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Dr. Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sheffield. His research focuses on structural analysis of soft matter materials, particularly polymers, using advanced scattering techniques and rheological methods. He has developed innovative techniques like shear-induced polarized light imaging (SIPLI) for studying flow-induced phenomena in polymeric materials.
Dr. Mykhaylyk earned his MSc in Physics (optics and spectroscopy) from Taras Shevchenko Kiev State University in 1991, followed by a PhD in solid state physics and crystallography from the Institute for Problems of Materials Science (Ukrainian Academy of Sciences) in 1996. After research positions at the same institute, he held a Royal Society/NATO Fellowship at the University of Cambridge (2000-2001), joined the University of Leeds as a Research Associate in 2002, and moved to the University of Sheffield in 2004, where he was promoted to Research Fellow in 2011 and Senior Research Fellow in 2017.
His research spans three interconnected areas: Scattering Methods for structural analysis of soft matter, particularly using SAXS, WAXS, XRD, SANS and SLS; Mechano-optical Rheology with his development of the SIPLI technique for studying shear-induced phenomena; and Polymer Crystallization focusing on understanding the formation of shear-induced morphologies like shish-kebabs. His current work centers on thermo-responsive block-copolymer micelles and vesicles.
Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on polymer self-assembly, particularly through polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA), with applications in Pickering emulsifiers, drug delivery systems, and responsive materials. His work increasingly integrates advanced characterization techniques with practical applications in materials science and biotechnology.
Dr. Mykhaylyk teaches Polymer Characterisation and Analysis at the postgraduate level and supervises Level 4 Research Projects, contributing to the education of the next generation of materials scientists.
His research group collaborates extensively with Professor Steven Armes and other colleagues at Sheffield, focusing on the synthesis and characterization of block copolymer nano-objects with applications ranging from emulsion stabilization to biomedical uses. The group maintains strong experimental capabilities in scattering techniques, rheology, and polymer synthesis.
