__Councillor of board of direction of Y. Paton Institute of Electric Welding

__Academician of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

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__Scientist in field of material science and electric welding

__He was born on July, 28, 1921. Since 1944 he works in Y. Paton Institute of Electric Welding of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 1951 he defended candidate’s thesis. In 1960-ies he guided complex of works on development of technologies welding in protective gases. In 1964 he became a doctor of technical sciences, and in 1965 - professor. He took active part in introduction of welding in rocket production and power engineering, electronics and other fields of industry.

__In 1970-1990 D. Dudko guided actual works for electronics, instrument-making industry and several other technical fields on spraying of coverage on metals and organic materials; including development of methods of detonation spraying of coverage, plasma-arc spraying, ion-plasmous vacuum technology. That was the time when he guided researches in magnetic-pulse welding, cold welding and plasmous processing.

__He is an author of more than 900 scientific works and invents in new methods of welding, materials and special welding equipment. His works are marked with Lenin award of USSR (1963), Stalin award of USSR (1950), state awards of Ukrainian SSR (1972 and 1983), diploma of Rada of Ministers of USSR (1986), Y. Paton diploma of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Presidium of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1997). His merits are marked with two orders of USSR, order of Bulgarian People’s Republic and individual medal for contribution to building of "Coglio Ficceto", numerous medals, including "Medal S.P. Queen", the medal "25 years of space era", the medal "50 years of tank building", Grand Prix of world exhibition of 1958 in Brussels.

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