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Professor George A. Gogotsi

At the laboratory during testing of ceramics for heat resistance during its heating, modeling the startup mode of the electric rocket engine From left to right: President of Academy of Sciences of USSR Keldish M.V., Gogotsi G.A., Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences. of USSR Vinogradov P.A.

Professor George A. Gogotsi is a lead researcher at the G. S. Pisarenko Institute for Problems of Strength of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the R&D director at the Materials Research Centre. His scientific interests include the behavior of various brittle materials (ceramics, single crystals, glass, refractories) under mechanical and thermal loading over wide temperature ranges and the physical processes governing their deformation and fracture, which were also the subjects of his Ph.D. (1967) and D.Sc. (1986) theses.
He studied the ceramics and different ceramic composites for magnetohydrodynamic generators, rocket engines, continuous-casting machines, gas-turbine, and armored protection; as well single crystals of zirconia and alumina for scalpels and dental and orthopedic implants. For these studies, new testing methods and setups were developed (and protected by 40 inventor’s certificates of the USSR). Among his original inventions are setups and methods for determining mechanical characteristics of brittle materials in the temperature range -150°С –1500°С, setups for heat-resistance testing of hollow cylindrical specimens (heating to 2800°С at a programmed heating rate followed by the laser measurement of thermal expansion), panel radiant-heat furnace awarded a Gold Medal of the All-Union Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, and many other. This made it possible to conduct research at the highest scientific and technological level and to publish the results in national and international journals. Gogotsi introduced such concepts related to applied mechanics of materials as “brittleness measure,” “base diagram,” “R-line,” etc. He also participates in the development of new ceramic materials, especially those based on zirconia, for engineering and medicine (protected by 10 inventor’s certificates of the USSR and patents of Ukraine). Gogotsi is the author and a co-author of more than 270 scientific publications in national and international journals (his ISI h-index = 12).
After being graduated from the Kiev Polytechnical Institute as a turbine engineer, Gogotsi started his work at the design office of the South Turbine Plant where the first Soviet marine gas turbine was created (he used this experience when participated in the development of the first Soviet ceramic tank turbine and its materials). Later, he worked at the Turbine Department of the Kiev Polytechnical Institute and at the Institute of Thermophysics and as an R&D administrator at the State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. At that time, he also conducted research at the Institute for Problems of Materials Science.

G.A. Gogotsi (left) informs Dr. P. Garvey (Federal Organization for Scientific and Industrial Research, Australia) on the results of innovative researching of ceramic steel invented by him (Vechirniy Kyiv 21.02.1991г.)

In the 1960s, Gogotsi was a member of the Committee of Youth Organizations of Ukraine, vice chairman of the Federation of Tourism, and a chairman of the Board of Tourism Judges of Ukraine. He took part in the organization of underwater sports. In the 1970s, he was a member of the Science and Engineering Council of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR on direct conversion of thermal and nuclear energy to electricity, which was then headed by A. P. Aleksandrov, future President of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, cooperated with academician V. P. Mishin (a follower of S. P. Korolev, the founder of the Soviet rocket technology), academician M. D. Millionshchikov (a noted expert in nuclear engineering), and other outstanding scientists, and was an academic secretary of the Ukrainian Branch of this council then headed by A. N. Shcherban, a deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. In the 1980s, Gogotsi was a member of the Armored-Protection Commission of the Industry-Military System of the USSR. After withdrawing from defense research, he worked as an administrator and researcher in Comecon ceramics projects and was the director of a diversified company Gobor Inc. In 1990 and 1992, Gogotsi was trained in Australia.
Now Gogotsi is the chairman of the Technical Committee on Engineering Ceramics of the State Standard of Ukraine and a member of the editorial board of the Russian journal Ogneupory (Refractories). In 1999, he was elected a professor of the Institute of Materials (Great Britain).
In addition to research and engineering activity, Gogotsi worked as a sports, engineering, and science journalist for Ukrainian newspapers and magazines. He participated in the preparation of the first Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia.
More details of Gogotsi’s biography can be found in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in Science and Еngineering (Marquis, the USA), The Cambridge Blue Book (Great Britain), and other biographic information publications.

Selected publications list of Profеssor G. A. Gogotsi

Scientific articles (without Impact factor)
outside the former USSR

Articles in Ukrainian and Russian journals (with Impact factor), published after the devision of the former USSR

Publications in Strength of Materials

Fracture resistance estimation, edge fracture, edge flaking, and edge chipping problems.

