Materials Science Specialists

Irradiation Campaigns at ORNL:

• HFIR Irradiation
  • Randy W. Hobbs (hobbsrw@ornl.gov)

Development and Testing of Nuclear Fuels:

• Characterization of Gas Reactor Fuels
  • John D. Hunn (hunnjd@ornl.gov)
• Characterization at Irradiated Fuels
  • Charles A. Baldwin (baldwinca@ornl.gov)
• Coated Particle and Transmutation Fuel/Target Development
  • Gary L. Bell (bellgl@ornl.gov)
• Development of Nuclear Fuels
  • Robert N. Morris (morrisrn@ornl.gov)
• Fuel performance and fission product transport in advanced nuclear fuels and space reactors
  • Rodger C. Martin (martinrc@ornl.gov)
• Optical microscopy, contamination zone work, x-ray microtomography, high-frequency
  high-voltage electric fields, battery assembly, battery testing, impedance spectroscopy
  • Andrew K. Kercher (kercherak@ornl.gov)
• Processing and Modeling of Nuclear Fuels
  • Stewart L. Voit (voitsl@ornl.gov)

Development and Testing of Structural Materials:

• Analytical Electron Microscopy
  • Jim Bentley (bentleyj@ornl.gov)
• Atom probe microscopy of irradiated materials
  • Michael K. Miller (millermk@ornl.gov)
• Characterization and modeling of deformation and failure mechanisms in irradiated materials
  • Thak Sang Byun (byunts@ornl.gov)
• Corrosion and compatibility issues in fusion reactor systems
  • Bruce A. Pint (pintba@ornl.gov)
• Development of Advanced Steels
  • Philip J. Maziasz (maziaszpj@ornl.gov)
• Development and characterization of advanced ceramics and composites for high temperature
  and severe environment applications
  • Yutai Katoh (katohy@ornl.gov)
• Effects of radiation exposure on degradation of mechanical properties, fracture toughness
  and microstructure of low-alloyed steels
  • Mikhail A. Sokolov (sokolovm@ornl.gov)
• Experimental investigation of fracture behavior and radiation effects in materials
  • Randy K. Nanstad (nanstadrk@ornl.gov)
• Irradiated assisted stress corrosion cracking
  • Edward A. Kenik (kenikea@ornl.gov)
• Leading material development efforts for ITER shield modules and space reactors, irradiation
  effects in metals for high temperature reactors, fusion reactors, and spacecraft reactors,
  radiation-effects in refractory metals
  • Jeremy T. Busby (busbyjt@ornl.gov)
• Materials Joining
  • Zhili Feng (fengz@ornl.gov)
• Microstructural evolution of alloy systems under irradiation
  • Keith J. Leonard (leonardk@ornl.gov)
• Radiation damage to structural materials with emphasis on high temperature structural
  materials and fuels
  • Lance L. Snead (sneadll@ornl.gov)
• Structure/property relationships of metals, alloys, intermetallics, and advanced ceramics
  • David T. Hoelzer (hoelzerd@ornl.gov)

Radiation Effects and Defect Modeling:

• Fundamental Modeling of Irradiation Effects in Materials
  • Roger E. Stoller (stollerre@ornl.gov)
• Fundamental Modeling of Irradiation Effects in Materials
  • Yury N. Osetskiy (osetskiyyn@ornl.gov)
• Fundamental Modeling of Irradiation Effects in Materials
  • German D. Samolyuk (samolyukgd@ornl.gov)
• Modeling of High Temperature Fuels
  • Theodore M. Besmann (besmanntm@ornl.gov)
• Radiation materials science; theory and mechanisms of diffusion and defect behavior
  • Louis K. Mansur (mansurlk@ornl.gov)