Mark A.Reed's research activities have included the investigation of electronic transport in nanoscale, molecular, and mesoscopic systems. Reed is the author of more than 175 professional publications and 6 books. He has given 17 plenary and over 265 invited talks, and holds 25 U.S. and foreign patents. His awards include the Kilby Young Innovator Award (1994), the Fujitsu ISCS Quantum Device Award (2001), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2003), and the IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology (2007). Reed received his Ph.D. in Physics from Syracuse University in 1983.