ILYA ZHAROV portrait
  • Professor, Chemistry
  • Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Professional Service

  • NanoUtah. Role: Organizer. NanoUtah 2011, Salt Lake City, UT. 10/2011 - present
  • Nanomedicine. Role: Session Moderator. 9th International Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT. 10/2011 - present
  • NanoUtah. Role: Organizer and Moderator. NanoUtah 2011 Education Workshop, Salt Lake City, UT. 10/2011 - present
  • IUPAC. Role: Session Moderator. Alternative Energy Sources, 43rd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, San Juan, PR. 08/2011 - present
  • IUPAC. Role: Session Moderator. Macromolecular, Supramolecular Supramolecular and Nanotechnology, 43rd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, San Juan, PR. 08/2011 - present
  • US-Israel Binational Science Foundation Conferences. Grant Review. 01/01/2010 - present

Internal Service

  • Executive Committee. Associate Chair, 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
  • Interfacial Bioanalytical Chemistry website. Webmaster, 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
  • Materials Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry website. Webmaster, 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
  • Departmental website. Webmaster, 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
  • Graduate Admissions Committee. Member in charge of Materials applications, 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
  • Chemistry Graduate Program. Director of Graduate Studies, 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
  • Executive Committee. Associate Chair, 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021. Department service.
  • Chemistry Graduate Program. Director of Graduate Studies, 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021. Department service.
  • Graduate Admissions Committee. Member in charge of Materials applications, 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021. Department service.
  • Departmental website. Webmaster, 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021. Department service.
  • Materials Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry website. Webmaster, 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021. Department service.
  • Interfacial Bioanalytical Chemistry website. Webmaster, 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021. Department service.
  • Executive Committee. Associate Chair, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • Materials Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry website. Webmaster, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • Interfacial Bioanalytical Chemistry website. Webmaster, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • Departmental website. Webmaster, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • Graduate Admissions Committee. Member in charge of Materials applications, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • Chemistry Graduate Program. Director of Graduate Studies, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • Materials Division. Chair, 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019. Department service.
  • Advisory Committee. Member, 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019. Department service.
  • Graduate Admissions Committee . Member, 07/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Graduate Education Committee. Member, 07/2012 - present. Department service.
  • NSF Materials Research, Science and Engineering Center . Member, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • Utah Center for Nanomedicine . Member, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • Funding Incentive Seed Grant Program Committee . Member, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • Curriculum Committee, Nanotechnology Training Program . Member, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • Nanotechnology Training Program . Member, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship. Member, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • Utah Nano Institute . Member, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • Biological Chemistry Program . Member, 07/2012 - present. University service.
  • Admissions, Standards and Degree Committee . Member, 07/2012 - present. College service.
  • Webmaster, Interfacial Bioanalytical Chemistry group . 07/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Webmaster. 07/2012 - present. Department service.
  • Alumni Relations and Development Committee . Member, 07/2012 - present. Department service.
  • IBAC Interfacial Bioanalytical Chemistry Group. Member, 07/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Member of Dean of COS “Kitchen Cabinet” (U of U). Member, 07/2011 - present. University service.
  • Funding Incentive Seed Grant Program Committee (U of U). Member , 07/2011 - present. University service.
  • Admissions, Standards and Degree Committee (College of Science). Chair, 07/2011 - 06/2012. College service.
  • 07/01/2020. 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
  • Member, Nano Institute. 09/01/2010 - present. University service.
  • Admissions, Standards and Degree Committee . Member , 07/01/2010 - present. College service.
  • NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program . Member, 07/01/2010 - present. University service.

Honors & Awards

  • Robert W. Parry Teaching Award. University of Utah, 05/01/2018
  • Emerging Investigator, Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications. 06/2011
  • IUPAC Young Observer Travel Award, 2011. 01/2011
  • Feinberg Foundation Visiting Faculty Award, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. 06/2010
  • Emerging Investigator, Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry. 06/2007
  • NSF CAREER Award. 01/2007
  • Dreyfus New Faculty Award. 07/2003

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