Dr. Meyya Meyyappan

Renowned Researcher In The Field Of Nanotechnology

The potential to revolutionize various industries, including electronics, computing, communication, health, energy, environment, transportation, and national security.

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About Dr. Meyya Meyyappan

Dr. Meyya Meyyappan is a renowned researcher in the field of nanotechnology, which has the potential to revolutionize various industries, including electronics, computing, communication, health, energy, environment, transportation, and national security. After spending 12 years in the industry, he joined NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley in 1996 to lead new research projects. Within a decade, he became NASA's Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology.

Dr. Meyya Meyyappan has contributed significantly to the field and holds 22 nanotechnology patents for various applications, including space exploration and everyday needs. His inventions include flexible printable electronics, chemical and bio sensors, energy storage devices, and self-healing electronics for deep space exploration that can last for more than 20 years.

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Awards & Recognition

World Ranking of Scientists (2%): Ranked 196 in Applied Physics, 2021

World Ranking of Scientists (2%): Ranked 195 in Applied Physics, 2020.

2020 FLEXI Technology Champion Award for Printed and Flexible Electronics

MRS Impact Award, 2019.

IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Science Society (NPSS) Merit Award, 2016


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Patents

Controlled patterning and growth of single wall and multiwall carbon nanotubes, Lance Delzeit and M.Meyyappan, 6,858,197; February 22, 2005.

Carbon nanotube interconnects, Jun Li and M.Meyyappan, 7, 094, 679; August 22, 2006.

System and method using self-assembled nanostructures in the design and fabrication of an integrated circuit micro-cooler, Carlos Dangelo, M.Meyyappan and Jun Li, 7, 109, 581, September 19, 2006.

Metallic nanowire interconnections for integrated circuit fabrication, H.T.Ng, Jun Li, and M.Meyyappan, 7, 217, 650; May 15, 2007.


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