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Elias Nakouzi is a materials scientist in the Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He is interested in understanding nanomaterial crystallization, interactions, and assembly for applications in chemical separations, materials synthesis, and environmental management. Previously, Nakouzi  was a Pauling Fellow and led the development of 3D atomic force microscopy for investigating interfacial solution structure. Nakouzi earned his PhD in physical chemistry from Florida State University where he studied biomimetic crystallization and self-assembly of materials across scales. Nakouzi received a MSc in physical chemistry from the American University of Beirut and a BSc in chemistry from Notre Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon.

• Materials science
• Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
• Chemical separations
• Solid-liquid interfaces
• Nanoparticle interactions and assembly
• Atomic force microscopy

• PhD in physical chemistry, Florida State University (FSU)
• MSc in physical chemistry, American University of Beirut (AUB)
• BSc in chemistry, University of Notre Dame

• Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017
• Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship, International Centre for Diffraction Data, 2015, 2016
• Edward Kraus Crystallographic Research Fund, Mineralogical Society of America, 2015
• Jyo Dalal Physical Chemistry Research Award, FSU, 2015
• Hoffman Endowment Fellowship, FSU, 2012
• Abdul Hadi Debs Endowment Award for Academic Research Excellence, AUB, 2011