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Interfacial and Processing Sciences StaffAssociate Director, EMSL J. W. Rogers, Jr. B.S. University of Texas at Austin 1975; Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin 1979; Research Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories, 1979-1990; Professor, University of Washington 1991-1999; joined PNNL 1999. Research interests: chemical and surface engineering of materials including chemical vapor deposition of refractory thin films and nanoepitaxy of biomolecules for biomaterials applications. User Coordinator Donald R. Baer B.S. Carnegie Mellon University 1969; Ph.D. Cornell University 1974; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois 1974-1976; joined PNNL in 1976. Research interests: solid-solution interfaces; oxide and mineral surfaces; corrosion and stress corrosion; material-environment interactions; surface and interface analysis methods; and scanning probe methods. Staff Michael L. Alexander
B.S. University of California, Berkeley 1979; Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder 1987; Postdoctoral Fellow 1987-1990; staff scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory 1990-1993; joined PNNL in June 1993. Research interests: fundamental processes involved in laser ablation of samples for chemical analysis; laser spectroscopy, and laser desorption in an ion trap mass spectrometer. Mari Lou Balmer B.S. The Pennsylvania State University 1987; Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara 1993; Ceramic Research Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology 1987-1989; Consultant, Statham Division of Mark IV Transducer Corporation 1992-3; joined PNNL October 1993. Research interests: metastable and stable phase selection in oxide systems, plasma catalyst development and characterization, and structure-property relationships in titanosilicates. Cynthia J. Bruckner-Lea B.S. University of California, Davis 1985; Ph.D. University of Utah 1990; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah 1990-1992; joined PNNL in 1992. Research interests: formation and characterization of ultrathin organic films; molecular recognition using organic films; chemical sensor development and flow injection analysis for environmental and biomedical applications. Scott A. Chambers
A.B. University of California, San Diego 1973; Ph.D. Oregon State University 1977; Assistant Professor George Fox College 1977-1982; Assistant and Associate Professor of Chemistry, Bethel College 1982-1986; Research Scientist, Boeing High Technology Center 1987-1992; Affiliate Professor, University of Washington 1992-present; joined PNNL in 1992. Research interests: MBE growth, characterization, surface structure determination, and reactivity with small molecules of oxide surfaces; and auger and photoelectron diffraction investigations of oxide surface structures. John L. Daschbach
B.S. Lewis & Clark College; Ph.D. University of Utah 1989; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah 1990-1; Research Associate, University of Oregon 1991-1993; joined PNNL in January 1994. Research interests: nonlinear spectroscopy of interfaces and carrier dynamics in semiconductors. Glen C. Dunham
B.A./B.S. Pacific Lutheran University 1980; M.S. Washington State University 1983; Research Engineer, University of Washington 1983-1989; Research Scientist, Washington State University 1989-1992; joined PNNL 1992. Research interests: electro-optics; solid-state devices for chemical sensing; metalorganic chemical vapor deposition; molecular beam epitaxy; and applications of porous silicon. Oleg B. Egorov
M.S. Moscow State University 1992; M.S. University of Washington 1993; Ph.D. University of Washington 1998; Graduate Student Fellowship, PNNL 1994-1998; joined PNNL staff in 1998. Research interests: automated radiochemical methods applied to nuclear waste; radiochemical sensors with application to surface, ground and process waters; and automated medical isotope generation. Scott H. Elder
B.S. Northwest Missouri State University 1988; Ph.D. Cornell University 1993; Graduate Student Fellowship Cornell University 1989-1992; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley 1994-1996; joined PNNL July 1996. Research interests: discovery of new synthetic methodologies for the preparation of novel materials; materials characterization to understand the relationship between the crystallographic/ surface structure of materials and the physical/ chemical properties they exhibit; synthesis of nanocrystalline metal oxides with new electronic, magnetic and photophysical properties; and the design and preparation of macrostructured systems with well-defined and tailorable mesoporosity for electronic device applications. Mark H. Engelhard
A.A. Columbia Basin College 1978; joined PNNL in 1978. Research interests: surface analysis techniques, including XPS, UPS, AES, TOF-SIMS, RBS, NRA, PIXE, and EDX. Gregory J. Exarhos
A.B. Lawrence University 1970; Ph.D. Brown University 1974; Assistant Professor, Harvard University 1974-1980; joined PNNL in 1980. Adjunct Professor (Physics) Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 1993-present. Research interests: deposition and post deposition modification of oxide films; fundamental measurements of the linear and nonlinear optical response of structured dielectrics; optical characterization of materials by means of laser Raman spectroscopy and ellipsometry; and, molecular design and synthesis of polymers and advanced polymer composites. Sean P. Fitzgerald
