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Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was founded in Lviv in 1951. Today it is the largest academic institution in Western Ukraine. The Institute staff consists of about 350 people, including 2 Academicians and 5 Corresponding Members of NAS of Ukraine, more than 40 Doctors of Science, and 100 Doctors of Philosophy.

Over the years, the Institute has become a world-known research center and a leading academic institution in Ukraine in the areas of fracture mechanics and strength of materials, hydrogen materials science, physical and chemical processes during corrosion and protection of materials, non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics.

The theory of adsorption and hydrogen fatigue of steels and the theory of the boundary equilibrium of deformable bodies with crack-like defects are developed in the Institute. A new scientific branch – physical and chemical mechanics of materials – is also developed here, which includes theoretical foundations of fracture and durability of structural materials with cracks under the impact of stresses and/or aggressive environments. This method makes it possible to evaluate the workability and predict the destruction of structural elements. The mathematical theory of diffraction, the theory of signals, and the theory of electric circles have been significantly improved in the Institute. New methods of extraction and processing of information, signal processing and the increase of noise immunity in technical diagnostics, geoscience and remote sensing are offered in the Institute.

The research results of the Institute are presented in about 350 monographs; among them there are fundamental works, such as “Fracture mechanics and strength of materials” (15 volumes) and “Technical diagnostics of materials and constructions” (8 volumes).