Nicholas A. Kotov, professor of chemical science and engineering at the University of Michigan, will present “Emergence of Complexity in Chiral Nanostructures” as the latest Mechanical & Materials Engineering Distinguished Lecture, Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 2:30 p.m. in 110 Jorgensen Hall.
Kotov is renowned for expanding the field of biomimetic processes and materials by establishing a vigorous research program on the self-assembly of nanostructures. He heads a laboratory and international team of scientists working on practical implementations and theoretical foundations of biomimetic nanostructures. Self-assembly and optical properties of chiral nanoparticles and their superstructures represent a focal point for the continuum of bioinspired nanoscale materials with multidisciplinary significance to physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine.
He is a co-founder of five startups and a passionate advocate for scientists with disabilities.
For more information, contact Yuris Dzenis at ydzenis @unl.edu or (402) 472-0713.