caption work_institution birth_place image_size nationality doctoral_students field birth_date known_for residence prizes image article_title name alma_mater
mark c. hersam northwestern university downers grove , illinois , u.s. 160px american nathan guisinger chemistry , materials science and engineering 31 january 1975 density contributions in the fields of nanotechnology and nanochemistry . gradient ultracentrifugation -lrb- dgu -rrb- of carbon nanotubes u.s. materials -rrb- ses research young investigator award , electrochemical society -lrb- research 2010 -rrb- peter mark memorial award -lrb- 2006 -rrb- tms society robert lansing hardy award -lrb- 2006 -rrb- presidential early career outstanding award for scientists and engineers -lrb- 2005 -rrb- young investigator award -lrb- 2010 mark.hersam.jpg mark hersam
 mark c. hersam university of illinois at urbana-champaign university of cambridge
mark hersam

mark c. hersam is a professor of chemistry and materials science engineering at northwestern university -lrb- 2000 -- present -rrb- who , according to the national science foundation , has made `` major breakthrough in the field of nanotechnology .
he is a 2014 recipient of the macarthur `` genius '' award and a 1996 marshall scholar .
