Research by U.S. DOE NEUP Sponsored Students -- Molten Salts

A Novel Optically Transparent Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode Design for Spectroelectrochemistry

3:15–3:35PM MST

Hannah K. Patenaude (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Nastasija Damjanovic (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Jason Rakos (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Karen Gonzalez (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Shirmir D. Branch (PNNL), Cory A. Rusinek (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas)

Ab-initio Liquidus Line Predictions of Binary Molten Salt Systems

3:35–3:55PM MST

Tanooj Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kamron Fazel (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yunfeng Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Ravishankar Sundararaman (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Isotopic Uncertainty Quantification of a Molten Salt Reactor Model for Safeguards Purposes

3:55–4:15PM MST

Andre Vidal Soares (Penn State), Branko Kovacevic (Penn State), Azaree Lintereur (Penn State), Amanda Johnsen (Penn State), Benjamin Betzler (ORNL), Michael Dion (ORNL), William J. Walters (Penn State)

Material Quantification of Molten Salts Using Spark-Induced Plasma-Bubble Spectroscopy

4:15–4:35PM MST

Kayla Hahn (NCSU), Alina Jugan (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)

Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Solvated Electrons in Molten Salts

4:35–4:55PM MST

Davis Bryars (NCSU), Alexander W. Bataller (NCSU)

Na2MxSn2S6 (M=Na, Ni, Mg; x=1,2) Metal Sulfide Ion Exchangers with Exceptional Acid Stability

4:55–5:15PM MST

Michael A. Quintero (Northwestern Univ.), Richard Godsel (Northwestern Univ.), Mercouri G. Kanatzidis (Northwestern Univ.)