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Department of Astrophysics

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Employees

ChairpersonBohdan MelekhChairperson
ProfessorBohdan NovosyadlyjProfessor
ProfessorMarkiyan VavrukhProfessor
Associate ProfessorIhor KoshmakAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorSviatoslav SmerechynskyiAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorOksana StelmakhAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorNestor TyshkoAssociate Professor
Research Fellow (by-worker)Dmytro DzikovskyiResearch Fellow (by-worker)
1st Category EngineerNadiya Vorobets1st Category Engineer
Senior Department SecretaryRuslana MelekhSenior Department Secretary
Postgraduate StudentFedir KarasenkoPostgraduate Student
Postgraduate StudentMyroslav KashebaPostgraduate Student

Lecturers' schedule



Teaching materials

Electronic courses:

1. Electronic course on the subject “Mechanics”: Melekh B.Ya., Smerechynskyi S.V., Stelmakh O.M., Koshmak I.O. Video lectures (with a description of the content), video demonstrations of laboratory work and modular tests in Mechanics for students of the Faculty of Physics.
— The structure of the electronic course “Mechanics”.
— Electronic course “Mechanics” on the platform “E-learning” of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (for authorized users).

Textbooks:

1. M.V. Vavrukh, S.V. Smerechynskyi, N.L. Tyshko. New models in the theory of the structure of degenerate dwarfs: a monograph – Lviv: Rastr-7, 2018. – 268 p.

2. M.V. Vavrukh, S.V. Smerechynsky, O.M. Stelmakh, N.L. Tyshko. Collection of problems in mechanics: Textbook — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2017. — 285 p.

3. V.V. Holovatyi, B.Ya. Melekh, N.V. Havrylova. Physics of emission of gas nebulae. — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2013. — 130 p.

4. Novosyadlyi B.S. The structure and evolution of the Universe, a textbook. — Lviv: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2019. — 159 p.

Laboratory workshops:

1. Spherical astronomy: methodical recommendations. Concluded by L. Yankiv-Vitkovska. — Lviv: Publishing center of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2001. — 40 p.

2. Concluded by L. Yankiv-Vitkovska. Theoretical astrophysics: methodical recommendations. — Lviv: Publishing center of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2001. — 46 p.

3. V.V. Holovatyi, B.Ya. Melekh, N.V. Havrylova. Physics of gas nebulae. Laboratory workshop . — Lviv: Publishing center of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2006. — 78 p.

Research

Main topics of the scientific activity of Department of Astrophysics:

  • Diagnostics and photoionization modelling of the nebular environments (planetary nebulae, HII regions, diffuse ionized gas surrounding the star-forming regions)
  • Internal structure of the compact astrophysical objects (white dwarfs and neutron stars)
  • Structure and evolution of the Universe
  • Stellar atmospheres

New opportunities for students of the OP «Quantum Computers and Quantum Programming»

24.07.2026 | 19:37

Learn more about the new opportunities for students of the Quantum Computers and Quantum Programming study program created by the international European Quantum Academy project in Zaxid.net.
We invite you to join our program! Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is a partner in the European Quantum Academy project, an international initiative selected for funding by the European Commission in the 2026 call. The project consortium brings together 73 universities and research institutions, along with more than 100 partner organizations from...

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Scientists of the Faculty of Physics participated in the XIII International Scientific Conference «Relaxed, Nonlinear and Acoustic Optical Processes and Materils»

23.06.2026 | 10:36

The following spoke at the plenary sessions:

Stadnyk V.Yo «Comparative Analysis of the Dielectric Parameters of Chlorozincate Group Crystals».
Rudysh M.Ya.«Electronic structure and properties of crystals of the А2ВХ4 group».
N.Popilovsky «Formation Al-Cu-Ni gradint alloys via selective laser milting».

The poster presentations were attended by professor Brezvin R.S, professor Mudry S.I, professor Shtablavyi I.I., associate professor Shchepanskyi P.A., postgraduate students Larchenko A., postgraduate students Markevych O., postgraduate students Vatamanyuk R.

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