Lecturers of the Department of Hydrology and Hydroecology

Valentyn Khilchevskyi

Professor, Doctor of Geographical Sciences,

Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine,

Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology

Scientific profiles:

Education and grades:

1996 – Doctor of Geographical Sciences, specialisation – «Land hydrology, water resources, hydrochemistry» thesis topic: «Assessment of the impact of agrochemicals on the flow of chemicals and the quality of surface waters (using the Dnipro basin as an example)». The thesis was defended at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

1985 – Candidate of Geographical Sciences, specialisation in hydrochemistry, thesis topic: «Changes in the chemical composition of river waters in the Upper Dnipro basin under the influence of anthropogenic factors». The thesis was defended at the Hydrochemical Institute of the State Committee for Hydrometeorology of the USSR (Rostov-on-Don). Scientific supervisor – Professor Vasyl Peleshenko.

1978-1982 – part-time postgraduate studies in Hydrochemistry, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;

1971–1976 – graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Geography, Department of Land Hydrology, majoring in Hydrology, specialising in Hydrochemistry.

 

Work Experience:

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv:

since 2019 – Professor of the Department of Hydrology and Hydroecology;

2002–2019 – Head of the Department of Hydrology and Hydroecology (department renamed);

2000-2002 – Head of the Department of Hydrology and Hydrochemistry;

1997-2000 – Professor of the Department of Hydrology and Hydrochemistry;

1989-1997 – Associate Professor of the Department of Hydrology and Hydrochemistry;

1988-1989 – Intern at the University of Bucharest (Romania);

1979-1989 – Junior and Senior Researcher at the Research Laboratory of Hydrochemistry

1976-1979 – Engineer and Senior Engineer at the Research Laboratory of Hydrochemistry.

 

Teaching activities:

«Fundamentals of Hydrochemistry», «Hydrology and Hydrochemistry», «Environmental Aspects of Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal», «River Basin Management», «Recreational Water Use», «Mineral Waters of Ukraine», «Hydrography and Water Resources of the World», «Water Resources of Europe and Ukraine».

 

Guarantor of the educational programme ‘Water Resources Management and Ecology’ at the bachelor’s level.

 

Research interests:

Hydrochemistry, surface water quality, water supply quality, hydrography, water resource management in Ukraine and other countries.

 

Expeditionary research:

The Azov and Black Seas, the Danube, the rivers of the Southern Carpathians and the Transylvanian Plateau, the rivers of Ukraine, the Shatsk Lakes, and the cooling reservoirs of the Smolensk, Rivne, and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants.

 

Public and Professional Activities:

  • Editor-in-Chief of the journa «Hydrology, Hydrochemistry and Hydroecology»;
  • Member of the editorial board of «Meteorology. Hydrology. Environmental Monitoring»;
  • Member of the Academic Council of the Ukrainian Geographical Society;
  • Member of the Coordination Council of the Public Water Initiative of Ukraine;

Professional Development and Training:

2024 –  Internship: International Interdisciplinary Studies ‘European Green Dimensions’ -10.01–01.05.2024.  project 101081525 JM – EUCD – ERASMUS – JMO-2022-HEI-TCN-RSCH; module – 3.0 ECTS credits;

2024 – International Scientific Summer School ‘European Green Deal: Challenges for Ukraine’ – 6–8 June 2024, project 101081525 JM – EUCD – ERASMUS – JMO-2022-HEI-TCN-RSCH; module – 0.6 ECTS credits; 

2023 – International Scientific Summer School ‘European Green Deal: Challenges for Ukraine’ – 08.06–10.06.2023, project 101081525 JM – EUCD – ERASMUS – JMO-2022-HEI-TCN-RSCH; module – 0.6 ECTS credits;

2022 – International Environmental School ‘Ukrainian-Visegrad Dialogues on Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Water Resources’ – 07.09–08.09.2022, in case of the Visegrad project 22110149; module – 0.6 ECTS credits.

 

Experience in International Projects:

Participation as an expert in five projects over the last five years:

  • UN project to create and publish the Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2018-2022);
  • ERA project ‘New water pipelines’ as part of the ‘US ID Economic Resilience Activity’ (2024-2025);
  • Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB, Berlin, Germany) project ‘Water as a weapon during armed conflicts: the lessons of Ukraine’ (2024-2025);
  • IMPRESS-U project, funded by the National Science Foundation (USA) – 2025, on improving the assessment of aquifers in border areas of Ukraine;
  • DOMANI: Developing Micro-credentials Ecosystems in Ukraine and Mongolia for Competitive and Resilient Green Economies (Project 101179859).

Training of scientific personnel:

Under the scientific guidance of Prof. Valentyn Khilchevskyi, 10 candidate dissertations and 4 doctoral dissertation were prepared and defended.