B.S. University of Minnesota 1993; Ph.D. University of Notre Dame 1998; joined PNNL in 1998. Research interests: reaction engineering, heat exchanger design, and heat and mass transfer. Yufei Gao
B.S. University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China 1982; M.S. Ohio State University 1985; Ph.D. Ohio State University 1989; Postdoctoral Fellow 1989-1992 and Assistant Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory 1992; Assistant Professor, New Mexico Tech 1992-1994; joined PNNL December 1994. Research interests: metalorganic chemical vapor deposition; molecular beam epitaxy; ceramic thin films and surfaces; interface science; transmission and high-resolution electron microscopy; metal-ceramic adhesion; ferroelectric thin films; and composites. Jay W. Grate
B.A. Rollins College 1978; M.S. University of California, San Diego 1980; Ph.D. University of California, San Diego 1983; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Irvine 1983-1984; Scientist, Geo-Centers, Inc. 1984; Research Chemist, Naval Research Laboratory 1984-1992; joined PNNL in October 1992. Research interests: inorganic, organic, and organometallic chemistry; polymers; and surface science. Todd R. Hart
Senior Technician, Pinnell Inc. 1981-1989; Branch Service Manager, Pinnell Inc. T/C 1989-1991; joined PNNL 1991. Research focus: electronic, analytical, and process chemistry equipment, including design and construction of bench and pilot scale systems. Michael A. Henderson
B.S. Auburn University 1981; M.S. Auburn University 1984; Ph.D. University of Texas 1988; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh 1988-1989; Research Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh 1989-1991; joined PNNL 1991. Research interests: chemical structure, dynamics, and reactivity of adsorbed species on single crystal substrates under ultra-high vacuum conditions with emphasis on the chemistry of small probe molecules on metal and metal oxide surfaces. Gregory S. Herman
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Parkside 1985; Ph.D. University of Hawaii 1992; Postdoctoral Fellow, Naval Research Laboratory 1992; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1992-1995; joined PNNL in May 1996. Research interests: growth of ultra-thin oxide films and environmentally relevant catalysis with metal and oxide surfaces. Timothy L. Hubler
B.S. Albertson College of Idaho 1984; M.S. University of Idaho 1988; Ph.D. University of Idaho 1992; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1992; joined PNNL staff in October 1994. Research interests: synthesis of materials with catalytic applications and ion-exchange technology. Keith D. Keefer
B.A. Carleton College 1974; Ph.D. Stanford University 1981; Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories 1980-1990; Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati 1990-1994; joined PNNL in 1994. Research interests: long- and short-range atomic structures of crystalline and amorphous materials, particularly oxides and silicates, and of their synthesis. Micheal LaMont
B.S. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 1997; PNNL as student in 1997; joined PNNL as staff in 1999. Research interests: microtechnology and environmental protection. A. Scott Lea
B.S. Lehigh University 1981; M. Engr. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1983; Ph.D. University of Utah 1993; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1993-1996; joined PNNL as staff in 1996. Research interests: geochemical reactions at the mineral water interface, particularly in the presence of heavy metals; investigating the forces between particles in aqueous solutions as a function of solution composition, relating these to the colloidal and rheological behavior of particle suspensions; surface characterization using AFM, STM, and AES. Yong Liang
B.S. Fudan University, China 1982; M.S. Academy of Science, China 1985; Ph.D. University of Notre Dame 1991; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania 1991-1993; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1993-1996; joined PNNL as staff in 1996. Research interests: scanning probe methods; electronic materials; oxide films and interfaces; ferroelectric materials; and nanotechnology. Yuehe Lin
B.S. Peking University, China 1984; Ph.D. Xiamen University, China 1991; Ph.D. University of Idaho 1997; Postdoctoral Fellow, New Mexico State University 1991-1992; Research Scientist, University of Idaho 1992-1995; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1997-1998; joined PNNL as staff in 1998. Research interests: development of miniaturized analytical systems for environmental and biomedical monitoring based on microfluidics/lab-on-a-chip concept; development of advanced materials and supercritical fluid processing technology for separation and hazardous waste removal. Jun Liu
B.S. Hunan University, China 1982; M.S. 1986 and Ph.D. University of Washington 1990; Assistant Professor, University of Washington, 1990-1992; joined PNNL in 1992. Research interests: development of novel mesoporous materials, hybrid materials, nanocomposites for environmental, energy, catalytic, and agricultural applications. Jennifer Marco
B.S. Washington State University 1996; joined PNNL in 1996. Research interests: reactor design and catalysis, and process control. David E. McCready
