding agreements on cooperation and exchange of specialists in Ukraine, the European Union, the USA, China, etc. It will ensure the exchange of experience in both the scientific and educational fields, which is important in terms of the competency-based and communicative approaches to the educational process implemented at KSMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the period from 2012 till 2021 the scientific school representatives have the following achievements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0410. Buketov<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Participation in the implementation of state budget research works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hirsch Index \u2013 the h-index (Scopus): 9, total number of citations \u2013 208.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9836-3296<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n O. Sapronov<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Participation in the implementation of state budget research works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Scientific Secretary of the Specialized Academic Board K 67.111.01 at Kherson State Maritime Academy, specialty 05.02.01 \u2013 Materials Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member of the editorial board of the foreign journal and journals that belong to the professional editions of Ukraine: \u00abAmerican Journal of Polymer Science and Technology\u00bb (New York), \u00abScientific Bulletin of KSMA\u00bb (Kherson State Maritime Academy, Ukraine), \u00abJournal of Hydrocarbon Power Engineering\u00bb (Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, Ukraine).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hirsch Index \u2013 the h-index (Scopus): 8, total number of citations \u2013 147.<\/p>\n\n\n\n