Background
Levitas, Valery was born on April 3, 1956 in Kiev, Ukraine. Son of Ilya and Shanna (Beresina) Levitas. arrived in Germany, 1993.
Levitas, Valery was born on April 3, 1956 in Kiev, Ukraine. Son of Ilya and Shanna (Beresina) Levitas. arrived in Germany, 1993.
Master of Science with honors, Institute Technology, Kiev, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, Institute Superhard Materials, Kiev, 1981; Doctor of Science, Institute Electronics Machine Building, Moscow, 1988; D of Engineering Habilitation, U. Hannover, Germany, 1995.
Junior researcher, Institute for Superhard Materials, Kiev, 1981-1984;
leader research group, Institute for Superhard Materials, Kiev, 1982-1995;
senior researcher, Institute for Superhard Materials, Kiev, 1984-1989;
leading researcher, Institute for Superhard Materials, Kiev, 1985-1995;
visiting researcher, Institute Problems of Mechanics, Moscow, 1985;
visiting and research professor, U. Hannover, Germany, 1992, 93-. Consultant Institute for Superhard Materials, Kiev, since 1995. Consultant, project leader Diamond Plant, Poltava, Ukraine, 1988-1990, Firm Strength, Kiev, 1990-1992.
Speaker in field.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Association for Advancement of High Pressure Science (Executive Committee since 1993), Society Engineering Science.
Married Ludmila Borodyanskaya, August 25, 1978 (divorced 1992). 1 child, Oleg; married Natasha Danekina, January 20, 1993. 1 child, Roman.
