Erik D. Tolmachoff
Ph.D. Candidate
Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California
etolmach@usc.edu
(559)790-0394
EXPERTISE
Flame synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles and nanoporous films for
chemiresistive gas sensing.
EDUCATION
University of Southern California, 2006-Present, (Ph.D. Expected Spring 2010)
Thesis emphasis: Flame synthesis of nano-phase TiO2 for chemiresistive gas
sensing with Prof. Hai Wang.
University of Southern California, 2004-2006, M.S., Mechanical Engineering.
University of Southern California, 1999-2003, B.S., Chemical Engineering.
PATENTS (Filed)
“Method for Preparing Metal Oxide Crystalline Nanoparticle Films for Dye
Sensitized Solar Cell Photoanodes” U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/396,200.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Tolmachoff, E. D., Abid, A. D. Phares, D. J., Campbell, C. S., Wang, H. “Synthesis
of nano-phase TiO2 crystalline films over premixed stagnation flames,” Proceedings of
the Combustion Institute 32: 1839-1845 (2009).
Abid, A. D., Tolmachoff, E. D., Phares, D. J., Wang, H., Liu, Y., Laskin A. “Size
distribution and morphology of nascent soot in premixed ethylene flames with and
without benzene doping,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 32: 681-688 (2009).
Abid, A. D., Heinz, N., Tolmachoff, E. D., Phares, D. J., Campbell, C. S., Wang, H.
“On the evolution of particle size distribution functions of soot in premixed
ethylene-oxygen-argon flames,” Combustion and Flame 154: 775-788 (2008).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Tolmachoff, E. D., Sheen, D. A., Wang, H. “Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis of
TiO2 Nanoparticle Formation in a Premixed Stagnation Flame,” the Sixth Joint
States Section of the Combustion Institute Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, May 17-20,
2009.
Tolmachoff, E. D., Wang, H. “Comparison of gas sensing properties of TiO2
nanoparticles synthesized in a premixed stagnation flame and the Aerosil® process,”
the Sixth Joint States Section of the Combustion Institute Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI,
May 17-20, 2009.
Tolmachoff, E. D., Garcia, G., Phares, D. J., Campbell, C. S., Wang, H. “Flame
synthesis of nano-phase TiO2 crystalline films,” the Fifth Joint States Section of the
Combustion Institute Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25-28, 2007, paper 07-P49.
Abid, A. D., Heinz, N., Tolmachoff, E. D., Phares, D. J., Campbell, C. S., Wang, H.
“Evolution of Particle Size Distribution Function of Nascent Soot in Premixed
Ethylene Flames,” AAAR 2007 Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, September 2428, 2007.
Abid, A. D., Heinz, N. A., Tolmachoff, E. D., Phares, D. J., Wang, H. “Relations
between particle size distribution function and morphology of soot formed in
atmospheric-pressure, premixed ethylene-oxygen-argon flames,” the Fifth Joint
States Section of the Combustion Institute Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 25-28,
2007, paper 07-F11.
Zhao, B., Uchikawa, K., Shibata, A., Tolmachoff, E., Ekweghariri, S., Prakash, G.
K. S. and Wang H. “Flame synthesized, narrowly distributed TiO2 nanoparticles ―
synthesis method, characterization and applications,” ACS Preprints, Div. Fuel Chem.
51, pp. 180-182 (2006).