Sergei V. Kalinin
Sergei V. Kalinin | |
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| Born | Sergei Vasilyevich Kalinin |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University M.S. (1998) University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. (2002) |
| Awards | David Adler Lectureship Award (2025) Peter Duncumb Award (2024) Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (2022) Blavatnik Award (2018) Royal Microscopical Society medal for Scanning Probe Microscopy (2015) R&D100 Awards (2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, and 2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Artificial Intelligence Big Data Machine Learning Atomic Fabrication Autonomous Experimentation Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Scanning Probe Microscopy Piezoresponse Force Microscopy Nanoscale Electromechanics |
| Institutions | University of Tennessee - Knoxville Oak Ridge National Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Amazon |
| Thesis | Nanoscale electric phenomena at oxide surfaces and interfaces by scanning probe microscopy (2002) |
Sergei V. Kalinin is a materials scientist known for pioneering the integration of artificial intelligence, atomic-scale fabrication, and high-resolution microscopy. He is a Chief Scientist for AI/ML in the Physical Sciences at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and a Weston Fulton Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Kalinin is recognized for developing data-driven microscopy methods and for advancing the concept of atom-by-atom manufacturing.
Kalinin co-authored 27 patents, over 800 publications that have been cited over 61,000 times with h-index of 121 (as of Nov 2025). Kalinin’s research sits at the intersection of automation, AI-accelerated discovery, and nanotechnology, making his work influential to emerging innovation sectors including quantum materials, advanced energy systems, and next-generation information technologies.