Background
Gogotsi, Yury Son of George A. and Svetlana (Potarykina) Gogotsi.
Gogotsi, Yury Son of George A. and Svetlana (Potarykina) Gogotsi.
Master of Science with honors in Metallurgy, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine, 1986. Doctor of Science in Materials Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine, Kiev, 1995.
Research associate Institute Materials Science National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine, 1986-1990. Alexander von Humboldt fellow University Karlsruhe, Germany, 1990-1992. Japan Society for Promotion of Science fellow Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1992-1993.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization/Norwegian Research Council fellow University Oslo Center Materials Research, 1993-1995. Research scientist University Tübingen, Germany, 1995-1996. Assistant professor mechanical engineering University Illinois, Chicago, 1996-1999, associate professor, assistant director Research Resources Center, 1999-2000.
Professor materials science and engineering Drexel University, Philadelphia, since 2000, professor chemistry, 2000—2002, professor mechanical engineering and mechanics, 2001—2006, trustee chair, since 2007. Adjunct professor mechanical engineering University Illinois, Chicago, since 2001. Associate dean College Engineering Drexel University, since 2002, director A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, since 2003.
Consultant NanoBlox Inc., Foster-Miller, Kurth, Ylitalo and Couden, Asea Brown Boveri, Heidelberg, Germany, Microsin, Kiev, Ukraine. Founder Y-Carbon.
Fellow: World Innovation Foundation, American Ceramic Society (Roland Snow award 2003, 2005, 2007). Member: American Chemical Society, International Institute of Science Sintering (G.C. Kuczynski prize 2002), World Academy Ceramics (academician 2004), Electrochemical Society, Materials Research Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Larissa Ganzha, March 18, 1989. Children: Pavel, Natalie.