ProfessorSergei Kazarian, FRSC

My principal research interests are advanced vibrational spectroscopy, molecular interactions and materials processing. I develop FTIR spectroscopic chemical imaging methods and apply them to materials characterisation, pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, biomedical samples, microfluidics, high-throughput analysis of dynamic systems, nanostructured materials, forensic science and the analysis of objects of cultural heritage. My research interests also include applications of Raman spectroscopy to polymeric and biomedical materials, including depth profiling with confocal Raman microscopy and nanoscale imaging with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

My current research interests include spectroscopic imaging of live cancer cells and tissues for advancing healthcare diagnostics; I also collaborate closely with neurosurgeons at the Charing Cross Hospital as well as participate in the activities of CLIRSPEC. My research publications can be found at the tab above, or on Google Scholar.

Biography
Date
Role
2006-
Professor of Physical Chemistry
2006-2011
Director of Postgraduate Studies, Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London
2004-2006
Reader in Physical Chemistry
2001-2004
Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London
1998-2000
Research Fellow, Research Associate, Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London
1994-1998
Research Scientist II, Research Associate, School of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
1991-1994
University Research Fellow, Chemistry Department, University of Nottingham, UK
Links
Research group website: Vibrational spectroscopy and chemical imaging

Research interests
For research areas please see the relevant section of my research group site