Contact Nanofab Staff
If you are looking for help from a specific staff member, see the list below. If you are an existing user, please reach out on Slack if specified below.
For general inquiries, you can contact nanofab@usc.edu.
Staff contacts
Append "usc.edu" to email addresses.
| Laboratory management | Role | Contact | Reach out to me for: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Rehan Kapadia
|
Nanofab Director
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
rkapadia@ | |
| Dr. Shiva Bhaskaran
|
Associate Director | Reach out on Slack
Office: MCB LL121 Phone: (213) 821‑2374 Email: sb86922@ |
General inquiries
Ball and wedge bonder questions |
| Dr. Donghai Zhu
|
Laboratory Manager | Reach out on Slack
Office: MCB LL102C1 Phone: (213) 740-1065 Email: donghaiz@ |
Raith EBL and Heidelberg DWL questions |
| Staff Engineers | Role | Contact | Reach out to me for: |
| Joey Vo
|
Nanofabrication Lab Operation Engineer | Reach out on Slack
Office: MCB LL102C Phone: (213) 740-8914 Email: joeyvo@ |
Deposition and photolithography tools, wetbench and chemical questions |
| Chandan Ramakrishnaiah
|
Nanofabrication Lab Operation Engineer | Reach out on Slack
Office: MCB LL102C Email: chandanr@ |
III-V etcher, RIE80 etcher, LN2 dewar refills |
| Jae Lamoure
|
Nanofabrication Lab Operation Engineer | Reach out on Slack
Office: MCB LL102C Phone: (213) 740-0743 Email: jlamoure@ |
DRIE etcher, XeF2 etcher, ALD, RTA, NEMO scheduler, LN2 dewar refills. |
| Finance management | Role | Contact | Reach out to me for: |
| Emily Clough
|
Core Lab Financial Coordinator | Email: eclough@ | Please reach out to me with any questions regarding user onboarding, billing (registration, service agreements, invoicing, payments, and collections), or Nemo access. |
| Sandra Rodriguez | Core Lab Procurement Specialist | Email: sandrar1@ | Please reach out to me for support with placing orders, tracking purchases, coordinating vendors, and managing the lab’s procurement needs. |
| Benjamin Sample
|
Financial Manager | Email: bsample@ | Please reach out to me with any questions or requests for approvals related to budgets, purchases, reimbursements, or overall financial operations for the lab. |
Nanofab address
See also: Directions to the USC Nanofab.
O’Brien Nanofabrication Laboratory
University of Southern California
1002 Childs Way
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Mail Code: 0243