ANTARCTIC RESEARCH – THE STATE PROGRAM OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the memory of Academician Pеtrо Feodosiyovych Gozhyk (1937–2020) – Director of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the first head of the State Program of Ukraine for Antarctic Research on the basis of the Ukrainian Antarctic Station “Academician Vernadsky”. More than 10 institutes and organizations of Ukraine have been carrying out a wide range of research for over 20 years: marine and coastal geological and geophysical work, continuous observations of the atmosphere, the ozone layer, ultra-long-range propagation of short-wave radiation. Biological research is being carried out with the prospect of realizing the resistance of living organisms in the harsh conditions of Antarctica for our latitudes. All our activities in Antarctica are carried out within the framework of international programs. By entering into international cooperation, Ukraine has shown a decent level of work and, at the same time, has taken obligations to the International Community. It is this approach to activities in Antarctica from the part of Ukraine that Petr Feodosievich tried to provide. We, the staff of the institute headed by him, deeply grieve over his untimely death and are trying to continue the worthy level of research that Academician of NAS of Ukraine Petro Feodosiyovych Gozhyk laid down.