SCIENTIFICAL AND PRACTICAL BASES OF LIGHT INDUSTRY WASTE PROCESSING Scientific director – MAI, YTA, AEK academic, professor Skiba M.E. The scientific research is conducted in multiple directions: theoretical and practical bases of disintegration of the polymeric and textile material waste, creation of the equipment for its processing; scientific basis of the effective projecting of the devices for the machinery of light industry; automation of the processes of stowage of the multi layer products of light industry. The scientist of this scientific school has defended 2 PhD projects, 16 candidate dissertations. 3 monographs have been published together with more than 250 articles. 40 patents have been attained.

		THEORETICAL BASICS OF THE DEFLECTED MODE OF CONTACTING OBJECTS. Scientific director – PhD, AIN and YTA academic, professor Silin R.I. Scientific director – PhD, AIN and YTA academic, professor Silin R.I. The research is conducted in the area of interaction of the contacting objects with different physical qualities, that are connected to the mechanics problem solving: the processing of different materials by cutting, pressuring, punching stress; the interaction of friable materials with constructional elements; the work of glue and other compounds, Some of the projects have a priority character. Starting from the 1985 3 PhD projects have been defended, 9 candidate dissertations; 6 monographs have been published, more than 290 of scientific articles have been published.

		PROBLEMS OF REGIONAL ECONOMY REFORMS Scientific director – PhD, AEHY, AEK, MAI academic, professor Voynarenko M.P. The research is being conducted in several directions: the search of new paradigm for the economical development of Ukraine and Podillya region; upgrading the system of management of the economical and industrial objects and the of the services; Creation of the optimal variants of organizational subject structures thought the integration of cluster models; cooperation of the national economy institutions; the development of concepts of financing and the integration of innovational ideas in the region’s economy; the evaluation of expenses, and the results of work of the economical systems; improvement of the tax system of the region; transformation of the national accounting system to the international standards. Based on the research 8 monographs, 8 textbooks and more than 500 articles have been published, 2 PhD and 6 candidate dissertations have been defended. A “TACIS” center is functioning

		ION-PLASMOUS METHODS OF SURFACE STRENGTHENING IN HYDROGEN-FREE ENVIRONMENT Scientific Director – PhD, YTA academic, professor Kaplun V.G. It is the first time in history when the scientific technologies and equipment for diffusional surface strengthening in the plasma of the smoldering discharge in hydrogen-free environment, that exclude the hydrogen related fragility of metal surfaces, increase the strength of the constructional elements. Energy saving and ecologically clean technologies allow to strengthen a wide variety of surfaces, and the equipment decreases the energy use by 10 times, and two times less gases comparing to the traditional technologies. The scientists have defended 2 PhD and 7 candidate dissertations, published 250 articles and received 18 patents.

		MECHANICS OF NOMINALLY STILL FRICTIONAL CONTACT. Scientific director – PhD, MAI, AEK academic, professor Kostogriz S.G. Scientific director – PhD, MAI, AEK academic, professor Kostogriz S.G. The research on vibration stability is conducted, that is one of the main criteria of a functional detail in machinery joints disregarding the purpose and function of the detail. In the base of the work of nominally still joints of a machine lies the interaction of contact pairs of the nominally still frictional contact. In the mechanics of this interaction the plastic and dissipative qualities of a nominally still frictional contact under the tangent stress of compression elements, that initiate the movement, are considered. That allows creating a rheological scheme of contact interaction and finding out the character of mechanical changes of contact interaction due to the fretting processes. The scientists have defended 2 PhD, 6 candidate dissertations, published more than 250 articles and received 18 patents.

		THE SCIENTIFIC BASES OF MACHINERY DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY. Scientific director – PhD, MAI academic, professor Kuzmenko A.G. Scientific director – PhD, MAI academic, professor Kuzmenko A.G. The research is conducted on the creation, scientific proof and the use of methods of strength theory and tribological reliability of machinery. This allowed developing the methods of calculations and tests for frictionless bearings and sliding bearings, and the certificated tests of complicated mechanical systems; the development of the bases and systems of anodic oxidation of surfaces with the purpose to increase the durability, theoretical methods for knurl stress calculation in static and dynamical regimes; the systems for experimental calculation methods of machinery manufacturing production with the use of modern achievements in strengthening and tribological reliability. The scientists have defended 1 PhD and 7 candidate dissertations, published 2 monographs and more than 350 articles, received 5 patents.

		THE DYNAMICS AND STRENGTH OF MACHINERY, DEVICES AND RADIO GEAR Scientific – PhD, MAI academic, professor Rojzman V.P. Conducts the research of complicated technical objects, starting with aviation motors and ending with washing machines and other customer electronics., develop the methods of identification, balancing, and auto balancing the rotors, hat turn at high speed, including the ones that have changing misbalance, develop the methods and means of non destructive control, diagnostics and predicting the strength of different objects, protection of the radio gear from mechanical influence. There are 3 laboratories created for ach of the directions. The scientists have defended 1 PhD and 26 candidate dissertations, published more than 400 articles, 4 monographs, and 26 patents have been received.

