Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemsitry Research n.a. O.N. Sokolovskiy" (NSC ISSAR) has been established in 1956. For nearly fifty years it is playing a key role in the development of scientific basis for national and local programs directed to rational land management, soil conservation and maintaining soil fertility. In 2001 the Institute achievements have been acknowledged by the Presidential Decree trough which assigned the Institute its current status of the National Scientific Center.

Today the National Scientific Center "Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research" (NSC ISSAR) is the leading research institution in Ukraine undertaking fundamental and applied research on various issues related to soil science, agrochemistry and land conservation. It coordinates researches at branch institutions nationwide. NSC ISSAR has all the facilities, laboratory and computer equipment, as well as experimental sites, to perform research on up-to-date level. NSC ISSAR provides a wide range of services on expertise in applied soil science, sustainable land management, agrotechnologies, land quality assessment, soil monitoring and soil survey. It maintains a long-lasting collaboration with international organization such as IUSS, ISTRO, ESSC, ISCO, ISOFAR. Our scientists take part in the research teams of a number of international projects.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Formulating basic principles of biological agriculture

NSC ISSAR MANAGEMENT
Director:
Corresponding Member of UAAS,
Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
Volodymyr Kysil
Deputy Director on Scientific Activity:
Corresponding Member of UAAS,
Professor, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
Sviatoslav Baluk
Deputy Director on Scientific and Executive Support:
Candidate of Agrarian Sciences
Yuriy Serokurov
Deputy Director on the Financial Management and Economy:
Natalia Shein
Secretary Assistant on Scientific Activity:
Candidate of Agrarian Sciences
Valentina Shymel

NSC ISSAR PERSONNEL
The research staff currently includes 2 Academicians and 3 Corresponding Members of Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences, 9 Doctor and 31 Candidate of sciences, 27 postgraduate students, a number of highly qualified researchers, engineers, laboratory assistants. An option is available of extended and postgraduate education.

NSC ISSAR SCIENTIFIC SUBDIVISIONS
SOIL COVER STUDY LABORATORY
Dr. Vadim Solovey
SOIL GEO-ECOPHYSICS LABORATORY
Dr. Tatiana Laktionova
LAND ASSESSMENT GROUP
Prof. Vitaliy Medvedev
PRODUCTIVITY OF HYDROMORPHIC AND ACID SOILS LABORATORY
Dr. Yuriy Tsapko
PRODUCTIVITY OF IRRIGATED AND SALINE SOILS LABORATORY
Prof. Sviatoslav Baluk
METROLOGY AND STANDARDS GROUP
Marina Lazebna
SOIL EROSION CONTROL LABORATORY Dr.
Dmitriy Timchenko
REMOTE SENSING GROUP
Stanislav Truskavetskiy
SOIL ECOLOGY AND BIOAGRICULTURE LABORATORY
Dr. Vladimir Kysil
MICROBIOLOGY GROUP
Dr. Sergei Christenko
SOIL INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL LABORATORY
Dr. Anatoliy Fateev
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AND CHEMICALIZATION CONTROL LABORATORY
Dr. Nikolai Lisovoy
AGROCHEMISTRY LABORATORY
Dr. Anatoliy Khristenko
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND HUMUS LABORATORY
Dr. Evgeniy Skrynyk
INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF SOIL RESEARCH LABORATORY
Olga Nazarenko

Address: Chaikovskogo str. 4, Kharkiv, Ukraine 61024
Phone: +380 (57) 715-65-78, +380 (57) 704-13-40
Fax: +380 (57) 704-16-69
E-mail: pochva@online.kharkiv.net
For more information on the NSC ISSAR achievements, research results, new publicaton etc., visit the NSC ISSAR official website