Prof. Dr. Oleksandr Zaporozhets

Affiliation and official address:
Professor, Dr Sc
Director of the Institute of Environmental Safety
National Aviation University, 1, Ave. Cosmonaut Komarov, Kyiv, 03058, Ukraine
Date and place of birth: Nationality: Ukraine
24 November 1956
Career/Employment (employers, positions and dates)
All in National Aviation University
(previously – Kyiv International University of Civil Aviation, 1994-2000,
Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers, before 1994)
+Director of the Institute From September 2008
+Head of the Chair From April 2001
+Professor From September 1999
+Leader Research Associate (Chief Researcher) February 1991 to September 1999
+Senior Research Associate July 1986 to February 1991
+Junior Research Associate October 1984 to July 1986
+Engineer-researcher April 1978 to October 1984
Specialization (specify)
(i) main field: Aircraft Noise and Air Pollution impact assessment and abatement at airports
(ii) other field: Environmental Protection from Civil Aviation Impact
(iii) current research interests: environment impact assessment, environmental risk analysis and control, flight safety, aviation security, wind farms safety and environment impact assessment
Nominated member from Ukraine of the Committee on Environmental Protection from the Impact of Aviation (CAEP) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) from 2009 till now.
Scientific supervisor of the Center for Environmental Problems of Airports (CESA) of the NAU from 2006 till now.
Honours, Awards, Fellowships, Membership of Professional Societies:
Silver medal for achieved successes in development of a national economy USSR: Scientific Base and Results of Researches of Acoustics Laboratory Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers in the Field Environmental Protection, 1987, Main Committee of the Exhibition of National Economy Achievements; medal of the National Aviation University “For conscientious work”, medal of the National Aviation University “In honor of the 75th anniversary of the NAU”, Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Gratitude of Kyiv City State Administration, Gratitude of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; Science Award of the Sustainable Aviation Research Society (SARES) in 2016 (http://sares.org/)
Member of Ukrainian Grouping of Acousticians, Contact Person with European Acoustic Association
Secretary of Editorial Board of Scientific Journal “Applied Acoustics” (Elsevier, Netherlands) and “International Journal of Sustainable Aviation” (Inderscience Publishers)