Ingrida VITINA

Professor Ingrida VITINA Head of Laboratory of Metal Electrodeposition Institute of Inorganic Chemistry RigaTechnical University Miera iela 34, Salaspils -1, LV 2169 Latvia Phone: +371 67800772 Fax: +371 67800779 E-mail: nki@nki.lv

Born: December 13, 1934, Riga, Latvia

Interests:

• Theoretical Electrochemistry
• Mechanisms of Electrodeposition
• Formation of Structure of Electrodeposited Metals
• Interdiffusion of Substrate Metals and Coatings, Formation of Intermetallic Layers
• Electrodeposition of Composite Coatings Metal-Inorganic Compound

Languages: German, English, and Russian

Education:

• Riga Technical University (Faculty of Chemistry), 1960
• Dr. chem. (Candidate of Sciences in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Riga Technical University, 1968
• Dr. habil. chem., Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1994

Experience:

Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Riga Technical University -

• Senior Engineer, 1962-1965
• Senior Researcher, Electrochemical Laboratory ,1968-1986
• Leading Researcher, Electrochemical Laboratory, 1986-1987
• Head , Laboratory of Metal Electrodeposition, 1987 -

Honours and Awards:

• The Latvian Academy of Sciences Presidium First Award, 1975
• The Latvian State Prize (for the Development of Electrodeposited Coatings for Corrosion Protection), 1987

Professional Activities and Memberships:

• Member , Latvian Council of Science Expert Committee for Chemistry, 1991 - 2003

International Scientific Collaboration:

Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion of the Academy of Sciences of Russia, 1974-1991 (Joint Research Project on the Electrodeposition of Superconductive Nb₃Sn and Sn-PbMo₆S₈ layers).

Courses:

• Physical Chemistry and Structure of Metal Surface, University of Latvia, 1994-1999

 

Representative Publications:

