Background
Matveyev, Valentin Volodymyrovich was born on November 10, 1929 in Trostyanets, Ukraine, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Volodymyr Ivanovych and Anfisa Ivanivna (Shyiko) Matveyev.
Matveyev, Valentin Volodymyrovich was born on November 10, 1929 in Trostyanets, Ukraine, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Volodymyr Ivanovych and Anfisa Ivanivna (Shyiko) Matveyev.
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Road-Transport Institute, Kiev, Ukraine, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Road-Transport Institute, Kiev, Ukraine, 1964. Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, Road-Transport Institute, Kiev, Ukraine, 1974.
Engineer, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kiev, Ukraine., Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1952-1957; assistant professor, Higher Artillery Engineering School, Kiev, 1958-1959; assistant, Polytechnic Institute, Kiev, Ukraine., 1959-1963; professor, lecturer, 1977-1983; chairman State Examining Board, 1986-1991; scientist Institute Problems of Material Sciences, National Academy Science Ukraine, Kiev, 1963-1964; senior scientist Institute Problems of Materials Science, National Academy Science Ukraine, Kiev, 1965-1966; senior scientist Institute Problems of Strength, National Academy Science Ukraine, Kiev, 1966-1975; head department Institute Problems of Strenght, National Academy Science Ukraine, Kiev, since 1975; deputy director Institute Problems of Strength, National Academy Science Ukraine, Kiev, 1977-1988; deputy head department mechanics, National Academy Science Ukraine, Kiev, since 1983.
Member section Committee State Prizes of Ukraine, Kiev, since 1982. Member National Soviet Ukraine for the Mechanics of Machines and Mechanism, National Committee Theoret. and Applied Mechanics of the Ukraine and Russia, Association Reliability and Lifetime of Machines and Constructions (vice president since 1992), National Academy of Sciences Ukraine (correspondent, Academician Anugrah Narayan Dinnik's prize), New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Lesia Vasylivna Vasechko, May 16, 1952. Children: Tatiana, Sergey.