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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.

NASCENT Directors

SV Sreenivasan Portrait

Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan

NASCENT Director, Professor, UT Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Dr. Dragan Djurdjanovic

NASCENT Associate Director, Associate Professor, UT Austin Dept. of Mech. Eng.

Diversity and Workforce Development

Tricia Berry Portrait

Tricia Berry

Broadening Participation Director, Cockrell School of Engineering
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Dr. Maura Borrego

NASCENT Education Director, Director, Center for Engineering Education, Professor, UT Austin Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction.
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Risa Hartman

NASCENT Senior Outreach Program Coordinator, MRSEC Education & Outreach Staff Director, University of Texas at Austin
SV Sreenivasan Portrait

Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan

NASCENT Director, Professor, UT Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Lydia Contreras

Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Chemical Engineering
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Tyrone Porter

Professor, UT Austin, Biomedical Engineering, Myron L. Begeman Fellowship in Engineering
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Dr. Dragan Djurdjanovic

NASCENT Associate Director, Associate Professor, UT Austin Dept. of Mech. Eng.
Lawrence Dunn Portrait

Dr. Larry Dunn

NASCENT Assistant Director, Industry and Innovation Programs, UT Austin

Partnership and Technology

Ovadia “Oved” Abed

Ovadia “Oved” Abed

NASCENT Materials Technology Director, UT Austin
Lawrence Dunn Portrait

Dr. Larry Dunn

NASCENT Assistant Director, Industry and Innovation Programs, UT Austin
Shrawan Singhal Portrait

Shrawan Singhal

NASCENT Process Technology Director, UT Austin

Thrust Leadership

Process Technologies

John Ekerdt Portrait

Dr. John Ekerdt

NASCENT Process Technologies Thrust Lead, Professor, UT Austin Dept. of Chem. Eng.
Deji Akinwande Portrait

Dr. Deji Akinwande

NASCENT Process Technologies Thrust Co-Lead, UT-Austin, ECE

Metrology & Yield Enhancement

Steve Brueck Portrait

Dr. Steven Brueck

NASCENT Metrology & Yield Enhancement Thrust Lead, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico Dept. of Elec. & Comp. Eng. & Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Li Shi Portrait

Dr. Li Shi

NASCENT Metrology & Yield Enhancement Thrust Co-Lead, Professor, UT Austin, Dept. of ME

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