Evgeny Katz

Biography

Evgeny Katz received his PhD in Chemistry from Frumkin Institute of Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia in 1983. He was a senior researcher at the Institute of Photosynthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia, 1983-1991. During 1992 and 1993 he performed research at München Technische Universität in Germany as a Humboldt fellow. Later, from 1993 to 2006, Dr. Katz was a Research Associate Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2006 he joined the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Clarkson University, as the Milton Kerker Chaired Professor of Chemistry. He has (co)authored over 420 papers in peer-reviewed journals/books with total citations of more than 25,000 (Hirsch-index 82) and holds more than 20 international patents. He has edited four books on different topics, including bioelectronics, molecular and biomolecular computing, implantable bioelectronics and forensic science. He was an Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Sensors Journal (2009-2012) and he is a member of the editorial boards of many other journals. His scientific interests are in the broad areas of bioelectronics, biosensors, biofuel cells, biomolecular information processing (bio-computing) and recently, in forensic science. In 2011, Thomson Reuters released data identifying the world’s top 100 chemists over the past 10 years as ranked by the impact of their published research. Evgeny Katz was included in that list as # 63 from an approximate total of a million chemists indexed by Thomson Reuters. Evgeny Katz was also included in the list of top cited chemists, with a worldwide rank of 384 based on his H-index.

Education Background

Chemical Engineering BS & MS - 1976 D.I. Mendeleyev Chemical Engineering University, Moscow, Russia
Chemistry Ph.D.. - 1983 A.N. Frumkin Institute of Electrochemistry, Russian Acad. Sci., Moscow, Russia

Experience

Milton Kerker Chaired Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Clarkson University, 2006 - present
Senior Research Associate Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, 1993 - 2000
Associate Research Professor Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, 2000 - 2006
Research Scientist / Senior Research Scientist Institute of Photosynthesis, Russian Acad. Sci., Pushchino, Russia, 1983 - 1991
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow München Technische Universität, Department of General Chemistry & Biochemistry, Freising, Germany , 1992 - 1993
CSIC Fellow Instituto de Catalisis, CSIC, Madrid, Spain, 1992
Postdoctoral Fellow Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1991 - 1992

Courses Taught

• CM725 - Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry
• CM765 - Special Topics in Biochemistry
• CM320 - Separations & Electrochemistry
• CM466/566 - Bioelectronics & Bionanotechnology
• CM567 - Biofuel Cells Design and Applications
• CM121 - Freshmen Seminar
• CM467 - Directed Research in Biochemistry

Research Interests

• Self-organized & self-responding bioelectronic systems.
• Biofunctionalized nanomaterials (metallic nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, semiconductive quantum dots, nanorods, nanowires) for bioelectronic and biomedical applications.
• Bionanoengineering, functional interfaces composed of biomaterials & nano-objects, supra-molecular hybrid systems with complex molecular/biomolecular architecture.
• Bioelectronics & optobioelectronics, switchable & tunable electrobiocatalytic and photobiocatalytic systems.
• Bionanotechnology for bioelectronic applications, electrical wiring of enzymes by nano-objects, amplification paths for bioanalytical systems, nanocircuitry generation based on biotemplates & biocatalysts.
• Biosensors based on integrated systems with complex molecular architecture, self-powered biosensors, switchable & tunable biosensors.

Awards

• Katsumi Niki Prize for Bioelectrochemistry Award, 2019
• Clarkson's Lifetime Research Achievement Award, 2014
• Named International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) Fellow, 2010
• Professor Accreditation by Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari a Catalunya, (AQU Catalunya), Spain, 2006
• Kaye Awards for Scientific Innovations, Hebrew University, Israel, 1995 and 2004
• Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Germany, 1993
• Research Award, La Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC (The State Agency for Scientific Research), Spain, 1992
• Institute Recognition Awards, Institute of Photosynthesis, Russian Academy of Science, 1983, and 1989
• State Medal of Inventor, USSR, 1989

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS