{"id":4932,"date":"2016-07-21T18:26:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/?page_id=4932"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:37:46","slug":"omar-azzaroni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/?page_id=4932","title":{"rendered":"Omar Azzaroni"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:48%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8348b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7023\" src=\"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8348b-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8348b-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8348b-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8348b-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8348b-800x1066.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:48%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Omar studied chemistry at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) (Argentina), receiving his Ph.D. in 2004. His postdoctoral studies were carried out at the University of Cambridge (UK) (2004\u20132006, Marie Curie Research Fellow) and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Germany) (2007, Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow). He was then appointed as Max Planck Partner Group leader from 2009 until 2013. He has served as Vice-Director of the Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoqu\u00edmicas Te\u00f3ricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) (2012\u20132015). He is currently a fellow member of CONICET and head of the Soft Matter Laboratory of INIFTA. Since 2009, he is also Adjunct Professor of Physical Chemistry at UNLP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honours and Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Premio Konex 2013 \u2013 Diploma al M\u00e9rito: Ciencia y Tecnolog\u00eda \u2013 Fisicoqu\u00edmica, Qu\u00edmica Inorg\u00e1nica y Anal\u00edtica.<\/p>\n<p>Premio Houssay 2012 \u2013 \u00c1rea: Qu\u00edmica, Bioqu\u00edmica y Biolog\u00eda Molecular \u2013\u00a0Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnolog\u00eda e Innovaci\u00f3n Productiva (MinCyT) \u2013 Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>Premio\u00a0\u201cRanwel Caputto\u201d\u00a0en Qu\u00edmica otorgado por la Academia Nacional de Ciencias (ANC) en reconocimiento a los antecedentes cient\u00edficos y a la destacada trayectoria en el \u00e1rea de las ciencias qu\u00edmicas (2010).<\/p>\n<p>Premio Est\u00edmulo\u00a0\u201cTadeo Haenke\u201d\u00a0otorgado por la Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, F\u00edsicas y Naturales (ANCEFN)\u00a0al mejor investigador joven de la Argentina en el \u00e1rea de Qu\u00edmica\u00a0(2010).<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:13px;--awb-line-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-width:22.1px;--awb-icon-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-margin:9.1px;--awb-content-margin:31.2px;--awb-circlecolor:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:11.44px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-arrow-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CV_AZZARONI_MAY2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download CV<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-arrow-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Omar_Azzaroni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Gate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-arrow-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=es&amp;user=ZvgAu5oAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><strong>Research interest<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:48%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><ul style=\"--awb-size:13px;--awb-iconcolor:light;--awb-line-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-width:22.1px;--awb-icon-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-margin:9.1px;--awb-content-margin:31.2px;--awb-circlecolor:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:11.44px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-2 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Macromolecular assembly<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Polymer-inorganic hybrid materials<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Supramolecular materials science<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:48%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><ul style=\"--awb-size:13px;--awb-iconcolor:light;--awb-line-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-width:22.1px;--awb-icon-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-margin:9.1px;--awb-content-margin:31.2px;--awb-circlecolor:#1a80b6;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:11.44px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-3 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Solid-state nanopores<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Functional electrochemical interfaces<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><strong><span class=\"style3\">Selected publications<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cNanofluidic Diodes with Dynamic Rectification Properties Stemming from Reversible Electrochemical Conversions in Conducting Polymers&#8221;<br \/>\nG. P\u00e9rez-Mitta, W. Marmisoll\u00e9, C. Trautmann, M.E. Toimil-Molares, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nJournal of the American Chemical Society 137 (2015)15382-15385.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMesophase Transformation in Amphiphilic Hyperbranched Polymers Induced by Transition Metal Ion Complexation. Creating Well-Defined Metallo-Supramolecular Assemblies from \u201cIll-Defined\u201d Building Blocks\u201d.