{"id":74,"date":"2019-01-03T01:01:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T09:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/guo\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:48:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/guo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guo Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/11\/IMG_2096_reduced.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/11\/IMG_2096_reduced.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/11\/IMG_2096_reduced.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/11\/IMG_2096_reduced.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/11\/IMG_2096_reduced.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/11\/IMG_2096_reduced.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/11\/IMG_2096_reduced.jpg 1188w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\n\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--light wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-6a0fde1a2c405\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>The Guo Lab<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are interested in the <em>Structures and Thermodynamics of Nano, Bulk-Size Lanthanide and Actinide (Transuranium Actinide) Materials<\/em>, for applications in nuclear fuel, nuclear waste form, and critical metal mineralization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our group has expertise in advanced <strong>structural<\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong>thermodynamic<\/strong> techniques:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Thermal analysis and calorimetric techniques;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>X-ray\/neutron scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High-pressure static compression techniques<span style=\"color: #808080;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Research Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Actinide thermochemistry (<a href=\"https:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/guo\/capabilities\/transuranium-lab\/\">transuranium labs<\/a> for U, Th, Pu, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rare Earth Elements (REE) and actinide ceramics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geochemistry of REE and actinide (nano)minerals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Molten salt thermochemistry (<a href=\"https:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/guo\/capabilities\/\">Calvet calorimetry<\/a> on heat of mixing and heat capacity)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuclear fuel research (U-N, U-Si, U-C, nanosized oxides, MOX)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuclear ceramic-based wastes (silicates and phosphates)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials under extremes (high-temperature, high-pressure, and hydrothermal conditions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container\" >\r\n    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 3, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gca.2024.04.034\"><strong>Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta paper from a collaboration work with the Gysi group (New Mexico Tech)<\/strong><\/a><br>Reaction calorimetry and structural crystal properties of non-ideal binary rhabdophane solid solutions (Ce1\u2212xREExPO4\u00b7nH2O)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/05\/1-s2.0-S0016703724002114-gr7.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 2, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/jacs.4c00869\"><strong>J. Am. Chem. Soc. paper from a collaboration work with the Xiong group (Boise)<\/strong><\/a><br>Influence of Interlayer Cation Ordering on Na Transport in P2-Type Na0.67\u2013xLiy Ni0.33\u2013zMn0.67+zO2 for Sodium-Ion Batteries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/jacs.4c00869\/asset\/images\/medium\/ja4c00869_0008.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 23, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsami.4c01958\"><strong>ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces paper from a collaboration work with Mesbah and Demessence group (IRCELYON)<\/strong><\/a><br>Gold(I)\u2013Thiolate Coordination Polymers as Multifunctional Materials: The Case of Au(I)\u2013p-Fluorothiophenolate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/acsami.4c01958\/asset\/images\/medium\/am4c01958_0008.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 23, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202313747\" target=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202313747\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Adv. Mater. paper from a collaboration work with the Ma group (UNT)<\/strong><\/a><br>Tailoring the Coordination Micro-Environment in Nanotraps for Efficient Platinum\/Palladium Separation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 17, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Shinhyo Bang for receiving the J. Ivan Legg Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry!<\/strong><br>Shinhyo is awarded for his research commitment to the advancement of the physical sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/12\/1636753899594-02.jpg\" alt=\"Shinhyo Bang\" width=\"406\" height=\"542\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shinhyo Bang<strong><br><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 12, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1557\/s43580-024-00839-8\"><strong>MRS Adv. paper from a collaboration work with the McCloy group<\/strong><\/a><br>Preparation and oxidation of (U1-yZry)O2+x<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.springernature.com\/lw685\/springer-static\/image\/art%3A10.1557%2Fs43580-024-00839-8\/MediaObjects\/43580_2024_839_Figa_HTML.png?as=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 3, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Bhargav Iyer for receiving the Undergraduate Research Fellowship!<\/strong><br>Bhargav will be supported for the 2024-2025 academic year to conduct undergraduate research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/04\/Bhargav-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bhargav Iyer\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bhargav Iyer<strong><br> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 3, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Yecenia Cortez for receiving the Auvil Scholars Fellowship!<\/strong><br>Yecenia will be supported for the 2024-2025 academic year to conduct undergraduate research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/11\/Yecenia_2.jpg\" alt=\"Yecenia Cortez\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong> <\/strong>Yecenia Cortez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D4DT00179F\"><strong>Xiaodong&#8217;s paper of high pressure DFT published on Dalton Transaction (HOT articles)!