Richard M. Berry is a British–Canadian chemist who specializes in the production of nanocellulose.
[1][2] Berry was raised in the United Kingdom where his father was a member of the Royal Navy.
He earned an undergraduate degree in geology and chemistry from Keele University.
[3] In 2014 Berry was named the first recipient of TAPPI's International Nanotechnology Division's Technical Award for his work on the industrial development of Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC).
[5] Berry was a co-recipient with Luc Lapierre and Jean Bouchard of the 2012 Howard Rapson Memorial Award for their paper Assessment of Pulp Machine White Water Quality of Market Kraft Pulp Mills.