<br \/>\nA.S. Picco, W. Knoll, M. Ceol\u00edn, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nACS Macro Letters 4 (2015) 94\u2013100.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Supramolecular surface chemistry: Substrate-independent, phosphate-driven growth of polyamine-based multifunctional thin films\u201d<br \/>\nW. Marmisoll\u00e9, J. Irigoyen, D. Gregurec, S. Moya, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nAdvanced Functional Materials 25 (2015) 4144-4152.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUnusual temperature-induced swelling of ionizable poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based microgels: experimental and theoretical insights into its molecular origin\u201d<br \/>\nJ.M. Giussi, M.I. Velasco, G.S. Longo, R.H. Acosta, O. Azzaroni<br \/>\nSoft Matter, 11 (2015) 8879-8886<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Hydrophobic interactions leading to a complex interplay between bioelectrocatalytic properties and multilayer meso-organization in layer-by-layer assemblies.&#8221;<br \/>\nM.L. Cortez, N. De Matteis, M. Ceol\u00edn, W. Knoll, F. Battaglini, O. Azzaroni<br \/>\nPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (2014) 20844-20855.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLayer-by-Layer Assembly of Polyelectrolytes into Ionic Current Rectifying Solid-State Nanopores: Insights from Theory and Experiment\u201d.<br \/>\nM. Ali, B. Yameen, J. Cervera, P. Ram\u00edrez, R. Neumann, W. Ensinger, W. Knoll, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nJournal of the American Chemical Society, 132 (2010) 8338-8348.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMesoporous Films and Polymer Brushes Helping Each Other to Modulate Ionic Transport in Nanoconfined Environments. An Interesting Example of Synergism in Functional Hybrid Assemblies\u201d.<br \/>\nA. Calvo, B. Yameen, F.J. Williams, G.J.A.A. Soler-Illia, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nJournal of the American Chemical Society, 131 (2009) 10866-10868.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSynthetic Proton-Gated Ion Channels via Single Solid-State Nanochannels Modified with Responsive Polymer Brushes\u201d.<br \/>\nB. Yameen, M. Ali, R. Neumann, W. Ensinger, W. Knoll, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nNano Letters, 9 (2009) 2788-2793.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHighly Proton-Conducting Self-Humidifying Microchannels Generated by Copolymer Brushes on a Scaffold\u201d<br \/>\nB. Yameen, A. Kaltbeitzel, A. Langner, F. M\u00fcller, U. G\u00f6sele, W. Knoll, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nAngewandte Chemie International Edition, 48 (2009) 3124-3228.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSingle Conical Nanochannels Displaying pH-Tunable Rectifying Characteristics. Manipulating Ionic Transport with Zwitterionic Polymer Brushes\u201d.<br \/>\nB. Yameen, M. Ali, R. Neumann, W. Ensinger, W. Knoll, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nJournal of the American Chemical Society, 131 (2009) 2070-2071<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Invited articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cSelf-Limited Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles into Supraparticles: Towards Supramolecular Colloidal Materials by Design\u201d<br \/>\nE. Piccinini, D. Pallarola, F. Battaglini, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nMolecular Systems Design &amp; Engineering (2016) [Minireview] in press.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRecent Developments in the Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polyaniline and Carbon Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Sensing Applications. From Synthetic Aspects to Structural and Functional Characterization\u201d<br \/>\nW.A. Marmisoll\u00e9, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nNanoscale 8 (2016) 9890\u20139918 [Feature Article]<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGated Supramolecular Chemistry in Hybrid Mesoporous Silica Nanoarchitectures: Controlled Delivery and Molecular Transport in Response to Chemical, Physical and Biological Stimuli\u201d.<br \/>\nS. Alberti, G. Soler-Illia, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nChemical Communications 51 (2015) 6050-6075 [Feature Article]<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPolymer Brushes Here, There and Everywhere: Recent Advances in Their Practical Applications and Emerging Opportunities in Multiple Research Fields\u201d<br \/>\nO. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 50 (2012) 3225-3258 [Highlight]<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLayer-by-Layer Assemblies in Nanoporous Templates: Nano-Organized Design and Applications of Soft Nanotechnology\u201d.<br \/>\nO. Azzaroni, K.H.A. Lau<br \/>\nSoft Matter 7 (2011) 8709-8724 [Invited Review]<\/li>\n<li>\u201dMultifunctional Hybrids by Combining Ordered Mesoporous Materials and Macromolecular Building Blocks\u201d.<br \/>\nG.J.A.A. Soler-Illia, O. Azzaroni.<br \/>\nChemical Society Reviews, 40 (2011) 1107\u20131150 [Critical Review]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":4928,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4932","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4932"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7194,"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4932\/revisions\/7194"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}