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VideoVictor F. Petrenko
Professor of Engineering
victor.f.petrenko@dartmouth.edu
Education
- M.S., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology 1970
- Ph.D., U.S.S.R. Academy of Science, Moscow 1974
- D.Sc., Physics and Mathematics, U.S.S.R. Academy of Science, Chernogolovka 1983
Research Interests
Materials science; physics of semiconductors; heat transfer and refrigeration technologies; ice physics and ice engineering; de-icing and anti-icing technology; ice and snow friction
Current Research Projects
Teaching
Selected Publications
- Victor F. Petrenko and Robert W. Whitworth, Physics of Ice, Oxford University Press, 2002.
Awards
- 2000 Discover Award for Technological Innovation
Selected Patents
- 7,087,876 High-frequency melting of interfacial ice, 2006
- 7,034,257 Methods for modifying friction between an object and ice or snow, 2006
- 6,832,742 System and method for an electrical de-icing coating, 2004
- 6,818,831 Systems and methods for modifying ice adhesion strength, 2004
- 6,723,971 Methods and structures for removing ice from surfaces, 2004
Professional Activities
- American Materials Research Society
- American Physical Society
- American Chemical Society
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- International Glaciological Society
News
Dartmouth Engineering Professors Discuss Promising Technologies for the Environment
April 15, 2013Cold Truths: new issue of Dartmouth Engineer
Dartmouth Now
March 9, 2012For Scientists, Icy Weather Crystallizes Great Ideas
NHPR
December 14, 2009It’s About Time: A Power Line That Sheds Heavy Ice
Popular Science
October 21, 2009Dartmouth engineers develop new power line de-icing system
Dartmouth News
July 1, 2009Invention Could Prevent Ice Damage
WCAX-TV (Burlington, VT)
February 17, 2009Invention de-ices windshield in seconds
The Gazette (Montreal)
February 16, 2009Electro-Thermal Pulse De-Icing Could Change Your Morning Routine
Automobile.com
February 12, 2009Shattering News: Electro-Pulse Technology Speeds Ice Removal
Scientific American
February 6, 2009Power Line De-Icing Technology
Fox 44 News (VT)
January 13, 2009Power defrost
The Engineer Online (UK)
January 13, 2009New Power Line De-icing System Developed
Science Daily
January 13, 2009Searching the frontiers of science: Invention corner—Frozen Power
Toronto Star
January 11, 2009N.H. invention melts ice off power lines
Rutland Herald
January 10, 2009NH firm says its product thaws icy power lines
NH Union Leader
January 7, 2009An Ice-Free CN Tower
Toronto Star
March 7, 2007Chip off the cold block: Prof’s powerful technology could make scraper obsolete
Lawrence Journal-World
January 21, 2007Professors’ patents can pull in cash for College
The Dartmouth
April 24, 2006Dartmouth’s ice control technology
CNET News.com
April 14, 2006A high-tech way to defrost
CNET News.com
April 14, 2006Heating Up the Icemaking Business
VOX of Dartmouth
April 3, 2006Professor develops machine to melt ice
The Dartmouth
March 31, 2006Dartmouth engineer revolutionizing the icemaker business
Dartmouth News
March 13, 2006Questions for Kenneth Chang
New York Times
February 21, 2006Hot ideas for a winter nemesis
The Boston Globe
March 29, 2004Dartmouth patents, 1999 to present
Dartmouth News
April 7, 2003Ice storm danger melting away
New Scientist
December 27, 2002Researchers develop insight into ice
Vermont Public Radio
November 25, 2002Ski ‘Cruise Control’? It Could Happen
Dartmouth News
November 18, 2002Engineers Develop Electronic Brakes for Skis
abcNEWS.com
February 22, 2002Enlisting Ice as an Ally of Skiers and Aircraft
The New York Times
February 21, 2002Skis to get electronic brakes
New Scientist
February 6, 2002New De-icing Technology
April 12, 2001License Holders of New De-Icing Technologies Gather to Speak at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth News
March 14, 2001
In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine
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Cold Truths: From the microstructure of snow to the massiveness of ice sheets, from fundamental science to practical applications, from Thayer’s ice lab to the earth’s polar regions, Thayer researchers are uncovering what snow and ice reveal about the world.
Winter 2012 -
Kudos
Winter 2011 -
Kudos
Winter 2010 -
Lab Reports: Power Line De-Icing
Winter 2009 -
Lab Reports: Breaking the Ice
Spring 2006 -
From Idea to Invoice: As entrepreneurship grows at Thayer School, innovators encounter pains as well as gains
Spring 2005 -
Minding Their Business: Professors Venture into New Markets
Spring 2005 -
Lab Reports: De-icing Planes and Bridges
Fall 2004