NUANCE — Northwestern University (EXT-039)
NUANCE — Northwestern University is documented in the DePaul Resource Map as external partner at DePaul University, External partner organization, NUANCE (Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center), Off-campus (Evanston, IL — Northwestern). Documentation is partial or indirect, so the listing is treated as likely current. Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation.
Summary 🟡 ~
- College / school: External partner organization
- Sub-unit: NUANCE (Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center)
- Campus/Location: Off-campus (Evanston, IL — Northwestern)
- Last Verified: October 5, 2026
Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified
Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived
Organization
NUANCE is Northwestern University’s shared nanoscale characterization center. DePaul materials research documents SEM access here as a partner facility (not DePaul-owned inventory).
Access status
- Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
- Rationale: Northwestern NUANCE SEM/characterization center; external user access.
- Access URL: www.nuance.northwestern.edu
- Contact name: Office of Research Services
- Contact email: ors@depaul.edu
- Verification date: 2026-10-05
- Source URLs:
- condor.depaul.edu/ggonza18/techniques.html
- www.nuance.northwestern.edu
Relationship to DePaul
Gonzalez Materials Laboratory techniques page lists scanning electron microscopy at Northwestern NUANCE (Hitachi microscopes).
Known collaborations & connections
Verification
- Status: ~ Likely current
- Rationale: Named NUANCE SEM host on DePaul materials lab techniques page.
- Last verified: 2026-10-05
- Evidence:
- Gonzalez techniques page: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) at Northwestern University (NUANCE) — Hitachi microscopes.
Equipment
Find this resource from the Equipment catalog or site search by instrument or lab name.
| Category | Specific equipment |
|---|---|
| Microscopy | Hitachi scanning electron microscopes (NUANCE — Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center) |
Related equipment categories
Taxonomy bridges to related capability elsewhere on campus (search these terms or open the catalog anchors):
Source: Gonzalez techniques.html — SEM at Northwestern NUANCE (Oct 2026). Partner inventory — not DePaul-owned.. Last verified: July 29, 2026.
Contacts (resource-level)
- Website: NUANCE
- DePaul liaison: Office of Research Services —
ors@depaul.edu
People & contacts
Named contacts when publicly documented.
- Gabriela Gonzalez Aviles (Collaborator) — ggonza18@depaul.edu · Profile
People & contacts
Named contacts when publicly documented.
- Gabriela Gonzalez Aviles (Collaborator) — ggonza18@depaul.edu · Profile
Last verified: October 5, 2026.