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astronomer, specialist in
spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation. Matter ...
and
polarimetry
Polarimetry is the measurement and interpretation of the polarization of transverse waves, most notably electromagnetic waves, such as radio or light waves. Typically polarimetry is done on electromagnetic waves that have traveled through or ha ...
of
Small Solar System bodies
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State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology
The State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology is an annual award given by the President of Ukraine for accomplishments in science and technology. It is given for one of four categories: outstanding scientific research in the humanities, soc ...
(2010).Указ Президента України № 594/2011 Про присудження Державних премій України в галузі науки і техніки 2010 року Президент України. Офіційне інтернет-представництво
Biography
Vadym Kaydash was born in
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine. In 1988–1993, he studied at the School of Physics of
Kharkiv State University
The Kharkiv University or Karazin University ( uk, Каразінський університет), or officially V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University ( uk, Харківський національний університет імені ...
. In 1994–1997, he was a PhD student of Kharkiv University, and in 1999 he defended his PhD thesis "Prediction of chemical composition and zoning of the surface of the visible hemisphere of the Moon according to the optical measurements".
Since 1997 he has been working at the Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv National University. In 2012, he took the position of head of the Department of Remote Sensing of Planets at the Institute of Astronomy, and in 2014 he was elected Director of the Institute of Astronomy.
Since 2014, he has been working as an associate professor at the Department of Astronomy and Space Informatics of
Kharkiv National University
The Kharkiv University or Karazin University ( uk, Каразінський університет), or officially V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University ( uk, Харківський національний університет імені ...
. He teaches courses "Mathematical Modeling", "Computer Science and Programming".Кайдаш Вадим Григорович фізичний факультет ХНУ ім. В. Н. Каразіна
Scientific results
Vadym Kaidash worked on determining the composition of lunar soil according to the '' Clementine'' spacecraft, studied optical anomalies of the lunar surface by the data of ''
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by LRO have been described as essential for planning NASA's future human and robotic missions to ...
'' (
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...
), ''
SELENE
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JAXA
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ESA
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), and also by the data from telescopic observations. By the data of the ''
Hubble Space Telescope
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'', he made polarimetric study of
Mars
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and analyzed the dynamics of clouds in the
atmosphere of Mars
The atmosphere of Mars is the layer of gases surrounding Mars. It is primarily composed of carbon dioxide (95%), molecular nitrogen (2.8%), and argon (2%). It also contains trace levels of water vapor, oxygen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and no ...
. He also made a significant contribution to the theoretical and experimental study reflection of light by
regolith
Regolith () is a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock. It includes dust, broken rocks, and other related materials and is present on Earth, the Moon, Mars, some asteroids, and other terrestri ...
.
Honours and awards
* Prize for the best science publication of
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...
(1999)
* Basic sciences book award of
International Academy of Astronautics
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is an independent non-governmental organization established in Stockholm (Sweden) on August 16, 1960, by Dr. Theodore von Kármán, and recognized by the United Nations in 1996.
The IAA has elect ...
(2010)
*
State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology
The State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology is an annual award given by the President of Ukraine for accomplishments in science and technology. It is given for one of four categories: outstanding scientific research in the humanities, soc ...
(2010)
References
Sources
Vadym G. Kaydash Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv National University
фізичний факультет ХНУ ім. В. Н. Каразіна
Kaydash, Vadym in
Scopus
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