Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Staff

This page lists all the current staff members of the CNST, including federal employees and long-term and short-term researchers working on site at the CNST through a variety of arrangements (both formal and informal).

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♦  Management  ♦  Project Leaders  ♦  Visiting Fellows and Researchers
♦  Adjunct Fellows and Researchers ♦  Postdoctoral Researchers  ♦  Student Researchers and Research Assistants
♦  NanoFab Staff ♦  Administrative Support Staff  ♦  Technical Support Staff

The staff directories for each CNST group can be found at the Group Staff Pages:
♦ Electron Physics Group ♦ Energy Research Group ♦ Nanofabrication Research Group
♦ NanoFab Operations Group

A list of former CNST staff can be found here.

Management

	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...
	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...
	J. Alexander Liddle, Group Leader J. Alexander Liddle is the Group Leader of the CNST Nanofabrication Research Group. He received his B.A. and D. Phil. degrees in Materials Science from the University of Oxford. more...
	Vincent Luciani, NanoFab Manager Vincent Luciani is the CNST NanoFab Manager. He joined CNST in November of 2008 with over 30 years of private industry experience. more...
	Jabez McClelland, Group Leader Jabez McClelland is the Group Leader of the CNST Electron Physics Group. He received a B.A. in Physics and Music from Wesleyan University, and M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin. more...
	Nikolai Zhitenev, Group Leader Nikolai Zhitenev is the Group Leader of the CNST Energy Research Group. He received a M.S. degree in Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia (with honors, eq. summa cum laude) 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...

NanoLab Staff

Project Leaders

	Vladimir Aksyuk, Project Leader Vladimir Aksyuk is a Project Leader in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and a Ph.D. in Physics from Rutgers University. more...
	Rachel Cannara, Project Leader Rachel Cannara is a Project Leader in the Nanofabrication Research Group in the CNST. She received a B.S. in Physics with Highest Honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where her scholarship was recognized more...
	Paul Haney, Project Leader Paul Haney is a Project Leader in the Energy Research Group in the CNST. He received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in Physics from The University of Texas at Austin. more...
	Henri Lezec, Project Leader Henri Lezec is a Project Leader in the CNST Nanofabrication Research Group. He received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. more...
	Robert D. McMichael, Project Leader Robert (Bob) McMichael is a Project Leader in the Electron Physics Group in the CNST. He received a B.S. in Engineering-Physics from Pacific Lutheran University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Physics from the Ohio State University. more...
	Fred Sharifi, Project Leader Fred Sharifi is a Project Leader in the Energy Research Group in the CNST. He received a B.S. in Physics (magna cum laude) from the University of Illinois, where he continued his graduate education and received a Ph.D. more...
	Renu Sharma, Project Leader Dr. Renu Sharma is a Project Leader in the Nanofabrication Research Group. She received a B.S. and B.Ed. in Physics and Chemistry from Panjab University, India, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Solid State Chemistry from more...
	Kartik Srinivasan, Project Leader Kartik Srinivasan is a Project Leader in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology. more...
	Samuel M. Stavis, Project Leader Samuel M. Stavis is a Project Leader in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S.E. in Engineering Physics from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics more...
	Mark D. Stiles, Project Leader/NIST Fellow Mark Stiles is a Project Leader and NIST Fellow in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from Yale University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Cornell University. more...
	Joseph A. Stroscio, Project Leader/NIST Fellow Dr. Stroscio is a Project Leader and NIST Fellow in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He joined NIST in 1987 after completing a two year post-doctoral appointment more...
	Veronika Szalai, Project Leader Veronika Szalai is a Project Leader in the Energy Research Group. She received an A.B. in Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College, and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Yale University. Her thesis work more...
	John Unguris, Project Leader John Unguris is a Project Leader in the Electron Physics Research Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Wisconsin. more...

