Department of Astrophysics

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  • Employees
  • Lecturers' schedule
  • Teaching materials
  • Research
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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

International Conference of Students and Young Researchers in Theoretical and Experimental Physics «HEUREKA-2026»

08.04.2026 | 10:12

May 12-14, 2026. Lviv (Online), Ukraine.
Conference goal is the experience exchange between young researchers working in the fields of theoretical physics, applied physics, experimental physics, electronics and information technologies.
Students, post-graduate students and young scientists from Ukraine and other countries are invited to participate in the conference.
Details on the conference website.
 

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Lecture on the basics of quantum computing and the capabilities of students of the OP “Quantum Computers and Quantum Programming”

06.04.2026 | 18:51

Dear prospective students,If you are interested in quantum programming and quantum technologies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv offers the opportunity to study them within the educational program Quantum Computers and Quantum Programming.
To learn more about quantum computing, student opportunities within the program, and international projects, watch the presentation by the program guarantor, Khrystyna Gnatenko, delivered at the 37th session of the Shevchenko Scientific Society on March 28, 2026. More details are available in the video.

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The international project «European Quantum Academy» opens new opportunities for students and teachers of the Faculty of Physics

12.03.2026 | 21:51

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is a participant in the large-scale international project European Quantum Academy, which won the European Commission competition DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP – Sectoral Digital Skills Academies: Quantum Skills Digital Academy. The project is coordinated by Aarhus University (Denmark), while the responsible representative from the Lviv University is Professor Khrystyna Gnatenko from the Department of Theoretical Physics named after Professor Ivan Vakarchuk.
The project consortium brings together 73 universities and research institutions from across Europe, as well as more...

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