Expert Interview: Ashfia Huq

Berkeley Lab

Berkeley Lab
Expert Interview: Ashfia Huq
Jun 11, 2025
Berkeley Lab

The Molecular Foundry is a state-of-the-art user facility that provides expertise, methods, and instrumentation for scientists to study materials at the nanoscale. In this episode, Ashfia shares with us the Foundry's mission, its capabilities, and some of the groundbreaking research that has been conducted there. From developing new tools and techniques to pushing the boundaries of what we can see at the atomic level, the Molecular Foundry is at the forefront of nanoscience research.

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Ashfia Huq is the director of the Molecular Foundry – a DOE-funded nanoscience research facility that provides scientists from around the world access to world-class expertise and instrumentation in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.