The Guo Lab
In Brief
We are interested in the Structures and Thermodynamics of Nano, Bulk-Size Lanthanide and Actinide (Transuranium Actinide) Materials, for applications in nuclear fuel, nuclear waste form, and critical metal mineralization.
Our group has expertise in advanced structural and thermodynamic techniques:
- Thermal analysis and calorimetric techniques;
- X-ray/neutron scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy;
- High-pressure static compression techniques.
Current Research Topics
- Actinide thermochemistry (transuranium labs for U, Th, Pu, etc.)
- Rare Earth Elements (REE) and actinide ceramics
- Geochemistry of REE and actinide (nano)minerals
- Molten salt thermochemistry (Calvet calorimetry on heat of mixing and heat capacity)
- Nuclear fuel research (U-N, U-Si, U-C, nanosized oxides, MOX)
- Nuclear ceramic-based wastes (silicates and phosphates)
- Materials under extremes (high-temperature, high-pressure, and hydrothermal conditions)
News
May 3, 2024
Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta paper from a collaboration work with the Gysi group (New Mexico Tech)
Reaction calorimetry and structural crystal properties of non-ideal binary rhabdophane solid solutions (Ce1−xREExPO4·nH2O)
May 2, 2024
J. Am. Chem. Soc. paper from a collaboration work with the Xiong group (Boise)
Influence of Interlayer Cation Ordering on Na Transport in P2-Type Na0.67–xLiy Ni0.33–zMn0.67+zO2 for Sodium-Ion Batteries
April 23, 2024
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces paper from a collaboration work with Mesbah and Demessence group (IRCELYON)
Gold(I)–Thiolate Coordination Polymers as Multifunctional Materials: The Case of Au(I)–p-Fluorothiophenolate
April 23, 2024
Adv. Mater. paper from a collaboration work with the Ma group (UNT)
Tailoring the Coordination Micro-Environment in Nanotraps for Efficient Platinum/Palladium Separation
April 17, 2024
Congrats to Shinhyo Bang for receiving the J. Ivan Legg Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry!
Shinhyo is awarded for his research commitment to the advancement of the physical sciences
April 12, 2024
MRS Adv. paper from a collaboration work with the McCloy group
Preparation and oxidation of (U1-yZry)O2+x
April 3, 2024
Congrats to Bhargav Iyer for receiving the Undergraduate Research Fellowship!
Bhargav will be supported for the 2024-2025 academic year to conduct undergraduate research
April 3, 2024
Congrats to Yecenia Cortez for receiving the Auvil Scholars Fellowship!
Yecenia will be supported for the 2024-2025 academic year to conduct undergraduate research
April 2, 2024
Xiaodong’s paper of high pressure DFT published on Dalton Transaction (HOT articles)!
Phonon Softening Induced Phase Transition of CeSiO4: A Density Functional Theory Study
March 27, 2024
Congrats to Yecenia Cortez for wining the Crimson Award (top place) for Engineering and Physical Sciences during SURCA 2024!
Thanks for all our undergraduate students presenting their excellent work in SURCA!
March 8, 2024
Congrats to Xiaodong Zhao for receiving the CAS Doctorate Student Achievement Award in the Sciences!
Xiaodong will be awarded in April 18th for recognizing his achievement during PhD
March 5, 2024
Congrats to Henry Anderson for accepting into the National Security Internship Program in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory!
Henry will be doing radiochemistry internship at RPL in summer 2024
February 19, 2024
Xiaodong’s paper of REE-doped gibbsite published on Chem. Eng. J.!
Incorporation of rare earth elements Sc, Y and La into gibbsite
February 16, 2024
J. Phys. Chem. C Paper of radiation effects on minerals from a collaboration work with PNNL led by Zhang
Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Thermodynamic Stability of Boehmite and Gibbsite
February 16, 2024
Maggie’s paper of nano pyrochlore published on Nanoscale!
Surface thermodynamics of yttrium titanate pyrochlore nanomaterials
February 5, 2024
Congrats to Bryn Merrill for accepting into the Seaborg Institute Graduate Program in Los Alamos National Laboratory!
Bryn will be a Seaborg student at EES-16 in summer 2024
February 1, 2024
Andrew’s paper of review paper on zircon-type materials published on American Mineralogist!
Crystal chemistry and thermodynamic properties of zircon structure-type materials
January 18, 2024
RSI paper from a collaboration work with LANL led by Strzelecki
New Methodology for Measuring the Enthalpies of Mixing of Molten Salts Using High Temperature Drop Calorimetry
December 13, 2023
Intermetallics paper from a collaboration work with LANL led by Strzelecki
High-pressure structural behavior and elastic properties of Ce2In and Ce3In: A combined in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and density functional theory study
November 9, 2023
Congrats to Maggie Reece for successfully defending her Ph.D. in Chemistry!
