The NASCENT leadership team is comprised of inter-disciplinary research and educational experts with international reputation in the area of nanotechnology. In addition to strong research capabilities in nanomanufacturing, processable materials, multi-scale modeling, and nano-enabled devices, the leadership team represents faculty members that have created over 12 start-up companies and 170 licensed patents.
Directors
Dr. Roger Bonnecaze
Center Co-Director, Professor of Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan
Center Co-Director, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Educational Leaders
Risa Hartman
Pre-College Education Director
The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Deji Akinwande
University Education Director, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Partnership Directors
Dr. Ananth Dodabalapur
International Partnerships Director, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Dr. Larry Dunn
Industrial Liaison Officer
The University of Texas at Austin
Thrust Leaders
Patterning Thrust
Dr. John Ekerdt
Lead, Patterning Thrust, Professor of Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Dr. Sanjay Banerjee
Co-Lead, Patterning Thrust, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Functional Materials Thrust
Dr. Ken Liechti
Lead, Functional Materials Thrust, Professor of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
The University of Texas at Austin
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Dr. Vivek Subramanian
Co-Lead, Functional Materials Thrust, Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
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Metrology & Yield Enhancement
Dr. Steven Brueck
Lead, Metrology & Yield Enhancement Thrust, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of New Mexico
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Dr. Jayathi Murthy
Co-Lead, Metrology & Yield Enhancement Thrust, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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