Mark Hersam

Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam
Born	(1975-01-31) January 31, 1975 Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Residence	U.S.
Nationality	American
Fields	Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering
Institutions	Northwestern University
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Cambridge
Doctoral students	Nathan Guisinger
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)

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]" ^[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 Associate Editor of ACS Nano.

Education and early academic work

Education

Mark Hersam attended Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, IL where he was Valedictorian^[3] 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,^[4] 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^[5] under Professor David Ruzic^[6] in the Nuclear Engineering Department and Professor Joseph Lyding^[7] 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"^[8] 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."^[9]

Research

Authored 137 peer-reviewed publications^[10]
Creator of the Hersam Group at Northwestern University^[11]

Corporate connections and applications

Co-Founder of NanoIntegris^[12]
Intern at IBM Nanoscience ^[13]

Honors and achievements

Honors

Teacher of the Year^[14] in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010
Materials Research Society Outstanding Young Investigator Award,^[15] 2010
SES Research Young Investigator Award, Electrochemical Society,^[16] 2010
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009
Young Alumni Achievement Award, ECE Department, UIUC,^[17] 2007
AVS Peter Mark Memorial Award,^[18] 2006
TMS Robert Lansing Hardy Award,^[19] 2006
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers,^[20] 2005
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2005
Army Research Office Young Investigator Award, 2005
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship,^[21] 2005
Northwestern University Associated Student Government Faculty Honor Roll,^[22] 2004
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2002^[21]
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Young Investigators Award, 2001^[23]
Gregory Stillman Semiconductor Research Award, 2000^[24]
American Vacuum Society Graduate Research Award, 1999^[25]

Scholarships^[26]

Searle Center for Teaching Excellence Junior Fellow, 2001
IBM Distinguished Fellowship, 1999
Koehler Graduate Fellowship, 1998
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1997
British Marshall Scholarship, 1996

Professional organizations and societies

Co-Chair of the NSF International Study of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, 2009-
AVS Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Division Executive Board Member, 2003-2005, 2007-2009^[27]
Review of Scientific Instruments Editorial Board Member, 2001-2003^[28]
Nanopatterning Synergistic Research Group Leader, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, 2001-^[29]
Director of the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Research Experience for Undergraduates, 2001-^[30]
National Science Foundation SBIR, IMR/MRI, MRSEC and NUE Panelist
Member of IEEE, MRS, AVS, AIP, APS, ACS, TMS, ASEE, AAAS

In 2016, he was selected as a U.S. Science Envoy by the United States State Department.^[31]

Personal life

Hersam hosts Undergraduate Research Experience opportunity^[30] for students each summer.

References

External links

Hersam Group at Northwestern University

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