B.S. Colorado State University 1985; Optical Coating Engineer, Kirtland Air Force Base 1985-1988; Engineering Technician, Sandia National Laboratory 1988-1989; joined PNNL in 1989. Research interests: structures of solid-state materials, using x-ray diffraction techniques. David A. Nelson
B.S. Montana State College 1963; Ph.D. Montana State University 1966. Research interests: polymer chemistry and organometallic chemistry. Daniel Palo
B.S. University of Minnesota 1994; Ph.D. University of Connecticut 1999; joined PNNL in 1999. Research interests: microtechnology/ process intensification, reactor design and development, heterogeneous catalysis, homogeneous catalysis, and applications of supercritical fluids. Charles H.F. Peden
B.A. California State University, Chico 1978; M.A. 1981 and Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara 1983; Postdoctoral Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories 1983-1985; Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories 1985-1992; joined PNNL in 1992. Research interests: surface and interfacial chemistry of inorganic solids, and heterogeneous catalysis of metals and oxides (reaction mechanisms and materials). Steven Perry
B.S. Brigham Young University 1994; M.S. Michigan Technological University 1997; Ph.D. Brigham Young University 1999; joined PNNL in 1999. Research interests: chemical kinetics and reactor design, coal devolatilization chemistry (fuel NOx formation), combustion engineering, and particulates processing/physical separations. Gary L. Roberts
A. A. Columbia Basin College 1971; joined PNNL in 1965. Research interests: microtechnology, particularly involving design and systems installation. Ming Kun Shi
B.Sc. Dalian University of Science and Technology, China 1986; Ph.D. University Louis Pasteur, France 1991; Postdoctoral Fellow 1992-1993 and Research Associate, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Canada 1993-1997; Project Engineer, New Interconnection & Packaging Technologies, Inc. 1998; joined PNNL in 1998. Research interests: surface modification, thin film deposition, surface/interface characterization, and measurement of optical, electrical and adhesive properties. Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan
B.Sc. University of Jaffna, Sri-Lanka 1985; M.S. Montana State University 1990; Ph.D. Montana State University 1994; Assistant Professor, Tuskegee University 1994-1998; Staff Analyst, Charles Evans and Associates 1998-1999; joined PNNL in July 1999. Research interests: surface science, material science, thin films, ion beam technique, photoelectron spectroscopy, Monte Carlo simulation of interfaces, sputtering erosions, low-energy sputtering, and ion mass spectroscopy. Johanes H. Sukamto
B. S. University of California, Berkeley 1988; Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1993; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Tokyo, Japan 1993-1994; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1994-1995; joined PNNL as staff in 1995. Research interests: electrochemistry, separations, and electroactive polymers. Yali Su
B.S. Peking University, China 1984; M.S. Peking University, China 1987; Ph.D. University of Notre Dame 1994; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1994-1997; joined PNNL as staff in 1997. Research interests: photocatalysis, silicotitanate waste forms, and nano materials. Suntharampillai Thevuthasan
B.Sc. University of Peradeniya, Sri-Lanka 1981; M.Sc. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand 1984; Ph.D. University of Maine 1989; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hawaii 1990-1991; Guest Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory 1991-1993; Postgraduate Research, University of Davis 1991-1993; joined PNNL in 1993. Research interests: electron emission holography, x-ray fluorescence holography, and various energetic ion spectroscopies. Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich
B.S. University of Rochester 1987; Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1992; joined PNNL in 1992. Research interests: reaction engineering and catalysis, microtechnology, and process intensification. David VanderWiel
B.S. Iowa State University 1993; Ph.D. Iowa State University 1998; joined PNNL in 1998. Research interests: heterogeneous catalysis, surface reaction kinetics, and environmental engineering. Yong Wang
B.S./M.S. Chengdu University of Science & Technology, China; M.S. Washington State University 1992; Ph.D. Washington State University 1993; Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington State University 1994; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1994-1996; joined PNNL staff in 1996. Research interests: catalyst design and testing, reaction kinetics studies, chemical process development, material structure characterization, and process simulation. James S. Young
B.S. Humbolt State College 1966; M.S. Humbolt State College 1969; Fishery Biologist, National Marine Fishery Service 1970-1975; joined PNNL in 1975. Research interests: heavy metals bioavailability, toxicology, marine radioecology, ground water chemistry, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Office Support Susan Ahlstrom (susan.ahlstrom@pnl.gov) Postdoctoral Fellows Saemin Choi B.S. Yonsei University 1989; M.S. Yonsei University 1991; Ph.D. University of Michigan 1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Chuck Peden and Yong Wang 1998-present. Shupan Gan
