Pitt Cryogenics

Jesse Knotts is our newest ULS Senior Site Specialist for the University of Pittsburgh. Unity Lab Services (ULS) is a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Contact Jesse via Pitt@thermofisher.com and  412) 624-2012.

Please join us in welcoming Matt McIntyre who has joined Shared Research Support Services as our new Cryogenics Plant Operator and Machine Specialist. Matt will be responsible for the day to day operation of our cryogenics plant and assist the machine shop in repairing pumps, nitrogen generators, and chillers. Matt comes to us from Allegheny Technologies where his work as an industrial HVAC technician gave him extensive experience in electrical and mechanical systems and compressed gasses. He is an excellent addition to our team and we are thrilled he could join us.

Dr. Sergei Sheludiakov has join Shared Research Support Services and the Department of Physics as our new Director of Cryogenics.  Sergei will oversee our helium recovery program and coordinate with our condensed matter physics researchers to design and maintain our fleet of cryostats and dilution refrigerators and work to bring new technologies and techniques to their research.  Dr. Sheludiakov comes to us from the Lee and Khmelenko labs at Texas A&M and obtained his PhD at the University of Turku in Finland with Dr. Sergey Vasiliev.  Welcome aboard Sergei!