Professor Yury G. Gogotsi

	Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Founder and Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Education: Dr. Gogotsi received his M.S. (1984) and Ph.D. (1986) degrees from Kiev Polytechnic, and a D.Sc. degree from the National Academy of Science of Ukraine in 1995. He performed his post- doctoral research in Germany supported by Alexander von Humboldt, in Norway supported by NATO and in Japan, supported by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Fellowships	Professional Affiliations (elected): Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Ceramic Society, The Electrochemical Society, as well as Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics and Full Member of the International Institute for the Science of Sintering.
Selected Awards	S. Somiya Award from the International Union of Materials Research Societies, G.C. Kuczynski Prize from the International Institute for the Science of Sintering, R. Snow Award from the American Ceramic Society (3 times), I.N. Frantsevich Prize from the Ukrainian Academy of Science, R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine (twice) and two Nano 50TM Awards from NASA Nanotech Briefs.
Research Interests	His research interests include nanostructured materials for energy related and biomedical applications, including supercapacitors, batteries and cellular probes.  He works on carbon (nanotubes, porous carbons, nanodiamond), titania and metal nanoparticles. He also widely uses vibrational spectroscopy and electron microscopy techniques for in situ studies of material behavior under changing environment and temperature, or under applied stress.Journal Articles And Papers, Books, Conference Presentations of Prof. Yury Gogotsi>>
Website	http://nano.materials.drexel.edu

Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Yury G. Gogotsi was qualified as an engineer-researcher in 1984 (Engineering Physics Department, Faculty of powder metallurgy) and the degree of Candidate of Chemical Sciences (Ph.D.) in 1986 (Physical Chemistry) from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. Y. Gogotsi also earned Doctor of Sciences (Dr.Sc.) from the Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 1995. Y.Gogotsi's research group works in carbon nanoparticles, ceramics, and phase transformations under pressure in semiconductors. Y. Gogotsi is co-author of two books, editor of ten books, has received more than 20 patents and has authored nearly 250 scientific articles. Y. Gogotsi works cited more than 3500 times in the world according to the publications of the Institute for Scientific Information. Y.Gogotsi received many awards for his research, including I.N. Frantsevich prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Sômiya Award from International Union of Materials Research Societies, G.C. Kuczynski Prize from the International Institute for the Science of Sintering, R. Snow Award from the American Ceramic Society (three times - in 2003, 2005 and 2007), two Nano 50 awards from NASA Nanotech Briefs. Y. Gogotsi elected academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, an honorary member of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), American Society of Electrochemistry (ECS), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and also he is a member of International Institute for the Science of Sintering.

At the 43rd Annual "R&D 100" Awords 2003, Chicago Dr. Ali Erdemir, Argonne National Lab; Ph.D. student Sascha Welz; Dr. Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Dr. Mike McNallan, UIC.

Every year only two professors in Drexel University from more than a thousand can be named as the winners of Drexel University Awards. Professor Yury Gogotsi received it the second time.
Dean of the Engineering center doctor S.Gucheri and Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Y.Gogotsi)	Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Y.Gogotsi with Drexel University Award

Annual R&D 100 Awards 2009
The R&D 100 Award were established in 1963. Over the years, the R&D 100 Awards have recognized winning products with such household names as Polacolor film (1963), the flashcube (1965), the automated teller machine (1973), the halogen lamp (1974), the fax machine (1975), the liquid crystal display (1980), the printer (1986), the Kodak Photo CD (1991), the Nicoderm antismoking patch (1992), Taxol anticancer drug (1993), lab on a chip (1996), and HDTV (1998).
The 47th International Annual R&D 100 Awards	Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Y.Gogotsi and L. Gogotsi at the 47th International Annual R&D 100 Awards	Dr. Ranjan Dash (Y.Carbon,Inc.)(on left) and Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Director, A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Y.Gogotsi with International Annual R&D 100 Award	Ranjan Dash (on left) and Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Y.Gogotsi (in center) with "R&D 100" Award

Conference IPMS, Kiev, September 2009

During the conference dinner (from left to right) Prof. Eugene Olevsky from San Diego State, Yury Gogotsi, Prof. Valery Skorokhod (the conference chair and IPMS Director) and Prof. Sergey Firstov (IPMS Deputy Director).

