Leigh R Martin

Bio

Dr. Leigh Martin is a Senior R&D staff member and the group leader for Fuel Cycle Chemical Technology Research Group at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Prior to joining ORNL in 2016, Leigh was a Distinguished Staff Scientist in the Aqueous Separations and Radiochemistry group at Idaho National Laboratory. He received his Ph. D in Radiochemistry from the University of Manchester (UK) in 2003. Leigh is a recognized expert in actinide and separations chemistry across the entire nuclear fuel cycle, performing research for sponsors including DOE-NE and NNSA. Dr. Martin has authored or co-authored over sixty peer-reviewed publications in the areas of actinide coordination chemistry, separations chemistry and radiation chemistry.  Additionally, he has coordinated and implemented multi-laboratory projects and executed complex field campaigns. Leigh has held numerous American Chemical Society (ACS) leadership positions and was named ACS Fellow in 2023.

Awards

2023 Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society

2017 ACS Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division Early Career Fellow

2014 Fuel Cycle Research and Development Excellence Award (Winter ANS meeting).

2014 Distinguished Under 40 Award (Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce Young Professional’s Network).

2014 INL Laboratory Director Mentor of the Year Award.

2014 INL Science and Technology Deputy Laboratory Director Human Capital Award.

2008 Idaho National Laboratory Directors Award for Early Career Exceptional Achievement.

Publications