Staff Directory

Hugo Celio

Senior Research Scientist

Facility Manager for XPS, FTIR and Polymer Lab facilities
Phone: 512-232-7002
hcelio@utexas.edu

Andrei Dolocan

Senior Research Scientist 

Facility Manager for TOF-SIMS, Raman Spectroscopy, and SEM facilities
Phone: 512-232-4606
adolocan@austin.utexas.edu

Raluca Gearba

Associate Director/Senior Research Scientist

Facility Manager for Cleanroom, FIB/SEM Dual beam, AFM, Fluorimeter, Raman and UV/VIS Spectroscopy
Phone: 512-232-3695
gearba@austin.utexas.edu

Amanda Rife

Administrative Manager
Phone: 512-475-8293
amanda.rife@austin.utexas.edu

Kelly Smith

Senior Administrative Associate
Phone: 512-475-8480
k.smith@austin.utexas.edu 

James Smitherman

Technical Staff Assistant II
Phone: 512-471-4089
james.d.smitherman@austin.utexas.edu

Steve Swinnea

Research Scientist

Facility Manager for X-Ray facilities, LRC support
Phone: 512-471-3173
swinnea@che.utexas.edu

Vacant Position

Graduate and Undergraduate Program Administrator
tmi@austin.utexas.edu

Xun Zhan

Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV

Facility Manager for JEOL TEM

Phone: 512-232-1884
xun.zhan@austin.utexas.edu

Ihor Zhuk

Administrative Associate
Phone: 512-232-2068
ihor.zhuk@austin.utexas.edu