Meeting of the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine December 17, 2025
On December 17, 2025, a meeting of the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine was held under the chairmanship of the President of the Academy, academician of the NAS of Ukraine Anatoliy Zahorodniy.
The meeting began with a solemn award ceremony, during which the President of the NAS of Ukraine, academician Anatoliy Zahorodniy, presented honorary distinctions.
In particular, the NAS of Ukraine award "For Promoting the Development of Science" was awarded to People's Deputy of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko for many years of fruitful activity, significant personal contribution to the development and strengthening of Ukraine's scientific potential, and active promotion of the role of science in the state.
The President of the NAS of Ukraine also presented a Certificate of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Director of the Institute of Electronic Physics of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine Hanna Homonay – for significant contribution to the development of domestic education and science, fruitful scientific and pedagogical activity, and high professionalism.
Congratulating the awardees, Anatoliy Zahorodniy wished them good health, creative inspiration, new professional achievements, and fruitful work for the benefit of Ukraine.
Next, the members of the Presidium listened to scientific reports by young scientists from NAS of Ukraine institutions dedicated to relevant fundamental and applied research.
The report "Bioactive Nanocomposites Based on Cerium Dioxide as Promising Materials for Protection Against Oxidative Stress and Its Consequences" was presented by senior researcher of the V. I. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the NAS of Ukraine, Candidate of Chemical Sciences Yulia Shlapa. The report presented research results on the creation of multifunctional nanocomposites with pronounced antioxidant properties capable of effectively neutralizing reactive oxygen species and reducing manifestations of oxidative stress – one of the key factors in the development of various diseases and radiation injuries. It was shown that combining cerium dioxide with other components provides a synergistic increase in the bioactivity of materials and opens prospects for their use in biomedical applications.
The report "Development of Aquaculture in Ukraine in the Modern Paradigm of the Blue Economy: Challenges and Opportunities" was presented by the head of the department of the Institute of Market and Economic-Ecological Research of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Economic Sciences Olga Yermakova. The presentation analyzed the transformation of the marine economy and the role of aquaculture in ensuring food security and sustainable development of the state. Special attention was given to the problems of import dependence of the Ukrainian fish product market and the need to form cluster aquaculture food models integrating production, processing, logistics, and scientific-innovative potential. The concept of creating a National Research Consortium of the Blue Economy to integrate Ukrainian scientific institutions into European research networks was also presented.
The report "Implementation of Simulation Technologies in Experimental Studies of Mass Distributions of Photofission Product Yields of Nuclei" was presented by junior researcher of the Institute of Electronic Physics of the NAS of Ukraine, PhD Yevhen Oleynikov. The report presented results of experimental studies of photofission of heavy nuclei, which are important for the development of next-generation nuclear energy, transmutation of spent nuclear fuel, control of nuclear material circulation, and production of medical radioisotopes. Modern simulation technologies and numerical modeling software were used to increase the reliability of experiments. The obtained experimental data were entered into the international EXFOR database of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the developed software products were implemented in the educational process.
After the presentations by young scientists, the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine listened to the report of the director of the Educational and Scientific Institute "Institute of Geology" of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine Serhiy Vyzhva – "On Verification of the Existing and Undistributed Subsoil Fund of Ukraine."
The report emphasized that fulfilling Ukraine's international obligations within the partnership with the European Union in the raw materials sector and attracting investment to the extractive sector must be based on reliable, scientifically substantiated assessments of the country's mineral resource base, primarily critical and strategic types of raw materials.
It was noted that a significant part of Ukraine's deposits requires re-evaluation according to modern international standards. In this regard, the Institute of Geology of Taras Shevchenko National University, in cooperation with NAS of Ukraine institutes, the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine, and the State Commission of Ukraine on Mineral Reserves, is starting work on verifying the distributed and undistributed subsoil fund.
The ultimate goal of this work is to form a scientifically substantiated assessment of the investment attractiveness of deposits, which should contribute to strengthening Ukraine's resource and economic security and its integration into European supply chains.
In the discussion of the report, Deputy Director of the State Committee on Reserves of Ukraine, Doctor of Geological Sciences Stanislav Lytvyniuk, Associate Professor of the Department of Mineral Geology of Taras Shevchenko National University, Doctor of Geological Sciences Maria Kurylo, Head of the Department of the M.P. Semenenko Institute of Geochemistry and Ore Formation of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Geological Sciences Vasyl Zahnitko, and NAS of Ukraine academicians Stella Shekhunova, Yaroslav Yatskiv, and Valeriy Heyets spoke.
At the end of the meeting, participants considered a number of current issues. In particular, the President of the NAS of Ukraine, academician Anatoliy Zahorodniy, reported on the results of the latest state attestation of the Academy's scientific institutions, conducted in 2024-2025 by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine according to an updated evaluation methodology.
One hundred fifty scientific institutions of the NAS of Ukraine passed the state attestation in six scientific directions. According to the results, 44 institutions were classified into group A, 50 into group B, 42 into group C, and 14 into group D.
During the discussion, the importance of further considering the attestation results in planning the development of scientific institutions and improving approaches to evaluating their activities was emphasized.
The Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine also reviewed the results of the implementation of the NAS of Ukraine Development Concept for 2021-2025.
Reporting on the results, the President of the NAS of Ukraine, academician Anatoliy Zahorodniy, noted that despite the extremely difficult conditions caused by the full-scale war, the Academy managed to preserve its scientific and scientific-technical potential and ensure the fulfillment of the key tasks of the Concept. The activities of the institutions were reoriented to the needs of defense, state security, and post-war recovery of Ukraine.
During this period, the NAS of Ukraine strengthened its innovation and expert activities, expanded international cooperation, including with European partners, improved the management system and support for young scientists, and continued the modernization of scientific infrastructure and the development of open science.
The implementation of the Concept was accompanied by constant monitoring and adjustment of priorities taking into account wartime challenges. The developed approaches and results became the basis for forming the development tasks of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the next period.
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