Nicholas A. Kotov Explained

Nicholas A. Kotov
Birth Date:August 29, 1965
Birth Place:Moscow, USSR
Nationality:American
Field:Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Biomedical Engineering
Work Institution:University of Michigan
Alma Mater:Moscow State University
Thesis Title:Photoelectrochemical Effects at the Interface of the Two Immiscible Electrolyte Solutions
Doctoral Advisor:Mikhail Kuzmin
Academic Advisors:Janos H. Fendler
Known For:self-assembling materials, layer-by-layer assembly, nanotechnology

Nicholas A. Kotov (born August 29, 1965, in Moscow, USSR) is the Irving Langmuir Distinguished Professor of Chemical Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, USA.[1] Prof. Nicholas Kotov demonstrated that the ability to self-organize into complex structures is the unifying property of all inorganic nanostructures.[2] [3] He has developed a family of bioinspired composite materials with a wide spectrum of properties that were previously unattainable in classical materials.[4] These composite biomimetic materials are exemplified by his nacre-like ultrastrong yet transparent composites,[5] [6] enamel-like, stiff yet vibration-isolating composites, and cartilage-like membranes with both high strength and ion conductance.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Work

Kotov's research is focused on the development of biomimetic nanocomposites, the self-assembly of nanoparticles,[10] and chiral nanostructures.[11] Utilizing layer-by-layer assembly (LbL),[12] Kotov prepared a wide spectrum of nacre-like nanocomposites including those from clay[13] and graphite oxide.[14] He showed that clay-based biomimetic composites can attain mechanical properties comparable to some grades of steel while retaining transparency.[15] This discovery spurred the development of new methods for the mass-production of nacre-like materials from a large variety of inorganic nanosheets.[16] While being inspired by natural materials, these composites far exceeded the properties of their natural prototypes and add other optical, electrical, thermal, and membrane properties.

Kotov extended the concept of biomimetic nanostructures to inorganic nanoparticles. He established that, similarly to many proteins and other biomolecules, nanoparticles can self-organize into chains, sheets,[17] nanowires, twisted ribbons[18] and nanohelices,[19] [20] and spherical supraparticles replicating viral capsids.[21]

Kotov's work established that the biomimetic self-assembly behavior of nanoparticles originates from interparticle interactions at the nanoscale,[22] in which chirality also plays a prominent role.[23] His studies on the self-assembly of chiral nanostructures have led to the development of nanoparticle assemblies with complexity exceeding those found in biological organisms.[24]

Education and research career

Education and early career

Kotov received his MS (1987) and PhD (1990) degrees in chemistry from Moscow State University, where his research concerned liquid-liquid interfaces imitating cell membranes for solar energy conversion. After graduation, he took up a postdoctoral position in the research group of Prof. Janos Fendler in the Department of Chemistry at Syracuse University in New York state working on nanoparticle synthesis and assembly at interfaces.

Independent research career

Kotov took up a position as assistant professor of chemistry at the Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1996, gaining promotion to associate professor in 2001. In 2003 he moved to the University of Michigan where he is now the Irving Langmuir Distinguished Professor of Chemical Sciences and Engineering.