		NON-LINEAR MECHANICS OF DISCRETE MATERIALS, NEW COMPOSITIONS OF ANTIFRICTION MATERIALS AND OILS. Scientific director – PhD, ABU academic, professor Kovtun V.V. The laws of deformation and destruction of discrete materials and their contact interaction with the machinery details in working processes are being examined. New antifriction materials are being developed that include a thermostable polymer in their base, and include modified carbon fibers as stuffing. The developed materials flubon and grafelon are characterized by high durability, small friction coefficient that is higher than the characteristics of the foreign analogues. The developed compositions of transmission and plastic oils wit the additions of complex metal additives and cooling lubricants based on the rapeseed oil, that are ecologically clean. The scientists have defended 2 PhD and 5 candidate dissertations, published 3 monographs, 2 textbooks, more than 250 articles and received 32 patents.

		ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF WEIGHT MECHANISMS Scientific director – PhD, professor Kinizkiy J.T. The scientific research includes: the development of engineering methods of analysis and optimal synthesis of hinged-lever mechanisms and the creation of mechanism with the stop of outgoing line, and other prespective mechanisms with the development of software for PCs; development of general educationally-methodical complexes (textbooks, didactical material) on the mechanism and machinery theory and other disciplines of the faculty. Based on the research 1 PhD, 5 candidate dissertations have been defended, 1 monograph, 8 textbooks, 300 articles have been published, and 20 patents attained.

		THE CONTACT INTERACTION OF OBJECTS WITH THE INITIAL STRESS Scientific director- PhD, ANVSH, MAI, New York AS, academic, professor Rudnizkiy V.B. The systematic research and development of effective methods of solving of the contact problems for the bodies with initial tension is conducted. The offered solutions of flat and dimensional problems of contact object interaction of linearized theory of the bouncing force became the reason for the engineering methodic creation of the contact interaction of objects with the initial stress. The character of contact interaction character in conjugated axel considering the friction and deterioration. The problems for sliding bearings are considered with the consideration of axel deterioration and of the model of transformational processes in undiscovered deterioration processes. Based on the research results 6 monographs and more than 500 articles have been published; 2 PhD and 8 candidate dissertations have been defended.

		TRANSFORMATION OF PROPERTY FORMS AND PROBLEMS OF PLANNING OF THE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF MARKET ECONOMY. Scientific director – PhD, AINY, MAI academic, professor Orlov O.O. Main direction of the research – the development of market conception of planning of the activities of independent economical objects. As a part of this direction the problems of methods, technology and the procedure of use of the market instruments in the planning of the activity for economical objects. The goal of the research is the creation of a flexible system of planning that includes the influence of market economy adapted to the real conditions of work. The scientists have defended 3 PhD, 15 candidate dissertations, 8 textbooks, 4 monographs and more than 400 articles have been published.

		MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY CYBERNETICS. Scientific director – PhD, AEK academic, professor Zavgorodnia T.P. The research in the area methodical business management realization is conducted. Main goal – the integration of main laws and principles of general cybernetics to the scientifically practical knowledge, than the replenishment with new laws for the management system creation. The specifics of this direction lie in the formation of means and normatives of management; in creation of the deviation theory in economics; in the formation of a knowledge database of scientifically practical character in this sphere. The scientists have defended 2 PhD, 15 candidate dissertations, published 3 textbooks, 7 monographs, and 430 articles.

		THE METHODIC OF COMBINATIONAL DIAGNOSIS OF MICROPROCESSOR DEVICES AND SYSTEMS BASED ON THE COMPONENTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLECT. Scientific director – PhD, MAI academic, professor Lokazuk V.M. The research is conducted in the following directions – testing and combinational diagnosis of microprocessor devices and computer networks; diagnosis of the system and applied software; system diagnosis; methods and means of microprocessor devices and computer networks diagnosis on the base of artificial intellect; the use of progressive informational technologies in the management systems, diagnosis and prediction. The scientists have defended 1 PhD, 8 candidate dissertations, published 1 monograph, 3 textbooks, more than 200 articles, and 12 patents received.

		STOCHASTICAL CALCULATION METHODS OF CONTACTIONAL MECHANICS AND TRIBONICS Scientific director – Semeniuk M.F. The complex research on the characteristics and properties of surfaces, the methods of its calculation in the directions: the studying of topography of shaggy surfaces with the use of stochastical fields; the development of methods of calculation of the contact surface during the friction between solid objects; contact changes and impermeability of metal-polymer connections. The temperature of friction of shaggy surfaces; adhesion on the shaggy surfaces, the development of calculation methods of friction theory using the scholastic field model; the study of impermeability of frontal cylinder-piston compacting; mechanics of contact and tribotechnical qualities of isotrope surface. Based on the research results 1 PhD, 6 candidate dissertations have been defended, more than 200 articles have been published.

		PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL MECHANICS OF FRICTION AND DURABILITY OF SOLID BODIES Scientific director –PhD, AIN, YAT academic, professor Shevelia V.V. The research conducted is aimed towards the increase of durability of metal and metallically polymeric tribosystems in the regime of one-way vibration friction in mechanisms, hydro systems, sliding bearings. Contact and the surface strength are viewed from the points of tribology, tribochemistry and metallic physics of friction. The influence of contact interaction is studied on the strength of metals under the influence of long-term dynamical and static stresses. The scientists have defended 5 PhD, 22 candidate dissertations, published 350 articles and received 27 patents.