 Notable work there includes the first conductance measurement of a single molecule, the first single molecule transistor, and the development of CMOS nanowire biosensors.Reed has been elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering and Who's Who in the World.His awards include; Fortune Magazine “Most Promising Young Scientist” (1990), the Kilby Young Innovator Award (1994), the Fujitsu ISCS Quantum Device Award (2001), the Yale Science and Engineering Association Award for Advancement of Basic and Applied Science (2002), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2003), the IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology (2007), Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2009), and a Finalist for the World Technology Award (2010).