<\/strong><\/a><br>Phonon Softening Induced Phase Transition of CeSiO<sub>4<\/sub>: A Density Functional Theory Study<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/Image\/Get?imageInfo.ImageType=GA&amp;imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.ManuscriptID=D4DT00179F&amp;imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.Year=2024\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>March 27, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Yecenia Cortez for wining the Crimson Award (top place) for Engineering and Physical Sciences during SURCA 2024!<\/strong><br>Thanks for all our undergraduate students presenting their excellent work in SURCA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/04\/processed-D75F8D34-0077-4768-8126-AFB8117A8473.jpg\" alt=\"Yecenia Cortez with poster presentation\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 8, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Xiaodong Zhao for receiving the CAS Doctorate Student Achievement Award in the Sciences!<\/strong><br>Xiaodong will be awarded in April 18th for recognizing his achievement during PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2019\/12\/picture-copy-3.jpg\" alt=\"Xiaodong Zhao\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xiaodong Zhao<strong><br> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 5, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Henry Anderson for accepting into the National Security Internship Program in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory!<\/strong><br>Henry will be doing radiochemistry internship at RPL in summer 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/03\/Henry.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Anderson\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henry Anderson<strong><br> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 19, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cej.2024.149809\"><strong>Xiaodong&#8217;s paper of REE-doped gibbsite published on Chem. Eng. J.!<\/strong><\/a><br>Incorporation of rare earth elements Sc, Y and La into gibbsite<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ars.els-cdn.com\/content\/image\/1-s2.0-S1385894724012944-ga1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 16, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.3c08456\"><strong>J. Phys. Chem. C Paper of radiation effects on minerals from a collaboration work with PNNL led by Zhang<\/strong><\/a><br>Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Thermodynamic Stability of Boehmite and Gibbsite<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.3c08456\/asset\/images\/medium\/jp3c08456_0006.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 16, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D4DT00179F\"><strong>Maggie&#8217;s paper of nano pyrochlore published on Nanoscale!<\/strong><\/a><br>Surface thermodynamics of yttrium titanate pyrochlore nanomaterials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/Image\/Get?imageInfo.ImageType=GA&amp;imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.ManuscriptID=D3NR05605H&amp;imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.Year=2024\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 5, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Bryn Merrill for accepting into the Seaborg Institute Graduate Program in Los Alamos National Laboratory!<\/strong><br>Bryn will be a Seaborg student at EES-16 in summer 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/06\/bryn_1.jpg\" alt=\"Bryn Merrill\" width=\"403\" height=\"537\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bryn Merrill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 1, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.2138\/am-2022-8632\"><strong>Andrew\u2019s paper of review paper on zircon-type materials published on American Mineralogist!<\/strong><\/a><br>Crystal chemistry and thermodynamic properties of zircon structure-type materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/02\/AM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 18, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0144910\"><strong>RSI paper from a collaboration work with LANL led by Strzelecki<\/strong><\/a><br>New Methodology for Measuring the Enthalpies of Mixing of Molten Salts Using High Temperature Drop Calorimetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2024\/02\/Picture1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 13, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.intermet.2023.108134\"><strong>Intermetallics paper from a collaboration work with LANL led by Strzelecki<\/strong><\/a><br>High-pressure structural behavior and elastic properties of Ce2In and Ce3In: A combined in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and density functional theory study<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/12\/1-s2.0-S096697952300314X-gr6.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 9, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Maggie Reece for successfully defending her Ph.D. in Chemistry!<\/strong><br>Dr. Reece will be postdoc in LANL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2020\/09\/Maggie-Reece.jpg\" alt=\"Maggie Reece\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maggie Reece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 11, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cej.2023.146634\"><strong>Chem. Eng. J. paper from a collaboration work with the Zhang group<\/strong><\/a><br>Synergetic catalytic effect in functionalized HP-MOF system for boosted catalytic performances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ars.els-cdn.com\/content\/image\/1-s2.0-S1385894723053652-ga1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August 15, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nrt-lead.nrt.wsu.edu\/2023\/08\/15\/official-launch-of-the-nrt-lead-program\/\"><strong>Guo\u2019s group as a core participate in NSF NRT-LEAD program got awarded<\/strong><\/a><br>NRT: Convergent Next-Generation Robotics Training: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Adaptive Design (NRT- LEAD) amid a Changing World of Work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2020\/07\/NSF_4-Color_bitmap_Logo.png\" alt=\"National Science Foundation (NSF)\" width=\"431\" height=\"433\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nrt-lead.nrt.wsu.edu\/2023\/08\/15\/official-launch-of-the-nrt-lead-program\/\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July 23, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.3c03572\"><strong>Xiaodong and Juejing\u2019s paper of machine learning XRD featured on J. Phys. Chem. C!