Лихолат Юрій Васильович – відомий учений-біолог, наставник, громадський діяч (до 60-річчя від дня народження)

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January 29th, 2019 marks the 60th birthday of Yurii Vasylovych Lykholat, a proponent of biological science, doctor of sciences, professor, academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a member of the International Academy of Bioenergetics, the head of the Department of Physiology and Plant introduction of the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University. In 1981 after graduating from Dnipropetrovsk State University (DDU) Yu. V.Lykholat landed his career at a state farm “Ornamental Plants” located in the city of Dnipropetrovsk. In 1982 he was recognized for his great contribution into the development of city greenery. From 1983 to 1986 he was doing his postgraduate course at the Department of Plant Physiology and Ecology at the State University of Agriculture. In 1986 he defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Water regime of plants in conditions of pollution of the environment by hydrocarbons” supervised by Professor Dolgova L. G. In 1986 he was appointed an assistant, and in 1990 - an Associate Professor of the Department of Plant Physiology at DDU. From 1992 to 2000 he became a deputy dean of the Extramural Department and deputy director of distance learning at the Institute of Biology. In 2003 he was awarded a PhD degree, subject “Ecology”, in 2005 he became a Professor. 2005 doctoral dissertation "Ecological and physiological bases of formation of turf cover in conditions The Doctoral dissertation “Ecological and physiological foundations of formation of turf covers in the climate of the steppe zone of Ukraine (stability, dynamics, technogenesis)” was defended at the Yurii Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, scientific supervisor Professor I. I. Korshykov. His scientific interests cover the issues of practical ecology. The research studies deal with the development of physiological and biochemical, both theoretical and practical foundations of modeling and the formation of a stable optimizing environment for cultivated phytocenoses, the main component of which is turf herbs. Yu. Lykholat is considered as a founder of a new scientific direction in biology - techno-gasology. Yu. V. Lykholat is the author and co-author of more than 570 scientific and methodological works, including 6 monographs (one published abroad), 11 publications in Scopus, 20 - Web of Science, 2 textbooks, 11 textbooks, 3 of which authorized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 16 practical manuals, 5 methodical guidelines for manufacturing.