Meet Professionals

Often, the best way to explore a field such as nanotechnology is to find out more about the people who are working or studying in the field. We have gathered profiles of several individuals working at the nano scale.  They are working in  broad range of industries, with different background and degrees -- but they all are challenged and inspired by nanotechnology.  Some are students who are studying nanotechnology and working on applications at their university. Select a person below to find out more about their career path and nanotechnology applications.

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Don Baer - Don conducts research involving environmentally and energy relevant molecular level understanding of interfaces at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 

Mark Bissett - Mark is a PhD student at Flinders University in Australia studying nanotechnology in the Smart Surface Structures group. He already earned a bachelor's degree in Nanotechnology at Flinders University.

Parviz Famouri - Parviz is a Professor at West Virginia University. He teaches and conducts research in Electrical & Computer Engineering and related fields.

Glen Fryxell - Glen is Staff Scientist at the Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.  He designs and builds new nanostructured materials for use in chemical separations, environmental remediation, advanced sensing/detection systems, and catalysis. 

Yuri Gogotsi - Yuri is a materials engineer with a PhD in Physical Chemistry and a Master's degree in Metallurgy.  He is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University, and Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute. 

Ida Lee - Ida works both at the University of Tennessee and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She images and characterize molecules and nano structures using Scanning Probe Microscopy.

Jeong-Soo Lee  - Jeong-Soo is an assistant professor in the Electrical Engineering Department, POSTECH, Korea. His group has fabricated nanoscale electronic devices which will be commercialized in the near future for a next-generation IT systems.

Jing Li - Jing Li works on nanotechnology based intelligent sensing systems for space missions and terrestrial applications at NASA Ames Research Center.  

Wen Jung Li - Wen Jung Li is Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong who provides undergraduate students a solid technical education while guiding graduate students in the research and development of advanced technologies.

M Meyyappan  - Meyya is Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology at NASA Ames Research Center where he uses nanomaterials and nanotechnology to develop sensors, instrumentation, and electronics for space exploration needs. 

Quoc Ngo - Quoc is an electrical engineer overseeing electrical testing of various on-wafer circuit elements and test chips involving nanotechnology using standard semiconductor test equipment and techniques.

Skip Rung - Skip is the President and Executive Officer of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, and works to grow nanoscience and microtechnology research and commercialization in the state of Oregon.  

Sharon Smith - Sharon's responsibilities include the coordination of nanotechnologies across Lockheed Martin's four business areas and the coordination with external nanotechnology organizations.

LaNetra Clayton Tate - LaNetra is polymer chemist with NASA who is developing and/or enhancing polymer nanocomposite systems for space applications. Her concentrations include conductive systems which include conducting polymers, carbon nanotube composites and other polymer based systems.

Jonathan Tucker - Jonathan is is responsible for the development and growth of Keithley Instrument’s Research & Education business, Scientific Research Instruments product line, and development of working relationships with key industry, academic, and government consortia groups within the international nanotechnology community.

Victor Zhirnov - Victor manages fundamental and exploratory research programs in nanoelectronics at Semiconductor Research Corporation. His current work in the area of physics of nanotechnology has influenced the world’s understanding of how small the electronic devices could be and still work.