MSEE Alumni

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  Luis Betancourt De Leon

  BASF

  Postdoctoral Research Associate

  betancourt@bnl.gov

  Using synchrotron tools to unravel short, intermediate and long-range structure environment in the speciation of metals in molten salts.

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  Ryan DeFever

  Phillips 66

  Associate Scientist

  Used molecular dynamics simulations with polarizable models to predict structural, thermodynamic, and transport properties of molten salt systems and their mixtures. Developed and applied methods to compute phase equilibria such as melting points and solubilities.

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  Elaine T. Dias

  Goa University

  Assistant Professor

  elaine@unigoa.ac.inp

  Investigated metal ion and metal nanoparticle speciation in molten salts and their structural and electronic properties using in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Developed X-ray scattering techniques to investigate structural dynamics at metal-salt interface in molten salt environment.

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  Waruni V. Karunaratne

  Northeastern University

  warunivindhya-hapuarachchigedona@uiowa.edu

  Used molecular dynamics simulations in conjunction with theoretical methods to provide microscopic level insight into the structural and dynamical processes that take place in molten salts in bulk liquid phase and at interfaces.

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  Xiaoyang Liu

  Northwestern University

  Graduate Student

  xiaoyang.liu.1@stonybrook.edu

  Studied the effect of impurities on the metal and molten salt interaction using in situ synchrotron X-ray techniques including imaging, spectroscopy, and diffraction.

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  Yang Liu

  Meta

  Meta

  Used X-ray absorption spectroscopy to understand the structure and phase change of the molten salts.

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  William Phillips

  Idaho National Laboratory

  Research Scientist

  william.phillips@inl.gov

  Studied the electronic and molecular structure of transition metal and lanthanide halides dissolved in molten salts using in-situ optical spectroscopic techniques.

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  Arthur Ronne

  Stony Brook University

  PhD Student

  arthur.ronne@stonybrook.edu

  Characterizing metal and molten salt interfaces using synchrotron x-ray imaging, microscopy and spectroscopy and diffraction techniques, with special attention payed to role of impurities at this interface.

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  Shobha Sharma

  Los Alamos National Lab

  Postdoctoral Research Associate

  shobha-sharma@uiowa.edu

  Used molecular dynamics, including polarizable force fields to investigate the structures and transport properties of molten salts with an emphasis on scattering.

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  Haimeng Wang

  Argonne National Lab

  Graduate Student

  hwang22@nd.edu

  Performed classical molecular dynamics simulations of molten salts to predict their structural, thermodynamic and dynamic properties.

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  Fei Wu

  Lanzhou University

  Young Researcher

  fei-wu@uiowa.edu

  Used molecular dynamics, including polarizable force fields, to investigate the structures and transport properties of molten salts with an emphasis on scattering. Explored the fate of excess electrons in molten salts using ab initio molecular dynamics techniques.

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  Yi Xie

  Purdue University

  Assistant Professor

  xie90@purdue.edu

  Performed studies of irradiated metals using advanced microscope techniques to understand the radiation effects.

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  Lin-Chieh Yu

  University of Wisconsin

  Graduate Student

  linchieh.yu@stonybrook.edu

  Performing studies of porous structure evolution during molten salt corrosion on alloys using X-ray synchrotron techniques.

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  Yong Zhang

  University of Notre Dame

  Senior Scientist

  Yong.Zhang.142@nd.edu

  Performing molecular dynamics studies of molten salts using classical force fields and developing and validating new force fields for these unsual systems.