Hrnjak Receives 2008 Rittinger Medal

Predrag Hrnjak, research professor and co-director of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Center, was one of three individuals to receive a 2008 Rittinger Medal at the May International Energy Agency's Heat Pump Conference in Zurich. The award, named after Peter Ritter von Rittinger, an Austrian engineer who designed and installed the first knonw heat pump in 1855 in Austria, recognizes contributions to international collaboration in advancing heat pump technologies. Hrnjak received the award for his on a program comparing alternative refrigerants that stimulated the development of new components, refrigerants and systems.