Lvov, Yuri, 1952-

Yuri M. Lvov is a Russian American scientist and educator. He serves as the Tolbert Pipes Eminent Endowed Chair on Micro and Nanosystems at Louisiana Tech University's Institute for Micromanufacturing. His scientific research has focused on chemistry and physics, with particular emphasis on the areas of micro and nanotechnologies, ultrathin films, and bio/nanocomposites. His work on developing polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly has been recognized by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation with both a fellowship and the Humboldt Research Award in Chemistry, and he has been identified as among the world's foremost experts in exploring the uses of halloysite clay nanotubes for industrial and commercial purposes. Lvov served as a professor in the Soviet Union until its collapse, and then moved to Germany in 1991 to work at the University of Mainz. Following his time in Mainz, Lvov held senior positions with the Japan Science and Technology Agency, the University of Connecticut, and the United States Naval Research Laboratory, before settling at Louisiana Tech University in 1999. He has also worked with the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. Lvov is one of the most cited chemists, with a total citation count exceeding 45,000, and an h-index of 113.