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Neil Schweitzer is a Research Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering. He obtained his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Toledo in 2004, then went on to receive his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2010. He was co-advised by Levi Thompson and Suljo Linic. Next, Neil spent two years as a post-doc at Argonne National Lab working with Jeff Miller and Chris Marshall. He currently oversees instrumentation in the REACT reactor lab.
Selim Alayoglu is REACT’s full-time Core Scientist. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey in 2003 and graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2009. He worked as a post-doc at the University of California, Berkeley until 2014, then as a scientist at the Berkeley Lab until 2017. He joined REACT in 2018 and oversees equipment in its spectroscopy lab.
Vinita is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at Notestein lab. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, in 2014. Following her graduation, she worked as a Research Scientist in the Refining R&D, Hydro-processing Group at Reliance Industries Mumbai until 2015. She then joined the Olefins & Aromatics Platform at SABIC Research & Technology Centre, Bangalore where she worked as a Scientist until 2021. Since 2022, Vinita has been closely associated with REACT, working on various industrial projects.
Jeff Mirza supports the research activities of GIANTFab, REACT, and FlexLab facilities in the Paula M. Trienens Insitute for Sustainability and Energy. His research interests include nanomaterials, surface science, and spectroelectrochemistry. He has worked in the private sector developing medical diagnostics, electrochromic systems, and counterfeit prevention technologies.
Justin M. Notestein is Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Director of the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science at Northwestern. Professor Notestein meets regularly with the Operations Director to provide oversight, guidance, and direction to the core facility at REACT.
James Puricelli was hired as the Catalysis Center’s Business Administrator in August of 2011. He received his Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Washington University in Saint Louis in 1999 and has more than 24 year of experience in operations and research administration in various healthcare and academic institutions.
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) Physics and Astronomy