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Promoting thermoelectric technology to mitigate global climate change
Below is the obituary of Dr. Emil Skrabek (far left), one of the key technical people in the U.S. space nuclear program. As the obituary notes, Emil was involved in many of the U.S. space nuclear missions. He invented the thermoelectric material TAGS-85 that was used in the Pioneer-10/11 RTGs, Viking Lander-1/2 RTGs and currently in the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory RTG. He was smart, knowledgeable yet with a certain quiet humbleness and a clever sense of humor. He will be missed.
Gary
P.S. The acronym TAGS comes from the constituents of the thermoelectric material: tellurium, antimony, germanium, and silver.
The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) announces the 2019 ITS Young Investigator Award for Excellence in Research in Thermoelectrics by a young investigator who holds a researcher/engineer position in either: academia, industry, government lab or scientific institute (e.g.
The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) announces the ITS Postdoctoral Scholar in Thermoelectrics Award to recognize outstanding achievement in scholarship in the field of thermoelectricity. The award carries a cash prize of two thousand US dollars ($2000), honorary membership in the ITS, and a Descriptive Certificate that will be presented at the 38th International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT 2019), in Gyeongju, South Korea.
The award shall normally be bestowed upon a single recipient.
The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) and the European Thermoelectric Society (ETS) solicit organizations from Europe interested in hosting its 40th Annual International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2021) combined with the 19th European Conference on thermoelectrics (ECT2021) in the year 2021.
To assist a graduate student in the pursuit of research during the summer (May – August) in a field of interest to the ITS.
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The award shall be known as the ITS Fellowship and will consist of funds in the amount of US $5,000 for the summer months of study at an institution different from the awardee’s home institution.
The International Thermoelectric Society (ITS) announces the 2019 ITS Outstanding Achievement in Thermoelectrics Award to recognize outstanding achievement in scholarship and service to the thermoelectric community. The award carries a cash prize of two thousand US dollars ($2000), honorary membership in the ITS, and a Descriptive Certificate that will be presented at the 38th International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT 2019), in Gyeongju, Korea, June 30- July 4, 2019.
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