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