Visiting Fellows and Researchers

	Amit Agrawal, CNST Visiting Fellow Amit Agrawal is a CNST Visiting Fellow in the Nanofabrication Research Group and John E. and Patricia Breyer Professor in Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Syracuse University. He received more...
	Andrea Centrone, CNST Visiting Fellow Andrea Centrone is a CNST Visiting Fellow in the Energy Research Group and a Visiting Assistant Research Scientist at the Institute for Research Electronics and Applied Physics of the University of Maryland. more...
	Brian Dennis, CNST Visiting Fellow Brian Dennis is a CNST Visiting Fellow in the Nanofabrication Research Group and a Research Associate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University. He received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics more...
	Daniel Pierce, CNST Visiting Fellow/NIST Fellow (Emeritus) Daniel Pierce is a CNST Visiting Fellow working in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from Stanford University, a M.A. in Physics from Wesleyan University (CT), and a Ph.D. more...
	Mihaela Tanase, CNST Visiting Fellow Mihaela Tanase is a CNST Visiting Fellow in the Nanofabrication Research Group, and a Visiting Associate Professor at the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics of more...
	Minhua Zhao, CNST Visiting Researcher Minhua Zhao is a CNST Visiting Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. and an M.S. (with honors) in Materials Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University, China and a Ph.D. more...

Adjunct Fellows and Researchers

	C. Stephen Hellberg, CNST Adjunct Fellow C. Stephen Hellberg is a CNST Adjunct Fellow in the CNST Nanofabrication Research Group and a Research Physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC. Stephen received an A.B. in Physics from Princeton more...
	Paul Morton, CNST Adjunct Fellow Paul Morton is a CNST Adjunct Fellow in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He is CEO, CTO, and founder of Morton Photonics, where he leads research programs on silicon photonics devices and ultra-low-noise lasers more...
	Alec Talin, CNST Adjunct Fellow Alec Talin is a CNST Adjunct Fellow in the Energy Research Group and a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California more...
	Erich Walter, CNST Adjunct Researcher Erich Walter is a CNST Adjunct Researcher in the Energy Research Group and a Research Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Erich received an A.B. in Chemistry and Physics more...

