Dr. Dmitry Momotenko
Research Interests
Dmitry's interests span across a variety of disciplines, including analytical and physical chemistry, surface science and electrochemistry. As a developer of cutting-edge electrochemical scanning probe microscopes, Dmitry is keen to apply these techniques on modern nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanostructured interfaces) and to study electrocatalysis, nano-objects and self-assembled systems. Furthermore, having a strong background in mathematical modeling, his interest is to quantify physicochemical processes in these environments using state-of-the art simulation tools.
Personal Information
Born in Sumy, USSR, 6 May 1987
Russian citizen
Education
09/2009 - 08/2013 Doctor of Science (PhD)
Laboratory of Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Supervisor: Prof. Hubert H. Girault
Thesis: Scanning electrochemical microscopy and finite element modeling of structural and transport properties of electrochemical systems
09/2004 - 06/2009 Chemist (Diploma, specialization: analytical chemistry)
Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Thesis: Liquid-liquid extraction of iron (III), copper (II) and nickel (II) ions into ionic liquid trioctylmethylammonium salicylate
Professional Experience
11/2017 - Present SNF Ambizione Fellow
Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ), Switzerland
07/2016 - 06/2017 University of Warwick Honorary Fellow
06/2014 - 05/2016 Marie Curie Fellow
10/2013 - 05/2014 Postdoctoral Research Assistant
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
09/2009 - 08/2013 Doctoral Assistant
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Awards
08/2017 SNF Ambizione Grant
Awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, SNF, for the independent project at ETH Zurich, total award CHF 680k for 4 years.
08/2017 Start-up Funding for a Junior Research Group (University of Oldenburg, Germany)
Total award €225k for 3 years. Refused.
06/2014 - 05/2016 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship
Granted by the European Commission to conduct a 2-year research project (~€220k)
10/2011 Award for Excellence in Teaching
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Professional Activities
Referee for Chemical Science, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), since 2014