Center Office Staff

Robert Celotta, Director
Robert Celotta is the current and founding Director of NIST’s Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. He received his B.S. in Physics from the City College of New York, and his Ph.D. in Physics from New York University. more...

Joyce Waters, Executive Assistant to the Director
Joyce Waters joined the CNST as the Executive Assistant to the Director in September 2007.  During most of her 12-year career at NIST she support the Chief Counsel for Technology and NIST's legal staff more...

Lloyd Whitman, Deputy Director
Lloyd Whitman joined the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology as the Deputy Director in April 2008. He received a B.S. in Physics from Brown University (with honors, magna cum laude), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics more...

Denise Rogers, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director
Denise Rogers began her career at NIST as the Group Secretary for the Electron Physics Group in CNST, becoming the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director of CNST in May 2008. She has a B.S. more...

Donna Lauren, Senior Management Advisor
Donna Lauren is the Senior Management Advisor for CNST. She has a B.S. in Organizational Management from Columbia Union College. Prior to joining CNST, Donna served as a Lead Administrative Officer more...

Robert Rudnitsky, Scientific Advisor
Robert Rudnitsky is the Scientific Advisor for CNST. Robert has a B.A. from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University where he was a Hertz Fellow. At Stanford more...

Karen Haugh, Administrative Officer
Karen Haugh is the Administrative Officer for the CNST. She has worked for NIST for 28 years. Prior to joining the CNST, Karen worked for 18 years as the AO for the Electron and Optical Physics Division more...

Matthew Gonzales, Administrative Support Assistant
Matthew Gonzales is an Administrative Support Assistant in the CNST. He has a B.S. in Sports Management from Springfield College and an M.S. in Sports Leadership from Duquesne University more...

Jeff Pasternak, Facility User Coordinator
Jeff Pasternak is the Facility User Coordinator at the CNST. He has a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland. Prior to joining NIST, Jeff worked in customer service for private industry more...