Vivek Maheshwari carries out research in nanotechnology. His research interests include synthesis and assembly of 3-D nanomaterials and membranes, nanoelectrodes, energy harnessing and cellular electronics. The aim is to develop materials for application in new electronic devices, sensors and integration of cells with an electronic interface. He is also working on making dynamic sensors and using nanoscale viscoelasticity. Cell-inorganic composites Multi-functional materials and devices Nanoscale electrodes Wearable sensors Composite membranes Science Faculty Council, representative for Department of Chemistry, 2010-2011, 2014-present Department of Chemistry executive committee, 2013-present Class Professor for the Nanotechnology Engineering class of 2015, 2010-2015. 2007 Ph.D., Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA, U.S.A. 2002 M.Sc., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, U.S.A. 1998 B.Sc., Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Vivek Maheshwari's research focus is on synthesis and assembly of nano-materials. The aim is to develop materials with properties that present applications in development of new electronic devices, sensors and integration of cells with an electronic interface. This presents a threefold challenge: synthesis and assembly of nano material, interfacing of the material to build devices and cellular electronics and finally testing and analysis of the devices for further research and applications.

L. Pu, M. Baig, V. Maheshwari; “Nanoparticle chains as electrochemical sensors and electrodes”, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 408, 2697-2705, 2016 A. Alhadhrami, S. Salgado, V. Maheshwari, RSC Advances, 6 70012-70017 2016. L. Pu, A. Abbas, V. Maheshwari; “Electrochemical Synthesis on Nanoparticle Chains to Couple Semiconducting Rods: Coulomb blockade modulation using photoexcitation” Advanced Materials, 26, 6491-6496, 2014. J. Tam, S. Salgado, M. Miltenburg, V. Maheshwari; “Electrochemical synthesis on single cells as templates”, Chem. Commun., 49, 8641-8643, 2013. C. Nguyen, V. Maheshwari, R.F. Saraf*; “Ultrasoft 100 nm Thick Zero Poisson’s Ratio Film with 60% Reversible Compressibility”, Nano Lett., 12, 2171-2175, 2012. S. Salgado, L. Pu, V. Maheshwari; “Targeting Chemical Morphology of Graphene Oxide for Self-Assembly and Subsequent Templating of Nanoparticles: A Composite Approaching Capacitance Limits in Graphene” J. Phys. Chem. C, 116, 12124-12130, 2012.