Our Staff

The ShaRE User Facility is directly associated with The Microscopy Group in the Materials Science & Technology (MST) Division at ORNL. ShaRE staff are also members of The Microscopy Group and are responsible for (1) developing, operating, and maintaining instrumentation and capabilities and (2) collaborating with or training users on specific instruments. Staff members collaborate with all users on their research projects and provide an advanced level of expertise in the particular type of characterization technique being utilized.

ShaRE User Facility Administration

Dr. Karren L. More - User Facility Director
Ms. Paula Irizarry - User Facility Administrator

APT Facilities in ShaRE

Dr. Michael K. Miller - Point-of-Contact for LEAP and FIB instruments
Ms. Kathy Powers - AP specimen preparation via FIB and Electropolishing

TEM/STEM Facilities in ShaRE

Dr. Maiofang Chi - Point-of-contact for FEI Titan S 60-300 TEM/STEM
Dr. Juan Carlos Idrobo - Point-of-contact for Nion UltraSTEM 60-100
Dr. Chad Parish - Point-of-contact for Philips CM200 TEM/STEM
Dr. Donovan Leonard - Point-of-contact for FEI Tecnai 20 TEM
Dr. Karren L. More - Point-of-contact for Hitachi HF3300 TEM/STEM
Dr. Albina Borisevich - Staff Microscopist (FEI Titan S and Nion UltraSTEM)
Dr. Kinga Unocic - Staff Microscopist (FEI Titan S, Hitachi HF3300, Philips CM200)

FIB and SEM Facilities in ShaRE

Dr. Chad Parish - Point-of-contact for Hitachi NB5000 FIB-SEM
Dr. Donovan Leonard - Point-of-contact for Hitachi S4800 FEG-SEM
Ms. K. Shawn Reeves - Point-of-contact for JEOL 6500F FEG-SEM

Specimen Preparation

Ms. K. Shawn Reeves - Conventional TEM preparation, microtomy, FIB
Ms. Dorothy Coffey - Conventional TEM preparation and FIB

ShaRE: Shared Research Equipment (ShaRE) User Facility