Frontiers in Nanotechnology Seminar Series Presents, Rosemary Schnell Distinguished Lecturer Dmitri Talapin, University of Chicago

“Expanding chemical diversity of low-dimensional materials”

Join us for a groundbreaking presentation by Professor Dmitri Talapin that will challenge the boundaries of what’s possible in nanomaterials. Inorganic nanomaterials like nanocrystals and atomically thin two-dimensional sheets are revolutionizing the intersection of solids and molecules, pushing the frontier of real-world applications.

In this talk, Talprin will unveil the development of novel nanomaterials that integrate the best of solid-state chemistry, molecular chemistry, and nanotechnology.

Discover how we’ve expanded the horizon of functional nanomaterials by creating a new class of colloidal systems—colloids in molten inorganic salts. This innovation has led to the first-ever emissive colloidal GaAs quantum dots and other functional nanomaterials previously deemed unsynthesizable by colloidal methods.

He will also dive into the advancement of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides, known as MXenes, which combine the electronic and mechanical properties of inorganic 2D crystals with limitless potential for surface chemistry customization. Explore how MXene surfaces are not just passive but actively contribute to groundbreaking properties like conductivity, superconductivity, and catalytic activity, using principles from coordination chemistry, self-assembled monolayers, and surface science.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain cutting-edge insights and be part of the future of nanotechnology. Your understanding of materials science will be forever transformed.

Get to Know Dmitri

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Dmitri Talapin is Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. His research interests focus on inorganic nanomaterials, from synthetic methodology to self-assembly to charge transport and optoelectronic devices. The Talapin Group’s current research interests lie in the development of novel materials through the assembly of functional nanoscale building blocks.

He was born in USSR and grew up in Belarus, received a doctorate degree from the University of Hamburg, Germany in 2002, followed by a postdoctoral work at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. In 2005-2007, he was a staff scientist at the Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and joined faculty of the University of Chicago in 2007. His recognitions include ACS Inorganic Nanoscience Award, Materials Research Society Outstanding Young Investigator Award, David and Lucile Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering, and others. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2014 and MRS Fellow in 2024, and serves as an Associate Editor for Chemical Science published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.