Fundamentals of Nanotechnology

In the spring semester, 2010, the lectures are delivered on Thursdays, 5-30 – 7-00 p.m., 01 lecture hall, the Main Building of MSU. The course is open to the general public. If you are not an MSU student, postgraduate student or employee, please enroll in advance.

The lectures are broadcast live on the web.

The schedule can be downloaded either in A4 format or in A0 format.

The information on methodical materials and the previous year archive can be found here.

Lecture 1.

11 February 2010

Introduction. Peculiarities of physical interactions at the nanoscale.
(Prof. A. Obraztsov)

Lecture 2.

18 February 2010

Nano-objects and nanosystems: research methods and diagnostics.
(Prof. A. Obraztsov)

Lecture 3.

25 February 2010

Quantum mechanics of nanosystems. Quantum-scale effects in nano-objects.
(RAS corresponding member, Prof. D. Khokhlov)

Lecture 4.

4 March 2010

Physics of nanodevices. Optoelectronic and nanoelectronic devices.
(RAS corresponding member, Prof. D. Khokhlov)

Lecture 5.

11 March 2010

Colloid and surface phenomena in nanotechnology: from wetting to nanofluidics.
(Prof. O. Vinogradova)

Lecture 6.

18 March 2010

Statistical physics of nanosystems, physics of “soft” matters, computer modeling.
(RAS full member, Prof. A. Khokhlov)

Lecture 7.

25 March 2010

Basic principles of formation of nanosystems and nanomaterials.
(RAS corresponding member, Prof. E. Gudilin)

Lecture 8.

1 April 2010

Structural design of inorganic nanomaterials.
(Prof. E. Antipov)

Lecture 9.

8 April 2010

Supramolecular approaches to synthesis of organic nanostructures.
(Prof. S. Vatsadze)

Lecture 10.

15 April 2010

DNA nanotechnology.
(Assoc. Prof. M. Zvereva)

Lecture 11.

22 April 2010

Biomembranes: role of lipid/protein nanostructures in the life of a cell.
(RAS corresponding member Yu. Chizmadzhev)

Lecture 12.

29 April 2010

Enzymes as an essential element of living systems and object of nanotechnology.
(Prof. N. Klyachko)

Lecture 13.

13 May2010

Structural and functional aspects of bionanotechnology.
(Prof. I. Kurochkin)

Lecture 14.

13 May 2010

Nanobioanalytical systems.
(Prof. I. Kurochkin)