Professor

Education

• Odessa University, Ukraine, PhD 1992
• Odessa University, Ukraine, MS 1985
• Odessa College of Measurements, Ukraine,  BS 1980

Academic and Research Appointments

• Professor of Chemical Engineering, NJIT, 2007-Present
• Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NJIT, July 2005 - September 2006
• Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NJIT, 2004 - Present
• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NJIT, 2001 - 2004
• Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NJIT, 1999 - 2000
• Research Scientist, AeroChem Research Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, 1992 - 1999
• Research Scientist, Department of Physics, Odessa University, 1987 - 1992    
• Junior Research Scientist, Department of Physics, Odessa University, 1987 - 1988
• Testing Engineer, Odessa Experimental X-ray Apparatus Plant, Odessa, Ukraine, 1985 - 1987

Current Research Interests

Metal combustion, high-energy density materials, solid propellants and fuels.  Combustion and transport phenomena in microgravity. Physics and chemistry of arc plasmas. Micro-joining, metal surface treatment.

Recent Publications

• Bazyn, T., Glumac, N., Krier, H., Ward, T.S., Schoenitz, M., and Dreizin, E.L., “Reflected Shock Ignition and Combustion of Aluminum and Nanocomposite Thermite Powders” Combustion Science and Technology, 179, pp.457–476 (2007)  
• Umbrajkar, S.M.., Broad, R., Trunov, M.A.., Schoenitz, M., Dreizin E.L., “Arrested Reactive Milling Synthesis and Characterization of Sodium-Nitrate Based Reactive Composites” Propellants Explosives and Pyrotechnics, 32 (1), pp. 32-41 (2007)  
• Zhu, X., Schoentiz, M., Dreizin E.L., “Mechanically Alloyed Al-Li Powders” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 432, pp. 111-117 (2007)  
• Umbrajkar, S.M., Schoenitz, M., Dreizin E.L., “Exothermic reactions in Al-CuO nanocomposites” Thermochimica Acta 451, pp., 34-43 (2006)  
• Umbrajkar, S.M., Schoenitz, M., Dreizin, E.L., Control of Structural Refinement and Composition in Al-MoO3 Nanocomposites Prepared by Arrested Reactive Milling Propellants Explosives and Pyrotechnics, 31(5), pp. 382-389 (2006)  
• Zhu, X., Schoenitz, M., Dreizin, E.L., “Oxidation Behavior of Al-Rich Al-Ti Mechanical Alloys” Oxidation of Metals, 65(5/6) 357-376 (2006)  
• Ward, T.S., Trunov, M.A., Schoentiz, M., Dreizin, E.L., “Experimental Methodology and Heat Transfer Model for Identification of Ignition Kinetics of Powdered Fuels” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 49 (25-26), pp. 4943-4954 (2006)  
• Trunov, M.A., Umbrajkar, S.M., Schoenitz, M. Mang, J.T., Dreizin, E.L. "Oxidation and Melting of Aluminum Nanopowders" Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(26), pp. 13094-13099 (2006)  
• Shoshin, Y.L., Dreizin, E.L., “Particle combustion rates for mechanically alloyed Al–Ti and aluminum powders burning in air” Combustion and Flame 145 (4)  pp. 714-722 (2006)  
• Trunov, M.A., Schoenitz, M., Dreizin, E.L., “Effect of Polymorphic Phase Transformations in Alumina Layer on Ignition of Aluminum Particles” Combustion Theory and Modeling, 10  (4) pp. 603-624 (2006)  
• Ermoline A., Schoenitz, M., Dreizin, E.L., “High Temperature Phase Equilibria in the System Zr-O-N” Journal of Materials Research, 21 (2), pp. 320 - 228 (2006)  
• Shoshin, Y.L., Trunov, M.A., Zhu, X., Schoenitz, M., and Dreizin, E.L., “Ignition of aluminum-rich Al–Ti mechanical alloys in air” Combustion and Flame 144 (4) pp. 688–697 (2006)