Lubomyr T. Romankiw is an IBM Fellow

IBM Fellow

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 researcher

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 at IBM

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's Thomas J. Watson Research Center

Thomas J. Watson Research Center

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 in Yorktown Heights, New York

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Romankiw earned his B.S. from the University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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 in 1957, and both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees (in metallurgy

Metallurgy

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 and materials) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 in 1962. He is listed as an (co)inventor on over 57 U.S. patent

Patent

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s, 150 papers and has edited 10 volumes of various technical symposia. Much of his work involves magnetic materials, reflective displays and copper plating.

He received the Perkin Medal

Perkin Medal

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 from the Society of Chemical Industry

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 (1993), the Vittorio de Nora Medal from The Electrochemical Society

The Electrochemical Society

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 (1994), the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award

IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award

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, the Inventor of the Year Award from the Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association (2000) and the Inventor of the Year Awards from the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (2001).

He is active in various organizations, most notably serving as the Nachalniy Plastun (or Chief Scout) of the Plast

Plast

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 Ukrainian Scouting Organization.

External links

• IBM Press Release - Inventor of the Year, NY Intellectual Property Law Association