SNS-HFIR User Group Executive Committee Members
Contact the SHUG Executive Committee: shug-ec@email.ornl.gov
Chair: Mingda Li Class of 1947 Career Development Professor Research Interests: Collective excitations in solids, materials with nontrivial topology, disordered systems and amorphous solids, and designing new measurement paradigms. |
Vice Chair: Hillary Smith Assistant Professor of Physics Research Interests: Dynamics and relaxations in liquids and glasses; ion and electron transport in energy storage materials. |
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Instrument Scientist Research interests: Using x-ray and neutron scattering techniques to study correlated electron materials, topological magentism, and structure-property relationships. |
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy Research interests: quantum materials, energy conversion materials, magnetism, and neutron/x-ray total scattering methods, particularly atomic and magnetic pair distribution function analysis. |
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Graduate student PhD Candidate Research interests: Using small angle neutron scattering to explore the field-angle dependence of superconducting vortex lattices, and spatially resolved phase coexistences and inhomogeneities of the skyrmion lattice. |
Instrument Scientist Research interests: Exploring the structure and dynamics of energy-related materials to relate their structure-property realtionship to their real-life application, especially of the nano-confided fluids, polymers, and polymer nanocomposites. |
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Secretary: Allen Scheie Staff Scientist Research interests: Strongly correlated electrons, low-dimensional and quantum magnetism, probing solid state quantum entangelment.
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Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Research interests: Design, synthesis and high-throughput characterization of biomimetic polymer-based assemblies and bioinspired nanocomposites for developing next-generation materials |
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Instrument Scientist Research interests: Neutron scattering and rheology applied to complex fluids and heterogenous materials for fundamental science and industrial applications.
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Assistant Professor Research interests: Using biophysical characterisation methods, especially SANS, to study how biomacromolecules behave and interact in crowded environments.
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Assistant professor of Chemistry Research Interests: Group focus on the unconventional synthesis routes to complex solids and understanding their atomic and electronic structure to create new functional materials that address current scientific challenges in sustainable energy. We utilize X-ray, neutron, and electron elastic scattering methods, including synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder and single crystal diffraction, Pair Distribution Function (PDF), and structure determination from powder diffraction data to establish a structure-property relationship for emergent solid state materials. |
Past Chair: Igor Zaliznyak Physicist Research interests: Strongly correlated electrons and quantum magnetism; lattice dynamics in perovskites; developing novel neutron instrumentation and methods. |