Awards

Personal life

Kotov married chemist Elvira Stesikova, PhD, in 1991. They have two daughters, Sophia and Nicole.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nicholas A. Kotov | Michigan Engineering . Engin.umich.edu . 2013-10-08.
  2. Web site: acs.org. 2021-02-10. cen.acs.org.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-12. Nicholas Kotov of University of Michigan is 2020 Alpha Chi Sigma Award Recipient. 2021-02-10. www.aiche.org. en.
  4. Web site: May 20, 2016. Kotov wins the Stephanie L. Kwolek Award. 2021-02-10. Michigan Engineering. en-US.
  5. Web site: U-M research: New plastic is strong as steel, transparent. 2021-02-10. EurekAlert!. en.
  6. Web site: New Plastic is Transparent and Strong as Steel. 2021-02-10. NetComposites. en-US.
  7. Web site: Membrane inspired by bone and cartilage efficiently produces electricity from saltwater. 2021-02-10. ScienceDaily. en.
  8. Web site: Inspired by the Tissues of Living Organisms, Researchers Take One Step Closer to Harvesting "Blue Energy". 2021-02-10. Yale E360. en-US.
  9. Web site: ten15am.org.
  10. Zhiyong Tang. Nicholas A. Kotov. Michael Giersig. 2002. Spontaneous Organization of Single CdTe Nanoparticles into Luminescent Nanowires. Science. 297. 5579. 237–40. 2002Sci...297..237T. 10.1126/science.1072086. 12114622. 45388619.
  11. Wei Chen. Ai Bian. Ashish Agarwal. Liqiang Liu. Hebai Shen. Libing Wang. Chuanlai Xu. Nicholas A. Kotov. 2009. Nanoparticle Superstructures Made by Polymerase Chain Reaction: Collective Interactions of Nanoparticles and a New Principle for Chiral Materials. Nano Letters. 9. 5. 2153–2159. 10.1021/nl900726s. 19320495. 2009NanoL...9.2153C . 35163925.
  12. G. Decher. J. D. Hong. J. Schmitt. 1992. Buildup of ultrathin multilayer films by a self-assembly process: III. Consecutively alternating adsorption of anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes on charged surfaces. Thin Solid Films. 210/211. 831. 1992TSF...210..831D. 10.1016/0040-6090(92)90417-A.
  13. Kotov. N. A.. Magonov. S.. Tropsha. E.. March 1998. Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Alumosilicate−Polyelectrolyte Composites: Mechanism of Deposition, Crack Resistance, and Perspectives for Novel Membrane Materials. Chemistry of Materials. en. 10. 3. 886–895. 10.1021/cm970649b. 0897-4756.
  14. Kotov. Nicholas A.. Dékány. Imre. Fendler. Janos H.. August 1996. Ultrathin graphite oxide-polyelectrolyte composites prepared by self-assembly: Transition between conductive and non-conductive states. Advanced Materials. en. 8. 8. 637–641. 10.1002/adma.19960080806. 1996AdM.....8..637K .
  15. Podsiadlo. Paul. Kaushik. Amit K.. Arruda. Ellen Arruda. Ellen M.. Waas. Anthony M.. Shim. Bong Sup. Xu. Jiadi. Nandivada. Himabindu. Pumplin. Benjamin G.. Lahann. Joerg. 2007-10-05. Ultrastrong and Stiff Layered Polymer Nanocomposites. Science. en. 318. 5847. 80–83. 10.1126/science.1143176. 0036-8075. 17916728. 2007Sci...318...80P. 22559961.
  16. Gao. Huai-Ling. Chen. Si-Ming. Mao. Li-Bo. Song. Zhao-Qiang. Yao. Hong-Bin. Cölfen. Helmut. Luo. Xi-Sheng. Zhang. Fu. Pan. Zhao. 2017-08-18. Mass production of bulk artificial nacre with excellent mechanical properties. Nature Communications. En. 8. 1. 287. 10.1038/s41467-017-00392-z. 28821851. 5562756. 2017NatCo...8..287G . 2041-1723.
  17. Zhiyong Tang. Zhenli Zhang. Ying Wang. Sharon C. Glotzer. Nicholas A. Kotov. 18839769. 2006. Self-Assembly of CdTe Nanocrystals into Free-Floating Sheets. Science. 314. 5797. 274–8. 2006Sci...314..274T. 10.1126/science.1128045. 17038616.
  18. Sudhanshu Srivastava. Aaron Santos. Kevin Critchley. Ki-Sub Kim. Paul Podsiadlo. Kai Sun. Jaebeom Lee. Chuanlai Xu. G. Daniel Lilly. 2010. Light-Controlled Self-Assembly of Semiconductor Nanoparticles into Twisted Ribbons. Science. 327. 5971. 1355–9. 2010Sci...327.1355S. 10.1126/science.1177218. 20150443. Sharon C. Glotzer. Nicholas A. Kotov. 22492581. free.
  19. Zhou. Yunlong. Marson. Ryan L.. van Anders. Greg. Zhu. Jian. Ma. Guanxiang. Ercius. Peter. Sun. Kai. Yeom. Bongjun. Glotzer. Sharon C.. 2016-03-22. Biomimetic Hierarchical Assembly of Helical Supraparticles from Chiral Nanoparticles. ACS Nano. 10. 3. 3248–3256. 10.1021/acsnano.5b05983. 26900920. 1440921. 30561840 . 1936-0851.
