Vikas Berry

Vikas Berry (Photo: Ron Fernandez)

Vikas Berry is a professor and head of chemical engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is an expert in nanotechnology, including nanoelectronics, nanooptics, bionanotechnology, 2D nanomaterials, DNA technologies, sensors and 3D printing. 

Berry’s research focuses on graphene and 2D materials and their translation into functional nanotechnologies, with technical expertise spanning synthesis, scale-up, characterization and device integration.  

Berry is leading research in graphene science and technologies. He has developed several nanotechnologies, including cancer detectors, ultrafast humidity detectors, microbial fuel cells, antibacterial surfaces, photovoltaics, photodetectors, sodium-ion batteries, a 3D printing gel, a Raman enhancer, an IR sensor, molecular machines and graphene liquid cells for transmission electron microscopy. 

Current aims include advanced electrode and electrolyte materials for energy storage, nanoscale sensors and detectors, nanomaterial-enabled diagnostics and printable/3D-printable functional inks and gels. 

His lab combines pilot-scale processing, spectroscopy (Raman, TEM) and application-driven testing to move materials from fundamental study to prototype systems. 

Spotlight: Dr. Vikas Berry – infectious viruses detection (video)
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