Disciplines and Skills
Synthesizing and characterizing materials for isolation and containment of risk-driving radioactive contaminants
Determining effects of radiation damage on mineral structure and reactivity
Using synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopic techniques (XANES, EXAFS, XMCD, STXM, APPES) to study interfacial reactions
Investigating engineered clay barrier performance in a geological disposal facility for heat-generating radioactive waste, including effects of microbial processes
Understanding plutonium dioxide surface structure and interaction with sorbed species