Postdoctoral Researchers

	Imad Agha, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Imad Agha is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut, Lebaonon and a Ph.D. in more...
	Serkan Ates, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Serkan Ates is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B. Sc. in Physics from the Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey and M. Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in more...
	Andrew Balk, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Andrew Balk is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Physics from Penn State. His graduate research used low-temperature Hall effect measurements more...
	Hongwoo Baek, CNST/SNU Postdoctoral Researcher Hongwoo Baek is a CNST/SNU Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electron Physics Group. She received a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Physics from Seoul National University, Korea. Her doctoral research used scanning probe microscopy techniques to study monolayer and bilayer graphene more...
	Christopher Bohn, NRC Postdoctoral Researcher Christopher Bohn is a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy Research Group. He received his B.S.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology more...
	Sam Bowden, NRC Postdoctoral Researcher Sam Bowden is a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences with more...
	Jungseok Chae, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Jungseok Chae is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S., an M.S., and a Ph.D. in Physics from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. For his doctoral more...
	Marcelo Davanço, CNST/Caltech Postdoctoral Researcher Marcelo Davanço is a CNST/Caltech Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil more...
	Feng Guo, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Feng Guo is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.A. in Physics from Fudan University, China, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Minnesota more...
	Jeonghoon Ha, CNST/SNU Postdoctoral Researcher Jeonghoon Ha is a CNST/SNU Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics and a Ph.D. in Physics from Seoul National University. more...
	Myung-Gyu Kang, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Myung-Gyu Kang is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kyungpook National University in Korea more...
	Aaron Katzenmeyer, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Aaron Katzenmeyer is a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University; a M.S. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology more...
	Robert Adam Kinney, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Robert Adam Kinney is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. Adam received a B. A. in Chemistry from Bowdoin College and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Northwestern University. more...
	Brenton Knuffman, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Brenton Knuffman is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from Loyola University Chicago and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics more...
	Seung-Hyeon (Sarah) Ko, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Seung-Hyeon (Sarah) Ko is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from more...
	John Kohoutek, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher John Kohoutek is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering more...
	Basudev Lahiri, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Basudev Lahiri is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a Bachelor of Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, and a Ph.D. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from more...
	Thomas Lam, CNST Postdoctoral Researcher Thomas Lam is a CNST Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Ceramic Engineering, as well as a Ph.D. in Ceramics from Alfred University. more...
	Youngmin Lee, NRC Postdoctoral Researcher Youngmin Lee is a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy Research Group. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from more...
	Marina Leite, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Marina Leite is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics more...
	Pin Ann Lin, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Pin Ann Lin is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan more...
	Yuxiang Liu, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Yuxiang Liu is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Precision Machinery and Instrumentation from the University of Science more...
	Christian Long, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Christian Long is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Maryland, College Park more...
	Lamar Mair, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Lamar Mair is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the CNST Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Flordia and a Ph.D. in Applied Sciences and more...
	Clint Novotny, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Clint Novotny is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering more...
	Matthieu Picher, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Matthieu Picher is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from Paul-Verlaine University, France, and a M.S. in Material Science and Ph.D. in Physics more...
	Adrian Popescu, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Adrian Popescu is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Bucharest, Romania and a Ph. D. in Applied Physics from the University of South Florida more...
	Dmitry Ruzmetov, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Dmitry (Dima) Ruzmetov is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a Diploma in Physics from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia more...
	Luca Sapienza, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Luca Sapienza is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a Laurea degree in Materials Science from the University of Padua, Italy and a Ph.D. in Materials Science more...
	Alex Smolyanitsky, CNST/CU Boulder Postdoctoral Researcher Alex (Sasha) Smolyanitsky is a CNST/CU Boulder Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. more...
	Adam Steele, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Adam Steele is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from Carnige-Mellon University and a Ph.D. in Physics from Georgia Institute of Technology more...
	Michael Stocker, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Michael Stocker is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from Wheaton College (Illinois) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Maryland College Park. more...
	Kevin Twedt, CNST/UMD Postdoctural Researcher Kevin Twedt is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Northern Iowa and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Maryland, College Park. more...
	Ting Xu, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Ting Xu is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Optical Engineering from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications more...
	Heayoung Yoon, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Heayoung Yoon is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. She received her B. S. and M. S. in Physics in Korea from Chungnam National University and Pohang more...
	Duming Zhang, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Duming Zhang is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He received a B.S. in Applied Physics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Penn State. more...
	Hongtao Zhang, CNST/UMASS Postdoctoral Researcher Hongtao Zhang is a CNST/UMASS Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Shanghai more...
	Yue Zhao, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Yue Zhao is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy Research Group. She received a B. S. in Material Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China and a Ph. D. in Physics from Columbia University more...
	Jie Zou, CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher Jie Zou is a CNST/UMD Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from Peking University, China and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Florida more...

