Professor Dr. Alexander A. Solovev
- Tenured Faculty: Fudan University, China
- Visiting Scholar: Harvard University, USA
- Postdoc: University of Toronto, Canada
Teaching
Teaching Courses
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NANO-INNOVATIVE (2021)
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MICROSYSTEM AND LAB ON A CHIP (SPRING 2016)
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MATERIALS IN LIFE (SUMMER 2016)
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MICROSYSTEM AND LAB ON A CHIP (FALL 2016)
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MICROSYSTEM AND LAB ON A CHIP (FALL 2017)
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MICROSYSTEM AND LAB ON A CHIP
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Education is not a heavy-duty, but a learning process to enjoy
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Join our Innovation and Nanotechnology Courses
Course Goals and Objectives
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Upon completion of this course, students will learn: basics of microfluidics, materials and fabrication technologies, multifunctional microdrops, on-chip energy generation, harvesting and conversion; nanoscale effects of physics, chemistry, materials, mechanics, electronics, heat, photonics; materials self-assembly and self-organization; bioinspired materials; self-propelled micromotors; chaos and reductionism; integration of properties, effects and functions at the nano-, micro,- mesoscale. Moreover, students will work on important problems facing our societies and they will learn how to prepare technical oral presentation for a broad public. Course objectives:
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- Understand main advantages of microfluidics for new materials production, diagnostics, drugs delivery and lab-on-a-chip;
- Understand scaling laws required for practical calculations of nano/- materials properties and devices;
- Understand methods of fabrication, characterization and research of properties;
- Develop problem solving skills and develop individual research idea;
- Develop professional presentation skills.
Detailed weekly schedule of lecture topic and required readings:
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1. Introduction
2. Bioinspired Materials: From Elephants to Nanorobots
3. Basics of Microfluidics
4. Micro/- and Nanobubbles
5. Culinary Reactions: Science & Cooking
6. Multifunctional Microdrops for Diagnostics & Drugs Delivery
7. Multifunctional Microdrops for Production of New Materials
8. On-Chip: Energy Generation, Harvesting and Solar Fuels
9. Nano- Physics, Materials, Mechanics
10. Nano- Electronics, Heat
11. Nano- Photonics, Chemistry
12. Materials Self-Assembly and Self-Organization
13. Chaos and Reductionism
14. Nanomaterials Genome: Integration of Properties, Effects and Functions at the Nano-, Micro,- Mesoscale
15. Quiz, Oral Presentation by Students
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Assignment/Grading breakdown
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A: Excellent (85-100%); A :90-100%; A-:85-89%; B: Good (75-84%); B+:82-84%; B :78-81%; B-:75-77% C: Average (64-74%); C+:72-74%; C :68-71%; C-:64-67%; D: Pass (60-63%); F: Failure (0-59%)
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Topics for Oral Presentations (based on Whitesides paper future technologies)
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1.Energy harvesting [microfluidics]
2.Flexible and wearable electronics [electronics]
3. Humans and machines: robotics [mechanics]
4. Man-made nanomachines [mechanics]
5. Atomic layer deposition [materials]
6. Molecular basis and origin of life [chemistry]
7. How does the brain think? [chaos, self-organization]
8. Dissipative systems: oceans, atmosphere, metabolism, flames [physics, chemistry]
9. Megacities in balance: public health, energy and waist [chemistry]
10. Biosensors and healthcare [chemistry]
11. The microbiome, nutrition and other hidden variable in health [biology]
12. Climate instability, CO2 and solar fuels [chemistry]
13. Molecular electronics [electronics]
14. Water desalination and it’s unique role in society [chemistry]
15. Heterogeneous and biological catalysis [chemistry]
16. Energy device: solar cell [electronics]
17. Energy device: fuel cell [electronics]
18. Energy device: battery [electronics]
19. Light-emitting diode [electronics]
20. Lasers and their applications [physics, electronics]
21. Future displays [optics]
22. Impossible materials [materials]
23. Lab-on-a-Chip: diagnostics [bioelectronics]
24. Microdrops [microfluidics]
25. Machine learning, big data analysis [information technology]
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