NUANCE

Prof. Vinayak P. Dravid
NUANCE Center Director; Professor, Materials Science & Engineering

Office: Technological Institute, #A191
email
(847) 467-1363

Vinayak Dravid is the founding director of the NUANCE Center, an award-winning microscopy and surface science research facility used annually by hundreds of researchers from across myriad scientific fields.  He provides leadership of the NUANCE Center: in addition to leading his own active research group. He oversees the administrative and technical functions of the Center.

Katy Dean
Outreach Coordinator

Office: Technological Institute, #A194
email
(847) 467-3144

Katy coordinates NUANCE's outreach activities and online presence. She is the point person for NUANCE’s many events, workshops, lectures and tours in addition to managing NUANCE's website, social media, and video platforms.

Dr. Roberto dos Reis
Research Assistant Professor / Scientific Officer - Dravid Group

Office: Technological Institute, #AG90
email
(847) 467-0105

Roberto provides consulting to NUANCE users in the area of (S)TEM imaging, spectroscopy, and data analysis. He provides support for quantitative analysis of micrographs to bridge the gap between data acquisition and theoretical systems.

Chad Goeser
Associate Center Administrator

Office: Technological Institute, #A195
email
(847) 467-2318

Chad manages NUANCE business operations, including: appointment, payroll & visa processing, billing, budgeting, equipment purchasing and administering facilities maintenance. He works with various Northwestern administrative units on all aspects of operational analysis and reporting.

 Harshika Kanwar
 Financial Administrator 

Office: Technological Institute #A194
email
(847) 467 - 1128

Harshika's responsibilities include but are not limited to: financial reconciliation, contracts management, procurement, and onboarding/monitoring of external accounts. She prepares monthly account and statistical data and works with the business manager on various reporting, auditing, and budgeting practices.

Ruari McDonnell
Program Assistant

Office: Technological Institute #A173
email
(847) 491-1580

Ruari is the point person for all scheduling requests for the Director of NUANCE.  In addition, she manages all facets of purchasing for the NUANCE center.

Jordan Scherer
Senior Program Coordinator

Office: Technological Institute, #A193
email
(847) 491-3439


Jordan oversees external user relations for NUANCE and SHyNE, while also working with various Northwestern administrative units to ensure efficient and compliant onboarding and reporting on our external users program.

Lourdes Vazquez
Program Administrator

Office: Technological Institute, #A193
email
(847) 491-7795

Lourdes provides primary administrative support to the Director of NUANCE, managing communication between the Director and various constituents to build and maintain local, national, and international relationships.

Dr. Kamran Mobarhan
Senior Director of Operations 

Office: Technological Institute, #A196
email
(847) 467-1081

Dr. Mobarhan works to connect external users with fabrication, analysis and characterization resources within the SHyNE nanotechnology facilities. He ensures alignment of project technical requirements with the SHyNE nanotechnology capabilities and facilitates project execution. Dr. Mobarhan manages the SHyNE nanotechnology activities both internally and also within the larger NNCI network.

NUANCE Center Advisory Committee

 Prof. Oluwaseyi Balogun

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Office: 2137 N. Tech Drive, Catalysis 325
email / (847) 491-3054

Prof. Nathan Gianneschi

Jacob & Rosaline Cohn Professor of Chemistry
Associate Director, International Institute For Nanotechnology

Office: Technological Institute #J131
email / (847) 491-2105

Prof. Mark C. Hersam
Bette and Neison Harris Chair in Teaching Excellence
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering (MRSEC)

Office: Cook Hall, #1017A
email / (847) 491-2696

Prof. Peter Voorhees

Frank C. Engelhart Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
Chair of Materials Science and Engineering; Co-Director, CHiMaD

Office: 2220 Campus Drive, Cook Hall 2036
email

Prof. Emily Weiss

Mark and Nancy Ratner Professor of Chemistry, Professor Of Materials Science and Engineering (by courtesy), Director Photo-Sciences Research Center (PSRC)

Office: Technological Institute, K330
email / (847)491-3095