Dr Daniil I Kolokolov
February 13, 2014
12.00 – 13.30
Beijing-1 Auditorium, China cluster (Skolkovo School of Management)
SEMINAR ABSTRACT:
The development of new energy sources and processes that allow using the available energy more effectively involves the systematic design, characterization and production of new materials (catalysts, molecular sieves/sorbents, PEM fuel cells). These novel compounds in most cases represent complex, heterogeneous systems containing mobile molecular species. The latter usually being the key elements of the systems organization. Thus in order to meet this new functionality the experimental characterization of molecular mobility in complex systems is an important challenge
In my talk I will give several specific examples showing the diversity and importance of the problem and give a brief overview of the experimental and computational techniques that allow following the dynamical phenomena on molecular level. Further, I will introduce neutron scattering and deuterium solid state NMR as efficient methods to probe molecular mobility in wide time and space scales. I will give some examples of successful application of these methods on systems of practical interest: solid acid catalysts and microporous metal-organic frameworks. Finally, I will emphasize some current challenges and prominent systems for future research.
SPEAKER INTRODUCTION:
Dr Daniil Kolokolov graduated from department of physics of the Novosibirsk State University in 2007 (MS). He obtained the PhD degree in University of Lyon 1, France within the joint PhD program between Lyon’s university and Boreskov Institute of Catalysis in Russia.
From the early stage of education Daniil was interested in dynamical phenomena in complex, heterogeneous systems on the border between chemistry and physics. To pursue that interest he joined the solid state nuclear magnetic resonance group lead by professor Alexander Stepanov in the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (SB RAS, Novosibirsk) to study by means of 2H NMR molecular dynamics in microporous media used as catalysts or sorbents. After graduation Dr Kolokolov used the opportunity of the joint PhD program to start the collaboration with professor Herve Jobic in IRCELYON (CNRS, Lyon) and to expand his experimental skills by introducing the neutron scattering techniques.
After getting the PhD degree Dr Kolokolov continued to pursue the goal of experimental detection of dynamical phenomena in complex systems based on novel materials, mainly for catalysis, chemicals purification processes based on adsorption, and fuel cells.
Daniil speaks 4 languages: Russian, English, Italian and French.
