Alumni
PhD Graduates
Dr. Carolin Wahl - Mattiq
Dr. Stephanie Ribet - UC Berkeley
Dr. Kelly Parker - Baxter Pharmaceuticals, IL
Dr. Chamille Lescott - Northwestern University, IL
Dr. Liban Jibril - Intel Corp., AZ
Dr. Jingshan Du - PNNL, WA
Dr. Cesar Villa - Consultant
Dr. Jann Grovogui - Aerospace Corporation
Dr. Jennifer DiStephano - Energy Futures Initiative
Dr. Akshay Murthy - ASM America, Inc., AZ
Dr. Xiaomi Zhang - Apple, Inc., CA
Dr. Yue Li - Northwestern University, IL
Dr. Karl Hujsak – McKinsey & Company, IL
Dr. Fernando Castro – Gatan, Inc., CA
Dr. Ben Myers – Northwestern University, IL
Dr. Eve Hanson – Citrine Informatics, IL
Dr. Jeff Cain – University of California Berkeley, CA
Dr. Shihhan Lo – Intel Corp., OR
Dr. Yi-Kai Huang – Intel Corp., OR
Dr. Shraddha Avasthy – Intel Corp., OR
Dr. Stan Shihyao Chou – Sandia National Lab, NM
Dr. Aiming Yan – University of California Santa Cruz, CA
Dr. Bin Liu – Intel Corp., CA
Dr. Mengchun Pan – Intel Corp., OR
Dr. Soo-Hyun Tark – Intel Corp., OR
Dr. Tao Sun – Argonne National Laboratory, IL
Dr. Zixiao Pan – Exponent Consulting, CA
Dr. Suresh Donthu – Exponent Consulting, CA
Dr. Nasim Alem – Pennsylvania State University, PA
Dr. Pradyumna Prabhumirashi – Intel Corp., Santa
Dr. Ming Su – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA Clara, CA
Dr. Murat Guruz – Hitachi-IBM Alliance, CA
Dr. Kevin L. Klug – CTC Corp., PA
Dr. Luke N. Brewer – University of Alabama, AL
Dr. Xiwei Lin – Intel Corp., OR
Dr. Conal Murray – IBM Watson Res. Ctr., NY
Dr. Kevin Johnson – Intel Corp., OR
Dr. Richard Rodriguez – Intel Corp., CA
Dr. Steven Kim – Emispec Inc., AZ
Dr. Henry Lippard – AllVac Inc., NC
Dr. Thomas Isabell – JEOL, MA
Dr. Jonathan J. Host – Hemlock Corp., MI
Dr. Elizabeth C. Dickey – North Carolina State University, NC
Dr. Michelle St. Louis-Weber – Intel Corp, CA
Dr. V. Ravikumar – GE, Global R&D, NY
Postdoctoral Scholars
Dilip Kunmar Agarwal - UCSD
Dr. Arslan Shehzad - Intel Corp, OR
Dr. Qing Tu - Texas A&M University
Dr. Yuan Li – Northwestern University, China
Dr. Poya Yasaei – Exponent Consulting, IL
Dr. Yaobin Xu – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA
Dr. Soo Ryoon Ryoo – Dankook University, S. Korea
Dr. Abhalaxmi Singh – University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
Dr. Shanthi Kanthala – Kashiv Pharm Bridgewater, NJ
Dr. Fengyuan Shi – University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
Dr. Langli Luo – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Wa
Dr. Changquiang Chen – University of Iowa, IA
Dr. Saurabh Sharma – Northwestern University, IL
Dr. Mrinmoy De – Northwestern University, IL
Dr. Mirela Mustata – Northeastern University, MA
Dr. Soo-Hyun Tark – Intel Corporation, OR
Dr. Arvind Srivastava – Nanosonix, Inc., IL
Dr. Mohammed Aslam – IIT Bombay, India
Dr. Hao Hu – PriceWaterhouseCoopers, NY
Dr. Shu-You Li – Northwestern University, IL
Dr. Lei Fu – Photronics, TX
Dr. Jinha Hwang – Hongik University, S. Korea
Dr. Sylvie Malo – CRSIMAT, CNRS, France
Dr. Yanguo Wang – Beijing University, China
Dr. Zhen Liu – Arizone State University, AZ
Dr. Weida Qian – Intel Corp., OR
Dr. S.C. Cheng – Corning Corp., NY
Dr. Yun-Yu Wang – IBM Corp., NY