B.S. University of Science & Technology, China 1994; Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 1998; Research Scientist, University of California, Los Angeles 1998-1999; Postdoctoral Fellow I&PS with Yong Liang May 1999-present. Ting He
B.Sc. Nankai University, China 1985; M.Sc. Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 1988; Ph.D. University of Hanover, Germany 1993; Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Center Juelich 1994-1995; Research Associate, Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany 1996-1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Chuck Peden 1998-present. David Holman
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1988; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1994; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington 1994-1997; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Cindy Bruckner-Lea 1997-present. Jeffrey A. Mack Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Michael Alexander January-June 1999; now teaching chemistry at a community college in Sacramento, California. Lydia G. Olson B.S. Texas Lutheran University 1992; Ph.D. University of Utah 1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Cindy Bruckner-Lea January to November 1999. Alexander G. Panov
B.S. Moscow State University 1993; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Iowa 1998-1999; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with M. Lou Balmer November 1999-present. Craig L. Perkins
B.S. University of Florida 1990; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago 1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Michael Henderson 1998-present. Michael R. Sievers
B.S. Boise State University 1990; Ph.D. University of Utah 1998; Research Assistant, University of Utah 1993-1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Greg S. Herman January 1999-present. Douglas G. Weir
B.S. University of Alberta, Canada 1986; Ph.D. University of British Columbia 1995; Contract Researcher, Westaim Technologies Inc. 1994-1996; Research Professional, The Westaim Corporation 1996-1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, PNNL 1998-1999; Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Michael Alexander April 1999-present. Sang-In Yi Postdoctoral Fellow, I&PS with Scott Chambers 1998-1999; now Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego. Graduate Students April Abate Worked with M. Lou Balmer, September-December 1998. Gregory Anderson Working with T. Hubler, 1998-present. Eric Bitten Working with M. Lou Balmer, 1999-present. Song He Worked with Yufei Gao, 1998-December 1999. Ana C. Kolwaite Working with M. Lou Balmer, June 1998-present. Jeffrey D. Marco Worked with A.Y. Tonkovich, June 1999-September 1999. V. Suzanne Stenkamp Worked with Jud Virden and Scott Elder, 1998-1999. I. Steven Yoon Working with M. Lou Balmer, 1998-present. Undergraduate Students Mursalin Anis University of California, Berkeley, worked with Charles Peden, summer 1999. Amy Arbeit University of Washington, worked with Yufei Gao, summer 1999. Amy Ayers San Joaquin Delta College worked with Jim Young, summer 1999. Ryan Boger University of Notre Dame, worked with Dave VanderWiel, summer 1999. Janet Chuang University California, Berkeley, worked with Yufei Gao, summer 1999. John Cleaves Columbia Basin College, worked with John Sukamto, summer 1999. Chad Cooper Yakima Valley Community College, worked with S. Thevuthasan, summer 1999. Jackson Davis Walla Walla Community College, worked with Mike Alexander, summer 1999. Amanda Hedges Eastern Oregon University, worked with Mike Alexander, December 1998 and summer 1999. Eric Hill Columbia Basin College, worked with Tim Hubler, summer 1999. Thomas Hurt Cornell University, worked with Don Baer, summer 1999. Lyons Jorgenson Big Bend Community College, worked with Greg S. Herman, summer 1999. Monesh Kapadia Tulane University, worked with Sean Fitzgerald, summer 1999. David Lamont Washington State University, worked with Lee Tonkovich and Yong Wang, December 1998 and summer 1999. Christopher Melendrez Yakima Valley Community College, worked with S. Thevuthasan, summer 1999. Thomas Moretto University of Iowa, worked with Cindy Bruckner-Lea, summer 1999. Gregor Neuert Technical University of Ilmenau, worked with Charles Peden and Greg S. Herman, summer 1999. Kimberly Priest Washington State University, worked with Jennifer Zilka, summer 1999. Bob Rozmiarek Iowa State University, worked with Dave VanderWiel, summer 1999. Rachel Sager Pima Community College, worked with Glen Dunham, summer 1999. Adam Still Columbia Basin College, worked with Tim Hubler, summer 1999. Mark Stottlemyre Seattle University, worked with Cindy Bruckner-Lea to September 1999. Chrysoula Tzemos University of Washington, worked with Dave VanderWiel, summer 1999. Clyde Washington Washington State University, worked with Jennifer Marco, summer 1999. High School Students Evan Adams Richland High School, working with Don Baer and Theva Thevuthasan, 1999-present. Charles Shawley Pomeroy High School/Whitworth College, worked with Glen Dunham, September 1998-August 1999. Visiting Faculty Eric Bullock Green River Community College, hosted by Charles Peden, summer 1999. Hong Luo University of New York-Buffalo, hosted by Yong Liang, summer 1999. Brian Palmer Hanford High School, hosted by Glen Dunham, summer 1999.
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