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Areas of Expertise: Nanoparticles: synthesis and optical properties;
Metal Nanoparticles: gold and silver, shape and size selection
Colloidal particles: synthesis, stability, monodispersity;
Self-assembly: polymer, colloids;
Nanocomposites: core-shell particles, metallodielectrics
Polymers: liquid crystals, thin films, rheology, tribology
Biography: I joined Chemistry Department in July of 2004 as a Materials Chemist. I received my Master degree working with polymer liquid crystals under the supervision of Prof. Valery P. Shibaev at Moscow State University. During my Ph.D., I studied polymer and…