Past Postdocs
Dr. Trishelle Copeland-Johnson is a materials engineering researcher interested in optimizing the high-performance of materials by developing property-performance relationships using materials characterization techniques and chemical engineering principles. Her application experience includes biomaterials for therapeutic treatments for articular cartilage, oxidation resistance of nuclear fuel rods, thin-film solar technologies, and industrial lubricants.
Dr. Xiaxin Ding is a recognized expert in quantum magnetism, multiferroics, and strongly correlated systems.
Dr. Firoza Kabir is an expert in the measurement of thermal, magnetization, and transport properties of topological, quantum, and correlated materials as well as the spectroscopic characterization of 5f electron (actinide) systems.
Dr. Thibaut Lecrivain is an expert in the separation of actinide and fission products in liquid solutions with application to the fuel cycle and isotope production.
Dr. Corey Pilgrim's expertise includes Solution and Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy, Complexation Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Actinide Chemistry, Radiation Chemistry, High-Pressure Spectroscopy, Aluminum Chemistry, and Material Characterization.
Dr. Charlyne Smith's expertise includes the elucidation of the mechanisms responsible for the formation of the high burnup structure in nuclear fuel. She is interested in the advanced characterization and post-irradiation examination to understand nuclear fuel evolution for qualification. She has a professional interest in the development of nuclear engineering education infrastructure in the Caribbean.
Dr. Shuixiang Zhou's research interests lie in nuclear material performance, including phonon behavior, elastic properties, and electron and thermal transports under various conditions using advanced computational methods, such as density functional theory and machine learning.
Dr. Yi Xie's research interests include corrosion in nuclear systems, advanced nuclear fuel, sensor materials, and technology development, advanced sintering technology development, and geological repositories of radioactive waste. The research focuses on fundamental understanding and engineering applications of nuclear materials, including materials exposed to extreme environments under irradiation and complex chemistry conditions. She designed and developed multiple complex test systems for nuclear materials study. She has extensive experience in advanced fuel fabrication, characterization, and development, based on her employment at INL and Purdue University.