Vadym N. Mochalin
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Vadym N. Mochalin | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Alma mater | Donetsk National University (B.S./M.S., 1993); L. M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ph.D., 2001) |
| Known for | Research on nanodiamonds; MXenes (2D transition-metal carbides and carbonitrides) |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials science; Physical chemistry; Nanotechnology |
| Institutions | Missouri University of Science and Technology; Drexel University |
| Website | sites |
Vadym N. Mochalin is a Ukrainian born materials chemist and materials scientist whose research spans nanodiamonds and two-dimensional transition‑metal carbides and carbonitrides known as MXenes. He is a professor of chemistry at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), with a joint appointment in materials science and engineering, and previously served on the research faculty at Drexel University.[1][2] Mochalin is an editor of the Elsevier journal Diamond and Related Materials and serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio).[3][4] In 2022 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.[5]
Mochalin was born in the Soviet Union in 1971 and moved to the United States in 2005.[6] He earned a B.S./M.S. in biochemistry from Donetsk National University in 1993 and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the L. M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, in 2001.[2][5]
Career
From 2009 to 2015, Mochalin held research faculty appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute at Drexel University, advancing from assistant research professor to associate research professor.[7] He joined Missouri S&T in 2015 and was granted tenure in 2021; by 2025 he is listed as professor of chemistry with a joint appointment in materials science and engineering.[6][1]
Mochalin became an editor of Diamond and Related Materials in 2021[8] and serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports.[4]
Honors, editorial appointments and professional service
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), 2022/2023.[5]
- Editor, Diamond and Related Materials (2021–).[3]
- Editorial board, Scientific Reports (2012–).[4]
Research
Mochalin's research focuses on synthesis, surface chemistry, chemical reactivity, stability and applications of nanodiamonds, MXenes, and other low-dimensional materials, including energy storage, composites, sensing, optoelectronics, tribology and biomedicine.[2] He co‑authored a widely cited review on nanodiamonds in Nature Nanotechnology (2012) and the 25th‑anniversary overview introducing MXenes in Advanced Materials (2014).[9][10] His contributions include work on intercalation and delamination of MXenes[11] and on the chemical stability and mechanisms of degradation of MXenes in aqueous environments.[12]
In tribology, Mochalin's group reported low‑friction MXene coatings in Materials Today Advances, and he has been quoted by Chemical & Engineering News on the promise of MXenes as durable solid lubricants.[13][14] Earlier work by Mochalin and collaborators demonstrated wet‑chemistry routes to fluorescent nanodiamonds and surveyed their properties and applications.[15][9]