  20. Feng. Wenchun. Kim. Ji-Young. Wang. Xinzhi. Calcaterra. Heather A.. Qu. Zhibei. Meshi. Louisa. Kotov. Nicholas A.. 2017-03-01. Assembly of mesoscale helices with near-unity enantiomeric excess and light-matter interactions for chiral semiconductors. Science Advances. en. 3. 3. e1601159. 10.1126/sciadv.1601159. 28275728. 5332156. 2017SciA....3E1159F . 2375-2548.
  21. Xia. Yunsheng. Nguyen. Trung Dac. Yang. Ming. Lee. Byeongdu. Santos. Aaron. Podsiadlo. Paul. Tang. Zhiyong. Glotzer. Sharon C.. Kotov. Nicholas A.. 2011-08-21. Self-assembly of self-limiting monodisperse supraparticles from polydisperse nanoparticles. Nature Nanotechnology. en. 6. 9. 580–587. 10.1038/nnano.2011.121. 21857686. 2011NatNa...6..580X . 1748-3395.
  22. Batista. Carlos A. Silvera. Larson. Ronald G.. Kotov. Nicholas A.. 2015-10-09. Nonadditivity of nanoparticle interactions. Science. en. 350. 6257. 1242477. 10.1126/science.1242477. 0036-8075. 26450215. free.
  23. Ma. Wei. Xu. Liguang. de Moura. André F.. Wu. Xiaoling. Kuang. Hua. Xu. Chuanlai. Kotov. Nicholas A.. 2017-06-28. Chiral Inorganic Nanostructures. Chemical Reviews. 117. 12. 8041–8093. 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00755. 28426196. 0009-2665.
  24. Jiang. Wenfeng. Qu. Zhi-bei. Kumar. Prashant. Vecchio. Drew. Wang. Yuefei. Ma. Yu. Bahng. Joong Hwan. Bernardino. Kalil. Gomes. Weverson R.. Colombari. Felippe M.. Lozada-Blanco. Asdrubal. 2020-05-08. Emergence of complexity in hierarchically organized chiral particles. Science. en. 368. 6491. 642–648. 10.1126/science.aaz7949. 32273399 . 2020Sci...368..642J . 215726726 . 0036-8075.
  25. https://www.mrs.org/careers-advancement/awards/fall-awards/david-turnbull-lectureship David Turnbull Lectureship Recipients
  26. https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/nanoscale-science-and-engineering-forum-award Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award
  27. https://academyofinventors.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-Fellows-Congratulatory.pdf 2020 National Academy of Inventors
  28. https://www.aiche.org/chenected/2020/10/nicholas-kotov-university-michigan-2020-alpha-chi-sigma-award-recipient 2020 Alpha Chi Sigma Award Recipient
  29. https://rt.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Recipients-of-the-Newton-Award-for-Transformative.pdf Recipients Newton Award
  30. https://che.engin.umich.edu/people/kotov-nicholas/ Faculty Profile
  31. https://basicresearch.defense.gov/Programs/Vannevar-Bush-Faculty-Fellowship/2018-Vannevar-Bush-Fellows/ 2018 Vannevar Bush Fellows
  32. https://www.rsc.org/prizes-funding/prizes/archives/soft-matter-and-biophysical-chemistry-award/ Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry Award Winners
  33. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding/awards/national/recipients/2017-recipients.html 2017 Colloid Chemistry Award Recipients
  34. https://www.rsc.org/news-events/articles/2016/may/awards-and-prizes-2016/ 2016 Kwolek Award Recipients
  35. https://en.unesco.org/news/fifth-unesco-medals-contributions-development-nanoscience-and-nanotechnologies-ceremony?language=en Fifth UNESCO Medals
  36. https://mrs.org/careers-advancement/awards/fall-awards/mrs-medal 2014 Materials Research Society Medal Recipients
  37. https://www.mrs.org/careers-advancement/awards/spring-awards/mrs-fellows/list-of-mrs-fellows Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  38. https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/charles-ma-stine-award/winners/2012 2012 Stine Award for Materials Research
  39. http://archive.sciencewatch.com/dr/sci/misc/Top100MatSci2000-10/ Top 100 Materials Scientists in 2000-2010
  40. http://archive.sciencewatch.com/dr/sci/misc/Top100Chemists2000-10/ Top 100 Chemists in 2000-2010
  41. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4057769&page=1 2008 Top 10 Discoveries of the Year
  42. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/D9F1BE2D19AB8E6AEDB6A6FCBCBB562F/S088376940001126Xa.pdf/mrs_news.pdf Gran Prix, Materials Research Society Entrepreneurship Challenge
  43. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9876265&HistoricalAwards=false NSF Career Award
  44. https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/connect/explore-the-humboldt-network/singleview?tx_rsmavhsolr_solrview%5BpPersonId%5D=1039499&cHash=1c6e0ebb8bb28ce21c3823e9a36e294b Humboldt Foundation Fellowships

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