Category: Thermoelectricity

Vladimir Semeniouk has passed away on the 19th of October 2021. The International Thermoelectric Society presents its condolences to his family and friends. Vladimir Semeniouk was born in 1937 and … Read More

Dear ITS members,200 years ago, on August 16, 1821, Thomas Johann Seebeck reported to the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin about his discovery of thermoelectricity. Although slightly belated:Happy Anniversary, … Read More

On behalf of Jeff Snyder: You may have heard about the arrest of Gang Chen of MIT and the push back from academics.The charges are primarily based on a failure … Read More

Glen was already a giant when I first met him at GE in 1984. The year I was born he established isotope scattering as the main source of thermal resistance … Read More

Katsushi Fukuda has informed us of the sudden passing of Kinichi Uemura on April 24, 2014 after a brief illness at the age of 91 in Japan. Prof. Uemura was well … Read More

October 31, 2013 Richard ‘Dick’ James Buist Traverse City Record-Eagle SUTTONS BAY — Richard “Dick” James Buist, 76, of Suttons Bay, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on … Read More

I don’t suppose most ZTnews readers knew or heard of Al Schock.  But I count myself fortunate to have known him for about 23 years.  Al was an icon in … Read More

Professor D. M. Rowe of Cardiff, scientist, author, editor, and organizer is well known to the thermoelectric community. Now he has come to the attention of no less than the … Read More