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Current Research

Our research focuses on the environmental behavior of radionuclides. Her main goal is to provide valuable data for detecting nuclear material in the environment, for remediation of contaminated sites, to ensure the safety of existing and future nuclear waste repositories, and to develop nuclear forensic tools.

Fundamental Radiochemistry

Neptunium and plutonium separation. Funded by DOE/NNSA

Nuclear Waste Management

Functionalized clay buffer materials for the long-term sequestration of technetium and iodine. Funded by DOE/NE.

Community Engagement Program for Consent-based siting of a federal consolidated interim storage facility. Funded by DOE/Holtec.

Actinide, Lanthanide, and Fission Product behavior under extreme conditions

Zirconium molybdate interactions. Funded by Savannah River National Laboratory.

Nuclear Forensics

Rapid and Robust Nuclear Forensics Sample Analyses. Funded by DHS

Thermodynamics and kinetics of extraction systems, as part of the Consortium for Nuclear Forensics. Funded by DOE/NNSA