Emma DeSousa
As the Administrative Financial Coordinator, Emma DeSousa is the first point of contact for the Quantum NanoFabrication and Characterization Facility (QNFCF) community members and also the administration support for the QNFCF team's day-to-day operational activities
Taso Alkiviades
As the Research Advanced Centre RAC1 Lab Technologist, Taso is responsible for all equipment in the satellite cleanroom located in the RAC1 building.
His responsibilities include:
Ken Speirs
Ken is a graduate of the robotics and automation engineering technology course at Conestoga College. He joins University of Waterloo after 10 years of experience in maintenance and repair of vacuum and thermal simulation chambers at a large aerospace communications company.
Rodello Salandanan
Rod is a Senior Equipment Technologist at the Institute for Quantum Computing. His main responsibilities include High Vacuum (HV) and Ultra High Vaccuum (UHV) equipment for etching, E-beam evaporation and sputtering. He handles:
Matt Scott
As the Fabrication Equipment Technologist, Matt is responsible for various equipment within the cleanroom. His other roles include:
Nathan Nelson-Fitzpatrick
Nathan Nelson-Fitzpatrick initially joined the Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization facility in 2012, as the QNFCF cleanroom was transitioned from its temporary location in the RAC1 building to its permanent home in the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Q
Lino Eugene
Lino joined the institute for Quantum Computing in October 2016. He obtained PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering at Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec and in Integrated Electronic Devices at Institut National des Sciences Appliquées in Lyon, France.
Greg Holloway
As the Electron Beam Lithography Scientist, Greg is responsible for overseeing the various lithographic processes available in the Quantum NanoFab.
His responsibilities include:
Sandra Gibson
As the Nanofabrication and Characterization Scientist, Sandra is responsible for providing technical support for the various characterization tools available in the Quantum NanoFab.
Her responsibilities include:
Colleen Kissack
Colleen Kissack joined the Quantum NanoFabrication and Characterization Facility team in May 2019 as the Cleanroom Certification and Inventory Specialist.
Colleen Kissack's responsibilities:
John Nugent
As the Research Advanced Centre RAC1 Lab Technologist, John is responsible for maintenance and operation of equipment in the RAC1 cleanroom and RAC2 satelite labs.
His responsibilities include:
Nicki Shaw
Nicki is a Senior Facility Microscopist at the Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility (QNFCF). Her main responsibilities include the operation and management of electron microscopy tools.
Her responsibilities include:
Sarah Mickelson
Sarah as the Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility’s Finance and Administration Manager leads the administrative team. She is responsible for the management of the financial and administrative operations.
