Category Archives: People

Danielle Hutchison joined the Heavy Elements group as a postdoctoral appointee. Danielle’s previous research focused on synthesis and solution characterization of metal-oxo photoresist precursors and structural characterization of actinide materials at high pressure. She is experienced in single crystal x-ray … Read More »

Nicole Byrne has joined Heavy Elements group as a DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) fellow. She is a graduate student at George Washington University, in Christopher Cahill‘s group. Nicole will work with Richard Wilson on heavy element … Read More »

Good luck and best wishes to Marek Piechowicz at SHINE Medical Technologies. Marek joined Separation Science group in 2017 as a SCGSR fellow while he was a graduate student at the University of Chicago. He became a staff scientist after … Read More »

Alexander Gremillion has joined Heavy Elements group as a DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) fellow. He is a graduate student at University of Missouri-Columbia, in Justin Walensky‘s group. Alex will work with Richard Wilson on heavy element … Read More »

Pubudu and Amanda received 2nd and 3rd place awards in CSE division’s one-minute pitch competition. Communication is one of the most important skills that all scientific researchers need to develop and improve constantly throughout their career. Being able to communicate … Read More »

Michael Servis has been selected to 2021 PSE Early Investigator Named Award program! This program is designed to prepare eligible staff within Physical Sciences and Engineering Directorate to submit competitive proposals for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of … Read More »

Effective April 16, 2021, Lynda Soderholm will be taking on the position of Interim Chemical Sciences and Engineering (CSE) Division Director. Lynne is department head for Actinide, Geochemical and Separations Sciences in CSE and an Argonne Distinguished Fellow. She has … Read More »

Michael Tarlton has joined the Heavy Elements group as a postdoctoral appointee. Michael’s previous research focused on air-free and aqueous inorganic synthesis. He is experienced in spectroscopic and chromatographic characterization techniques with emphasis on X-ray crystallography.

It is hard to believe that it has been nearly two years since the passing of Renato Chiarizia. Many of us in M-Wing remember him as a dear friend, a colleague wise with separation experience, and a mentor. In the … Read More »

Pubudu Wimalasiri has joined the Separation Science group as a postdoctoral appointee. Pubudu’s previous research focused on generating a library of computational models for amorphous silica slab models that vary in key characteristics that include defect composition, silanol concentration, silanol … Read More »