Prysyazhnyuk Pavlo
Doctor of Technical Sciences, Head of the Department of Computerized Mechanical Engineering at Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (IFNTUOG). Research focus: computational design of wear- and impact-resistant materials and coatings using DFT and CALPHAD methods. Ukrainian coordinator of the Royal Society (UK) project on tungsten-free superhard materials (2023–2026).
ORCID · Scopus · Web of Science · Google Scholar · h-index (Scopus): 13
Career timeline
- 2004 — graduated from IFNTUOG, mechanical engineer (Technology and Equipment for Restoration and Wear Resistance Improvement of Machines and Structures)
- 2004–2006 — trainee lecturer, Department of Wear Resistance and Parts Restoration
- 2006–2010 — assistant lecturer; postgraduate study in Materials Science
- 2015 — Candidate of Technical Sciences (PhD)
- 2015–2023 — Associate Professor, Welding Department
- 2023 — Associate Professor, Department of Computerized Mechanical Engineering
- 2024 — Doctor of Technical Sciences
- 2025 — Professor, Department of Computerized Mechanical Engineering
- since 27 May 2026 — Head of the Department of Computerized Mechanical Engineering
Courses taught:
- Materials Science
- Computational Materials Design
- Information Technologies in Materials Research
- Fundamentals of Scientific Research
In 2015, defended his PhD (Candidate of Technical Sciences) thesis «Regularities of structure formation and properties of carbide steels based on Hadfield steel» at the V. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials of the NAS of Ukraine.
In 2024, defended his Dr.Sc. (Doctor of Technical Sciences) thesis «Scientific fundamentals of the formation of wear- and impact-resistant coatings of the “high-manganese steel – refractory compounds” system by arc hardfacing» (speciality 05.02.01 – Materials Science) at Lviv Polytechnic National University.
Author of over 115 scientific and educational works, including 11 patents of Ukraine (9 inventions, 2 utility models), 2 textbooks and 3 monographs; 32 papers indexed in Scopus.
Research areas
- design of wear- and impact-resistant alloys, metal-matrix composites and coatings
- theoretical (DFT-based) and experimental evaluation of mechanical and thermodynamic properties
- materials modelling by the CALPHAD method
Projects
- Development of dispersion-strengthened composite coatings for parts and tools operating in abrasive and aggressive environments (state reg. no. 0139U005993, 2017–2018) — investigator
- Development of methods and means for improving the performance of working surfaces of technical equipment of security infrastructure facilities (state reg. no. 0120U102113, 2020–2021) — senior investigator
- Development of materials for deposition of wear- and impact-resistant coatings of the “high-manganese steel – refractory compounds” system by arc hardfacing (state reg. no. 0123U101858, 2023–2025) — principal investigator
- Royal Society (UK) grant «Tungsten-free superhard materials: Earth-abundant metal ternary borides solid solutions» (IES\R2\232244, 2023–2026) — Ukrainian coordinator
Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, 2004
Technology and Equipment for Restoration and Wear Resistance Improvement of Machines and Structures (131 – Applied Mechanics and 132 – Materials Science under the 2015 classification)
Selected publications (full list: Scopus):
1. Prysyazhnyuk, P., Shlapak, L., Semyanyk, I., Kotsyubynsky, V., Troshchuk, L., Korniy, S., & Artym, V. (2020). Analysis of the effects of alloying with Si and Cr on the properties of manganese austenite based on AB INITIO modelling. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 6(12 (108)), 28–36. doi:10.15587/1729-4061.2020.217281
2. Prysyazhnyuk, P., Shlapak, L., Ivanov, O., Korniy, S., Lutsak, L., Burda, M., Hnatenko, I., & Yurkiv, V. (2020). In situ formation of molybdenum borides at hardfacing by arc welding with flux-cored wires containing a reaction mixture of B4C/Mo. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 4(12 (106)), 46–51. doi:10.15587/1729-4061.2020.206568
3. Prysyazhnyuk, P., Molenda, M., Romanyshyn, T., Ropyak, L., Romanyshyn, L., & Vytvytskyi, V. (2022). Development of a hardbanding material for drill pipes based on high-manganese steel reinforced with complex carbides. Acta Montanistica Slovaca, 27(3), 685–696. doi:10.46544/AMS.v27i3.09
4. Bembenek, M., Prysyazhnyuk, P., Shihab, T., Machnik, R., Ivanov, O., & Ropyak, L. (2022). Microstructure and Wear Characterization of the Fe-Mo-B-C-Based Hardfacing Alloys Deposited by Flux-Cored Arc Welding. Materials, 15(14). doi:10.3390/ma15145074
5. Prysyazhnyuk, P., & Di Tommaso, D. (2023). The thermodynamic and mechanical properties of Earth-abundant metal ternary borides Mo2(Fe,Mn)B2 solid solutions for impact- and wear-resistant alloys. Materials Advances, 4, 3822–3838. doi:10.1039/D3MA00313B
6. Prysyazhnyuk, P., Bembenek, M., Drach, I., Korzhov, A., Romanyshyn, L., & Ropyak, L. (2024). Restoration of the Impact Crusher Rotor Using FCAW with High-Manganese Steel Reinforced by Complex Carbides. Management Systems in Production Engineering, 32(2), 294–302. doi:10.2478/mspe-2024-0028
Database
A thermodynamic database developed by P. Prysyazhnyuk for predicting the phase composition of hardfacing alloys of the Fe-Mn-Mo-Nb-Ti-V-B-C-Si alloying system using Thermo-Calc and OpenCalphad.
Specialist, Mechanical Engineer
Department of Computerized Mechanical Engineering — Head of Department (since 27 May 2026)
Doctor of Technical Sciences (Dr.Sc.)
Associate Professor
Computational materials design: first-principles calculations within density functional theory (DFT) and thermodynamic modelling by the CALPHAD method; refractory compounds and tungsten-free superhard materials; wear- and impact-resistant alloys, metal-matrix composites and coatings; flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) hardfacing; tribological testing under abrasive wear conditions.
pavlo.prysiazhniuk@nung.edu.ua
mobile: +38 099 916 31 97