Dr. Hong Zhang - Applied Materials, CA
Graduates (Masters of Science)
Will Kellogg - Intel Corp., CA
Aaron Einhorn – Northwestern University, IL
Tzu Hung Chen – Northwestern University, IL
David (Woo Hyun) Chae – Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, MA
James Sbarboro – Neuroquest, IL
Shanwei Fan – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Ben Murphy – Triton Systems, MA
Feng Qu – Private Consultant
Michael Miller – Gas Research Institute, IL
Ethan Young – Samsung Corp., S. Korea
Nazir Poonawala – Intel Corp., OR
Balaji Chandrasekaran – Applied Materials, CA
Jinha Hwang – Hongik University, S. Korea
Nathan Wilcox – Interl Corp., CA
Undergraduates (Bachelor of Science)
Caroline Harms - University of Michigan
Ben Taalman - Synthesis of novel layered materials
Anna White - 2D materials for various applications
Marisa You – Synthesis and properties of “theranostic” magnetic nanostructures and their biomedical applications
Tiffany Zheng – Synthesis and properties of “theranostic” magnetic nanostructures and their biomedical applications
Kevin Qiu – Determining the contact angle of liquid on CVD graphene films
Tony Huang – Inkjet printing of 2D materials
Conner Dykstra – Sandia National Lab, NM
Dan Charles – Northwestern University, IL
Felix Richter – Mt. Sinai, NY
Ken D’Aquila – Northwestern University, IL
Yen Po Lin – Harvard University, MA
Ethan Chang – Samsung Corp., S. Korea
Nora Colligan – Samsung Corp., TX
Howard Gholston – Intel Corp., AZ
April Hixon – Containerless Corp., IL
Cyndi Batson – University of California Santa Barbara, CA
Jason Ross – Timken Steels, OH
Dhruv Aggarawal – GE, CT
Former Affiliated Staff
Dilip Kumar Agarwal, PhD
Dilip Kumar Agarwal - Research Associate Epic
Nathaniel Kabat - Research Associate (EPIC)
Elizabeth King - SEM Assistant Laboratory Manager (EPIC)
John Ciraldo - Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility (NUFAB)
Dr. Hee Joon Jun- Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering & NUANCE Center
Karl Hagglund – SEM Manager Electron Microscopist
Dr. Jinsong Wu – Electron Micropscopist, EPIC Facility, NUANCE Center: HREM, cryo-EM, e-diffraction
Dr. Kai He – TEM Manager, EPIC Facility, NUANCE Center: Analytical S/TEM, aberration corrected S/TEM
Michael Ambrogio – Keck-II Research Associate, Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery Systems, XPS, ToF-SIMS
Dr. Xin Wang - Postdoctoral Fellow, SPID (NUANCE), Tianjin University of Technology, China
Dr. QianQian Li - Postdoctoral Fellow, EPIC (NUANCE), Shanghai University, China
Dr. Chiara Musumeci - Postdoctoral Fellow, SPID (NUANCE), Linkoping University, Sweden
Dr. Neena Gilda - Postdoctoral Fellow, SPID (NUANCE), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Taiwan
Dr. Sungkyu Kim - Postdoctoral Fellow, EPIC (NUANCE), Brookhaven National Lab, NY
Dr. Yaobin Xu - Postdoctoral Fellow, EPIC (NUANCE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA
Visiting Scholars
Jungjae Park-
Jipeng Cheng – Nanocomposites for energy storage
Henguang Liu – Fabrication and in-situ characterization of energy materials
Prof. Yufeng Zhao – Design and synthesis of porous materials and nanomaterials and their application in energy field
