Zuzanna S. Siwy Explained

Zuzanna Stefania Siwy
Birth Place:	Poland
Workplaces:	University of Florida University of California, Irvine

Zuzanna Stefania Siwy (born 1972) is a Polish–American chemist at the University of California, Irvine. Her research considers synthetic nanopores and their application in ionic devices. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Foundation for Polish Science.

Early life and education

Siwy is from Poland.^[1] She studied chemistry at the Silesian University of Technology in Poland. She graduated with a master's degree in polymer technology in 1995, before completing a doctorate in chemical sciences in 1997. Siwy was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Florida.

Research and career

Siwy joined the faculty at the University of California, Irvine in 2005. In 2012 she was made Professor of Chemical Physics. She studies synthetic nanopores, which she looks to use as templates for biomimetic channels as well as ionic diodes and transistors.

Awards and honours

• 2000 Elected Fellow of the Foundation for Polish Science^[2]
• 2001 Elected Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
• 2007 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow^[3]
• 2008 National Science Foundation CAREER Award^[4]
• 2009 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award^[5]
• 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[6]
• 2012 University of California, Irvine Distinguished Mid-Career Faculty Award for Research^[7]
• 2013 Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society^[8]
• 2019 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[9]

Selected publications

• Howorka. Stefan. Siwy. Zuzanna. 2009-07-21. Nanopore analytics: sensing of single molecules. Chemical Society Reviews. en. 38. 8. 2360–2384. 10.1039/B813796J. 19623355. 1460-4744.
• Siwy. Z. S.. 2006. Ion-Current Rectification in Nanopores and Nanotubes with Broken Symmetry. Advanced Functional Materials. en. 16. 6. 735–746. 10.1002/adfm.200500471. 97360252 . 1616-3028.
• Siwy. Z.. Fuliński. A.. 2002-10-18. Fabrication of a Synthetic Nanopore Ion Pump. Physical Review Letters. 89. 19. 198103. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.198103. 12443155. 2002PhRvL..89s8103S.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Siwy Lab: Zuzanna Siwy. 2020-12-28. www.physics.uci.edu.
2. Web site: Zuzanna S. Siwy UCI Physics and Astronomy. 2020-12-28. www.physics.uci.edu.
3. Web site: UCI biological physicist awarded Sloan fellowship. 2020-12-28. EurekAlert!. en.
4. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#0747237 - CAREER: Nanoporous Ionic Diodes and Ionic Transistors. 2020-12-28. nsf.gov.
5. Web site: UC Irvine - Faculty Profile System. 2020-12-28. www.faculty.uci.edu.
6. Web site: Obama Bestows Highest Presidential Honor on Early Career Scientists and Engineers. 2020-12-28. www.nsf.gov. English.
7. Web site: News NEES - EFRC University of Maryland Energy Frontier Research Center. 2020-12-28. www.efrc.umd.edu.
8. Web site: UCI Professor Zuzanna Siwy named 2013 American Physical Society (APS) Fellow UCI Physics and Astronomy. 2020-12-28. www.physics.uci.edu.
9. Web site: AAAS Announces Leading Scientists Elected as 2019 Fellows American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2020-12-28. www.aaas.org. en.