 

Publications:

Monographs and textbooks over the last 5 years:

 

  • Khilchevskyi V., Karamushka V. (2022) Global Water Resources: Distribution and Demand. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Clean Water and Sanitation. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-95846-0_101
  • Khilchevskyi V.K. Hydrochemical Dictionary. Kyiv: DIA, 2022. 208 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Khilchevskyi V.K., Grebin V.V. Water bodies of Ukraine and recreational assessment of water quality: textbook. Kyiv: DIA, 2022. 240 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Khilchevskyi V.K. Hydrography and water resources of Europe: textbook. Kyiv: DIA, 2023. 308 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Khilchevskyi V.K., Zabokrytska M.R., Stelmakh V.Yu. Hydroecological aspects of water supply and sanitation: textbook. Kyiv: DIA, 2023. 228 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Khilchevskyi V.K., Grebin V.V., Zabokrytska M.R. River Basin Management: Textbook. Kyiv: DIA, 2024. 236 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Khilchevskyi V.K. Transboundary Water Resources Management: Textbook. Kyiv: DIA, 2024. 208 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Khilchevskyi V.K., Grebin V.V. Hydrology and Hydrochemistry: Textbook. Kyiv: DIA, 2025. 352 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Kravchynskyi R.L., Korchemliuk M.V., Khilchevskyi V.K., Tymchuk Ya.Ya., Stefurak O.M. / Edited by V.K. Khilchevskyi. Study of the natural conditions of the Carpathian National Nature Park: abiotic aspect: textbook. Ivano-Frankivsk: Folian. 2025. 262 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Khilchevskyi V.K. Water policy and water resources management in countries around the world: textbook. Kyiv: DIA, 2026. 344 p. (in Ukrainian).
  • Plichko L.V., Khilchevskyi V.K., Zatserkovny V.I. Assessment of the condition of water bodies using remote sensing: monograph / Edited by V.K. Khilchevskyi. Kyiv: DIA, 2026. 172 p. (in Ukrainian).

Selected articles over the last 5 years:

  • Khilchevskyi V., Ilyin L., Pasichnyk M., Zabokrytska M., Ilyina O. (2022). Hydrography, hydrochemistry and composition of sapropel of Shatsk Lakes. Journal of Water and Land Development, 2022, No 54, Р. 184-193. DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2022.141571
  • Khilchevskyi V., Grebin V., Dubniak S., Zabokrytska M., Bolbot H.(2022). Large and small reservoirs of Ukraine. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 52 (I–ІІI). 101-107. DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2022.140379
  • Khilchevskyi, V., Leta, V., Sherstyuk, N., Pylypovych, O., Zabokrytska, M., Pasichnyk, M., & Tsvietaieva, O. (2023). Hydrochemical characteristics of the Upper reaches of the Tisza River. Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology, 32(2), 283-294. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15421/112327
  • Shumilova, O., Sukhodolov, A. Tockner, K., Khilchevskyi, V., De Meester L, Stepanenko, S., Trokhymenko A., Hernandez-Aguero J. A., Gleick P. (2023). Impact of the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict on water resources and water infrastructure. Nature Sustainability. 6. 578-586. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01068-x
  • Khilchevskyi V., Kapusta T., Sherstyuk N., Zabokrytska. (2024). Hydrochemical characteristics of left-bank tributaries of the Dniester within Ternopil oblast. Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology, 33(1), 88-99. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15421/112410
  • Khilchevskyi V., Plichko L., Zabokrytska M., Sherstyuk N. (2025). Assessment of the dynamics of the area of the Shatsk Lakes over a long-term period based on remote sensing data in connection with fluctuations in their level (1985–2023). Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology, 34(1), 126-135. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15421/112512
  • Kravchynskyi R., Khilchevskyi V., Korchemlyuk M., Zabokrytska M., Stefurak O., Belmega I. (2024). The role of hydrological factors in the die-back of the European spruce in the territory of the Southeast Carpathians. Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, series «Geology. Geography. Ecology», (61), 212-222. https://doi.org/10.26565/2410-7360-2024-61-17
  • Shumilova O., Sukhodolov A., Osadcha N., et al., incl. Khilchevskyi V. (2025). Environmental effects of the Kakhovka Dam destruction by warfave in Ukraine. Science. 387. 1181-1186. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn8655

State and scientific awards:

State awards:

  • Medal «In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev» (1982);
  • Honorary title «Honored Science and Technology Figure of Ukraine» (2009);
  • State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2017).

Departmental awards:

  • Honorary Diploma from the Mayor of Kyiv (2002).
  • Badge of the Hydrometeorological Service «Honorary Worker of the Hydrometeorological Service of Ukraine» (2003).
  • Badge of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine «Excellence in Education of Ukraine» (2004).
  • Badge of the State Water Agency of Ukraine «For conscientious work in the field of water management» (2013).
  • Badge of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine «For scientific and educational achievements» (2017).
  • Award of the Academic Council of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (2019).
  • Medal of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine «Ushynsky K.D.» (2023).

Languages:

  • Ukrainian – native;
  • German – conversational;
  • Romanian – conversational.