GSECARS Staff Directory

GSECARS Co-Directors

Mark Rivers

Director, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources (CARS) 
Co-Director GSECARS
Beamline Scientist, University of Chicago Research Professor, Tomography

Phone : 630.252.0422

rivers@cars.uchicago.edu

Steve Sutton

Co-Director GSECARS
Beamline Scientist, University of Chicago Research Professor, Microprobe

Phone : 630.252.0426

sutton@cars.uchicago.edu

GSECARS Staff

Stella Chariton

Postdoctoral Scholar, Diamond Anvil Cell

Phone : 630.252.0432

chariton@cars.uchicago.edu

Pasquale (Lino) DiDonna

Electronics Engineer

Phone : 630.252.0442

didonna@cars.uchicago.edu

Peter Eng

Beamline Scientist, University of Chicago Research Professor, Interface / Surface Studies and Powder Diffraction

Phone : 630.252.0424

eng@cars.uchicago.edu

Tony Lanzirotti

Beamline Scientist, University of Chicago Research Associate Professor, Microprobe

Phone : 630.252.0433

lanzirotti@uchicago.edu

Nancy Lazarz

Sector Coordinator

Phone : 630.252.0423

lazarz@cars.uchicago.edu

Guy Macha

CARS Vacuum Specialist / User Support Specialist / Safety Officer

Phone : 630.252.0448

macha@cars.uchicago.edu

Matt Newville

Beamline Scientist, University of Chicago Research Associate Professor, X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS), Microprobe

Phone : 630.252.0431

newville@cars.uchicago.edu

Tim Officer

Postdoctoral Scholar, Multi-anvil Press

officer@cars.uchicago.edu

Vitali Prakapenka

Beamline Scientist, University of Chicago Research Professor, High Pressure / High Temperature Diamond Anvil Cell (DAC)

Phone : 630.252.0439

prakapenka@cars.uchicago.edu

Mike Proskey

Beamline Engineer

Phone : 630.252.0428

proskey@cars.uchicago.edu

Young Jay Ryu

Postdoctoral Scholar, Large Volume Press (LVP)

Phone : 630.252.0441
Fax : 630.252.0436

ryu@cars.uchicago.edu

Charlie Smith

CARS Senior Computer Systems Administrator

Phone : 630.252.0458

csmith@cars.uchicago.edu

Malcolm Spears

Mechanical Technician

Phone : 630.252.0428

spears@cars.uchicago.edu

Joanne Stubbs

Beamline Scientist, University of Chicago Research Associate Professor, Interface / Surface Studies and Powder Diffraction

Phone : 630.252.0427

stubbs@cars.uchicago.edu

Sergey Tkachev

Beamline Scientist, High Pressure / High Temperature Diamond Anvil Cell (DAC)
Main Contact : GSECARS / COMPRES Gas Loading System
Supported by COMPRES Gas Loading Project, 50%.

Phone : 630.252.0430

tkachev@cars.uchicago.edu

Yanbin Wang

Beamline Scientist, University of Chicago Research Professor, Large Volume Press (LVP)

Phone : 630.252.0425

wang@cars.uchicago.edu

Jingui Xu

Beamline Scientist, Diamond Anvil Cell (DAC) Program, 13 BMC
Supported by COMPRES PX^2 Project, 100%.

Phone : 630 252 0438

xu@cars.uchicago.edu

Tony Yu

Beamline Scientist, Large Volume Press (LVP)

Phone : 630.252.6148

tyu@cars.uchicago.edu

Dongzhou Zhang

Beamline Scientist, Diamond Anvil Cell (DAC) Program, 13 BMC
Supported by COMPRES PX^2 Project, 100%.

Phone : 630.252.0444

dzzhang@cars.uchicago.edu