Veniamin Levich
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Veniamin Grigorievich Levich (March 30, 1917, Kharkov, Ukraine
— January 19, 1987, Englewood, New Jersey
, USA) was a physicist
, an expert in the field of electrochemical hydrodynamics. His research activities also included gas-phase collision reactions, the quantum mechanics of electron transfer. The Levich Equation
describing a current at a rotating disk electrode is named after him.
Professor Levich received many honours during his life, including the Palladium Medal of the American Electrochemical Society
in 1973. He was elected a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences
in 1977 and a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
in 1982. He was also a member of numerous scientific organizations, although on leaving the USSR in 1978 he had to relinquish his Soviet citizenship and, therefore, was expelled from the USSR Academy of Sciences
.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
— January 19, 1987, Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of...
, USA) was a physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, an expert in the field of electrochemical hydrodynamics. His research activities also included gas-phase collision reactions, the quantum mechanics of electron transfer. The Levich Equation
Levich equation
The Levich Equation models the diffusion and solution flow conditions around a Rotating disk electrode . It is named after Veniamin Grigorievich Levich who first developed an RDE as a tool for electrochemical research...
describing a current at a rotating disk electrode is named after him.
Professor Levich received many honours during his life, including the Palladium Medal of the American Electrochemical Society
The Electrochemical Society
The Electrochemical Society is a learned society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology. It was founded in 1902 as the American Electrochemical Society...
in 1973. He was elected a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
in 1977 and a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
in 1982. He was also a member of numerous scientific organizations, although on leaving the USSR in 1978 he had to relinquish his Soviet citizenship and, therefore, was expelled from the USSR Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
.