Prof. Peter Kovalenko

Prof. Peter Kovalenko (b. 1939) obtained his M.Sc. in Hydraulic Engineering (Irrigation and Drainage, 1962); and Ph.D. in Engineering Science (Irrigation and Drainage, 1970). At present, he is working as Director of the Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Land Reclamation, Ukraine. Prof. Kovalenko is Vice-Chairman of WG-ON-FARM, member of ERWG and Chairman of the European Work Team on Sustainable Irrigation Management, besides being President of the Ukraine National Committee of ICID (UKCID). He has participated in numerous ICID IECs and Congresses. His work experience includes (i) Head of Department of Water Distribution Management Engineer, Ukraine State Institute of Designing of Water Economy (1962-1974); (ii) Director of the Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Land Reclamation (1974 till date); (iii) Chief of the Branch for Agriculture, Ukraine Academy for Agrarian Sciences (`1996-2006); and (iv) Member of the Presidium, Ukraine Academy for Agrarian Sciences (2006 till date). He has supervised 32 Ph.D. and 3 D.Sc. candidates, besides publishing more than 300 scientific papers including 15 monographs and 20 patents