Nanotechnology & materials
Kinneret Keren
Exploits biology-based self-assembly to build molecular electronics. She created a self-assembled molecular-electronic device -- a carbon nanotube transistor -- using a DNA template.
Global
Yi Cui
Demonstrated the possibility of building new structures using the basic ingredients of nanotech.
Global
Martha Gardner
Created statistical models and design software to make materials development more efficient.
Global
Vladimir Bulovic
Uses organic and nanostructured semiconductors in devices such as light-emitting diodes, lasers, photodetectors, and chemical sensors.
Global
Albena Ivanisevic
Uses microscopic tips to deposit precise patterns of peptides directly onto tissues in the body.