GIANTFab - Personnel

Have questions about the GIANTFab Lab?

Contact Ryan Young, Director of Laboratory Research

ryan.young@northwestern.edu  |  (847) 467-2918

GIANTFab Faculty Director

Michael R. Wasielewski is the Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry and the Executive Director of the Paula M. Trienens Insitute for Sustainability and Energy. Professor Wasielewski meets regularly with the Operations Director to provide oversight, guidance, and direction to the core facility.

GIANTFab Business Administrator

James Puricelli was hired as the Business Administrator for the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science (CCSS) 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. Contact

GIANTFab Financial Administrator

Olga Loevski supports the administrative and financial operations of the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy and the Center of Catalysis and Surface Science. Olga holds a Bachelor and a Master of Arts in Language and Literature (Spanish and English) form Kyiv State Linguistic University (Ukraine), and she received the certification in Business and Accounting from the School of Professional Studies at Northwestern. Contact

Northwestern Faculty Advisory Committee

• Prof. Tobin Marks – Chemistry
• Prof. Mark Hersam – Materials Science and Engineering
• Prof. Mercouri Kanatzidis – Chemistry