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Contact Information: 2057 ERF Phone: (312) 996-3472 Fax: (312) 413-0447 E-mail: ayarin@uic.edu Laboratory: 1014 ERF Phone: (312) 413-7601

Alexander L. Yarin
Professor

M.S., Applied Physics (1977)
Polytechnical Insitute ( Technical University),
Leningrad (Sankt-Peterburg)

Ph.D., Physics and Mathematics (1980)
Institute for Problems in Mechanics,
USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

D.Sc., Physics and Mathematics (1989)
Institute for Problems in Mechanics,
USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

• Hershel Rich Prize – Technion Innovation Award, American Technion Society, 2005
• Prize for Technological Development for Defense against Terror, American Technion Society, 2003
• Gutwirth Award, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1999
• Guastala Fellowship of Rashi Foundation (France) and The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1992-1995
• Awards of the Institute for Problems in Mechanics, USSR Academy of Sciences, in contests of research works, 1980-1990
• University Award for "Outstanding Student Research", Polytechnic Institute of Leningrad, 1974

Selected Publications

A.L. Yarin, Free Liquid Jets and Films: Hydrodynamics and Rheology. Longman Scientific & Technical and Wiley & Sons, Harlow, New York, 1993, 446 pp.

D.H. Reneker, A.L. Yarin, H. Fong and S. Koombhongse, "Bending instability of electrically charged liquid jets of polymer solutions in electospinning", J. Appl. Phys. v. 87, No. 9, 4531-4547 (2000).

Z. Sun, E. Zussman, A.L. Yarin, J.H. Wendorff and A. Greiner, "Compound core/shell polymer nanofibers by co-electrospinning", Advanced Materials v.15, N22, 1929-1932 (2003).

S.N. Reznik, A.L. Yarin, A.Theron and E.Zussman, "Transient and steady shapes of droplets attached to a surface in strong electric fields", J. Fluid Mech. v. 516, 349-377 (2004).

A.L. Yarin, A.G. Yazicioglu, C.M. Megaridis, M. Pia Rossi and Y. Gogotsi, " Theoretical and experimental investigation of aqueous liquids contained in carbon nanotubes ", J.Appl. Phys v. 97 , 124309 (2005). This article has been selected for the July 4, 2005 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.

A.L. Yarin, W. Kataphinan and D.H. Reneker, "Branching in electrospinning of nanofibers", J. Appl. Phys. v. 98, 064501 (2005).

A.L. Yarin, "Drop Impact Dynamics: Splashing, Spreading, Receding, Bouncing…", Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics v.38, 159-192 (2006).

A.L.Yarin, B. Rovagnati, F. Mashayek and T. Matsoukas, "A reaction model for plasma coating of nanoparticles by amorphous carbon layers", J. Appl. Phys. (in press, 2006).

*A complete list of publications is provided at the Micro/Nanoscale Fluid Transport Laboratory.

Current Research Interests

• Nanotechnology: electrospinning of nanofibers
• Nanotechnology: co-electrospinning of core-shell nanofibers; thermal treatment of core-shell nanofibers to manufacture turbostratic carbon nanotubes.
• Micro- and nanofluidics
• Nanoparticle-based ink-jet printing in micro- and optoelectronics
• Deposition of nanocoating on micron- and nano-sized particles in plasma reactors
• Drop splashing
• Acoustic levitation
• Fluid mechanics and rheology
• Heat transfer

Laboratory

Micro/Nanoscale Fluid Transport Laboratory
1014 ERF, 312-413-7601