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ILYA ZHAROV

Professor

Chemistry

Orcid identifier0000-0002-6292-8440 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Professor
    Chemistry
  • Adjunct Professor
    Materials Science & Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Current research in Zharov group is divided between three main areas: (1) functional membrane materials for energy and separations, (2) functional nanoparticles for biomedical applications and catalysis, and (3) nanoconfinement effects on chemical reactivity and on physical properties of hydrocarbons.

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ELUCIDATION OF MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SPHERICAL POLYMER BRUSHES USING SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY
    1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2028
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    HIERARCHICAL SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES FROM POLYMER-GRAFTED NANOPARTICLES: A COLLABORATIVE EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION
    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2025
    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MEMBRANES FOR SOLAR FUELS
    WASATCH MOLECULAR INC1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
    WASATCH MOLECULAR INC
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MULTI-SCALE FLUID-SOLID INTERACTIONS IN ARCHITECTED AND NATURAL MATERIALS
    US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY1 Aug 2018 - 31 Jul 2024
    US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SELF-ASSEMBLY OF SHORT POLYMER BRUSH-GRAFTED NANOPARTICLES INTO FREE-STANDING COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS
    1 Aug 2017 - 31 Jul 2023
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SILICA NANOPORES
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION9 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2017
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ZHAROV-NSF MRSEC SEED PROJECT
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2014
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    BIOINSPIRED FABRICATION
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MATERIALS WORLD NETWORK
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MATERIALS WORLD NETWORK
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2014
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    SYNTHETIC SMALL MOLECULES
    UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2010
    UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TRANSPORT OF BIOMACROMOLECULES
    US CIVILIAN RESEARCH & DEVELOP10 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2010
    US CIVILIAN RESEARCH & DEVELOP
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    ANALYSIS OF HUMAN CYSTEINE ...
    ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY12 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2008
    ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES
    ACS PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND8 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2010
    ACS PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MODULAR DENDRITIC INTEGRIN
    UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA7 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2010
    UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NER: HYBRID MEMBRANES
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION7 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2009
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NANOPOROUS OPAL FILMS & MEMBRA
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION2 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2012
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CALIXARENE-MODIFIED OPALS
    US CIVILIAN RESEARCH & DEVELOP6 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2008
    US CIVILIAN RESEARCH & DEVELOP
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    CATALYTIC NANOPORES
    US - ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE9 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2007
    US - ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    RESPONSIVE NANOPORES
    NIH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ENVIRON3 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2009
    NIH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ENVIRON
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MACROCYCLES & NANOSTRUCTURES
    AMER CHEMICAL SOC7 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2006
    AMER CHEMICAL SOC
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    DREYFUS NEW FACULTY AWARD
    CAMILLE & HENRY DREYFUS FOUNDA9 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2008
    CAMILLE & HENRY DREYFUS FOUNDA