Professor at the Department of Mining Engineering and Education, PhD.

    In 1986 graduated from Donetsk Mining technical school named after Abakumov on specialty "Mining Electromechanics". During 1987-1992, he studied on full-time courses on Mining Faculty of Dnipropetrovsk Mining Institute named after Artem on specialty "Underground Mining". In 1992, he graduated with honors from the Institute and entered to postgraduate courses at the Mining Department. He has been working by an assistant of the Department since 1995, and after defending his candidate thesis in 2000 as an associate professor.

     V. Pochepov takes an active involvement in the scientific, methodological, organizational and social work of the Department and University. He has been a deputy head of Mining Department and member of the scientific seminar of the Mining Faculty, a member of the inter-departmental seminar of the defend theses on specialty 05.15.02 "Underground Mining of Mineral Deposits" since 2003.

     He gives lectures on subject "Technology of Underground Mining of Mineral Deposits". He is a supervisor of production and pre-diploma practice, design and diploma projects. He is co-author of 2 tutorials, 3 manuals and 13 methodological tutorials.

    V. Pochepov had been awarded by efficiency sign "Miner's Glory" of the II-nd and

III-rd degree, by the medal "For Devotion to NMU".

     His scientific activity is directed on research the parameters fixing the weak water-loaded rocks by the high-head sprays and the stress-strain state of rocks around the mines, fixed anchor.

     Total amount of research works is 27, among them: 5 research papers with high citation ratio Scopus and 7 patents for invention.

Contacts: 19 Yavornytskoho Ave., building 4, room 57