Dr. Reece will be postdoc in LANL
October 11, 2023
Chem. Eng. J. paper from a collaboration work with the Zhang group
Synergetic catalytic effect in functionalized HP-MOF system for boosted catalytic performances
August 15, 2023
Guo’s group as a core participate in NSF NRT-LEAD program got awarded
NRT: Convergent Next-Generation Robotics Training: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Adaptive Design (NRT- LEAD) amid a Changing World of Work
July 23, 2023
Xiaodong and Juejing’s paper of machine learning XRD featured on J. Phys. Chem. C!
Machine learning automated analysis of enormous synchrotron X-ray diffraction datasets
June 21, 2023
Dalton Trans. Paper from a collaboration work with the Dacheux group (ICSM)
How hydrothermal synthesis improves the preparation of (Zr, Ce)SiO4 solid solutions
April 12, 2023
Congrats to Savannah Kahl for receiving the Auvil Scholars Fellowship!
Savannah will be supported for the 2023-2024 academic year to conduct undergraduate research
April 11, 2023
Juejing’s paper of machine learning RUS published on Sci. Rep.!
A Graphical Fingerprint Assisted Machine Learning Method for Retrieving Elastic Moduli from Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy
April 6, 2023
Congrats to Emma Carlsen for receiving the DOE University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Fellowship!
Emma will receive the three-year fellowship from NEUP to do fuel research
March 9, 2023
Congrats to Bryn Merrill for receiving the NASA Space Grant Fellowship in Chemistry!
Bryn will receive the fellowship to do research project on high entropy TBC
March 8, 2023
Congrats to Shinhyo Bang for accepting into the Seaborg Institute Graduate Program in Los Alamos National Laboratory!
Shinhyo will spend three months in LANL EES-16 and be a Seaborg student in summer 2023
December 16, 2023
Navrotskyite, a natural mineral named after Navrotsky, a collaboration work with Carnegie Museum of Natural History led by Olds
Navrotskyite, K2Na10(UO2)3(SO4)9·2H2O, a new sodium and potassium uranyl-sulfate mineral from the Blue Lizard mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah
December 8, 2023
Congrats to Xiaodong Zhao for successfully defending his Ph.D. in Chemistry!
Dr. Zhao will be continuing research in PNNL
September 18, 2023
Guo’s group continues research on molten salt thermodynamics funded by DOE NEUP (Arizona State led)
Determination of Local Structure and Phase Stability of Uranium Species in Molten Halide Salts: Linking Microscopic Structure with Macroscopic Thermodynamics
August 5, 2023
Juejing’s collaborative paper on Machine Learning Materials Science published in Chem. Eng. J.!
Machine learning assisted phase and size-controlled synthesis of iron oxide particles
July 14, 2023
J. Mol. Liq. Paper from a collaboration work with PNNL led by Lonergan
Thermodynamic Investigation of the NaCl-KCl Salt System from 25 to 950 °C
June 10, 2023
Chem. Geo. Paper from a collaboration work with the Gabitov group (Mississippi State)
Uranium Update by Phosphate Minerals at Hydrothermal Conditions
June 10, 2023
Advanced Materials paper from a collaboration work with the Song group (WSU)
Toward High-Performance Metal–Organic-Framework-Based Quasi-Solid-State Electrolytes: Tunable Structures and Electrochemical Properties
April 12, 2023
Congrats to Vitaliy Goncharov for successfully defending his Ph.D. in Material Science & Engineering!
Dr. Goncharov will be postdoc in ASU
April 12, 2023
Vitaliy’s paper of uranium carbide published on J. Nucl. Mater.!
Energetics of Oxidation and Formation of Uranium Carbide
April 6, 2023
Congrats to Matthew Heaney for receiving the DOE University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) and the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships!
Matt will receive the three-year fellowships from both NEUP and DOD to do nano and MOX research
February 28, 2023
J. Elecrochem. Soc. Paper of molten salt EDRR from a collaboration work with the Ivory group
Electrochemical Deposition with Redox Replacement of Lanthanum with Uranium in Molten LiCl-KCl
February 16, 2023
Andrew’s paper of high pressure CeSiO4 published on JPCC!
High-Pressure Structural and Thermodynamic Properties of Cerium Orthosilicates (CeSiO4)
January 26, 2023
Juejing and Andrew’s collaborative paper on single atom Pt published in Small!
Boosting Electrochemical Catalysis and Non-enzymatic Sensing towards Glucose by Single-atom Pt Supported on Cu@CuO Core-shell Nanowires
January 13, 2023
J. Mater. Sci. paper from a collaboration work with the Lang group (UTK)
Grain Size Dependence of Thermally Induced Oxidation in Zirconium Carbide
December 19, 2022
Small paper from collaboration with the Lin group (Xi’an Jiaotong)
Stepwise Crystallization of Millimeter Scale Thorium Cluster Single Crystals as a Bifunctional Platform for X-ray Detection and Shielding
November 20, 2022
Chem. Geo. paper from a collaboration work with LANL led by Nisbet
The Solubility and Speciation of Nd in Carbonate-bearing Hydrothermal Fluids up to 250 °C
November 15, 2022
Guo’s group starts research on UN and U-Si SNF funded by NRC
Understanding of Degradation Pathways and Long-term Stabilities of UN and U-Si based Spend Nuclear Fuels in Pool Storage and Dry Disposal | news
November 15, 2022
Andrew’s paper on clinoptilolite published on Phy. Chem. Min.!
