Mark Reed (physicist) explained

Mark Arthur Reed
Birth Date:4 January 1955
Birth Place:Suffern, New York
Nationality:American
Fields:Nanotechnology
Workplaces:Texas Instruments, Yale University
Alma Mater:Syracuse University
Doctoral Advisor:Arnold Honig
Known For:Quantum dots

Mark Arthur Reed (January 4, 1955 – May 5, 2021) was an American physicist and professor at Yale University. He is noted particularly for seminal research on quantum dots.[1] [2] [3]

Career and education

He coined the term quantum dots,[4] for demonstrating the first zero-dimensional electronic device that had fully quantized energy states. Reed did research in electronic transport in nanoscale and mesoscopic systems, artificially structured materials and devices, molecular electronics, biosensors and bioelectronic systems, and nanofluidics. He was the author of more than 200 publications, had given over 75 plenary and over 400 invited talks, and held 33 U.S. and foreign patents on quantum effect, heterojunction, and molecular devices.  He was the editor in chief of the journal Nanotechnology (2009–2019) and of the journal Nano Futures, and held numerous other editorial and advisory board positions. Reed received his Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1983. He worked at Texas Instruments from 1983 to 1990, where he demonstrated the first quantum dot device. He had been at Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science since 1990, where he held the Harold Hodgkinson Chair of Engineering and Applied Science. Notable work there included the first conductance measurement of a single molecule,[5] the first single molecule transistor,[6] and the development of CMOS nanowire biosensors.[7]

Awards and recognition

Reed had been elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering and Who's Who in the World.  His awards included; Fortune Magazine “Most Promising Young Scientist” (1990), the Kilby Young Innovator Award (1994), the Fujitsu ISCS Quantum Device Award (2001), the Yale Science and Engineering Association Award for Advancement of Basic and Applied Science (2002), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002), the inaugural IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology (2007),[8] Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2009), and a Finalist for the World Technology Award (2010).

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Schaefer on August 24, 1996. He died on May 5, 2021.[9]

Awards

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Mark A. Reed (1955–2021) . Nature . March 24, 2022 . Laurie E. . Calvet . Jia . Chen . Takhee . Lee . Alan . Seabaugh . 17 . 4 . 336 . 10.1038/s41565-022-01093-5 . 35332295 . 247633468 .
  2. Web site: Reed Lab @ Yale University: Members . 2008-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207163631/http://www.eng.yale.edu/reedlab/MarkReed.htm. 2012-02-07 . dead.
  3. Book: On the Shoulders of Giants: 10 Quantum Pioneers of the Past . Lenahan . Brian T. . Hughes-Castleberry . Kenna . Mark A. Reed: The Quantum Cowboy . 164–179 . Aquitaine Innovation Advisors . 2023 . 978-1-989478-20-2.
  4. . 60 . 6 . 535–537 . 10.1103/PhysRevLett.60.535 . 1988PhRvL..60..535R . 10038575 . Observation of discrete electronic states in a zero-dimensional semiconductor nanostructure . February 1988. Reed . M. . Randall . J. . Aggarwal . R. . Matyi . R. . Moore . T. . Wetsel . A. .
  5. Reed . M. A.. October 10, 1997 . Conductance of a Molecular Junction. Science. 278. 5336. 252–254. 10.1126/science.278.5336.252. 97922206.
  6. Song. Hyunwook. Kim. Youngsang. Jang. Yun Hee. Jeong. Heejun. Reed. Mark A.. Lee. Takhee. December 2009. Observation of molecular orbital gating. Nature. 462. 7276. 1039–1043. 10.1038/nature08639. 20033044. 4308859. 0028-0836.
  7. Stern. Eric. Klemic. James F.. Routenberg. David A.. Wyrembak. Pauline N.. Turner-Evans. Daniel B.. Hamilton. Andrew D.. LaVan. David A.. Fahmy. Tarek M.. Reed. Mark A.. February 2007. Label-free immunodetection with CMOS-compatible semiconducting nanowires. Nature. 445. 7127. 519–522. 10.1038/nature05498. 17268465. 205211233. 0028-0836.
  8. Web site: 2007 Awardees . IEEE Nanotechnology Council . September 10, 2023 .
  9. News: Hahamy . Madison . Mark Reed, Director of Undergraduate Studies for Electrical Engineering, dies at 66 . 7 May 2021 . Yale Daily News.
  10. Web site: APS Fellow Archive . 2023-09-11 . American Physical Society . For pioneering contributions to the investigation of electronic transport in quantum confined heterojunction devices, nanostructures and molecular scale systems..
  11. Web site: IEEE Fellows Directory . For contributions to nanoscale and molecular-scale electronic devices.

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