Alexander L. Yarin
UIC Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago
842 West Taylor Street, MC 251, Chicago, IL 60607
Bio
Dr. Yarin’s research is focused in the field of novel nanotextured materials and their applications, filtration and separation, electrohydrodynamics and its applications for advanced manufacturing, and biomedical and forensic hydrodynamics.
Education
D.Sc. Physics and Mathematics Institute for Problems in Mechanics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow 1989
Ph.D. Physics and Mathematics Institute for Problems in Mechanics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow 1980
M.S. Applied Physics Polytechnical Institute, Leningrad (Sankt-Peterburg), Russia 1977
Area(s) of Expertise
Nanotechnology
Electrospinning of nano fibers
Nanotechnology
Co-electrospinning of core-shell nanofibers
Thermal treatment of core-shell nanofibers to manufacture turbostratic carbon nanotubes
Micro- and nanofluidics
Nanoparticle-based ink-jet printing in micro- and optoelectronics
Deposition of nanocoating on micron- and nano-sized particles in plasma reactors
Drop splashing
Acoustic levitation
Fluid mechanics and rheology
Heat transfer
Biodegradable and stimuli-responsive polymers