Prof. Dr. Nicholas A. Kotov

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPhysical Chemistry at Surfaces,Solid State Chemistry and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis
Keywordsnanoparticle, chirality, bacteria, self-assembly, supramolecular aggregates

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityAnn Arbor
InstitutionUniversity of Michigan
InstituteDepartment of Chemical Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Horst WellerInstitut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang ParakCenter for Hybrid Nanostructures (CHyN), Universität Hamburg, Hamburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/1998

Programme(s)

1996Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2016Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Kotov is an international authority in the area of nanoscale materials. He has pioneered distinctive properties of nanomaterials such as their ability to self-assemble, high strength, conductivity and chirality. He has also made important contributions to the similarity of nanoparticles and viruses. In Germany, Professor Kotov focuses on the interaction of nanoparticles and bacteria.