Sergei V. Kalinin
Co-Theme Leader for Functional Imaging on the Nanoscale,
Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
M.S. 8610, Oak Ridge, TN 37831

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2002

Research Interests:

• Nanoscale mechanisms for magnetic, mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical energy conversion and dissipation
• Kinetics and thermodynamics of defect-mediated bias-induced phase transitions in ferroelectrics, multiferroics, and energy storage materials on the nanoscale
• Electrostatic and electromechanical interactions in liquids, biosystems, and molecular systems.
• Developing novel SPM techniques, mathematical analysis of SPM data, quantitative measurements of local properties by SPM.

Professional Societies:

• Materials Research Society
• AVS: Science and Technology Society
• American Physical Society
• IEEE
• American Ceramics Society

 

 

 

Awards and Honors:

• Burton Medal, Microscopy Society of America, 2010
• ISIF Young Investigator Award, 2009
• Robert L. Coble Award, American Ceramic Society, 2009
• R&D 100 Award for “Adaptive Band Excitation Method and Controller in Scanning Probe Microscopy”, 2008
• Peter Mark Memorial Award, AVS: Science and Technology Society, 2008
• ORNL Director Award for Outstanding Team Accomplishment in Science and Technology, 2006
• ORNL Early Career Accomplishment Award for Science and Technology, 2005
• Ross Coffin Purdy Award of American Ceramic Society, 2003
• Wigner Fellowship of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2002