Student Researchers and Research Assistants

	Sarice Barkley, CNST/UMD Research Assistant Sarice Barkley is a CNST/UMD Research Assistant in the Nanofabrication Research Group. She recently received her B.S. in Physics at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Sarice is working with Rachel Cannara and Fred Sharifi building a catalyst evaporation system for the growth of carbon nanotubes to be used in nanocarbon composites.
	Anthony Gianfrancesco, Graduate Student Researcher Anthony Gianfrancesco is a Graduate Student Researcher in the Energy Research Group. He recently received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute more...
	Amanda Huon, CNST/UMD Research Assistant Amanda Huon is a CNST/UMD Research Assistant in the Energy Research Group. She recently received a B.S in Physics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Amanda is working with Fred Sharifi growing well-characterized carbon nanotube samples for use in a project analyzing carbon nanocomposites.
	Eugene Kim, Undergraduate Researcher Eugene Kim is an Undergraduate Researcher in the Energy Research Group and is majoring in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Eugene is working with Veronika Szalai measuring the effects of surface treatments on the performance of iron oxide photoanodes in photoelectrochemical water splitting processes.
	Thomas Michels, Graduate Student Researcher Thomas Michels is a Graduate Student Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group, and a doctoral candidate in Physics at the Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany. more...
	Nusrat Molla, Student Researcher Nusrat Molla is a Student Researcher in the Energy Research Group, and a student in the Global Ecology Magnet program at Poolesville High School. Nusrat is working with Nikolai Zhitenev and Heayoung Yoon on the characterization and automated measurement of photovoltaic devices through programming.
	Paul Patrone, CNST/UMD Graduate Student Researcher Paul Patrone is a CNST/UMD Graduate Student Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research group. He received his B.A. from St. John's College and is currently pursuing his M.S. in Applied Mathematics and Ph.D. in Physics more...
	Boda Song, Undergraduate Researcher Boda (Becky) Song is a Undergraduate Researcher in the Nanofabrication Research Group. She recently graduated from the Magnet International Baccalaureate Program at Richard Montgomery High School, and will attend Vanderbilt University, where she plans on double majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, Health and Society. Becky is working with Rachel Cannara on constructing an atomic force microscope, as well as programming and performing dielectric constant measurements as a function of temperature.

NanoFab Staff

	James Bittner, Engineering Technician James Bittner is an Engineering Technician in the Nanofabrication Operations Group. He has a B.S. in Physics from Longwood University, and has extensive experience repairing and troubleshooting computer-controlled more...
	Jerry Bowser, Process Engineer Jerry Bowser is an Process Engineer for the CNST NanoFab Operations Group. Jerry has over 13 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing engineering in the private sector more...
	Laurence Buck, Engineering Technician Larry Buck is an Engineering Technician in the CNST NanoFab Operations Group, where he works part-time maintaining and upgrading all machine tools and laboratory support equipment in the NanoFab. more...
	Marc Cangemi, Process Engineer Marc Cangemi is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group, where he is responsible for training and process support for NanoFab users in various nanofabrication areas, including optical photolithography, metrology, more...
	Lei Chen, Process Engineer Lei Chen is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group. He received a Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from Nanjing University in China, and then joined the university's staff as an Associate Professor.. more...
	Joseph Di Pasquale III, Engineering Technician Joseph Di Pasquale is an Engineering Technician in the NanoFab Operations Group. He has over thirty years of experience repairing, troubleshooting, and maintaining semiconductor more...
	Gerard Henein, Process Engineer Gerard Henein is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group. He received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science from Northwestern University. more...
	Richard Kasica, Process Engineer Richard Kasica is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group. Richard received a B.S. in Engineering Physics from the Ohio State University and an M.S. in Applied Physics from SUNY-Binghamton. more...
	Alline Myers, Process Engineer Alline Myers is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group. She received a B.S. in Physics from North Carolina State University, an M.S. in Physics from Penn State, and a Ph.D. in more...
	Jimmy Nazario-Negron, NanoFab Assistant Jimmy Nazario-Negron is a NanoFab Assistant in the NanoFab Operations Group. He is currently attending Montgomery County Community College, with plans to pursue a career more...
	Robert Newby, Process Engineer Robert Newby is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he minored in more...
	Matthew Robinson, Engineering Technician Matthew Robinson is an Engineering Technician in the NanoFab Operations Group. He is currently attending Montgomery County Community College, with plans to pursue a career in electronics. While in college, more...
	Joshua Schumacher, Process Engineer Joshua Schumacher is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group. He received a B.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida (USF), where he also received a certificate in more...
	Kerry Siebein, Process Engineer Kerry Siebein is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group. She received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering more...
	Liya Yu, Process Engineer Liya Yu is a Process Engineer in the NanoFab Operations Group. She received a B.S. in Material Science from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and more...

