The Talapin Group
Our Research
Recent Publications
Group Philosophy
Current research interests of the Talapin Group lie in the development of novel materials through the assembly of functional nanoscale building blocks. In recent years, we have explored different routes to materials design, including:
- synthesis of novel nanomaterials
- inorganic ligand chemistry development for electronic application
- self-assembly of nanocrystals into ordered superstructures
- electronic studies of nanocrystal arrays
The ability to assemble precisely engineered nano-building blocks into complex, hybrid structures opens the door to a new generation of complex materials in which components and functionalities can be added, tuned, or combined in a predictable manner.
Group News
New Award
Congratulations to Vlad Kamysbayev! He was awarded our Department's Elizabeth R. Norton Prize for Excellence in Research in Chemistry.
PhD Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Vlad Kamysbayev! He successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Atomic Engineering of Nanomaterials in Molten Salts and Liquid Metals”.
Undergraduate Thesis 2020
Congratulations to Nivedina Sarma who presented her undergraduate thesis on “Developing Nanoparticle Self-Assembly to Make Scalable 3D Materials” at the Spring 2020 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Symposium.
New Award
Congratulations to undergrad Nivedina Sarma on her NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
New Lab Member
Welcome new graduate student, Di Wang!
New Job
Congratulations to Prof. Yuanyuan Wang on his new position at Nanjing University.
UChicago Chemistry
The Talapin Group is located on the second floor of the east wing of the Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences (GCIS) at the University of Chicago. Map