Department
Thayer School of Engineering
Organization
Dartmouth College
Email
victor.f.petrenko@dartmouth.edu

Location

Rochester , New York 14618
United States

Bio

Education: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT-Soviet MIT), BS-1968, MS-1970
PhD-Institute of Problems in Physics, Moscow, 1974.
DSc (Doctor 2), Institute of Solid State Physics, Chernogolovka, 1983.
Positions: Institute of Solid State Physics, Chernogolovka, Russia, research associate, scientist, senior scientist, principal scientist, director of a research laboratory, 1970-1990.
MIPT, 1978-1990, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor of Physics.
Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA, 1990-present, Professor of Engineering
Ice Engineering/IceCode LLC, 2001-2011, founder, CTO and Chairman of the BOD.
Publications: one book, chapters in three more books, over 150 scientific peer-reviewed publications.
Patents: 25 US patents and 45 foreign patents.
Consulting GE, LGE, Electrolux, NASA, Guardian Industries, Siemens, etc.

Science Specialties

ice physics, ice mechanics, deicing, ice friction

Current Research

Ice adhesion. Crack propagation in ice. Photoplastic effect in ice. Electrical properties of ice. Ice photoconductivity. Deicing.