Nationality American Role Professor | Name Mark Hersam | |
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Born January 31, 1975 (age 49)
Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. ( 1975-01-31 ) Institutions Northwestern University Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Cambridge Known for Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation (DGU) of carbon nanotubes
Contributions in the fields of nanotechnology and nanochemistry. Notable awards Materials Research Society Outstanding Young Investigator Award (2010)
SES Research Young Investigator Award, Electrochemical Society (2010)
Peter Mark Memorial Award (2006)
TMS Robert Lansing Hardy Award (2006)
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2005) Education University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of Cambridge Fields Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering | ||
Residence United States of America Doctoral students Nathan Guisinger | ||
Professor mark hersam measuring conductivity
Mark C. Hersam is a professor of Chemistry and Materials Science Engineering at Northwestern University (2000–present) who, according to the National Science Foundation, has made "major breakthrough[s]" in the field of nanotechnology. He is a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award and a 1996 Marshall Scholar. He is also an Associate Editor of ACS Nano.
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- Professor mark hersam measuring conductivity
- Professor mark hersam
- Education
- Early work
- Research
- Corporate connections and applications
- Honors
- Scholarships
- Professional organizations and societies
- Personal life
- References
Professor mark hersam
Education
Mark Hersam attended Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, IL where he was Valedictorian and an Eagle Scout. He then went on to receive his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1996. Upon winning the Marshall Scholarship, Hersam received a M.Phil. in Microelectronic Engineering and Semiconductor Physics from the University of Cambridge in 1997. His Ph.D was granted from the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000.
Early work
While at UIUC, Hersam did research under Professor David Ruzic in the Nuclear Engineering Department and Professor Joseph Lyding in the Electrical Engineering Department.
After graduating from UIUC, Hersam was an intern at the Argonne National Laboratory where he did research in the Energy Technology Division studying the energy-related applications of surface acoustic-wave-based sensing.
While at Cambridge University, Hersam was advised by Mark Welland and the two co-authored the paper "Potentiometry and repair of electrically stressed nanowires using atomic force microscopy" in the journal of Applied Physics Letters.
As a doctoral candidate, Hersam again worked with Professor Joseph Lyding at the Beckman Institute where they studied "atomic level manipulation and silicon-based molecular nanotechnology."
Research
Authored 137 peer-reviewed publications
Creator of the Hersam Group at Northwestern University
Corporate connections and applications
Honors
Scholarships
Professional organizations and societies
In 2016, he was selected as a U.S. Science Envoy by the United States State Department.
Personal life
Hersam hosts Undergraduate Research Experience opportunity for students each summer.