Andrew Miskowiec
Group Leader - Materials & Chemistry Group
Bio
The Materials & Chemistry Group within the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division is responsible for fundamental materials science related to the nuclear fuel cycle. Within MCG, we leverage state-of-the-art materials analysis methods, combined with controlled material synthesis, to understand the chemical and physical signatures of process perturbations on nuclear fuel cycle materials.
Awards
2024 Research Leadership Award, NSSD
2024 Outstanding Product Output, NSSD
Specialized Equipment
MCG stewards a diverse set of materials analysis capabilities for chemical and physical property determination. All instrumentation within MCG is fully capable of analyzing radioactive materials. Contact for more information and interest in collabration.
Full suite of NFC material synthesis capability (wet chemistry, metal and alloy research, fuel form fabrication, mineral analogues)
Rad-capable material analysis instrumentation:
- Powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (Proto aXRD, Rigaku miniflex, Bruker D8 Quest ECO)
- X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (iXRF ATLAS)
- Raman spectroscopy (Renishaw inVia)
- Infrared spectroscopy (Nicolet iS50 FTIR)
- Atomic force microscopy (Oxford Jupiter AFM)
- Optical fluorescence spectroscopy (Horiba QM-800, steady-state and time-resolved)
- Scanning electron microscopy (with EDS) (Zeiss 460)
- QuantumDesign Physical Property Measurement System