• I.Vitina, B.Purin. Electrolyte for Electrolytic Tinning. - The Patent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ¹ 135.1879 (May 1, 1974) Int. Cl. C23B 5/14 5/46.
• I.Vitina, B.Purin. Wässriges galvanisches Zinnbad und Verfahren zum galvanischen Verzinnen. - Bundesrepublik Deutschland Patent ¹ 2224613, 26.5.1976. Int. Cl. C25D 3/32
• I.Vitina, B.Purin. Electrolyte for Electrolytic Tinning. - Japan Patent ¹ 1045390.
• The Changes of Structure upon Thermal Treatment of Gold Coatings Electrodeposited on Vacuum-Sputtered Ti and Electrodeposited Ni-B or Ni-Fe Layers. - Thin Solid Films, 1995, vol. 270, pp. 380-386.
• Formation of Intermediate Intermetallic Layers on Interaction of Electrodeposited Sn, Ni-Fe, Ni-B Coatings with Different Metallic Substrata. - J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., 1997, pp. 1-26.
• The Changes of Structure upon Thermal Treatment of Gold Coatings Electrodeposited on Vacuum-Sputtered Ti and Electrodeposited Ni-B or Ni-Fe Layers. - International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films , April 24-28, 1995, San Diego, USA
• Preparation and Characterization of Composite Tin/Chevrel Phase PbMo₆S₈ and Tin/Titan-Niobium Carbonitride. - International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, April 21-25, 1997, San Diego, USA
• Characterization of Aluminium Alloys and Titanium Surface Structure. - XI European Congress on Electron Microscopy EUREM'96, August 26-30, 1996, Dublin, Ireland.
• The Research and Study Interdiffusion of Electrodeposited and Sputtered Layers. - High-Temperature Corrosion Research in Progres. 1997 AP-10333-CD, 1998. Electric Power Research Institute Review (USA), Corrosion and Protection Centre (UK).
• Electrochemical preparation and structure of the Sn-Ca5(PO4)3(OH) composite coating. - Proc. VII International Baltic Conference "Materials Engineering-98", pp. 96-101.
• I.Vitina, V.Rubene, M.Pelecis, I.Zalite, O.Kovalova. Preparation and characterization of composite tin/Chevrel phase PbMo₆S₈ and tin/titanium-niobium carbonitride Ti_0.63Nb_0.34C_0.38N_0.58. - Thin Solid Films, 1998, 323, pp. 23-30
• I.Vitina, V.Rubene, M.Lubane, V.Belmane, A.Krumina, A.Knipele. Structure and phase stability of the chemically deposited Au layers on electrodeposited Ni and Ni-B layers. - Surface and Coatings Technology, 1999, 120-121, pp. 430-437.
• I.Vitina, I.Zalite, V.Belmane, J.Grabis, V.Rubene, O.Kovalova, Nanodispersed refractory compounds in the electrodeposited metal coatings. - In: Nanostructured Films and Coatings (Ed. G.-M.Chow, I.Ovid'ko and T.Tsakalakos), NATO Science Series, vol. 78 High Technology, 2000,  Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 103-111.
• I.Vitina. Characterization of structure and Phase Composition for Gold and Cobalt-Tungsten Layers in the systems Au (electrodeposited, Chemically Seposited)/Co-W/Cu. - Abstr. International Conference on Metalurgical Coatings and Thin Films, ASV April 30- May 4, 2001,  p.51.
• I.Vitina, V.Belmane, V.Rubene, P.Pultraks, M.Lubane, I.Jansone. Electrodeposition of composite coatings of tin-disperse phase hydroxylapatite Sn-Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)+Ca₃PO₄ to modify surfaces of metal implants. - Extended Abstracts of the 7-th International Conference, September 11-14, 2001, Arachon, France, pp.204-205.
• I.Vitina, V.Rubene, A.Knipele, A.Krumina, M.Lubane, V.Belmane. The stability of structure and phase composition of x-ray amorphous cobalt-tungsten and gold layers in the systems Au (chemically deposited, electrodeposited)/Co-W/Cu. - Latv. J.Chem., 2002, Nr.4, pp. 389-399.
• I.Vitina, A.Knipele, V.Rubene, V.Belmane, P.Pultraks, M.Lubane, M.Berzinš, A.Krumina, I.Jansone. Electrodeposition of composite coatings of metals Sn, Co-W/disperse phase hydroxylapatite Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)+Ca₃(PO₄)₂. - International Conference "European Materials Week 2002", Germany, Munich, 30 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2002, Proceedings disc [mw 2002 – 111pdf.], 8p.
• I.Vitina, J.Grabis, I.Zalite, V.Belmane, V.Rubene, Structure and properties of electrodeposited composite coatings metal-nanodisperse inorganic compound. – Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2004, , vol. 40, Nr. 3. p. 259-268.
• I.Vitina, V.Rubene, V.Belmane, A.Krumina, M.Lubane, J.Ašak. Phase and structure stability of thin gold layers in the systems of various metal alloys and metalized ceramics. - Materials of the XIII-th International Baltic Conference "Engineering Materials and Tribology", 2004, September 23-24, Riga, pp. 123-129.
• I.Vitina, V.Belmane, V.Rubene, P.Pultraks, M.Lubane, I.Jansone, A.Krumina. Electrodeposition of nanostructured composite thin layers of Co-W; Co-Mo/hydroxylapatite on the metal alloys for implants. - Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 2006, 5, pp. 29-36.
• I.Vitina, V.Rubene, V.Belmane, A.Krumina, M.Lubane, J.Ašak. Stability of structure, phase and   elemental composition of chemically and electrodeposited Au layers in the multilayer systems. - of thin gold layers in the systems of various metal alloys and metalized ceramics. - Latvian Journal of Chemistry, 2006, Nr.3, pp. 207 - 220. 

Research Projects:

• I.Vitina (Head of Project). Electrowinning and research of functional metal, metal-inorganic compound thin layers and electrochemical modiffication of material surfaces. Latvian Council of Science (2001 -2004 )
• I.Vitina (Head of Project). Electrochemical Mechanism of Formation of Thin Layers of XRD-Amorphous Metal Alloys and Metal-Inorganic Compound on Different Metal Substrata.  Latvian Council of Science (2001 - 2004)
• I.Vitina (Head of Project). Mechanisms of the Cathodic Process of Electrodeposition and the Formation of Structure of Thin Layers of Nanostructured X-ray Amorphous Metal Alloys and Metal-inorganic Compound. Latvian Council of Science (2005 -)
• I.Vitina (Head of Project). The European Information Service on Providers of Conformity Assesment Activities (2001 -  )

Family status: married;

Husband - Uldis VITINS, Dipl.eng. He works for the state joint stock company "Riga Electric Machine Building Plant" as a head of construction division.

Sons -
    Aigars VITINS, Dr.chem. He works as leading researcher at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia.
    Gints VITINS, M. Sc. Occupation - Programmer.
    Girts VITINS, M.Sc., Dr.chem. He works as a researcher at the Institute of Solid State Physics , University of Latvia.

Last update 20.02.2008