General information about the faculty
The development of chemical science and education in Volyn began in 1993, when the faculty of chemistry was established after the reorganization of the faculties of natural sciences and geography and of physics and mathematics. The first dean was appointed, Demchuk Volodymyr Vasyliovych, Ph.D. (Biology). Initially, the faculty had 2 departments – inorganic and physical chemistry, and organic and analytical chemistry. Thus, the education of students majoring in "Chemistry" began at Lesya’s University.
During 2001-2010, the faculty had 5 departments: general and inorganic chemistry, physical and colloid chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic and biological chemistry, ecology and environmental protection.
Since September 2010, the educational process has been provided by 4 departments – inorganic and physical chemistry, analytical chemistry and eco-technologies, organic and bio-organic chemistry, ecology and environmental protection.
During these years, graduates of the faculty had the opportunity to receive a diploma in "Chemistry" and "Ecology".
In 2013, specialty 161 "Chemical Technologies and Engineering" was added, and since 2016, enrollment is for education in specialty 014 "Secondary Education (Chemistry)". In 2018, the fifth new specialty 226 "Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy" was licensed.
Due to the expansion of the number of licensed specialties, in September 2019 the Faculty of Chemistry was renamed the Faculty of Chemistry, Ecology and Pharmacy, and the departments were reorganized. Currently, the educational process at the faculty is provided by 3 departments – chemistry and technology, organic chemistry and pharmacy, ecology and environmental protection.
The faculty owes its development to its deans:
1993–2011 – Demchuk Volodymyr Vasyliovych, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. (Biology)
2010–2011 – Prof. Kormosh Zholt Oleksandrovych, Ph.D. (Chemistry)
2013–2018 – Parasyuk Oleg Vasylyovych, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. (Chemistry)
since 2019 – Marushko Larysa Petrivna, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Educational work:
The educational process at the faculty is provided by two Doctors of Sciences, Professors; three Ph.D. Professors; nineteen Ph.D. Associate Professors; three Ph.D. without academic title.
The faculty has lecture halls, a computer class, and research laboratories for teaching students. Conditions have been created for research work: the student scientific society, students take part in Ukrainian and international scientific conferences.
Higher education students are trained in the following educational programs:
First level of higher education (bachelor's degree):
· Secondary education. Chemistry
· Ecology
· Chemistry
· Chemical technology and engineering
Second level of higher education (master’s degree):
· Ecology
· Nature reserve studies
· Chemistry
· Pharmacy
Third level of higher education (educational scientific):
· Chemistry
Students of the faculty have the opportunity to participate in the double degree program (Ukraine-Poland) at the Jan Dlugosz University of Humanities and Natural Sciences (Czestochowa, Poland): students majoring in specialty 101 "Ecology" can obtain a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, and students majoring in specialty 102 "Chemistry" can earn a bachelor's degree in specialty "Chemistry of Medicines".
Research activities:
Research at the departments of the faculty is conducted in the following main areas:
• Synthesis and properties of new quaternary chalcogenides and halides for optoelectronics and nonlinear optics.
• Electrochemical synthesis and research of micro- and nanochalcogenides.
• Landscape-ecological analysis of anthropogenically modified systems.
• Ecological monitoring of the current state and forecast of the dynamics of protected ecosystems in Volyn.
• Crystal chemistry of rare-earth chalcogenides.
• Search for new materials for alternative energy sources.
• Optical and electrochemical sensors for the detection of biologically active and toxic substances.
• Synthesis and structural modification of new heterocyclic compounds based on thiobenzimidazole, 6-methyluracil, 2-thiohydantoine, imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole, 4-thiazolidones and investigation of their biological activity.
• Synthesis and modification of xanthene dyes, study of their properties.
• Extraction of biologically active substances from seeds of plants of the family Apiaceae, from medicinal plants of the family Asteraceae and the family Ericaceae, as well as the study of their antioxidant action in fatty systems.
• Search for new natural sources for chitosan production and investigation of its properties.
Researchers of the faculty received a number of state awards (Cabinet of Ministers Award for Young Scientists, President's Grant for Young Scientists). Staff of the faculty participate in the accomplishment of state-budget-financed scientific topics and grants.
