Kotov (born August 29, 1965, Moscow, USSR) is the Joseph B.
and Florence V.
Cejka Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
He is known for his pioneering contributions to biomimetic nanostructures.
Topics he has been working on in this large interdisciplinary research field include layered biomimetic nanocomposites, self-assembly of nanoparticles, and chiral nanostructures.