Leonid Lytvynenko

Leonid Lytvynenko
Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher, Academician of NAS of Ukraine

Education and Career

From 26.03.1966. Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, specialty: Radiophysics.
From 13.03.1968 Associate Professor.
Since March 16, 1973 Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, specialty: Radiophysics.
Since 11.03.1977 Professor.
From 01.04.1982 Corresponding Member of NAS of Ukraine Department of Physics and Astronomy, specialty: radiophysics and radio astronomy.
From 18.04.1986 to 18.04.2017 Director of the Radio Astronomy Institute.
From November 25, 1992 Academician of NAS of Ukraine Department of Physics and Astronomy, specialty: astronomy and radio astronomy.
From 04/19/2017 Chief Researcher, 7. Department of Theoretical Radiophysics, Radio Astronomical Institute.
From 04/19/2017-02/2023 Counselor at the Directorate, Radio Astronomical Institute.


Research activities

His scientific work deals with the theory of electromagnetic wave diffraction, the theory of antenna systems, microwave generators, the development of radio systems and millimeter-range radio telescopes.

He developed the concept of using the operator of reflection of semi-infinite structures in the theory of wave diffraction on multilayer periodic structures, created a number of fundamentally new quasi-optical elements and systems of millimeter and submillimeter ranges.


State Awards

1987 – USSR State Prize in Science and Technology.

1997 – Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine.

2008 – Winner of the S.Ya. Browde. “New directions of radio astronomical research” work cycle.

2008 – Order of Merit, III art.

2016 – Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, V art.