Dr. Oleg Gang

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Oleg Gang is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Physics at Columbia University, where he explores the behavior of self-assembly in soft biomolecular systems and develops novel fabrication strategies for nanomaterials based on self-organization. His research interests focus on nanoparticle assembly, functionality of polymers and biopolymers, and hybrid nanoscale systems that incorporate bioderived inorganic components. Gang employs a broad range of techniques including synchrotron methods and nanoscale imaging to probe materials in relevant environments. The primary aim of his research program is to enable autonomous material systems that exhibit designed spatial organization and programmable behavior, with dynamic control over their structure formation and transformation. His developed methods are applied in creating novel materials aimed at optical, mechanical, and biomedical functions. Gang holds both an MS and a PhD from Bar-Ilan University in Israel, where he specialized in Atomic Spectroscopy and Soft Matter. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University as a Distinguished Rothschild Fellow, studying nanoscale wetting phenomena. Starting at Brookhaven National Laboratory in 2002 as a Distinguished Goldhaber Fellow, he has led the Soft Bio-Nanomaterials group at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials. Since 2016, he has been a faculty member at Columbia University.

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