Lubomyr Romankiw
Lubomyr Taras Romankiw (born April 17, 1931 in Schowkwa ) is a Ukrainian-Canadian materials scientist and engineer at IBM .
Romankiw studied at the University of Alberta with a bachelor's degree in 1955 and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a master's degree in 1962 and a doctorate in the same year in the field of metallurgy and materials science. From 1959 to 1961 he was an instructor at MIT. From 1962 he was at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center at IBM, initially in the field of electrochemistry and from 1963/64 and 1968 to 1978 as manager of the magnetic materials group. From 1981 he was Manager Material and Process Studies .
Romankiw developed a read head for thin magnetic films with David Thompson at IBM, which enabled more compact, cheaper and more extensive data storage for computers ( hard disks ). He is involved in over 65 patents and has worked in the fields of magnetic materials and devices, electrochemistry and chemical engineering (for example in the field of copper plating ), deposition of thin films, metallurgy, dielectrics, screens.
He is an IBM Fellow , IEEE Fellow , Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2012. In 1993 he received the Perkin Medal , in 1994 he received the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award and the Vittorio de Nora Medal of the Electrochemical Society. Romankiw is a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. In 2000 he received the Inventor of the Year Award from the East New York Intellectual Property Law Association.
He is a Canadian citizen.
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- ↑ Life data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Romankiw, Lubomyr |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Romankiw, Lubomyr Taras |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian computer engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shovkva |