Mark Hersam, PhD
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Research Program
Cancer-Focused Research
The Hersam Laboratory specializes in the processing, characterization, and application of nanoelectronic materials including silicon, carbon nanotubes, graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, black phosphorus, and related two-dimensional materials. Of specific interest are strategies for producing monodisperse nanomaterials and organically/biologically functionalizing semiconductor surfaces. Since separation methods are critical to achieving a high level of monodispersity, the Hersam Laboratory employs a suite of relevant instrumentation including density gradient ultracentrifugation, electrophoresis, and size-exclusion chromatography.