Alexander A. Balandin is a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the University of California Presidential Chair Professor of Materials Science. His research covers a wide range of nanotechnology, materials science, electronics, and phononics fields. He is a recipient of the MRS Medal from the Materials Research Society and the Pioneer of Nanotechnology Award from IEEE Society. He is an elected Fellow of MRS, APS, IEEE, OSA, SPIE, and AAAS; is among the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers; and serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Applied Physics Letters.