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Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Research Interests

Nanostructured and porous materials. Statistical mechanics and molecular modeling of nanophases. Interactions of fluids with nanomaterials. Interfacial thermodynamics and hydrodynamics. Adsorption in micro- and mesoporous solids. Wetting and fluid flow in porous materials and fiber systems. Thin films and foams. Characterization of porous solids and rough surfaces. Fractals. Soil remediation. Micro- and nanofluidcs of biological fluids.

Honors

•    2021 Visiting Professor, Chimie ParisTech, University of Science and Letters, Paris, France.
•    2019 Fellow, International Adsorption Society
•    2018 Distinguished Visiting Professor, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
•    2018 Japan Science and Technology Agency CREST Award, Japan
•    2018 Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor, University College London, UK
•    2016 Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Research, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
•    2015 Honorary plenary session, Area 02E, AIChE annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
•    2015 Recognition plaque for seminal contributions, AIChE Separation Division
•    2015 Mork Family Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
•    2013 Tomas Young Center Soiree Lecture, King’s College, London, UK
•    2013 Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
•    2013 Rutgers Faculty Ambassador
•    2012 Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
•    2012 Visiting Professor, Ecole Normale Superior, Paris, France
•    2011 Visiting Professor, Nanjing University, China
•    2009-11 Blaise Pascal International Chair, ENS Foundation, Paris, France
•    2008 Merit Award, Rutgers University, USA
•    2007-13 Elected Member, Board of Directors, International Adsorption Society
•    2006 Distinguished Visiting Professor, American University, Cairo, Egypt
•    2005 Most Cited Scientist, ISI Essential Science Indicators
•    2004-5 Visiting Scholar, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
•    2004 Guggenheim Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
•    2004-5 Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel U., Philadelphia, PA
•    2000 Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving Program Award
•    1994 Fellow, Mandelbrot Foundation for Fractals, New Haven, CT
•    1993-4 Visiting Director of Research, National Center of Scientific Research, Poitiers, France
•    1992-3 DFG Visiting Professor, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
•    1991-2 Humboldt Research Fellow, Humboldt Foundation, Bonn

 

Professional Experience

•    2006-Present Distinguished Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
•    2000-2006 Research Director, Center for Modeling and Characterization of Nanoporous Materials, Textile Research Institute, Princeton, NJ
•    1996-2000 Principal Scientist, Textile Research Institute, Princeton, NJ
•    1994-1996 Professor Adjunct and Sr Research Associate, Dept. Chem. Eng., Yale University, New Haven, CT
•    1993-1994 Visiting Director of Research, National Center of Scientific Research, Poitiers, France
•    1992-1993 DFG Visiting Professor, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
•    1991-1992 Humboldt Research Fellow, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
•    1989-1994 Leading Scientist, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia
•    1977-1988 Junior Scientist, Scientist, Senior Scientist, State R&D Institute of Chemical Industry, Moscow

 

Education

•    D.Sc. Physical Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia,1988
•    Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Industry, Moscow, Russia, 1977
•    M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, 1973