Associate Professor
Department of Physics
| elena[at]uconn.edu | |
| Phone | (860) 486-3542 |
| Mailing Address | University of Connecticut, Department of Physics, Gant Science Complex, 2152 Hillside Rd, U-3046, Storrs, CT 06269-3046 |
| Office Location | IMS 309 |
| CV | |
Research Interests
Theoretical and computational soft matter physics with emphasis on the thermodynamics and kinetics of macromolecular self-assembly; polymer modified nanoparticles and their interactions with cell surfaces via ligand-receptor recognition; macromolecular and surfactant micelles; self-assembling macromolecules and networks; macromolecular adsorption and phase behavior.
Education
- Ph.D., Physics and Mathematics, Moscow State University, Moscow, 1994
- M.Sc., Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, 1991
Experience
- 2012-present: Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
- 2002-2012: Professor, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
- 1999-2002: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
- 1996-1999: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Polymer Chemistry, University of Groningen
- 1994-1996: Researcher, Department of Physics, Moscow State University
Professional Societies
- American Physical Society
- American Chemical Society
Honors
- 2016 Directors Award for Faculty Excellence of the Polymer Program of the Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut
- 2007-2010 Climo Professorship for Case Western University School of Engineering
- 2004-2010 National Science Foundation CAREER Award