Jing Yu – 2D materials, energy storage, and conversion
Manish Jaiswal – IIT Bombay
Priyanka Sharma – Institute of Microbial Technology
Aditya Sood – IIT Kanpur
Steven (Wei-Hsin) Chen – Printing by using 2D/3D materials
Prof. M. Adams – University of Birmingham, UK: Global collaborations in nanotechnology
Dr. A. Aneja – Reliance Industries, Ltd., India: Polymer nanotechnology
Prof. Dhirendra Bahadur – IITB, India: Magnetic nanostructures
Prof. Yoshio Bando – NRIM, Japan: Nanostructures, electron microscopy
Prof. Freddy Boey – NTU, Singapore: Collaborative projects, student exchange
Dr. Surendra Chawla – Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, OH: Collaborative alliances
Dr. M. Eswaramoorthy – JNCASR, India: IUSSTF award research collaborations
Giri Jyotsendu – Caltech, CA: Magnetic therapeuticsProf. D. Green – Penn State University, PA: Ceramics nanotechnology
Dr. Seungbum Hong – Argonne Laboratories, IL: SPM
Dr. Yoshiki Ishikawa – Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Dr. Jain – IIT Gandhinagar, India: Global opportunities for students
Dr. Bernd Kabius – Argonne Laboratories, IL: Aberration corrected EM
Dr. JY Kempf – L’Oreal France: Cosmetics application of nanotechnology
Dr. Robert Klie – University of Illinois at Chicago, IL: Advanced EM
Prof. Hannes Lichte – Tribenberg, Germany: Electron holography
Prof. S. Mhaisalkar – NTU, Singapore: Collaborative projects, student exchange
Dr. L. Nagahara - NCI, Maryland: Cancer and nanotechnology
K.S. Narayan - JNCASR, India: IUSSTF award research collaborations
Dr. Tsunenori Nomaguchi - Hitachi High Technologies America
Tan Lay Poh - NTU, Singapore: Biomaterials
Dr. Crystal Porter - L'Oreal, USA: Cosmetics application of nanotechnology
Dr. N. Price - Birmingham Science City, UK: Global collaborations in nanotechnology
Dr. Michael Radler - Dow Chemical Co.: Industrial internship
Dr. M. Radler - Dow Chemical Company: Global opportunities for students
Prof. K. Ramamrithen - IIT, Bombay: Engineering nanotechnology
Prof. CNR Rao - Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary President of JNCASR
Priyanka Sharma - Institute of Microbial Technology, Visiting predoctoral researcher
Dr. S. Sivaram - Director of National Chemical Laboratory, India: Global collaborations
Aditya Sood - IIT Kanpur, Visiting predoctoral researcher
Prof. Eric Stach - Purdue University, IN: In-situ EM
Raman Suri - IMTECH, India: Biomolecular receptors and assembly
Dr. Shinichi Tachi - Hitachi High Technologies, CA: NU-Hitachi Hi-Tech Technologies collaborations
Dr. Tachi - Hitachi, Japan: Global opportunities for students
Yxin Tang - NTU, Singapore: Collaborative projects, student exchange
Thomas Thundat - ORNL, TN: Biochem sensors and systems
Dr. Tsapogas - NSF, Virginia: Global opportunities for students
Dr. K. West - Birmingham Science City, UK: Global collaborations in nanotechnology
Junming Xu - Hangzhou Dianzi University
Wang Xu - NTU, Singapore: Collaborative projects, student exchange
Chaoyi Yan - NTU, Singapore: Collaborative projects, staff exchange
Dr. S. Yousef - NSF, Virginia: Global opportunities for students
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