Eva Zarkadoula

Bio

Dr. Eva Zarkadoula studied Physics in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.  In 2013, she was awarded her PhD in Physics from Queen Mary University of London. Eva joined the Materials Science and Technology Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Associate in 2014, and in 2016 she was employed at ORNL as staff in the Materials Science and Technology Division. As of December 2022, Eva is R&D Staff in the Center for Nanophase Materials Science of ORNL. 

Her research interests include material modification and functionalization, the materials' behavior in extreme conditions, the interactions of radiation with matter, microstructure alterations and evolution, structural materials and mechanical properties, material modification and functionalization, nuclear energy, behavior of disordered systems such as liquids and glasses. 

Eva is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of her life, including her workplace and STEM.

Professional Experience

• R&D Staff, 2022 – present,  Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA

• R&D Staff, 2021 – 2022, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA

• R&D Associate – Atomistic Modeling, 2016 – 2020, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2014 – 2016, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA

• Post-bachelor's Project, Feb. 2010 – July 2010, Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.

Awards

• “Service Award. The award recognizes an individual who volunteers time, expertise, and resources within and across Oak Ridge National Laboratory communities with the goal of improving diversity and inclusion; an individual that ensures opportunities are available to network such that no woman feels isolated; or an individual that reaches out to mentor, collaborate, and nurture others,” 2023.

• "Director’s Award" in Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Mission Support, UT-Battelle Awards Night, 2022

• "One ORNL” Award for her work as President of the Women’s Alliance Council Employee Resource Group and other service to ORNL, UT-Battelle Awards Night, 2022

• Outstanding Scholarly Output Team Award for the selective conversion of an atomically thin 2D crystal to form a Janus monolayer through the implantation of hyperthermal clusters generated by laser ablation, Science and Technology Category, UT-Battelle Awards Night, 2020

• Sound ⋂ Science Podcast Contest, Best Team Effort Award, Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Contest Intersection of Sound and Science Podcast, Best Team Effort Award, Energy Frontiers Research Center-Hub-CMS Principal Investigators’ Meeting, Washington, DC, 2017

• Best Student Poster Presentation Award, REI-17 Conference, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 2013

Education

• Ph.D. Physics, 2013, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

• B.Sc. Physics, 2009, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece 

Professional Service

Professional Society Committees

• Elected Vice Chair of the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Committee of TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2024-2026
• Member of TMS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, 2022-present
• Member of TMS Emerging Professionals Committee Member, 2021-present
• Member of TMS Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics Committee, 2020-present
   

Professional Societies Memberships

• The Minerals, Metals, Materials Society (TMS), 2016-present
• Collaborative Computational Project 5 (CCP5) 2010-2013, 2020-present
• AnitaB.org Global Organization for Women Technologists, Sept 2021-2023
• American Ceramics Society (ACerS), 2014-2020
• Materials Research Society (MRS), 2012-2017
• Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), 2016-2017
   

Editorial Boards

• Guest editor, Special Issue “Interface Engineering and Property Functionalization”, JOM (The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), under preparation, issue date August 2024
• Nuclear Materials and Energy, Early Career Board member, December 2022-present
• Guest Editor, Special Issue “Machine Learning and New Paradigms in Computational Materials Research,” JOM (The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), September 2022
• Energy Frontiers in Research Centers Newsletter, Editorial Board member, Department of Energy, 2016-2017

Organizing 

• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2024 Symposium “Chemistry and Physics of Interfaces,” inaugural symposium, 2024
• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2024 Symposium “Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics,” 2024
• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2023 Symposium “Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics,” 2023
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Women’s Leadership Workshop, 2022
• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2022 Symposium “Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics,” 2022
• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2021 Symposium “Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics,” 2021
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Women’s Leadership Workshop, 2021
• Hermes 2012 - London Summer School in Materials Simulation, 2012

Publications