Vadym N. Mochalin

Vadym N. Mochalin
Born1971 (age 53–54)
Alma materDonetsk National University (B.S./M.S., 1993); L. M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ph.D., 2001)
Known forResearch on nanodiamonds; MXenes (2D transition-metal carbides and carbonitrides)
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science; Physical chemistry; Nanotechnology
InstitutionsMissouri University of Science and Technology; Drexel University
Websitesites.mst.edu/mochalin/

Vadym N. Mochalin is a Ukrainian born materials chemist and materials scientist whose research spans nanodiamonds and two-dimensional transition‑metal carbides and carbonitrides known as MXenes. He is a professor of chemistry at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), with a joint appointment in materials science and engineering, and previously served on the research faculty at Drexel University.[1][2] Mochalin is an editor of the Elsevier journal Diamond and Related Materials and serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio).[3][4] In 2022 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.[5]

Early life and education

Mochalin was born in the Soviet Union in 1971 and moved to the United States in 2005.[6] He earned a B.S./M.S. in biochemistry from Donetsk National University in 1993 and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the L. M. Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, in 2001.[2][5]

Career

From 2009 to 2015, Mochalin held research faculty appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute at Drexel University, advancing from assistant research professor to associate research professor.[7] He joined Missouri S&T in 2015 and was granted tenure in 2021; by 2025 he is listed as professor of chemistry with a joint appointment in materials science and engineering.[6][1]

Mochalin became an editor of Diamond and Related Materials in 2021[8] and serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports.[4]

Honors, editorial appointments and professional service

Research

Mochalin's research focuses on synthesis, surface chemistry, stability and applications of nanodiamonds and MXenes, including energy storage, composites, tribology and biomedicine.[2] He co‑authored a widely cited review on nanodiamonds in Nature Nanotechnology (2012) and the 25th‑anniversary overview introducing MXenes in Advanced Materials (2014).[9][10] His contributions include work on intercalation and delamination of MXenes[11] and on the chemical stability and degradation of MXenes in aqueous environments.[12]

In tribology, Mochalin's group reported low‑friction MXene coatings in Materials Today Advances, and he has been quoted by Chemical & Engineering News on the promise of MXenes as durable solid lubricants.[13][14] Earlier work by Mochalin and collaborators demonstrated wet‑chemistry routes to fluorescent nanodiamonds and surveyed their properties and applications.[15][9]

Selected publications

  • Mochalin, Vadym N.; Shenderova, Olga; Ho, Dean; Gogotsi, Yury (2012). "The properties and applications of nanodiamonds". Nature Nanotechnology. 7 (1): 11–23. doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.209. PMID 22179567.
  • Naguib, Michael; Mochalin, Vadym N.; Barsoum, Michel W.; Gogotsi, Yury (2014). "25th anniversary article: MXenes: a new family of two‑dimensional materials". Advanced Materials. 26 (7): 992–1005. doi:10.1002/adma.201304138. PMID 24357390.
  • Mashtalir, Olha; Naguib, Michael; Mochalin, Vadym N.; Dall'Agnese, Yohan; Heon, Min; Barsoum, Michel W.; Gogotsi, Yury (2013). "Intercalation and delamination of layered carbides and carbonitrides". Nature Communications. 4: 1716. doi:10.1038/ncomms2664.
  • Huang, Shuohan; Mochalin, Vadym N. (2022). "Combination of High pH and an Antioxidant Improves Chemical Stability of Two‑Dimensional Transition‑Metal Carbides and Carbonitrides (MXenes) in Aqueous Colloidal Solutions". Inorganic Chemistry. 61 (26): 9877–9887. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00537.
  • Huang, Shuohan; Mochalin, Vadym N. (2021). "Achieving superlubricity with 2D transition metal carbides (MXenes)". Materials Today Advances. 9 100133. doi:10.1016/j.mtadv.2021.100133.
  • Mochalin, Vadym N.; Gogotsi, Yury (2009). "Wet Chemistry Route to Hydrophobic Blue Fluorescent Nanodiamond". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131 (13): 4594–4595. doi:10.1021/ja9004514.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mochalin publishes research on MXenes". Missouri S&T eConnection. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr. Vadym Mochalin". Missouri University of Science & Technology. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Editorial board – Diamond and Related Materials". Elsevier. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Editors". Scientific Reports. Nature Portfolio. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Mochalin named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry". Missouri S&T News and Events. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Vadym Mochalin – Profile". Missouri S&T Research (Elsevier Pure). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Curriculum Vitae, Dr. Vadym Mochalin" (PDF). Missouri S&T Department of Chemistry (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Mochalin appointed editor of 'Diamond and Related Materials'". Missouri S&T eConnection. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. ^ a b Mochalin, Vadym N.; Shenderova, Olga; Ho, Dean; Gogotsi, Yury (2012). "The properties and applications of nanodiamonds". Nature Nanotechnology. 7 (1): 11–23. doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.209. PMID 22179567.
  10. ^ Naguib, Michael; Mochalin, Vadym N.; Barsoum, Michel W.; Gogotsi, Yury (2014). "25th anniversary article: MXenes: a new family of two‑dimensional materials". Advanced Materials. 26 (7): 992–1005. doi:10.1002/adma.201304138. PMID 24357390.
  11. ^ Mashtalir, Olha; Naguib, Michael; Mochalin, Vadym N.; Dall'Agnese, Yohan; Heon, Min; Barsoum, Michel W.; Gogotsi, Yury (2013). "Intercalation and delamination of layered carbides and carbonitrides". Nature Communications. 4: 1716. doi:10.1038/ncomms2664.
  12. ^ Huang, Shuohan; Mochalin, Vadym N. (2022). "Combination of High pH and an Antioxidant Improves Chemical Stability of Two‑Dimensional Transition‑Metal Carbides and Carbonitrides (MXenes) in Aqueous Colloidal Solutions". Inorganic Chemistry. 61 (26): 9877–9887. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00537.
  13. ^ Huang, Shuohan; Mochalin, Vadym N. (2021). "Achieving superlubricity with 2D transition metal carbides (MXenes)". Materials Today Advances. 9 100133. doi:10.1016/j.mtadv.2021.100133.
  14. ^ Peplow, Mark (30 April 2021). "MXenes make durable solid lubricants". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  15. ^ Mochalin, Vadym N.; Gogotsi, Yury (2009). "Wet Chemistry Route to Hydrophobic Blue Fluorescent Nanodiamond". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131 (13): 4594–4595. doi:10.1021/ja9004514.
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