Principal Investigator
Vinayak P. Dravid
Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Director, NUANCE Center
Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher (2016-present)
Technical Staff
Roberto dos Reis, PhD
Dravid Research Group Scientific Officer
Vikas Nandwana, PhD
Co-Founder & CTO of Corral Innovations
Postdoctoral Fellows
Yongfa Cheng, PhD
In situ transmission electron microscopy of nanomaterials and study of the material-properties relationship in sensing and energy storage conversion devices
Khakimjon Saidov, PhD
Synthesis and characterization of low-dimensional quantum materials
Yao Ma, PhD
Study selective, and scalable nutrient recovery and contaminant removal (heavy metals, PFAS and microplastics) from wastewater by physicochemical and electrochemical methods
Ramandeep Mandia, PhD
Using advanced and correlative electron microscopy techniques to uncover structure–property relationships in complex functional materials
Gabriel Trindade dos Santos, PhD
Analyzing Complex Multidimensional nD-STEM Data experiments
Graduate Students- PhD
Michael Barsoum
Metal organic frameworks MOFs for direct air capture (DAC) of CO2
Zizhen Cai
Development and application of in-situ gas cell TEM for nanoscale investigation of energy materials
Elizabeth Griffin
Hydrogen transport in bulk materials and along interfaces for use in energy and information systems applications
Jack Hegarty
Synthesis of novel nanocomposites for environmental remediation applications
Elias Kallon
Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites for environmental remediation applications
Alp Kulaksizoglu
High-throughput functional characterization of complex nanostructures
Wing Shun Li
Chromatin imaging and relating chromatin structures with the transcription process
Peter Lim
Synthesis and characterization of low-dimensional superconducting materials for quantum information science applications
Patricia Meza
Synthesis and characterization of novel, low dimensional, chalcogenide semiconductors
Kelly Matuszewski
Develop novel nanocomposites for applications in environmental remediation
Alfred Yan
Applying machine learning to solve energy and environment-related problems
Koushik Medhi
Synthesis and characterization of high entropy materials for thermoelectric applications
Arami Chang
Automated electron microscopy for high-throughput materials characterization
Hira Durrani
Combine materials characterization, testing, and life cycle thinking to help develop scalable and environmentally responsible remediation technologies
Undergraduate Research Interns
Juliana Estradioto
My research interests involve studying materials for sustainable application, including synthesizing materials and nanocomposites for diverse environmental remediation applications.
Paloma Lee
Investigation of the growth mechanism of 2D Copper Telluride nanosheets
Affiliated Scientists and Staff
Gajendra Shekhawat, PhD
SPID Facility Manager (NUANCE)
Research Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Advanced SPM, Biochemical Sensors & Systems
Xinqi Chen, PhD
KECK II Facility Manager (NUANCE)
Research Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Nanomaterials Synthesis & Characterization, Experimental Nanomechanics, Surface Characterization
Reiner Bleher, PhD
BioCryo Facility Manager (NUANCE)
Research Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
SEM, TEM, STEM, Cryo-EM, and Microanalysis of Biological Samples
Eric W. Roth
BioCryo (NUANCE)
Core Scientist
Xiaobing Hu, PhD
EPIC TEM Manager (NUANCE)
Research Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Advanced Applications of S/TEM
Engineering Alloys, Energy Storage Materials
Paul Smeets, PhD
EPIC (NUANCE) Research Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Physiochemical interactions and structure-property relationships in hybrid materials using S/TEM
Tirzah Abbott, MS
EPIC (NUANCE)
SEM Laboratory Manager