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Nestor J. Zaluzec Electron Microscopy Center Materials Science/Bldg 212 Argonne, Illinois 60439 USA Tel: 630-252-7901, Fax: 630-252-4798 Email: Zaluzec@aaem.amc.anl.gov iChat:Zaluzec@AIM Skype: Zaluzec-at-ANL TPM: http://tpm.amc.anl.gov WWW: http://www.amc.anl.gov |
A senior scientist and principle investigator in the Electron Microscopy Center at Argonne National Laboratory as well as a Fellow of both Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Computational Institute of the University of Chicago, Nestor's research includes the development of state-of-the-art instrumentation and techniques for atomic resolution x-ray and electron spectroscopy, analytical, and scanning confocal electron microscopy.
In addition to creating tools for science, he also uses these leading-edge technologies to study issues in technologically important materials. His work over the last 30 years has included studies in the areas of structural phase transformation in metals, radiation damage in alloys, ceramic oxides for geologic immobilization of nuclear waste materials, elemental segregation in semiconductors devices, magnetism, genetically engineered proteins for bio-materials nanoarrays and most recently studies of catalysis using analytical microscopy. He was one of the earliest to realize the potential impact of the Internet on science and established the first TelePresence Microscopy Collaboratory, which is serves as a model for outreach to both the scientific and education communities, providing unencumbered access to scientific resources.
Nestor has received numerous awards for his research and educational outreach. They include: Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America, Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois, Kohler Award by the State Microscopical Society of Illinois, Distinguished Service Award Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society, R&D 100 Award for the invention of the Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope, the Maser Distinguished Service Award from MSA, Presidential International Collaboration Award from the Australian Microscopy Society, Honorary Lifetime Member of the Illinois Junior Academy of Science, Science Digest 100 Brightest Scientists Award, and the E.F. Burton Award for Contributions to Microscopy by a Young Scientist from MSA. He has and continues to hold numerous positions on local, national and international committees and engages the next generation of scientists through his adjunct work over the years with local universities (NIU , UofC, UIUC, UIC, IIT) as well as with middle and high school students through the Illinois Junior Academy of Science.
Nestor received his B.S. degree in Physics at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, and his PhD in 1978 from the Department of Metallurgy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
March, 2009
Present
Research Position
Senior Scientist:
Electron Microscopy Center, Materials Science Div, Argonne National Laboratory
Visiting Professor of
Physics: Northern Illinois University
Senior Fellow:
Computational Institute University of Chicago
Current
Research Interest Areas
Microcharacterization of
Materials via Electron Microscopy/Microanalysis
Computationally Mediated
Experimental Science
Tele Presence
Collaboration and Distance Learning
Education
PhD. Department of Metallurgy University of Illinois-
Urbana Champaign, Illinois 1978
BS.
Department of Physics Illinois
Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1973
Professional
Activities
1978-present:
Eugene P. Wigner Fellow - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1980-1983:
Assistant Scientist Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory
1983-2005:
Scientist Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory
1984-1994:
Scientific Director & Group Leader, Electron Microscopy Center, Argonne
Nat. Lab.
1985-present:
Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 11 Organization Committee
1986-present:
Coordinator MSA Computer Workshop & Software Library
1987-1994:
MSA Bulletin Editor
1987-1992:
Editor Journal of Electron Microscopy Technique
1988-present:
Program Committee Microscopy Society of America
1989-present: Education Committee Microscopy Society
of America
1990-present:
Chair: Standards Committee Microscopy Society of America
1990-2000:
University of Illinois MatSEA Alumni Board of Directors
1990-present:
Illinois Junior Academy of Science-Board of Directors
1990-1994:
Director Materials Science Program: Midwest Society of EM
1992-1997:
ASTM E-42 Standards Committee
1992-1997:
Chair: ISO Standards Committee TC-202 on Analytical Electron Microscopy
1992-present:
Chair: ISO Standards Working Group WG-202 on Data Management and Treatment
1993-1996:
MicroBeam Analysis Society Journal Editor
1994-1996:
President Midwest Microscopy and Microanalysis Society
1995:
Program Chair Microscopy & Microanalysis Meeting - Kansas City, Mo
1995:
Editor Proceedings of Microscopy & Microanalysis 1995
1996:
Editor Proceedings of Microscopy & Microanalysis 1996
1996:
Program Chair Microscopy & Microanalysis Meeting - Minneapolis, Mn
1997-present:
Editorial Board Journal of Microscopy and Microanalysis
1998-present:
Editorial Board Microscopy & Analysis
1998-present: Energy Science Network Steering Committee - DoE/BES
Representative
2001-present:
ANL MCS Computer Sciences Advisory Committee
2002-2005 : Director Materials Science:
Microscopy Society of America
2003-present:
LAC Chair-Microscopy & Microanalysis Meeting Chicago-2006
2005-present:
Senior Scientist Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory
University
Appointments
1980-1984:
Adjunct Assistant Professor Dept. of Metallurgy Illinois Institute of
Technology
1980-1982:
Adjunct Assistant Professor Dept. of Metallurgy, University of Illinois-Urbana
1982-1984:
Adjunct Associate Professor Dept. of Metallurgy, University of Illinois-Urbana
1985-1997:
Adjunct Professor Dept. of Mat. Science, University of Illinois-Urbana
1995-2001:
Visiting Scientist Dept. of Materials Science Cambridge University- UK.
1997-2004:
Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago
1999-present:
Visiting Professor of Physics, Northern Illinois University
2004-present:
Senior Fellow Computational Institute of the University of Chicago
Professional
Honors & Awards
1978:
Eugene P. Wigner Research Fellow - Oak Ridge National Lab
1982:
Microscopy Soc. of America: E.F. Burton Award for contributions to electron
microscopy
1984:
Science Digest: One of America's 100 Brightest Scientists
1987:
Distinguished Service Award EMSA Bulletin.
1993:
Member of the Year: Midwest Society of Electron Microscopists
1995:
Honorary Lifetime Member Illinois Junior Academy of Science
1996:
Presidential Citation for Internat. Collaborations: Australian Society for
Electron Microscopy
1997:
University of Illinois Alumni Association: Award for Service to the University
1998:
Microscopy Society of America:
Distinguished Service Award
2002:
Elected as Microscopy Society of America Council Member
2003:
Microscopy Society of America: Best Instrumentation Poster: SCEM
2003:
R&D 100 Award: Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope
2004:
Australian Microscopy Society: Distinguished Service Award
2004:
Microscopy Society of America: Traveling Poster Award - Insitu Lorentz Stage
for the TEM
2004:
August Kohler Award: State Microscopical Society of Illinois
2005:
University of Illinois, College of Engineering - Distinguished University
Alumni
2009:
Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
Patents
1996:
US Patent # 5,510624: Simultaneous Specimen and Stage Cleaning Device for an
AEM
2003:
US Patent #6548810: The Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope
Professional
Society Memberships
Microscopy Society of
America (MSA): 1979-present
Microbeam Analysis
Society (MAS): 1979-present
Australian Society for
Electron Microscopy: 1988-present
Midwest Microscopy and
Microanalysis Society: 1990-present
Microscopical Society of
Canada: 1993-present
Royal Microscopical
Society (U.K): 1992-1996
American Society for
Testing of Materials: 1992-1997
International Standards
Organization: 1992-present
European Microscopy
Society: 1997-present
Refereed Journal Articles - 67
Refereed
Book Chapters - 5
Refereed Conference
Proceedings & Publications - 139
Non-Refereed
Publications & Technical Reports - 46
Invited Presentations, Lectures & Seminars - 239
Contributed Presentations, Lectures & Seminars - 76