Leonid Yatsenko was born on April 25, 1954 in Stepanovka, Zhitomor Oblast in Ukraine. In 1970 he entered Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Radio physics department. In 1973 he was selected to be transferred to the Moscow Physical Engineering Institute, which he graduated with honors in 1976. Diploma thesis title: "Nonlinear power resonances in ring gas lasers". In 1980 obtained Ph.D. at the Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia with the thesis "The theoretical investigation of macroscopical parameters influence on the characteristics of opticalfrequency standards". After that moved back to Kiev and started working at the Institute of Physics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He's been working there since then and till present time. Married Elena Udovitscka on August 11, 1984. Daughter Julia was born on July 17, 1985. Daughter Olga was born on October 28, 1988. In 1993 obtained academical title of senior research fellow. In 1996 took a doctoral degree with a thesis "Resonance phenomena in gas lasers". Since 1997 - leading research fellow of the Institute. Became Ukrainian State Prize Winner of 1998, which was awarded for the work on "Basic physics, development and creation of high-stable laser systems for metrology, analytical measurements and basic research". In 2001 obtained status of professor.1996–present time - various international visits and collaborations. 2003, Munich - invited talk "Dynamics of Coherent Excitation of Atoms and Molecules: Basic Problems and Applications" at the CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC. Since 06.05.2006- Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 2008 was chosen to be director of Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine. In 2015 he was elected as an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Ukrainian State Prize of 1998 Winner. The prize was awarded for the work on “Basic physics, development and creation of high-stable laser systems for metrology, analytical measurements and basic research”. The International Renaissance Foundation's contest “Scientists and Teachers” winner.
Teaching
Scientific advisor of three PhD dissertations. Currently scientific advisor of two PhD students and two diploma students. In 2002 presented of a series of lectures “Coherent effects in the interaction of light with atoms and molecules” to the Radio physics department of the Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University.
Publications
Monograph “Resonance effects in gas ring lasers”, Naukova Dumka, Kiev, 1994 More than 110 scientific papers. 17 patents of the former USSR and of Ukraine.
