Derrick Mancini

About Derrick Mancini

Owner of Quincy Street Distillery and founder Illinois Craft Distillers Association. Adjunct Professor of Physics at Illinois Institute of Technology. A lead researcher in nanotechnology, nanoscience, and synchrotron radiation, with experience in scientific project and facility management. Established program for x-ray lithography at MAX-Lab in Lund University before going to work as a physicist for APS at ANL to establish programs in deep x-ray lithography (LIGA), x-ray microtomography, and high-throughput x-ray microanalysis using synchrotron radiation. Was Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois Chicago. Was the Project Director for the design and construction of the $72M Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at ANL, completed September 2007. Was the Associate Division Director of the CNM and the leader of the Nanofabrication & Devices Group at the CNM. Was the Deputy Associate Laboratory Director of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) and the Director of the APS Upgrade Project at ANL. Current research interests are in the areas of advanced micro- and nanofabrication techniques, x-ray optics, hydrogels, nanoscience, nanotechnology, and applications of synchrotron radiation to technological and medical problems. Co-advisor for 6 Ph.D student theses. Coauthor of over 200 papers and 6 patents.Specialties: Scientific project management; research in nanoscience, nanotechnology, x-ray physics, synchrotron radiation instrumentation, microfabrication; craft distilling; history of science and technology; DOE compliance, review, and research management.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor of Physics

   Illinois Institute Of Technology

   Nov 2010 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Graduate student advisor, course lecturer, participant in MR CAT for LIGA technology. Developing interferometer designs for x-rays, atoms, and exotic particles. Developing plans for a new medical imaging beam line and clinical laboratory using coherent synchrotron radiation facilities. iPRO team project course instruction.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  M.S., Materials Science

  1982 — 1983

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  M.S., Physics

  1982 — 1985

• Cornell University

  B.A., History

  1979 — 1982

• Cornell University

  B.S., Engineering Physics

  1974 — 1982

• Uppsala University

  Ph. D., X-ray Physics

  1992 — 1994

Skills

• Nanotechnology
• Microfabrication
• Physics
• Optics
• Materials
• Science
• Research
• R&D
• Chemistry
• Data Analysis
• Characterization
• Strategic Planning
• Teaching
• Problem Solving
• Engineering
• Modeling
• Materials Science
• Microscopy
• Project Planning
• Project Delivery
• Contract Management
• Project Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Distillation
• Spirits
• Wine & Spirits Industry
• Whisky
• Gin
• Wine
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Thin Films
• Semiconductors
• Lithography
• Nanofabrication
• Simulations
• Nanomaterials
• Laboratory
• Sensors
• Mathematical Modeling
• Scientific Computing