Manish Chhowalla

Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK

E-mail:  mc209@cam.ac.uk, Web: https://www.chhowalla.msm.cam.ac.uk/

Professional Preparation

Rutgers University, Materials Science and Engineering, B.S., 1992

University of Cambridge, (UK), Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., 1998

Appointments

• Goldsmiths’ Professor of Materials Science, Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
• Distinguished Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, 2018.
• Director of Rutgers Institute for Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology, and Devices (IAMDN), July 1, 2016 – 2018.
• Professor and Associate Department Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, 2010 – 2018.
• Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, 2013 – 2018.
• Professor in Materials, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, 2009-2010
• Associate Professor, Materials Science Engineering, Rutgers University, 2006-2009
• Assistant Professor, Materials Science Engineering, Rutgers University, 2003-2006
• Royal Academy of Engineering Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK, 2000-2003
• Research Associate, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK,1998-2000
• Ph.D. Student, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK, 1995-1999
• Scientist, Multi-Arc Inc., Rockaway, NJ, 1992-1994
• Undergraduate Researcher, Rutgers University, 1988 – 1992.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Fellow of Materials Research Society; elected in Jan 2017
• Fellow of Institute of Physics; elected in 2015.
• Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry; elected in 2014.
• Clarivate (formerly Web of Science) Most Highly Cited Researchers (2016, 2017, 2018).
• Institute of Physics of Ireland Lectureship (September 2013).
• Donald H Jacobs Chair in Applied Physics (Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2012).
• Distinguished Visiting Professor in Department of Applied Physics, Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (June 30, 2016 - Present).
• UK Royal Society’s Wolfson Merit Award (2018 & 2009).
• U.S. National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award for Young Investigators (April 2006)
• Sigma Xi Outstanding Young Investigator for the Mid-Atlantic Region (2006).
• Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship, University of Cambridge (2001–2003).
• Wolfson College (University of Cambridge) Junior and Senior Research Fellow
• Active Member of MRS, AAAS, ACS
• > 200 Invited Talks at Major International Conferences.
• >50,000 citations and H-index = 88 (Google Scholar).

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Member of MRS, AAAS, ACS
• Founding Editor in Chief of Applied Materials Today (May 2015 – May 2016)
• Associate Editor of ACS Nano (June 1, 2016).
• Editorial Boards of ACS Nano, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, NPG 2D Materials and Applications
• Director of Nanotechnology for Clean Energy NSF IGERT Graduate Training Program for US Students (Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2015).
• Co-Founder of GraphenEx –Start-up Company Supplying high-quality graphene and related materials.
• MRS Webinar on 2D Materials, July 22, 2015.