Graduate student Thomas Ferron has graduated with his Ph.D. in Physics. His dissertation titled “Spectral model of resonant soft X-ray scattering to resolve molecule specific organization in 3D organic nanostructures” (available online) enables simultaneous statistical analysis of both chemical AND spatial information within molecular nanostructures composed primarily of carbon applied to a variety of systems. The examples include solution printed organic photovoltaic devices, block copolymer nanostructures, and aqueous polymer micelles.
Ferron will continue his work developing resonant soft X-ray scattering techniques at the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow.