Amanda L Musgrove

Bio

An innovative, adaptable, and knowledgeable chemist with 13 years of combined educational and professional experience conducting research & development into methods for synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials and electrochemical processes.

Professional Experience

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN                                                        August 2023 – Present

R&D Staff

• Development of new materials and processes related to energy storage/conversion applications
• Study of solid-liquid and solid-solid interfaces and their effect on electrochemical properties
• Materials processing, utilization of physical vapor deposition processes to coat vacuum stable materials, and fabrication of battery systems including but not limited to Li- and Na- ion batteries and solid state battery systems
• DOE Q clearance acquisition

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM                                           August 2022 – August 2023

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Electroanalytical optimization of the deposition and separation process of d- and f-block metals using mercury amalgam electrodes for nuclear and hazardous material recycling as well as isotopic separation applications
• Development of novel electrodeposition techniques using refractory metals in a molten salt flux for   nuclear reactor applications
• DOE Q clearance acquisition

Auburn University, Auburn, AL                                                                          August 2017 – August 2022

Graduate Research and Laboratory Assistant; Interim Organic Chemistry Labs Coordinator 

• Hydrothermal synthetic optimization of delafossite CuCrO­­₂ while exploring the role of Cr^III as a         reducing agent through the study of chromate formation
• Structural and elemental characterization of materials using powder x-ray diffraction (pXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and atomic force microscopy (AFM)
• Electrochemical characterization of mesoporous metal oxide thin films using a variety of electroanalytical techniques including cyclic voltammetry, chronocoulometry, chronoamperometry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for energy conversion and storage applications
• Supervisor for undergraduate organic chemistry labs at Auburn University, delegating tasks to graduate teaching assistants while ensuring enrolled students acquired adequate knowledge of lab techniques and safety practices
• Safety officer of graduate research lab; mentoring and supervision of incoming graduate and              undergraduate research students

Air Force Research Laboratory, Destin, FL                                                            June 2021 – August 2021

Student Intern

• Using Python and MEEP to develop code and simulate optical behavior of bio-inspired morpho        butterfly wing structures and photonic surfaces for application in sensors for gas detection
• Active collaboration and facilitation of proposal submissions with research groups at Eglin Air Force Base and University of Central Florida
• DOD Security clearance acquisition 

FullScale NANO Inc., Tallahassee, FL                                                                     May 2015 – August 2017 

VP Global Support Services 

• Consulting and interfacing with clients, both from academia and industry, in support of administrative, scientific, and processing activities
• Characterization of clients’ samples including pXRD, SEM, EDS, and TEM analysis in addition to    detailed report generation
• Software testing and assistance in development of automated dimensional analysis software for

nanomaterials

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL                                     June 2013 – August 2016 

Research Assistant 

• Supervisor and safety manager for training and delegation of lab tasks 
• Single crystal synthesis and discovery of complex oxide phases from an alkaline earth molten metal flux 
• Magnetism of inorganic crystalline phases 

Chemistry Department, FSU, Tallahassee, FL                                                              July 2014 – June 2015 

Research Assistant 

• Hydrothermal synthesis, structure, spectroscopy, and structure-property correlations in single crystals

 containing lanthanides and actinides 

• X-ray diffraction, spectrophotometric analysis, microscopy, radioactive materials handling 

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL                          July 2011 – August 2013 

Biological Laboratory Technician 

• Sample preparation of macroinvertebrates for taxonomic identification 
• Sample preparation of algae and cyanobacteria for wet and diatom identification 
• Algae transfers and data entry verification 

Awards

TechConnect Innovation Award (May 2016)

Education

Ph.D. Chemistry - Auburn University

B.S. Chemistry - Florida State University

Professional Affiliations

Electrochemical Society Member

Other Publications