NUANCE Center Mission

The mission of the core facilities—EPIC, NIFTI, and Keck-II—which are part of the center are:

1. Enhance education and research by providing a prudent combination of state-of-the-art and core surface science analytical characterization instruments for users from Northwestern University, other academic institutions, and industry. 
   

2. Assist users by offering hands-on instrument skills training and up-to-date information on concepts, and to collaborate pro-actively in classroom instruction and research activities of students, staff, faculty, and external collaborators.
   

3. Develop innovative research programs and cutting-edge techniques for atomic and nanoscale materials characterization.
   

4. Undertake outreach efforts to expand general understanding of nanotechnology.