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NUANCE: Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center

Voting is now open for the 2026 "Art of Science" Image Contest!

NUANCE Fest is coming on October 9th!

Facilities

Events

Upcoming Events

Sep
16
2026
NUANCE Tech Talk: SPID

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us for monthly user meetings! Tech staff will showcase our state-of-the-art capabilities, provide updates on...

Sep
22
2026
Probing Tissues and Molecules: Advances in BioAFM techniques and technologies enable the investigation of mechanics, structures, and dynamic processes

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, 2133 Sheridan Road

The NUANCE Center is pleased to co-host a BioAFM Workshop in collaboration with Bruker on September 22-23, 2026. During ...

Oct
9
2026
NUANCE Fest

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road

Celebrate International Nano Day (109) with NUANCE Center!  Nano Day (10-9) - This date pays homage to the nanometer sca...

Instrument Spotlight

Now a Permanent Part of the EPIC-SEM Fleet

EPIC-SEM is excited to announce that the Hitachi SU8700 is now a permanent member of our microscope fleet! 
8700 SEM


We would like to thank the offices that supported the purchase: The Office for Research, the International Institute of Nanotechnology, the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy, and the NUANCE Center.

Key Features
  • Schottky field emission electron source
  • North America's first Oxford Near-Axis TKD (NA-TKD) system
  • 170 mm² Ultim Max SDD EDS (largest at NUANCE)
  • Extreme windowless EDS for light-element analysis
  • On-axis Unity BEX detector
  • Integrated STEM-in-SEM imaging
  • Exceptional low-kV, high-resolution imaging
  • Automated workflows with Hitachi EM Flow Creator
Discover what the SU8700 can do for your research!

Learn more

Contact:
Tirzah Abbott, MS

EPIC SEM Facility Manager
Office:  Tech #AG92
Phone:  (847) 467-0798
Email: 
tirzah.abbott@northwestern.edu

Nicholas Gogola, MS

EPIC SEM Assistant Core Scientist
Office:  Tech #AG90
Phone:  (847) 491-2993
Email: 
nicholas.gogola@northwestern.edu