Post doc position available for new project on UO2
john.mccloyWe have a position available in the group for a project starting in October 2017. See the attached position description and contact us with your interest in applying.
We have a position available in the group for a project starting in October 2017. See the attached position description and contact us with your interest in applying.
With our colleagues at Rutgers, we have completed a new paper on Pb-V-I apatites.
Charles Cao, Saehwa Chong, Lynn Thirion, John C. Mauro, John S. McCloy, and Ashutosh Goel, “One pot synthesis of apatite waste forms for immobilization of radioactive iodine at ambient temperature,” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, 14331-14342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7TA00230K
Erik Fergerstrom graduated in May with his BS in Materials Science and Engineering. Congratulations Erik!
Brian Riley successfully defended his PhD dissertation this morning, “Aluminosilicates for the capture and immobilization of halides and accompanying fission products from the head-end and pyroprocessing of used nuclear fuel.” Congratulations Dr. Riley!!
The third week of May, for group members attended along with ~1130 others the 12th PACIFIC RIM ceramics conference. Talks given by the group were:
-Fergerstrom et al, “Glass technology and use in ancient Byzantine Turkey: color, composition, deterioration, and field identification of glass at Çadir Höyük” – poster presentation
-Weaver et al (presented by McCloy), “Biodeterioration of Ancient Glasses and Implications to the Long-term Modeling of Glass Alteration,” – poster presentation
-Ahmadzadeh et al, “Role of iron in the crystallization of nepheline-based aluminosilicates,” – oral presentation
-Marcial et al (presented by McCloy), “The effect of Li addition on the crystallization behavior of Na aluminosilicate and borosilicate glasses,” – oral presentation
-Patil et al, “Effect of Rare Earths on the solubility and crystallization of Mo in borosilicate glasses for nuclear waste immobilization,” – oral presentation
Mostafa wrote a blog about the meeting which was published by the American Ceramic Society. “PACRIM12 with GOMD feeds attendees in mind and body”.
Also, later in the week, John, Mostafa, and Deepak ran into each other at the Kilauea volcano on the island.
Very cool. Thanks to Jamie for sharing.
“Game of Go explains Zeolite Clogging”: Ancient board game inspires theoretical model that helps predict ideal reaction conditions for zeolite catalysts
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/game-of-go-explains-zeolite-clogging/3007246.article
Saleh, M., K.G. Lynn, and J.S. McCloy, “Evaluation of undoped ZnS single crystal materials for x-ray imaging applications,” Proc. 10179, 1017904 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2262187
Chong, S., J. Peterson, J. Nam, B. Riley, and J. McCloy, “Synthesis and characterization of iodosodalite,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 100(5), 2273-2284 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.14772
Yesterday, Mostafa passed his preliminary exam for the Materials Science & Engineering PhD program.
His research can be seen in a very recent publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.
“Crystallization of iron-containing sodium aluminosilicate glasses in the NaAlSiO4-NaFeSiO4 join”
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/2016JB013661/abstract