Jason S Gardner

Bio

Dr. Jason S. Gardner leads the Materials Analysis & Interface Science Section within the Materials Science and Technology Division, where his team advances the understanding of material behavior at interfaces, from joining and corrosion to lubrication and surface engineering. The section also houses the Division’s premier suite of electron microscopy capabilities and its core expertise in neutron scattering. Dr. Gardner earned his PhD in 1996 from the University of Warwick (United Kingdom). Following postdoctoral appointments at McMaster University in Canada and Los Alamos National Laboratory, he joined the National Research Council of Canada, where he led the magnetic neutron‑scattering program and established a strong international research profile.

In 2002 he moved to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and spent 11 years developing programs in high energy resolution spectroscopy, before moving on to build a polarized neutron three-axis spectrometer in Australia.  Dr. Gardner has spent a few years in Asia before joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2019.  Dr. Gardner has served on several editorial boards, including the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter where he was the Editor-in-Chief from 2012-2019.

His research interests focus on the complex interactions between atomic spins, phase transition and glassy dynamics. He has written several review articles on Geometrically Frustrated Magnets, and Neutron Scattering.

Professional Experience

(Nov 2020 – Present): Distinguished R&D Staff, Section Head, MSTD, ORNL

(2019 – 2020): Professor, Neutron Science Platform, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Southern China.

(2013 – 2018): Scientist at the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Taiwan based at ANSTO, Sydney. Research Professor at the National Taiwan University.

(2006 – 2013): Research Scientist Indiana University, USA. Instrument scientist on the NSE spectrometer at NIST, Gaithersburg.

(1999 – 2002): Research Council Officer, National Research Council, Canada. Leading the NPMR magnetism programme.

Awards

• Fellow, The American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021
• Fellow, The American Physical Society, 2019
• Fellow, The Institute of Physics, UK, 2008

Education

• Post-doctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National laboratory (1998-1999)
• Research Associate, McMaster University, Canada (1996 – 1998)
• Ph. D University of Warwick, UK (1992 – 1996)
• MSc. University of Keele, UK (1991-1992)
• BSc. University of Warwick, UK (1988 – 1991)

Professional Service

Member of several influential committees within the American Physics Society associated with international relations.

Editor of several Condensed Matter and Materials Journals

Specialized Equipment

Studies the properties of functional, controllable superconducting qubits

Publications