Igor Sokolov
Academic Leave
(617) 627-2548
574 Boston Ave, Room 318J
Research/Areas of Interest
Present: Engineering for Health -> Physics of cancer and aging -> Mechanics of biomaterials at the nanoscale, Synthesis and study of functional nanomaterials for biomedical imaging and drug delivery, Advanced imaging for medical diagnostics, Novel processes and materials for dentistry: nano-polishing and self-healing materials.
Favorite experimental techniques: atomic force microscopy/scanning probe microscopy, confocal microscopy and spectroscopy, nanoindenters.
Favorite theoretical methods: contact models, machine learning methods.
Past: quantum field theory, theory of gravity, cosmology, Casimir effect.
Education
- Ph.D., Soviet Bureau of Standards (Russian NIST), St. Petersburg, Soviet Union, Russia, 1991
- B.S. with honors, St. Petersburg State University, Russia, Russian Federation, 1984
Biography
Igor Sokolov is a Professor and Bernard M. Gordon Senior Faculty Fellow at Tufts University, specializing in the intersection of engineering and health. He is a senior member of the US National Academy of Inventors, an Honorable Member of the Hellenic Society of Nanotechnology, a recipient of the E.L. Ginzton International Fellowship Award from Stanford University, Simon Greenberg Foundation Scholarship, Graham Research Award, etc. He serves as Academic Editor of Scientific Reports, PLOS journals, and Sensors. Before joining Tufts, he was a research associate at the University of Toronto, and then a faculty member at Clarkson University, where he became a full professor and director of the Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center. Dr. Sokolov's contributions to science include over 190 peer-reviewed publications and 21 patents (issued and pending), underscoring his innovative work in developing new imaging modalities, nanomaterials, optical nanosensors, and drug delivery systems.