Professor Yury Gogotsi received the Distinguished Professor Award of the A. J. Drexel University

On fourth of October, 2010 Drexel University has selected Prof. Yury Gogotsi as the recipient of the Distinguished Professor Award . This award is the highest distinction offered to Drexel University faculty. On the photos: Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Y.Gogotsi with the Distinguished Professor Award). A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute

2011 MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit, MRS Fellow 2011

April 25 - 29, 2011 San Francisco, California

At the Award ceremony of the Spring MRS Meeting Yury Gogotsi, Ph.D., D.Sc. Distinguished University Professor and Trustee Chair Professor, Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute (DNI), was selected as one Fellow per a thousand of members.

2011 MRS Fellow - Professor Yury Gogotsi near the Fellow poster	Prof. Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, USA, with the MRS President Jim de Yoreo and Prof. Vladimir Tsukruk, Georgia Institute of Technology	Prof. Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, USA, and Prof. Vladimir Tsukruk, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, with the 2011 MRS Fellow diploma

Yury Gogotsi: Journal Articles And Papers, Books, Conference Presentations >>

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Yu.G. Gogotsi, V.A. Lavrenko, "Corrosion of High-Perfomance Ceramics" // Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1992 D. Mattia, Y. Gogotsi, "Review: Static and Dynamic Behavior of Liquids inside Carbon Nanotubes" // Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2008, 5, 289 - 305 P. Simon, Y. Gogotsi, "Materials for Electrochemical Capacitors" // Nature Materials, 2008, 7 (11), 845 - 854 Y. Gogotsi, "Nanomaterials Handbook" // CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2006 J. Chmiola, G. Yushin, Y. Gogotsi, C. Portet, P. Simon, P. L. Taberna, "Anomalous Increase in Carbon Capacitance at Pore Sizes Less Than 1 Nanometer" // Science, 2006, 313, 1760 - 1763 F. Ko, Y. Gogotsi, A. Ali, N. Naguib, H. Ye, G. Yang, C. Li, P. Willis, "Electrospinning of Continuous Carbon Nanotube-Filled Nanofiber Yarns" // Advanced Materials, 2003, 15 (14), 1161 - 1165 Y. Gogotsi, A. Nikitin, H. Ye, W. Zhou, J.E. Fischer, B. Yi, H. C. Foley, M. W. Barsoum, "Nanoporous carbide-derived carbon with tuneable pore size" // Nature Materials, 2003, 2 (9), 591 - 594 Y. Gogotsi, S. Welz, D.A. Ersoy, M.J. McNallan, "Conversion of Silicon Carbide to Crystalline Diamond-Structured Carbon at Ambient Pressure" // Nature, 2001, 411, 283 - 287 Y. Gogotsi, J.A. Libera, N. Kalashnikov, and M. Yoshimura, "Graphite Polyhedral Crystals" // Science, 2000, 290, 317 - 320. G. Gogotsi, D. Ostrovoy, B. Ozersky, A. Gogotsi, Y.Gogotsi, "Test Procedures and Equipment for the Mechanical Evaluation of Nanostructured Systems and Other Brittle Materials" // NATO ASI "Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Applications in Sensor, Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Technology", 6-17 September 2004, Sozopol, Bulgaria O. Mashtalir, S. Pogulay, M. Verovchuk, A. Gogotsi, M. Kurtoglu, I. Knocke, Y. Gogotsi, "Synthesis of Photocatalytically Active Titania Nanoparticles" // 12th International Ceramics Congress, CIMTEC, Montecatini Terme, Italy, 2010 Yu. G. Gogotsi, A. G. Gogotsi and O. D. Shcherbina, "Effect of oxidation on the strength of silicon nitride base reaction sintered ceramics" //Powder metallurgy and metal ceramics, 1986, 25 (5), 388-391 A. Gurga, V. Mochalin, Y. Gogotsi, D. Pepe, C. Picardi, "Nanoindentation study of the effect of nanodiamond additives on electroless deposition nickel-boride coatings" // Proceedings of the Conference HEMs-2006, 11-14 September 2006, Belokurikha, Altai region. Carbon Nanomaterials The book contains an exhaustive review of the latest data on all types of carbon nanomaterials. That book considered the specific properties and practical methods for the synthesis of carbon nano-materials, new technologies and applications in various fields: molecular electronics, sensor technology, nano-and microelectromechanical devices, displays, field emission, the medium for hydrogen storage, electrodes in batteries and supercapacitors, composite nanomaterials.The book describes the carbon nanotubes and other nanostructured forms of carbon: fullerenes, nanodiamonds, nanofibres, nanokonusy, nanospirali, nanousy and graphite polyhedral crystals. Carbon nanomaterials / ed. by Gogotsi Yury, Taylor & Francis,Boca Raton, FL, USA 2006.

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