Six student research groups and problem groups are active at the faculty. The faculty closely cooperates with the Volyn Regional Junior Academy of Sciences. The results of such cooperation are prizes for students of the sections "Chemistry", "Ecology", "Forestry", "Environmental Protection and Environmental Management" at the Regional and All-Ukrainian competitions of scientific work of pupils.
International activities:
The faculty fruitfully cooperates with educational and scientific institutions of Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, France and other countries, where instructors, graduate students and faculty members perform joint research.
The faculty cooperates with many international institutions:
• W. Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperatures and Structural Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Wroclaw, Poland),
• Swiss Laboratory of Thin Films and Photovoltaics (Dubendorf, Switzerland),
• Jan Dlugosz Academy (Częstochowa, Republic of Poland),
• University of Marburg (Germany),
• University of Waterloo (Canada),
• Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai, China),
• Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Šafarik University, Košice, Slovak Republic,
• Department of Chemistry, Nyíregyháza Higher School of the Republic of Hungary,
• University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany (Department of Bioorganic Chemistry),
• Lublin Medical University, Poland (Department of Organic Chemistry),
• Institute of Optoelectronics and Measuring Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology,
• Wireless and Photonic Networks Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra, Malaysia,
• Laboratory of Research on Nanosciences (LRN), Reims, France,
• Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
• Zapadoceska univerzita, Plzen, Czech Republic.
The result of such cooperation is joint research, publication of articles, obtaining patents, execution of state-budget-financed topics and research grants, sabbaticals for instructors and staff.
An agreement has also been signed with the Jan Dlugosz University of Humanities (Czestochowa, Poland) on cooperation in joint study of students of the faculty under the double degree program: students majoring in specialty 101 "Ecology" can obtain a bachelor's degree in "Biotechnology", and students majoring in specialty 102 "Chemistry" can earn a bachelor's degree in specialty "Chemistry of Medicine" at the Polish university.
Academic mobility:
In October 2020, an interinstitutional agreement was signed between Lesya Ukrainka University and the University of Saarland (Saarbukken, Germany) on academic mobility under the Erasmus+ program.
The term of cooperation is 2020-2023. The program is valid for students and instructors of the Department of Organic Chemistry and Pharmacy. Coordinator for the department: Natalia Slyvka.
Student government and leisure:
An important role in the life of the faculty is played by student self-government, whose activities are aimed at defending the rights and interests of students, education of their leadership qualities, organization of leisure.
The main tasks of student governmentare:
• ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of students of the faculty;
• ensuring that students fulfill their responsibilities;
• promotion of educational, scientific and creative activities of students;
• involvement of students in sports, competitions, extracurricular activities;
• assistance in creating the necessary conditions for living and recreation of students;
• cooperation with student self-government bodies of higher educational institutions and youth organizations.
Employment of Graduates:
specialty 014 "Secondary education (Chemistry)": primary (basic) secondary school and non-school education institutions for student youth;
specialty 101 "Ecology": professional activities in the field of ecology, environmental protection and sustainable use of nature;
specialty 102 "Chemistry": professional activity in the field of chemistry, chemical research; chemical analysis, control and synthesis; chemical,
pharmaceutical, oil and gas, food and agrochemical technologies; biotechnology; chemical ecology and environmental control, criminology;
specialty 161 "Chemical Technology and Engineering": professional activity aimed at solving complex specialized problems and practical problems related to the development, production, research and/or certification of chemicals, materials and respective products, and related technological processes;
specialty 226 "Pharmacy, industrial pharmacy": professional activities that includes consulting, communication, organizational, technological, control-analytical, administrative-economic (managerial), research functions, determining the safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of pharmacotherapy, requirements for drug and others pharmacy assortment goods, organization of supply; providing modern technology for the development and manufacture of drugs according to prescriptions and requirements of health care institutions; receipt, storage and sale of medicines, quality control of medicines; implementation of pharmaceutical care; advertising and information work, adherence to the principles of pharmaceutical ethics and deontology, continuous improvement of professional level.
