Alexander Mikhailovich Kostin Professor in the Department of Welding Technology   Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor Email: kostin.weld@gmail.com ORCID: Scopus ID: 57204114206 Web of Science ID: U-4011-2017 Google Scholar: scholar.google.com.ua/citations?user=QlUBFioAAAAJ&hl=uk

Alexander Mikhailovich Kostin was born on March 30, 1960, in Mykolaiv.

In 1983, he graduated from the Shipbuilding Institute, after which he worked as a welding foreman at the Black Sea Shipyard from 1983 to 1984.

He has been working at the university in the Department of Welding Technology since 1984.

He defended his doctoral dissertation in 1992 and was awarded the academic title of professor at the National University of Kyiv in 2018.

He also serves as director of the "Shipbuilding Training Center for Welding Technology" Association.

Since 2005, he has been an expert with the Ukrainian Welding Certification Committee (certification number MK-0018). He serves as the Chair of the Commission for the Certification of Welders in accordance with domestic and international standards.

Since 2011, he has served as acting chairman of the Mykolaiv branch of the Ukrainian Welders' Association.

Author and co-author of more than 100 scientific publications.