Chibrikov Vadym

Scientific interests

Scientific Interests:

• Cell wall polysaccharides – cellulose, hemicelluloses, pectins
• Plant cell walls and polysaccharide functionality
• Plant mechanics and biomimetic polysaccharide materials
• Structural and mechanical properties of biomaterials
• Microscopy: AFM, Raman, 3D dSTORM
• 3D printing and biomaterial printing
• Machine Learning and mobile application development
• Image analysis
• Data analysis

Academic degrees:

• 2025 Postgraduate Studies in “Modern Human Resource Management,” University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin (WSEI)
• 2025 Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences in the discipline of “Agriculture and Horticulture”, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  Thesis title: Modeling of mechanical properties of hemicellulose-cellulose networks in plant cell wall analogues
• 2020 M.Sc. in Chemistry, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  Thesis title: Preparation of glucose-fructose syrup from Sorghum saccharatum using membrane distillation (in Ukrainian)

Memberships:

• European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE)
• Ukrainian Membrane Society

Scholarships and Internships:

• 2024 Internship at the Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE (Versailles, France) to study cellulose-pectin interactions using 3D direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (3D dSTORM)

Employment:

• 2025 – Present Research Assistant, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• 2024 – 2025 Research Technician, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• 2023 – 2024 Technician, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Profiles in scientometric databases and social platforms:

• Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57678500800
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2007-3800
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?user=wT63HLYAAAAJ&hl=uk&oi=ao
• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vadym-Chibrikov?ev=prf_overview
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vchibrikov/
• GitHub: https://github.com/vchibrikov

Projects:

• 2025 – Present Contractor in the project entitled “Educational and information campaign on biodiversity implemented by the Institute of Agrophysics PAS in Lublin” (Acronym: Kampania Bioróżnorodność; project no. FEPW.02.03-IW.01-0007/24)
• 2025 – Present Contractor in the project entitled “Studies on the conformation and rheological properties of pectins depending on the post-harvest maturity of the plant source” (project no. 2023/51/B/NZ9/02121)
• 2024 – Present Contractor in the project entitled “Research and dissemination of knowledge on the content of pectin, cellulose, and fiber in fruits and vegetables” (project no. NdS-II/SP/0258/2023/01)
• 2024 – Present Contractor in the project entitled “Plant holobiont and soil microbiome as an opportunity for sustainable production and health of agroecosystems” (project no. NdS-II/SP/0263/2024/01)
• 2023 – 2024 Scholar in the project entitled “Cellulose-pectin hydrogels cross-linked with divalent metal ions for immobilization of antagonistic microorganisms” (project no. 2020/37/B/NZ9/03159)
• 2020 – 2023 Scholar in the project entitled “Modeling of mechanical properties of hemicellulose-cellulose networks in plant cell wall analogues” (project no. 2019/35/D/NZ9/00555)