Vikas Berry (born 1977, Pune, India) is an Indian-American scientist, engineer, and academic. He is a professor and department head of chemical engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago.[1] He conducts research and develops technologies in the areas of bionanotechnology and two-dimensional materials (such as graphene and graphene nanoribbons).[2] He holds the Dr. Satish C. Saxena professorship at University of Illinois Chicago and held the William H. Honstead endowed professorship at the Kansas State University from 2011 to 2014.
Vikas Berry | |
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| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Education | Chemical Engineering |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Graphene 2D materials bionanotechnology Sustainable Energy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Engineering Molecular engineering Sustainability Nanotechnology |
| Institutions | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Ravi Saraf |
| Website | vikasb |
Background and Education
editBerry grew up in New Delhi, India and graduated from TAPS-Delhi in 1995. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi in 1999. Then after working with Cadila Pharmaceuticals, he continued his education with a master's degree from the University of Kansas in 2003, and a doctorate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2006 under the direction of Ravi Saraf.
Research
editBerry has developed several bionanotechnologies, including COVID detector, cancer detectors, ALS sensors, microbial fuel cells, biocompatible papers, and DNA-transistors.[3][4][5] He has also developed nano-devices such as ultrafast detectors, photodetector, sodium-ion batteries, 3D printing gels, Raman enhancer, IR-sensor, molecular machines, and graphene liquid cells for TEM.[6][7][8] Berry has also contributed to 2D material science and technology, including nanotomy, 2D synthesis and growth,[2] non-destructive graphene functionalization, boron nitride chemistries, gold nanostructures, microwave induced reduction and nanocrystallization, wrinkles in 2D nanomaterials,[9] and 2D Composites[10]
Berry's research has been featured in several national publications, including The Economist,[4] Washington Post,[3] Wall Street Journal,[5] The Engineer,[6] Zee News,[11] New Electronics,[12] Nature,[7] and other outlets.[8][13][14][15] He has co-founded Grapherry[16], a company building technologies to scaleup graphene production; and Viroscope, a company that develops solutions for virus surveillance and monitoring.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Berry Research Laboratory, Vikas Berry".
- ^ a b "An Introduction to Trickle-Down Graphene". AZoNano.com. August 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Miller, Michael E. "Those nanobots from 'The X-Files' are now a real thing" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ a b "Bugs in the system". The Economist.
- ^ a b "A Tiny Robot Senses Humidity". WSJ. March 27, 2015 – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ a b Ford, Jason. "Gold standard for future electronic devices | The Engineer The Engineer". Theengineer.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ a b Brumfiel, Geoff (March 18, 2010). "It's a wrap for bacteria". Nature: news.2010.134. doi:10.1038/news.2010.134.
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ Deng S, Sumant AV, Berry V (2018). "Strain engineering in two-dimensional nanomaterials beyond graphene". Nano Today. 22: 14–35. doi:10.1016/j.nantod.2018.07.001.
- ^ Debbarma R, Behura S, Nguyen P, Sreeprasad TS, Berry V (2016). "Electrical transport and network percolation in graphene and boron nitride mixed-platelet structures". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8 (13): 8721–8727. doi:10.1021/acsami.6b01976. PMID 27002378.
- ^ "Improved sensing devices may someday tell if it will rain on Mars". Zee News. May 12, 2013.
- ^ "US researchers make graphene breakthrough". www.newelectronics.co.uk.
- ^ "Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Connecting materials science with biology, K-State engineers create DNA sensors that could identify cancer using material only one atom thick". www.nanotech-now.com.
- ^ "Graphene Used As Floating-Molecular Carpet To Ornament It With 24-Carat Gold 'Snowflakes'". phys.org.
- ^ "LIGHT MATTERS 03.30.2011". YouTube. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Grapherry".
Company established 03/15/2024 in Illinois
- ^ "Viroscope".
Company established 10/05/2023 in Illinois
External links
edit- Berry Research Laboratory – Page
- UIC Faculty Page for Vikas Berry
- Prof. Berry speaks about his research
- Washington Post Article on Berry's Research on Bacterial Spores in Electronic Devices
- The Economist discusses Berry's Research on Graphene Wrinkle Devices on Bacteria
- Wall Street Journal discusses Berry's Research on A Tiny Robot Senses Humidity
- Photonic Media discusses Berry's research on graphene-wrapped bacteria