Team
NMCF Research Team
Jade Ashley-Brunner
Financial Manager, IFAB & NMCF
Finance Generalist, Dean's Office, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Office: Dell XX
Jade Brunner joined the IFAB & NMCF as the financial specialist for both facilities. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in General Business and Classical Studies, with Equine Business Management Certification.
Diane Dickie
Senior Scientist & Lecturer, Chemistry Department and Materials Science & Engineering
Principal Scientist for X-ray Crystallography
Office: Jesser Hall 103
Dr. Diane Dickie joined the Chemistry Department in January 2018 as a Senior Scientist and X-Ray Crystallographer. Diane will also be working with the Materials Science Department. Her office is Room 103 in the Material Science Building. Diane received an honors B.Sc. from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, where she worked on the hydroboration of novel ketoenamines under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Westcott.
Catherine A. Dukes
Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering
Principal Scientist for XPS, XRF, & FTIR
Office: Jesser Hall 149
Catherine A. Dukes is a Research Scientist in the Department of Materials Science at UVA, where she directs the Laboratory for Astrophysics and Surface Physics (LASP-UVa) & KEVION Ion Irradiation Facility. For the NMCF, she is the principal scientist for XPS/AP-PES, XRF, and FTIR analyses. Her office is Jesser Hall 149.
Graham Frazier
Laboratory Specialist, VDOT & Electrical Engineering Dept.
Specialist in SEM/Optical Microscopy, XRD, Raman & Metallurgy
Office: Virginia Department of Transportation
Dr. Graham Frazier has a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in 2023 from Virginia Tech. As a Laboratory Specialist, Graham provides critical materials analysis for the Virginia Department of Transportation and the NMCF, specializing in Optical & Electron Microscopies, XRD, & Raman Spectroscopy.
Helge Heinrich
Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering
Principal Scientist for HR-S/TEM & FIB-SEM
Office: Wilsdorf Hall B118
Dr. Helge Heinrich joined the NMCF as the Principal Scientist for High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, with expertise in focused ion beam sample preparation and cross sectional electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) from the University of Central Florida.
Arthur W. Lichtenberger
Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Lichtenberger is a Research Professor at UVA and the NRAO Director of the UVA Microfabrication Laboratories. He has built an internationally recognized research program in superconducting materials, devices, circuits and packaging for ultra-sensitive single pixel and and array THz detectors.
Joseph A. Thompson
Laboratory Specialist, SEAS
Principal Scientist for Raman, AFM, SEM/Optical Microscopy, & Metallurgy
Office: Jesser Hall 109
Joe Thompson joined the NMCF as a Laboratory Specialist, also providing analysis for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). He specializes in Raman Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, and Optical and Electron Microscopies.