Support Staff

Administrative

	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...
	Kristen Dill, Visual Information Specialist Kristen Dill is a Visual Information Specialist for the CNST. She has a B.S. in Horticulture from Iowa State University and nearly two decades of experience in graphic arts and design. more...
	Amanda Dyson, Administrative Support Assistant Amanda Dyson is the Administrative Support Assistant for the CNST Energy Research Group. She attends Frederick Community College and has previously worked at retail organizations. more...
	Teresa Figgs, Facility User Coordinator Teresa Figgs is the Facility User Coordinator at the CNST. Prior to her current position, she worked as the Administrative Support Assistant for the Electron Physics Group. She also served for 15 years with the United States Postal Service. 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...
	Amy Grafmuller, Executive Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director Amy Grafmuller is the Executive Assistant to the Director and Deputy Director. Prior to joining the CNST, she worked as the Division Secretary for the Analytical more...
	Wade Hall, Facility User Coordinator Wade Hall is the Facility User Coordinator at the CNST. He has a B.S. in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix. more...
	Yeehing Lam, Administrative Support Assistant Yeehing Lam is the Administrative Support Assistant for the Nanofabrication Research Group. She has a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Maryland. more...
	Luanne Mehelich, Administrative Support Assistant Luanne Mehelich is an Administrative Support Assistant in the CNST. Prior to joining NIST, she worked in the Administration Department at General Motors Truck and Bus Engineering. more...
	Jeff Pasternak, Administrative Officer Jeff Pasternak is an Administrative Officer at the CNST. He has a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland. Prior to his current position, Jeff was a Facility User Coordinator more...
	Denise Rogers, Administrative Specialist for Information Management 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. In November 2010, she more...
	Jennifer Ross, Administrative Support Assistant Jennifer Ross is an Administrative Support Assistant for the Electron Physics Group. She has a B.A. in Health Care Administration and Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. more...
	Kirsten Sisson, Visual Information Specialist Kirsten Sisson is a Visual Information Specialist for the CNST. She has experience working in graphic design, web layout, videography and photography in the United States Air Force. more...

Technical

	Alan Band, Electronics Engineer Alan Band is an Electronics Engineer in the Electron Physics Group. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and an Associates degree in Bio-Medical Instrumentation Technology more...
	Neal Bertrand, PowerTek IT Specialist Neal Bertrand is an IT Specialist from PowerTek Corporation working under contract in the Electron Physics Group for NIST’s Office of Information Systems Management (OISM). more...
	Steve Blankenship, Instrumentation Specialist Steve Blankenship is an Instrumentation Specialist in the Electron Physics Group. He received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Mary Washington, and a M.S. degree in Physics from Virginia Commonwealth University more...
	Barbara Coalmon, IT Specialist Barbara Coalmon is an IT Specialist in the Electron Physics Group. She has a B.S. in Computer Studies from the University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD. more...
	Russell Hajdaj, Safety Officer and Property Manager Russell Hajdaj is the CNST Safety Officer and Property Manager. He initially joined NIST as a Facility Manager working for the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory more...
	Glenn Holland, Instrumentation Specialist Glenn Holland is an Instrumentation Specialist in the Electron Physics Group. Glenn has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland College Park. Prior to joining the CNST in 2009, Glenn spent 22 years more...
	Dylan Klomparens, IT Specialist Dylan Klomparens is an IT Specialist in the Electron Physics Group. He has an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to joining the CNST, he worked for Hughes Network Systems more...
	David Rutter, Electronics Engineer David Rutter is an Electronics Engineer in the Electron Physics Group. He has an Associate degree in Electronics and Computer Technology from Electronic Institutes, Middletown, PA. David has over 10 years of experience more...
	Bruce Stark, PowerTek IT Specialist Bruce Stark is an IT Specialist from PowerTek Corporation working under contract in the Electron Physics Group for NIST’s Office of Information Systems Management (OISM). Bruce is a Certified Microsoft Office Specialist more...