Dr. Aleksandra Radenovic Abstract:
We use novel solid-state nanopore platform based on atomically thin nanopore membranes in 2D materials such as graphene, boron nitride or molybdenum disulfide for DNA detection, sequencing, water desalination and osmotic power generation. In this talk, I will address several experimental challenges related to the large area growth of 2D materials, nanofabrication of uniformly sized nanopores and their integration with other materials.
I will conclude with the recent results that further our understanding of ionic transport through subnanometer holes and the importance of the pore geometry.
Bio:
Dr. Radenovic received her master’s degree in physics from the University of Zagreb in 1999 before joining Professor Giovanni Dietler’s Laboratory of Physics of Living Matter in 2000 at University of Lausanne. There she earned her Doctor of Sciences degree in 2003. In 2003 she was also awarded a research scholarship for young researchers from the Swiss Foundation for Scientific Research which allowed her to spend 3 years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley (2004‐2007). Before joining EPFL as Assistant Professor in 2008 she spent 6 months at NIH and Janelia Farm. In 2010 she received the ERC starting grant and in 2015 SNSF Consolidator grant. Her group is interested in using novel nanomaterials and single molecule experimental techniques to study fundamental questions at nanoscale.