Determination of P-V Equation of State of a Natural-Clinoptilolite using High Pressure Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction
November 1, 2022
Guo’s group starts research on recovering REE from red muds funded by DOE ARPR-E (PNNL led)
Re-Mining Red Mud Waste for CO2 Capture and Storage and Critical Element Recovery (RMCCS-CER)
October 15, 2022
Guo’s group starts research on molten salt thermodynamics funded by DOE NEUP (Penn State led)
A Molten Salt Community Framework for Predictive Modeling of Critical Characteristics
September 23, 2022
Congrats to Andrew Strzelecki for successfully defending his Ph.D. in Material Science & Engineering!
Dr. Strzelecki is now postdoc in LANL
September 22, 2022
Congrats to Kyle Kriegsman for receiving M.S. degree in Chemistry!
Kyle is now pursuing a career in the Army
September 13, 2022
Vitaliy’s paper of thermodynamics of MOF in collaboration with Zhang Group published on Inorg. Chem.!
Energetic Systematics of Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Case Study of Al(III)-Trimesate MOF Isomers
September 1, 2022
Guo’s group starts research on high entropy ceramics funded by NSF
CAREER: Explore and Regulate Thermodynamics of f-block High Entropy Ceramics
September 1, 2022
ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. paper from collaboration with the Wu group
Energetic Stability and Interfacial Complexity of Ti3C2Tx MXenes Synthesized with HF/HCl and CoF2/HCl as Etching Agents
August 9, 2022
Nat. Comm. paper from collaboration with the Lü group (HPSTAR)
Nested Order-Disorder Framework Containing a Crystalline Matrix with Self-filled Amorphous-like Innards
July 25, 2022
Chem. Comm. paper from collaboration with the Lin group (Xi’an Jiaotong)
Enhancing Photosensitivity via Assembly of a Uranyl Coordination Polymer
July 7, 2022
Vitaliy’s paper of uranium nitride published on J. Nucl. Mater.!
Energetics of Oxidation and Formation of Uranium Mononitride
May 3, 2022
Andrew’s paper of REE oxyapatites published on Phy. Chem. Min.!
Structure and Thermodynamics of Calcium Rare Earth Silicate Oxyapatites, Ca2RE8(SiO4)6O2 (RE = Pr, Tb, Ho, Tm)
May 3, 2022
Congrats to Bryn Merrill for accepting in the WSU-PNNL Distinguished Graduate Research Program!
Bryn is expected do research in PNNL in 2024
May 2, 2022
Andrew’s paper of HREE xenotimes published on ACS Earth Space Chem.!
Crystal Chemistry and Thermodynamics of HREE (Er, Yb) Mixing in Xenotime Solid Solution
April 15, 2022
Congrats to Jonathan Evarts for accepting in the WSU-PNNL Distinguished Graduate Research Program!
Jonathan is starting research in PNNL
April 9, 2022
Vitaliy’s paper on hydroxylbastnäsite published on GCA!
Energetics of Hydroxylbastnäsite Solid Solutions, La1-xNdxCO3OH
April 7, 2022
Andrew’s paper on fluocerite published on Nature Geoscience!
Fluocerite as a precursor to rare earth element fractionation in ore-forming systems
April 7, 2022
Dalton Trans. paper from collaboration with the Lin group (Xi’an Jiaotong U)
Recent advances in the applications of thorium-based metal-organic frameworks and molecular clusters
March 11, 2022
Congrats to Maggie Reece for accepting into the Seaborg Institute Graduate Program in Los Alamos National Laboratory!
Maggie will spend three months in LANL EES-14 and be a Seaborg student in summer 2022
For old news
Please see our publication list and group member pages for more information.
Older news
- 11/30/2021 Xiaofeng Guo received CAS Early Career Achievement | link
- 03/11/2022 Andrew Strzelecki was selected to the LANL G. T. Seaborg Institute Graduate Research Program
- 03/01/2022 We received NSF EAR funding to study thermodynamic solid solution models for REE minerals
- 11/30/2021 Xiaofeng Guo received NSF CAREER Award and began research on high entropy ceramics thermodynamics
- 07/30/2021 Hope Lackey won the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Award
- 07/10/2021 Wendy Yu graduated with an honor B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Summa cum laude)
- 05/19/2021 Vitaliy Goncharov was selected to the LANL G. T. Seaborg Institute Graduate Research Program
- 05/19/2021 Rebecca Hsieh was awarded the DeVlieg Undergraduate Research Foundation Award and the TMP Washington Research Foundation/Boeing Research Scholarship Award
- 01/25/2021 Xuite, a newly identify nano-garnet mineral, is named for Hongwu Xu and Huifang Xu (nominated by Seungyeol Lee and Xiaofeng Guo) | link
We are partnered with the Wu Lab in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, the Institute of Materials Research, and Nuclear Science Center.
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