Nataliya Tsyvenkova

Education and Academic Degrees

- Graduated from the Zhytomyr Institute of Engineering and Technology in 1999 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology.

- Candidate of Technical Sciences (2014) in the specialty 05.05.11 "Machines and Means of Mechanization of Agricultural Production". Thesis topic: "Substantiation of the parameters of the gas formation chamber of a gas generator adapted to raw materials of plant origin".

Education and academic qualifications:

• Graduated from the Zhytomyr Engineering and Technology Institute in 1999 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology.

• PhD in Technical Sciences (2014), specialising in agricultural machinery and mechanisation equipment (speciality code 05.05.11). Dissertation title: Justification of the Design Parameters of the Gasification Chamber of a Gasifier Adapted to Plant-Based Feedstock.

International activities and research projects:

- Participated in the international Training for Business Managers programme organised by InWEnt, with the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany, as part of the TRANSFORM programme (Kiel, Germany).

- Participated in the international project 'Increasing Energy Efficiency and Stimulating the Use of Renewable Energy in Agro-Food and Other Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine', implemented under the auspices of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and with the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) (Kyiv, Ukraine).

- Participated in the International Training Workshop on Biomass Gasification Principles and Applications, organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China).

- Participated in the international training programme 'Energy Efficiency of Communal Programmes and Climate Protection', organised by the West-East Science Centre (Kassel, Germany).

- Participated in the international training programme 'Energy Efficient Construction and Buildings’ Sanitation', organised by the West-East Science Centre (Kassel, Germany).

Research Interests

• Technical systems of bioenergy;

• Thermochemical conversion of plant biomass;

• Energy efficiency of alternative energy facilities.

• Bioenergy systems;

• Thermochemical conversion of plant biomass;

• Energy efficiency of renewable energy systems.

Awards and honors

2007. She was awarded the diploma of the winner of the IX All-Ukrainian competition of business plans of entrepreneurial activity among young people for the business plan "Development of alternative energy in Zhytomyr region".

2008. She was awarded the diploma of the winner of the X All-Ukrainian competition of business plans of entrepreneurial activity among young people for the business plan "Construction of the first enterprise for the production of solid biofuels based on the biomass of energy plants grown at the enterprise".

2010. She received a grant from the President of Ukraine for gifted youth for the implementation of the project "Creation of a universal energy module using local renewable energy resources based on biomass and peat waste".

2018. She was awarded a diploma of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for the scientific development of "Technological complex of equipment to ensure the production of organic products and energy autonomy of agroecosystems".

Scientific publications, patents and grants

More than 200 works have been published, of which more than 170 are scientific and 30 are educational and methodological. Among them: 6 monographs, 6 textbooks, 3 patents of Ukraine for inventions, 4 patents of Ukraine for utility models and 160 articles in professional publications.

International activities and participation in scientific projects

• Participation in the international program Training for Business Managers, organized by InWEnt with the support of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology of the Federal Republic of Germany within the framework of the TRANSFORM program (Kiel, Germany).

• Participation in the international project Increasing of Energy Efficiency and Stimulation of Renewable Energy Using in Agro-Food and Other Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine under the auspices of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and with the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) (Kyiv, Ukraine).

• Participation in the International Training Workshop on Biomass Gasification Principles and Applications, organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China).

• Participation in the international internship Energy Efficiency of Communal Programs and Climate Protection, organized by the West-East Research Center (Kassel, Germany).

• Participation in the international internship Energy Efficient Construction and Buildings' Sanitation, organized by the West-East Research Center (Kassel, Germany).

• Implementation of the international project Nurturing Deep Tech Talents for Clean and Sustainable Energy Transition within the framework of the EIT HEI Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education initiative (grant agreement No. 101113035).

• Implementation of the international project COPILOT The Enhancing Deep Tech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capacities in Sustainable Energy and Clean Technologies for a Long-Lasting Institutional Change within European HEIs within the framework of the EIT HEI Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education initiative (grant agreement No. 24280).