Education:
1969: MS in mechanics from the Kiev University
1975: Ph.D. in material mechanics from the Institute of Problems of Strength (National Academy of Science)
1989: Dr.Sci. - habilitation, in mechanics from the Institute of Mechanics (Russian Academy of Science)

Career:
1969-1977 Institute of Problems of Strength, National Academy of Science: engineer, research associate
1977 to present: Institute of Superhard Materials National Academy of Science: senior research associate, head of laboratory of strength of super hard materials,
from 1992 - head of laboratory of sintering ceramics and diamonds

Field of activity:

• Computer simulation of mechanical properties of composites
• Methods of mechanical testing of brittle materials
• Sintering technology of composites and ceramics

Main publications:

1. Maystrenko A.L., Novikov N.V. Crack tip strain field of strain hardening materials at low temperature. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol.22, 1976, Plenum Press, USA
2. Maystrenko A.L., Novikov N.V. Experimental analysis of the critical states of cracks in thin metal plates. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol.24, 1978, Plenum Press, USA
3. Novikov N., Maystrenko A., Devin L. Fracture Toughness of Superhard Diamond Containing Composites. Abstracts of Meeting on Composites, Milano, Italy, 19-21 Nov., 1980
4. Maystrenko A., Novikov N. The test temperature and the strain rate on the fracture toughness of sintered carbides. Proc. VI Intern.Conf.Fract. (ICF-6), 1984, Perg.Press, 2677-2683
5. Maystrenko A.L. The strength and fracture of composite diamond-bearing tool materials. Proc. VI Intern.Conf.Fract. (ICF-6), 1984, Perg.Press, 2697-2703
6. Kulakovskij V., Chepovetskij G., Maystrenko A. Computer aided simulation of crack propagation. Failure analysis-theory and practice, Vol.I, Hungary, EMAS, 1988
7. Maystrenko A.L., Novikov N.V., Bogatyryova G.P., Symkin E.S. The influence of the dispersed phase particles cracking on change of the elastic modulus in a brittle composite, Proc. II-d Intern. Symp."On Brittle Matrix Composite", (BMC2), Poland, PAN, 1988
8. Dub S., Maystrenko A. Reliability of ceramic fracture toughness measurement by indentation. Abstr. Int.Conf. "Fract.Mech.Ceram.", July 1991, Nagoya, Japan, p.160
9. Maystrenko A., Novikov N., Trefilov V., Kovtun V., Structure and properties of diamond containing composite materials sintered in shock waves. Abstr.Second Europ. East-West Sympos. "Mat.Tech-91", Mag.1991, Finland, p.163
10. Devin L., Maystrenko A. Fracture toughness characteristics (KIc-KIIc) of tool ceramics under static and dynamic loading. Proc.III Intern.Symp.Britl.Matrix (BMC3), Sept. 1991, Warsaw, Poland
11. Szymura S., Rabinovich Yu., Bala H., Maystrenko A. The correlation between the coercivity and the mechanical properties of sintered rare earth-iron-boron magnets. J.Phys.Condens.Mater., 6, 1994, 3573-3587
12. Maysternko A.L., Ivanov S.A., Pereyslov V.P. Simulation of sintering condition and properties of diamond-containing composites sintering by high-speed electric methods. Abstracts of the 4-th Intern.Conf. in Asia (IUMRS-ICA-97), China, Oct., 1997