Arkady
Tzitrin was born in Ukraine in 1954. Throughout his childhood, he had a
consistent passion towards mathematics and physics, winning numerous
contests and competitions. In 1977, he finished the Physics and
Mathematics faculty of the Ivano-Frankovsk Pedagogical Academy with
distinction. Further, he continued his education in the Lvov University
of Mechanics and Mathematics, while training and working for some time
in the Insitute of Problems in Mathematics and Mechanics of the Soviet
Union Science Academy. Later, Mr. Tzitrin supervised a mathematics and
physics school of his creation, and for about ten years was the leading
expert of the research laboratory at the Ivano-Frankovsk Institute of
Oil and Gas. In concurrence with scientific work, Arkady was actively
engaged in teaching, providing services to students from various
educational institutions around the city. After finishing his
postgraduate study in 1990, Mr. Tzitrin presented his dissertation in
the Gubkin Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas, earning him a Ph.D. Not
only has he published more than fifty scientific and methodical works
and registered over ten inventions, but he has also participated in
numerous international conferences and congresses. During all these
years, Arkady has accumulated an extensive organizational and pedagogic
experience at numerous schools of Ukraine, Russia, and Israel. In the
year 2000, he moved to Canada and founded the "Integral" School of
Mathematics and Physics. He currently resides in Thornhill, Ontario and
performs instructional as well as administrative duties in the school.