4D LABS staff have the scientific and business expertise to help deliver advanced materials for a wide variety of sectors. Our staff members run samples, train users and provide technical consultation.
Leadership
Neil Branda, Executive Director
Neil Branda is a SFU Professor of Chemistry and a Canada Research Chair in Materials Science. He has extensive business experience and is the founder and CTO of SWITCH Materials.
Nathanael Sieb, Director of Operations and Administration
Nathanael Sieb has over a decade of advanced characterization and fabrication experience. He ensures that the facility operates at the highest levels of efficiency and standards of quality.
Staff
Fabrication and prototyping
Hadi Esmaeilsabzali, PhD
Fabrication Manager, Project Management, Etchers, Deposition, Safety
Mcolisi Dlamini
Deposition, Glovebox, Optical Characterization
Yasong Li
Lithography, Wet Chemistry, Inventory
Kuan Zhang
Advanced Lithography, Dicing, Electroplating
Materials characterization
Xin Zhang, PhD
Characterization Manager, Project Management, Quotes, SEM, STEM
Aylin Aghababaei
XPS, SAXS, ICPMS
Lis Melo, PhD
STEM, SEM, Particle Size
Michael Wang
XRD, XRF, AFM, Fuel Cells
Administration
Karen McCrea
Finance and Administration
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