Associate Professor, Joint Appointment in Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
Dr. Vadym Mochalin was born in USSR in 1971 and moved to USA in 2005 to Philadelphia. Vadym received his B.S./M.S. in Biochemistry from Department of Chemistry, Donetsk National University (Donetsk, Ukraine) and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Donetsk, Ukraine). Dr. Mochalin was granted tenure as associate professor of chemistry in September 2021.
Vadym’s research interests are unified by one common theme: development of new materials to solve most important global challenges in health care and energy. Over the past seven years he extensively worked on nanodiamond for biomedical composites, drug delivery, imaging, and supercapacitors, publishing over 40 papers on the subject, including the highly cited first review on nanodiamond in Nature Nanotechnology.
He is currently involved in development of nanomaterials for biomedical applications (biodegradable composites for bone surgery and tissue engineering, designer theranostic nanoparticles), energy storage (development of MXenes - a new large family of 2D materials - for supercapacitors and batteries, carbon nanoonions for high power micrometer sized supercapacitors), and computational modeling of materials (structure and properties of novel 2D materials, transformations of nanoparticles).
Solving global problems requires global collaboration and Vadym works closely with colleagues and students in departments of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering (Drexel University), as well as Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of California Los Angeles, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (China), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel), Paul Sabatier University (France), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nurnberg (Germany), Tokyo University of Science (Japan), Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry (Ukraine), and other places around the world.
In his free time Vadym enjoys reading, traveling, computer programming, and photography.
CREE Research Investigator
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About Vadym Mochalin
Dr. Vadym Mochalin was born in USSR in 1971 and moved to USA in 2005 to Philadelphia. Vadym received his B.S./M.S. in Biochemistry from Department of Chemistry, Donetsk National University (Donetsk, Ukraine) and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Donetsk, Ukraine). Dr. Mochalin was granted tenure as associate professor of chemistry in September 2021.
Vadym’s research interests are unified by one common theme: development of new materials to solve most important global challenges in health care and energy. Over the past seven years he extensively worked on nanodiamond for biomedical composites, drug delivery, imaging, and supercapacitors, publishing over 40 papers on the subject, including the highly cited first review on nanodiamond in Nature Nanotechnology.
He is currently involved in development of nanomaterials for biomedical applications (biodegradable composites for bone surgery and tissue engineering, designer theranostic nanoparticles), energy storage (development of MXenes - a new large family of 2D materials - for supercapacitors and batteries, carbon nanoonions for high power micrometer sized supercapacitors), and computational modeling of materials (structure and properties of novel 2D materials, transformations of nanoparticles).
Solving global problems requires global collaboration and Vadym works closely with colleagues and students in departments of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering (Drexel University), as well as Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of California Los Angeles, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (China), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel), Paul Sabatier University (France), Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nurnberg (Germany), Tokyo University of Science (Japan), Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry (Ukraine), and other places around the world.
In his free time Vadym enjoys reading, traveling, computer programming, and photography.
CREE Research Investigator
| August 2015 - Present | Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Chemistry | |
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| Present | Research Investigator, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE) | |
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| June 2012 - August 2015 | Associate Research Professor, Drexel University and A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute ‐ Materials Science and Engineering | |
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| August 2009 - May 2012 | Assistant Research Professor, Drexel University and A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute ‐ Materials Science and Engineering | |
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| September 2007 - July 2009 | Senior Research Associate, A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Materials for extreme environments, Energy, Biomedicine, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanomaterials, Synthesis and Discovery of New Materials, Modification of Nanomaterials, Chemistry of Materials, Characterization of Materials, Computational Modeling, Two-Dimensional Materials, Zero-Dimensional Materials, MXene, Nanodiamond, Composite Materials, Materials for Energy, Materials for Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials for Optical Applications, and Nanomaterials for Electronic Applications
Honors and Awards
- One of the top 10 most often downloaded papers V. N. Mochalin, O. Shenderova, D. Ho, Y. Gogotsi “The Properties and Applications of Nanodiamonds”, Nature Nanotechnology, 7 (02/2015)
- Top Reviewer 2009 Certificate for exceptional contribution to the quality of Diamond and Related Materials (from Elsevier) (01/2010)
- Biography published in 2010 edition of Who's Who in America (10/2009)
| 2001 | Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry, Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | |
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| 1993 | B.S./M.S. in Biochemistry (cum laude), Donetsk National University | |
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Contact Information
334 Schrenk Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409-0010
(573) 341-6043
Fax: (573) 341-6033
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