The Ukrainian-Polish scientific and practical workshop «Modern Approaches to Assessing the Strength and Durability of Engineering Structures» was held on February 4–5, 2025. It was organised by the Department of Strength of Materials and Structural Mechanics, the Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Systems, Lviv Polytechnic National University, and co-organised by the Ignacy Lukasiewicz University of Technology in Rzeszow (Poland) and Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Representatives of higher education institutions, research institutions and companies from Ukraine and Poland attended the event which was held remotely via Zoom.
The welcome speech was delivered by the co-chairman of the scientific committee, prorektor ds. rozwoju i współpracy Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza, prof. dr hab. inż. Jarosław Sęp. In his speech, he noted that in such a difficult time for Ukraine, the seminar will allow to exchange experience and knowledge, improve the training of specialists in this field, and explore new designs, materials, technologies and innovative solutions.
The moderator of the section «Problematic issues and prospects for the development of hydrogen energy» was Prof. Dr hab. inż. Jarosław Sęp. Among the presentations there were the following:
- Brief introduction to the research activity and some recent results of the Department of Strength of Materials and Structures in Hydrogen-Containing Environments (Ihor Dmytrakh, Doctor of Sciences (Eng.), Professor, Corresponding Member of NASU, Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the NAS of Ukraine);
- Hydrogen in aviation. Opportunities and Challenges (Andrzej Majka, DSc, PhD, Eng, Associate Professor, Rzeszow University of Technology);
- Mathematical modeling during studies of the strength of structural elements in the atmosphere of hydrogen and its mixtures (Oksana Hembara, Doctor of Sciences (Eng.), Professor; Oleh Holiian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Lviv Polytechnic National University);
- Recent Developments in the Department of Diagnostics of Materials Corrosion-Hydrogen Degradation (Olha Zvirko, Doctor of Sciences (Eng.), Professor, Corresponding Member of NASU, Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the NAS of Ukraine);
- Carbon Dioxide Methanation in PtG Technology: Implications for Methane Production and Stability of the Electricity Grid (Mirosław Szukiewicz, DSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Elżbieta Chmiel-Szukiewicz, PhD, Rzeszow University of Technology);
- Research Potential of the Faculty of Chemistry at Rzeszów University of Technology in the Context of Hydrogen Technology Development (Roman Bochenek, PhD Eng, Rzeszow University of Technology);
- Reducing hydrogen saturation of titanium and zirconium alloys during surface engineering with diffuse saturation of interstitial elements (oxygen, nitrogen) (Vasyl Trush, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Pohrelyuk I.M., Lukyanenko A.G., Lavrys S.M., Fedirko V.M., Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the NAS of Ukraine);
- Material challenges in hydrogen energy (Wojciech J. Nowak, DSc, PhD, Eng, Associate Professor, Natalia Maciaszek MSc, Eng, Marcin Drajewicz, DSc, PhD, Eng, Associate Professor, Rzeszow University of Technology);
- Electrodeposited Ni-Mo coatings from self-regulating electrolytes as electrodes for hydrogen production (Svіtlana Halaichak, Ph.D., S. Korniy, M. Danylchuk, Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the NAS of Ukraine);
- Hydrogen Laboratory of Rzeszow University of Technology – Perspectives and development (Marcin Drajewicz, DSc, PhD, Eng, Associate Professor, Rzeszow University of Technology);
- The effect of sulfide films on hydrogenation of low-carbon steel (Hrystyna Vasylyiv, Ph.D., M. Khoma, V. Vynar, M. Chuchman, V. Ivashkiv, N. Ratska, Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the NAS of Ukraine);
- Anti-corrosion properties of mechanochemically synthesized wollastonite-phosphate pigment (Ivan Zin, Doctor of Sciences (Eng.), Senior Researcher, S. Korniy, O. Khlopik, B. Datsko, Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the NAS of Ukraine).
Current issues and prospects for the development of hydrogen energy as a key area in the transition to clean energy sources were discussed. The main topics of research include the impact of hydrogen on the degradation of structural materials, increasing the durability of hydrogen storage and transportation systems, and the development of new materials and technologies that are resistant to hydrogen.
The closing remarks were made by the co-chairman of the scientific committee, prorektor ds. rozwoju i współpracy Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza, prof. dr hab. inż. Jarosław Sęp and a member of the organising committee, Associate Professor at the Department of Strength of Materials and Structural Mechanics, Lviv Polytechnic, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Oleh Holiian. They expressed gratitude to all the participants for their participation and discussion, and wished them creative success, health and inspiration.
