Research Interests
Dr. Dmitri Petrovykh is a physicist who studies biointerfaces, nanostructures, and functionalized surfaces using advanced surface analysis techniques. He is particularly interested in the interactions between biological molecules and surfaces. Understanding and controlling such interactions will help to design customized biointerfaces for biotechnology and nanotechnology: biosensors, DNA microarrays (a.k.a. "DNA chips"), self-assembly of nanostructures, and bioinspired applications in materials and energy.
Dmitri Y. Petrovykh has co-authored 48 publications (h-index=24) and 126 presentations.
Employment
Dr. Dmitri Petrovykh has over a decade of experience in the physics, chemistry, and biology on surfaces. He is a recognized expert in quantitative surface analysis of molecular films, DNA and peptide biointerfaces, and nanostructured surfaces and materials.
- 2011 Principal Investigator, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL)
- 2003 Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland—College Park
- 2000 Research Associate (with Prof. Ellen D. Williams), University of Maryland—College Park
- 1996 Research Assistant (with Prof. Franz J. Himpsel), University of Wisconsin—Madison
- 1995 Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Education
- Ph.D. (2000) and M.Sc. (1998) in Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Ph.D. Thesis: Self-assembled nanostructures on vicinal surfaces - Diploma with Excellence in Physics (1995), Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Summer student (Summer 1993), CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Exchange student (Spring 1993), Yale University, New Haven, CT
Awards
- Best Paper Award, AVS / Surface Analysis 2003
- Best Student Paper Award, Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Division, AVS (1999)
- Soros Student Scholarship, Moscow State University, Russia (1995)
- Scientific Council Scholarship, Department of Physics, Moscow State University, Russia (1994)
Professional Societies
- American Physical Society (APS)
- AVS Science and Technology Society (AVS)
- Materials Research Society (MRS)
Contact Information
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