Cristian A Celis-Barros

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Cristian Celis-Barros is an experimental and computational radiochemist in the Radiochemical Process Development group in the Radioisotope Science & Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He supports radioisotope production and chemical processing while advancing fundamental f-block research, with current leadership roles in the production of rare and strategic isotopes including ¹⁴⁷Pm, ²⁴⁹Bk, ²⁵⁴Es, and ²⁵⁷Fm. His research focuses on heavy-element electronic structure, bonding, and spectroscopy, and on integrating theory and experiment to address challenges in actinide and lanthanide chemistry.

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