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NUANCE: Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center

Technical Team

NUANCE Director

Prof. Vinayak P. Dravid

Prof. Vinayak P. Dravid

NUANCE Center Director; Professor, Materials Science & Engineering

Office: Technological Institute, #A191
Email: v-dravid@northwestern.edu
Phone: (847) 467-1363
Biography   Research Group

BioCryo Team

Dr. Reiner Bleher

Dr. Reiner Bleher

BioCryo Manager / Research Associate Professor

Office: Hogan Hall 5-156
847-467-3540 
Email: bleher@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
Eric W. Roth (they/them)

Eric W. Roth (they/them)

BioCryo Core Scientist

Office: Silverman Hall, #B535
847-467-4164
Email: eric-roth@northwestern.edu

Biography & CV
Chris Sharpe, PhD

Chris Sharpe, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Email: chris.sharpe@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV

EPIC-SEM Team

Tirzah Abbott, MS

Tirzah Abbott, MS

SEM Facility Manager

Office: Tech, #AG92
847-467-0789
Email: tirzah.abbott@northwestern.edu

Biography & CV
Krysten Villalon, PhD

Krysten Villalon, PhD

Core Scientist

Office: Tech, #AG90
847-467-0101
Email: krysten.villalon@northwestern.edu

Biography & CV
Nicholas Gogola, MS

Nicholas Gogola, MS

Assistant Core Scientist

Office: Tech, #AG90
847-491-2993 
Email: nicholas.gogola@northwestern.edu

Biography & CV

EPIC-TEM/FIB Team

 Xiaobing Hu, PhD

Xiaobing Hu, PhD

NUANCE TEM Facility Manager

Office: Tech, #JG14
847-467-4992
Email: xbhu@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
Paul Smeets, PhD

Paul Smeets, PhD

NUANCE TEM/FIB Manager / Research Assistant Professor

Office: Tech, #AG96
847-491-7807
Email: paul.smeets@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
Yu Wen, PhD

Yu Wen, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

Office: Tech, #AG96
847-467-6499
Email: yu.wen@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV

Keck-II Team

Dr. Xinqi Chen

Dr. Xinqi Chen

KECK-II Manager / Research Associate Professor

Office: Technological Institute AG95
847-491- 5505
Email: xchen@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
Byungseok Seo, PhD

Byungseok Seo, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

Office: Technological Institute AG90
Phone: 847-467-0105
Email: byungseok.seo@northwestern.edu

BIOGRAPHY & CV

NUFAB Team

Nasir Basit, PhD

Nasir Basit, PhD

NUFAB Managing Director

Office: Technological Institute, #FG73
847-467-6201
Email: nasir@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
Serkan Butun, PhD

Serkan Butun, PhD

Equipment Manager

Office: Technological Institute, #FG71
847-467-5959
Email: butun@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
Anil Dhote, PhD

Anil Dhote, PhD

Equipment Manager

Cook Hall Cleanroom - Cook Hall #4026
Office: Cook Hall #4087

847-491-5959
Email: a-dhote@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
Nathan Dvorak, PhD

Nathan Dvorak, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

Office: Technological Institute, #FG71
847-467-0147
Email: nathan@northwestern.edu
Ying Jia, PhD

Ying Jia, PhD

Equipment Manager

Office: Technological Institute, #FG71
847-467-2142 
Email: ying.jia@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
 Shaoning Lu, PhD

Shaoning Lu, PhD

Equipment Manager

Office: Technological Institute, #FG71
847-491-3853
Email: shaoning.lu@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV
 Diego Santiago De La Vega

Diego Santiago De La Vega

Equipment Engineer

Office: Technological Institute, #FG71
847-467-2015
Email: diego.delavega@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV

SPID Team

Dr. Gajendra S Shekhawat

Dr. Gajendra S Shekhawat

SPID Manager / Research Professor

Office: Technological Institute AG94 and Silverman Hall #1529
847-491-3204 
Email: g-shekhawat@northwestern.edu
Biography & CV