Vitalij Pecharsky

Distinguished Professor - Iowa State University
Senior Scientist - Ames Laboratory - USDOE
 
Materials Science and Engineering
253 Spedding Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA  50011-3020
 
Phone:  (515) 294-8220
Fax:  (515) 294-9579
vitkp@ameslab.gov

Education

  • Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, L’viv State University, L’viv, Ukraine
  • B.S./M.S. Chemistry (with distinction), Lviv State University, L’viv, Ukraine

Honors and Awards

  • 2006, named Anson Marston Distinguished Professor of Engineering.
  • 2003, Materials Science and Engineering Department Excellence in Research Award.
  • 2001, US DOE’s Energy100 Award for the “Magnetic Refrigeration Unit.”
  • 1997 DOE Materials Sciences Award for Significant Implication for Department of Energy Related Technologies in the Metallurgy and Ceramics. Research “The Giant Magnetocaloric Effect Materials, Gd5(SixGe1-x)4, and their Impact on Refrigeration Technologies.”
  • 2003 Innovative Housing Technology Awards: Coming of Age Award for Magnetic Refrigerator by the National Association of Home Builders, Atlanta, GA.
  • 2002 Federal Laboratory Consortium’s Mid-Continent Award for Outstanding Regional Partnership between DOE’s Ames Laboratory and Astronautics Corporation of America on “Magnetic Refrigeration Technology”.
  • 1999, Award of Excellence for a Technical Paper “Magnetic Cooling for Appliances” presented at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the International Appliance Technical Conference at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 10-12, 1999.
  • 1995, Russell B. Scott Memorial Award for the best research paper, published in Advances in Cryogenic Engineering in 1993