Argonne National Laboratory Center for Nanoscale Materials U.S. Department of Energy

Nanobio Interfaces Staff

Tijana Rajh, Group Leader
Phone: 630.252.5334, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: rajh@anl.gov

  • Ph.D., University of Belgrade
  • Research focuses on surface modification of nanocrystalline TiO2 nanoparticles for light-induced metal sequestration, deposition of metallic nanocircuits, and integration with biomolecules

Benjamin Blaiszik, Director's Postdoc (Supervisor, Tijana Rajh)
Phone: 630.252.5390, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: bblaiszik@anl.gov

Nancy Dietz-Rago, Materials Scientist
Phone: 630.252.9798, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: dietz@anl.gov

Nada M. Dimitrijevic, Physical Chemist
Phone: 630-252-3590, Fax: 630-252-9289, E-mail: dimitrijevic@anl.gov

  • PhD, University of Belgrade
  • Synthesis and characterization of nanoscale inorganic materials and bioinorganic hybrids and assembly in organized structures.
  • Study of semiconductor assisted photocatalysis, solar fuel production and solar energy conversion, and light induced charge transfer across bioinorganic surfaces.
  • Expertise in in situ electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopic characterization of charge separation and transfer processes in inorganic and bioinorganic materials.

H. Christopher Fry, Assistant Scientist
Phone: 630-252-4376, Fax: 630-252-5739 E-mail: hfry@anl.gov

  • PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Bonil Koo, Postdoc (Supervisor, Elena Shevchenko)
Phone:630.252.4583 , Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: bkoo@anl.gov

  • Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
  • Research topic: Synthesis of hollow CoO nanoparticles for lithium-ion battery electrode material

Soongu Kwon, Postdoc (Supervisor, Elena Shevchenko)
Phone: 630.252.2826, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: skwon@anl.gov

Yuzi Liu, Assistant Scientist (Supervisor, Tijana Rajh)
Phone: 630.252.1775, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: yuziliu@anl.gov

  • Ph.D., University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Analytical TEM/STEM: to understand the relationships among growth mechanism, properties, and microstructure
  • Electron tomography: to characterize the morphology and chemical distribution of nanomaterials in three dimensions
  • In situ experiments in TEM: to study the materials evolution under special circumstances ( electrical biased, liquid, heating) by combining with analytical TEM

Matthew Massich, Postdoc (Supervisor, Tijana Rajh)
Phone: 630.252.1059, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: mmassich@anl.gov

Vladimiro Mujica, Assistant Scientist (Joint Appointment with Arizona State University)
Phone: 480.727.8045, E-mail: vmujica@asu.edu http://chemistry.asu.edu/faculty/V_Mujica.asp

Elena Rozhkova, Scientist
Phone: 630.252.2863, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: rozhkova@anl.gov

  • Ph.D., Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology
  • Functional nanobio hybrid materials with design of interfacial chemisty
  • Stimuli-responsive materials within biological machinery
  • Synchrotron X-ray imaging of cellular bioenergetic processes at nanoscale
  • Bio-inspired materials for clean energy production
  • Biological catalysis

Elena Shevchenko, Scientist
Phone:630.252.7633 , Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail:eshevchenko@anl.gov

  • Ph.D., University of Hamburg
  • Research interests include synthesis of nanoscale materials (magnetic, semiconductor, metallic oxide nanoparticles) with controllable size and shape; nanoparticle design (nanoscale multicomponent nanoparticles, such as core shells, dumbbells); and design of multifunctional materials through self-assembly of nanoparticles and study of the collective properties of such materials

Julie Smagacz, Administrative Secretary
Phone: 630.252.4958, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: smagacz@anl.gov

Dmitri Talapin, Scientist with Argonne (Joint Appointment)
Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Chicago
Phone: 773.834.2607, Fax: 773.702.5863, E-mail: dvtalapin@uchicago.edu

Sanja Tepavcevic, Postdoc (Supervisor, Tijana Rajh)
Phone: 630.252.5387, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: sanja@anl.gov

Peng Wang, Postdoc (Supervisor, Elena Rozhkova)
Phone: 630.252.5405, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: pengwang@anl.gov

Jun Zhang, CNM Distinguished Postdoc (Supervisor, Tijana Rajh)
Phone: 630.252.5309, Fax: 630.252.5739, E-mail: junzhang@anl.gov

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