Vladimir Kitaev
Professor
Faculty of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Waterloo, Ontario
vkitaev@wlu.ca
Office:
(548) 889-3909
Expert In
Languages
English
Russian
Russian
Bio/Research
I received my MSc degree in polymer chemistry dealing with synthesis and characterization of polymer liquid crystals at Lomonosov Moscow State University. My PhD research at the University of Toronto involved polymer and surfactant self-assembly and physicochemical properties of macromolecules in...
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Bio/Research
I received my MSc degree in polymer chemistry dealing with synthesis and characterization of polymer liquid crystals at Lomonosov Moscow State University. My PhD research at the University of Toronto involved polymer and surfactant self-assembly and physicochemical properties of macromolecules in confined geometries.
Before joining Laurier, I spent several great years with the materials chemistry group of Professor Geoffrey Ozin at the University of Toronto, where I mastered synthesis of well-defined highly size-uniform nanoparticles, their self-assembly for functional applications, and colloidal photonic crystals.
Our research in Materials Chemistry lab dealt with nanoscale chirality, synthesis of size- and shape-selective nanoparticles, in particular, plasmonic metal nanoparticles with their beautiful world of colours. Currently CLAN (Chemistry Laboratory of Applied Nanoscience) works on projects dealing with plasmonic substrates (Nicoya Inc) and water remediation (Imperial Oil).
Our research is focused on synthesis and applications of colloidal nanoscale building blocks (NBBs) with controlled size, shape, surface, and physical properties. These nanoscale building blocks include plasmonic metal nanoparticles of well-defined shape (e.g. silver decahedra, pentagonal rods, icosahedra, prisms, gold frames and stars, etc.) and tunable optical properties for applications in sensing and photonics. Current applied projects include design of the advanced plasmic sensing substrates and water remediation.
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Before joining Laurier, I spent several great years with the materials chemistry group of Professor Geoffrey Ozin at the University of Toronto, where I mastered synthesis of well-defined highly size-uniform nanoparticles, their self-assembly for functional applications, and colloidal photonic crystals.
Our research in Materials Chemistry lab dealt with nanoscale chirality, synthesis of size- and shape-selective nanoparticles, in particular, plasmonic metal nanoparticles with their beautiful world of colours. Currently CLAN (Chemistry Laboratory of Applied Nanoscience) works on projects dealing with plasmonic substrates (Nicoya Inc) and water remediation (Imperial Oil).
Our research is focused on synthesis and applications of colloidal nanoscale building blocks (NBBs) with controlled size, shape, surface, and physical properties. These nanoscale building blocks include plasmonic metal nanoparticles of well-defined shape (e.g. silver decahedra, pentagonal rods, icosahedra, prisms, gold frames and stars, etc.) and tunable optical properties for applications in sensing and photonics. Current applied projects include design of the advanced plasmic sensing substrates and water remediation.
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Media Relations
Aonghus Kealy
Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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