Elisa Riedo

Elisa Riedo is a tenured Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering, with joint appointments as Professor of Physics in NYU’s College of Arts and Science and as affiliated Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tandon. She serves as Director of Faculty Development at NYU Tandon and has held prior tenured positions at Georgia Tech (2003–2015) and CUNY ASRC (2015–2018). Her academic career spans over two decades, with a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Milano (2000) and postdoctoral work at EPFL.

Her research focuses on nanotechnology, graphene and 2D materials, and thermal scanning probe lithography (tSPL), with applications in

• biomedical diagnostics
• quantum electronics
• electromagnetic interference shielding
• mechanical reinforcement of materials

She pioneered tSPL for sustainable nanofabrication and discovered diamene—a single-layer diamond structure from graphene under pressure.

Her recent work involves transparent infrared electrodes using silver nanowires (2025) and self-organized graphene stacking domains for quantum technologies (2024). She has secured major grants from National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and Army Research Office.

Scientific honors include:

• 2023 NYU Tandon Excellence in Research Award
• 2013 American Physical Society Fellow
• 2005 CREA Innovation Award
• Membership in the Academy of Europe (2023)

She contributes to editorial boards for journals like 2D Materials and Applications and advises companies such as Mirimus Inc. and SwissLitho AG.