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1 Education and early academic work  



1.1  Education  





1.2  Early work  







2 Research  





3 Corporate connections and applications  





4 Honors and achievements  



4.1  Honors  





4.2  Scholarships[29]  







5 Professional organizations and societies  





6 Selected works  





7 Personal life  





8 See also  





9 References  





10 External links  














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Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam
Born (1975-01-31) January 31, 1975 (age 49)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Cambridge
Known forDensity Gradient Ultracentrifugation (DGU) of carbon nanotubes

Contributions in the fields of nanotechnology and nanochemistry.
AwardsMaterials 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)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, Materials Science and Engineering
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
ThesisSilicon-based molecular nanotechnology: Fabrication and characterization with the scanning tunneling microscope (2000)
Doctoral advisorJoseph W. Lyding
Doctoral studentsNathan Guisinger

Mark Christopher Hersam (born January 31, 1975) 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]" [1] in the field of nanotechnology. He is a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award and a 1996 Marshall Scholar.[2] He is also an Executive Editor of ACS Nano. As of October 2023, he has been cited over 68,000 times according to Google Scholar.[3]

Education and early academic work[edit]

Education[edit]

Mark Christopher Hersam[4] attended Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, IL where he was Valedictorian[5] 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,[6] 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.[4]

Early work[edit]

While at UIUC, Hersam did research[7] under Professor David Ruzic[8] in the Nuclear Engineering Department and Professor Joseph Lyding[9] 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"[10] 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."[11]

Research[edit]

As head of the Hersam Group at Northwestern University,[12] Hersam has authored more than 137 peer-reviewed publications[13] studying hybrid hard and soft nanoscale materials[14] for applications in information technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and alternative energy.

Corporate connections and applications[edit]

Honors and achievements[edit]

Honors[edit]

Scholarships[29][edit]

Professional organizations and societies[edit]

In 2016, he was selected as a U.S. Science Envoy by the United States State Department.[34]

Selected works[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Hersam hosts Undergraduate Research Experience opportunity[33] for students each summer.

See also[edit]

Notable Carbon Nanotube Scientists:

Notable Northwestern University Professors:

References[edit]

  • ^ Lee, Felicia R. (2014-09-17). "MacArthur Awards Go to 21 Diverse Fellows". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  • ^ "Mark Hersam on Google Scholar". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  • ^ a b Hersam, Mark (2000). Silicon-based molecular nanotechnology: Fabrication and characterization with the scanning tunneling microscope (Ph.D.). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. OCLC 47030820.
  • ^ iCARE Profile Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ http://www.marshallscholarship.org Marshall Scholarship
  • ^ Discussion on UIUC Undergraduate Research Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Professor David Ruzic Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Professor Joseph Lyding
  • ^ "M. C. Hersam, A. C. F. Hoole, S. J. O'Shea, and M. E. Welland, "Potentiometry and repair of electrically stressed nanowires using atomic force microscopy," Appl. Phys. Lett., 72, 915 (1998)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  • ^ Synergy (Beckman Institute - Hersam Interview) Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Listing of Hersam Group publications
  • ^ Mark Hersam Publications Profile
  • ^ Liu, Xiaolong; Wei, Zonghui; Balla, Itamar; Mannix, Andrew J.; Guisinger, Nathan P.; Luijten, Erik; Hersam, Mark C. (2017-02-01). "Self-assembly of electronically abrupt borophene/organic lateral heterostructures". Science Advances. 3 (2): e1602356. Bibcode:2017SciA....3E2356L. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1602356. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 5321450. PMID 28261662.
  • ^ NanoIntegris
  • ^ IBM Nanoscience
  • ^ Mark Hersam - Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering Listing
  • ^ Mark Hersam Receives Outstanding Young Investigator Award, February 11, 2010
  • ^ Argonne National Laboratory - Awards Received by CEES Researchers
  • ^ UIUC Young Alumni Achievement Award, 2007
  • ^ "Peter Mark Memorial Award". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  • ^ "Robert Lansing Hardy Award, 2006". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  • ^ NCLT News, Wednesday, 02 August 2006
  • ^ a b Northwestern University Bio
  • ^ AVS Profile Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Mark C. Hersam". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  • ^ Gregory Stillman Semiconductor Research Award
  • ^ AVS Graduate Research Award Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Hersam Group Profile
  • ^ AVS NSTD Executive Board Listing Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Review of Scientific Instruments Editorial Information
  • ^ NSEC - Northwestern University
  • ^ a b Northwestern University REU Program
  • ^ "Announcement of U.S. Science Envoys". United States Department of State. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  • ^ Arnold, Michael S.; Green, Alexander A.; Hulvat, James F.; Stupp, Samuel I.; Hersam, Mark C. (2006-10-01). "Sorting carbon nanotubes by electronic structure using density differentiation". Nature Nanotechnology. 1 (1): 60–65. doi:10.1038/nnano.2006.52. ISSN 1748-3395. PMID 18654143. S2CID 5060091.
  • ^ Jariwala, Deep; Sangwan, Vinod K.; Lauhon, Lincoln J.; Marks, Tobin J.; Hersam, Mark C. (2014-02-25). "Emerging Device Applications for Semiconducting Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides". ACS Nano. 8 (2): 1102–1120. arXiv:1402.0047. doi:10.1021/nn500064s. ISSN 1936-0851. PMID 24476095. S2CID 5409236.
  • ^ Mannix, Andrew J.; Zhou, Xiang-Feng; Kiraly, Brian; Wood, Joshua D.; Alducin, Diego; Myers, Benjamin D.; Liu, Xiaolong; Fisher, Brandon L.; Santiago, Ulises; Guest, Jeffrey R.; Yacaman, Miguel Jose (2015-12-18). "Synthesis of borophenes: Anisotropic, two-dimensional boron polymorphs". Science. 350 (6267): 1513–1516. doi:10.1126/science.aad1080. PMC 4922135. PMID 26680195.
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