Professor Dravid's scholarly interests revolve around exploring and exploiting “nanoscale” solutions to “gigaton” challenges of energy, environment, and sustainability. Towards this goal, he utilizes “imaging” across diverse length-scales and disparate phenomena, from atoms to animals and from arts to astronomy. His research spans a wide spatial range - from atomic-scale analysis of fluid-surface interactions to sponge-based pollution sequestration technology that is being commercialized in the private sector (MFNS-Tech). His education and outreach contributions encompass microscopy and characterization of arts and artifacts as well as dynamic imaging and Ai/ML algorithms inspired by astronomy towards materials discovery.

Professor Dravid is a strong advocate (and practitioner) of experiential and immersion learning with strong hands-on component. His passion for facilities and instrumentation infrastructure has brought global leadership in the broad field of imaging to Northwestern and the Chicago region. He is a tireless advocate of “inclusive innovation” and committed to enhancing the societal and global appreciation for science and technology through the visually appealing medium of imaging.

Significant Recognition

Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), 2017
Elected Honorary Member, Indian Institute of Metals, 2014
IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2012
Lee Hsun Research Fellowship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012
Elected Fellow, American Associated for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
Elected Fellow, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2010
Elected Fellow, American Physical Society (APS), 2010
Microscopy Society of America (MSA) Fellowship, 2009, Inception Class
Election to Faculty Honor Roll: NU Associated Student Government, 2008-2010
Richard M. Fulrath Award, (ACerS), 2008
6th McBain Memorial Award, NCL, India, 2007
First McCormick Faculty Excellence Award, 2006
Elected Fellow, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 2003
National Institutes of Health Sabbatical Faculty Fellowship, 2001-2002
Teacher of the Year, 2001-2002
ASM-IIM Visiting Faculty Fellow, 2001
Distinguished Alumni Service Award, IIT Bombay, India, 2001
Kurt Heinrich Award, Microbeam Analysis Society, 1998
R. L. Coble Award for Young Scholars, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 1998
Burton Medal, Microscopy Society of America (MSA), 1996
IBM Faculty Development Award, 1995
Exxon Foundation Fellowship, 1995
National Science Foundation (NSF) Young Investigator Award, 1993–1998

Significant Professional Service

Founder and Co-Director, Global McCormick Initiative (GMI)
Founding Director, Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource, an NSF-NNCI Node
Member, Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis, Research Facility (AMMRF) International Technical and User Advisory Group
Member, Space Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences
Member, Science Advisory Committee, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Member 2010-2014, Chair 2014-2016
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Argonne National Laboratory Center for Nanoscale Materials, 2016-Present
Member, Argonne National Laboratory Scientific Steering Committee for Ultrafast Electron Microscopy, 2017-Present
Chair, 2016 National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science & Engineering Conference Reviewer and Panelist for National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense
Reviewer for Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review Letters, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Nature, Science, Acta Materialia, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, and Nano Letters
Editor, Journal of Materials Research, MRS Flagship Journal
Past Editor, Microscopy & Microanalysis, MSA Flagship Journal
Current Editorial Board, Journal of Microscopy
Past Editor, Journal of Materials Research
Editoral Board, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)
Professional Memberships: American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Materials Research Society (MRS), Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS), Microscopy Society of America (MSA), ASM International, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Chemical Society (ACS), American Physics Society (APS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Sigma XI

Selected Publications

Koo, Kunmo; Li, Zhiwei; Liu, Yukun; Ribet, Stephanie M.; Fu, Xianbiao; Jia, Ying; Chen, Xinqi; Shekhawat, Gajendra; Smeets, Paul J.M.; Reis, Roberto dos; Park, Jungjae; Yuk, Jong Min; Hu, Xiaobing; Dravid, Vinayak P., Ultrathin silicon nitride microchip for in situ/operando microscopy with high spatial resolution and spectral visibility, Science Advances (2024).
Lu, Bingzhang; Wahl, Carolin; dos Reis, Roberto; Edgington, Jane; Lu, Xiao Kun; Li, Ruihan; Sweers, Matthew E.; Ruggiero, Brianna; Gunasooriya, G. T.Kasun Kalhara; Dravid, Vinayak; Seitz, Linsey C., Key role of paracrystalline motifs on iridium oxide surfaces for acidic water oxidation, Nature Catalysis (2024).
Sangwan, Vinod K.; Chica, Daniel G.; Chu, Ting Ching; Cheng, Matthew; Quintero, Michael A.; Hao, Shiqiang; Mead, Christopher E.; Choi, Hyeonseon; Zu, Rui; Sheoran, Jyoti; He, Jingyang; Liu, Yukun; Qian, Eric; Laing, Craig C.; Kang, Min A.; Gopalan, Venkatraman; Wolverton, Chris; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Lauhon, Lincoln J.; Hersam, Mark C.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., Bulk photovoltaic effect and high mobility in the polar 2D semiconductor SnP₂Se₆, Science Advances (2024).
Thomas, Cory M.; Zeng, Davy; Huang, Hsien Cheng; Pham, Thang; Torres-Castanedo, Carlos G.; Bedzyk, Michael J.; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Hersam, Mark C., Earth-Abundant Kaolinite Nanoplatelet Gel Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2024).
Dong, Jinfeng; Liu, Yukun; Li, Zhi; Xie, Hongyao; Jiang, Yilin; Wang, Honghui; Tan, Xian Yi; Suwardi, Ady; Zhou, Xiaoyuan; Li, Jing Feng; Wolverton, Christopher; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Yan, Qingyu; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., High Thermoelectric Performance in Rhombohedral GeSe-LiBiTe₂, Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024).
Day, Alexandra L.; Wahl, Carolin B.; Gupta, Vishu; Dos Reis, Roberto; Liao, Wei Keng; Mirkin, Chad A.; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Choudhary, Alok; Agrawal, Ankit, Machine Learning-Enabled Image Classification for Automated Electron Microscopy, Microscopy and Microanalysis (2024).
Koo, Kunmo; Liu, Yukun; Cheng, Yongfa; Cai, Zizhen; Hu, Xiaobing; Dravid, Vinayak P., Advances and Opportunities in Closed Gas-Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy, Chemistry of Materials (2024).
Dong, Jinfeng; Hu, Lei; Liu, Jue; Liu, Yukun; Jiang, Yilin; Yu, Zhiling; Tan, Xian Yi; Suwardi, Ady; Zheng, Qiang; Li, Qian; Li, Jing Feng; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Yan, Qingyu; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., Off-Centering of Ge Atoms in GeBi₂Te₄ and Impact on Thermoelectric Performance, Advanced Functional Materials (2024).

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