Vikas Berry is a Chemical Engineering Professor and Department Head at University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Berry has made pioneering contributions in the fields of graphene quantum materials and Bionanotechnologies; and has received several honors, including the NSF-CAREER Award, Sigma Xi Outstanding Junior Scientist Award, Big 12 Fellowship, Prof. Rudolph Marcus Award, and William H. Honstead Professorship. Dr. Berry received his bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India, in 1999, master's degree from the University of Kansas in 2003, and a doctorate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2006.