Oleg Tozoni

Who is Oleg Tozoni?

Oleg V. Tozoni was a scientist, inventor, and a specialist in the field of electro-dynamic and electrical engineering. Since 1964 through 1988 Tozoni was the Head of the Department of Electrodynamics at the Cybernetics Institute of the Academy of Science, USSR. After immigration to the U.S. in 1989, Tozoni worked as a Visiting Research Professor at the University of Maryland, Department of Electrical Engineering. He resided in Maryland and continued to work developing his MDS maglev system until his death. His work continues to be developed by TozoniMAGLEV, L.L.C.

Tozoni died on June 1, 2012, age 85, from cancer.