<\/strong><\/a><br>Machine learning automated analysis of enormous synchrotron X-ray diffraction datasets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/jpccck.2023.127.issue-30\/asset\/jpccck.2023.127.issue-30.largecover-3.jpg\" alt=\"Cover for The Journal of Physical Chemistry\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 21, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D3DT01524F\"><strong>Dalton Trans. Paper from a collaboration work with the Dacheux group (ICSM)<\/strong><\/a><br>How hydrothermal synthesis improves the preparation of (Zr, Ce)SiO4 solid solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/Image\/Get?imageInfo.ImageType=GA&amp;imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.ManuscriptID=D3DT01524F&amp;imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.Year=2023\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 12, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Savannah Kahl for receiving the Auvil Scholars Fellowship!<\/strong><br>Savannah will be supported for the 2023-2024 academic year to conduct undergraduate research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/08\/Image_savannah_re.jpg\" alt=\"Savannah Kahl\" width=\"251\" height=\"334\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Savannah Kahl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 11, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-023-33046-w\"><strong>Juejing\u2019s paper of machine learning RUS published on Sci. Rep.!<\/strong><\/a><br>A Graphical Fingerprint Assisted Machine Learning Method for Retrieving Elastic Moduli from Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.springernature.com\/full\/springer-static\/image\/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-023-33046-w\/MediaObjects\/41598_2023_33046_Fig1_HTML.png?as=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 6, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Emma Carlsen for receiving the DOE University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Fellowship!<\/strong><br>Emma will receive the three-year fellowship from NEUP to do fuel research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/08\/IMG-9827_emma_re.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Carlsen\" width=\"501\" height=\"668\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emma Carlsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 9, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Bryn Merrill for receiving the NASA Space Grant Fellowship in Chemistry!<\/strong><br>Bryn will receive the fellowship to do research project on high entropy TBC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/06\/bryn_1.jpg\" alt=\"Bryn Merrill\" width=\"403\" height=\"537\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bryn Merrill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 8, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Shinhyo Bang for accepting into the Seaborg Institute Graduate Program in Los Alamos National Laboratory!<\/strong><br>Shinhyo will spend three months in LANL EES-16 and be a Seaborg student in summer 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/12\/1636753899594-02.jpg\" alt=\"Shinhyo Bang\" width=\"406\" height=\"542\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shinhyo Bang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 16, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jgeosci.org\/content\/jgeosci.378_Olds.pdf\"><strong>Navrotskyite, a natural mineral named after Navrotsky, a collaboration work with Carnegie Museum of Natural History led by Olds<\/strong><\/a><br>Navrotskyite, K2Na10(UO2)3(SO4)9\u00b72H2O, a new sodium and potassium uranyl-sulfate mineral from the Blue Lizard mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/12\/navrotskyite.png\" alt=\"Ivory and light green mineral\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Navrotskyite, K2Na10(UO2)3(SO4)9\u00b72H2O, a new sodium and potassium uranyl-sulfate mineral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 8, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Xiaodong Zhao for successfully defending his Ph.D. in Chemistry!<\/strong><br>Dr. Zhao will be continuing research in PNNL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2019\/12\/picture-copy-3.jpg\" alt=\"Xiaodong Zhao\" width=\"397\" height=\"529\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xiaodong Zhao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 18, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neup.inl.gov\/FY23%20Abstracts\/CFA-23-29304_TechnicalAbstract_2023CFATechnicalAbstractCFA-23-29304.pdf\"><strong>Guo\u2019s group continues research on molten salt thermodynamics funded by DOE NEUP (Arizona State led)<\/strong><\/a><br>Determination of Local Structure and Phase Stability of Uranium Species in Molten Halide Salts: Linking Microscopic Structure with Macroscopic Thermodynamics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/06\/NEUP-Logo-Gold.png\" alt=\"NEUP - Nuclear Energy University Program, U.S. Department of Energy\" width=\"508\" height=\"208\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neup.inl.gov\/FY23%20Abstracts\/CFA-23-29304_TechnicalAbstract_2023CFATechnicalAbstractCFA-23-29304.pdf\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August 5, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cej.2023.145216\"><strong>Juejing&#8217;s collaborative paper on Machine Learning Materials Science published in Chem. Eng. J.!<\/strong><\/a><br>Machine learning assisted phase and size-controlled synthesis of iron oxide particles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/08\/iron-ML.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July 14, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.molliq.2023.122591\"><strong>J. Mol. Liq. Paper from a collaboration work with PNNL led by Lonergan<\/strong><\/a><br>Thermodynamic Investigation of the NaCl-KCl Salt System from 25 to 950 \u00b0C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/08\/mix_pnnl.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 10, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chemgeo.2023.121581\"><strong>Chem. Geo. Paper from a collaboration work with the Gabitov group (Mississippi State)<\/strong><\/a><br>Uranium Update by Phosphate Minerals at Hydrothermal Conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/08\/xafs_apaptite.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 10, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202211841\"><strong>Advanced Materials paper from a collaboration work with the Song group (WSU)<\/strong><\/a><br>Toward High-Performance Metal\u2013Organic-Framework-Based Quasi-Solid-State Electrolytes: Tunable Structures and Electrochemical Properties<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 12, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Vitaliy Goncharov for successfully defending his Ph.D. in Material Science &amp; Engineering!<\/strong><br>Dr. Goncharov will be postdoc in ASU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/04\/vitaliy2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"548\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vitaliy Goncharov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 12, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jnucmat.2023.154446\"><strong>Vitaliy\u2019s paper of uranium carbide published on J. Nucl. Mater.!<\/strong><\/a><br>Energetics of Oxidation and Formation of Uranium Carbide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/04\/Figure-4.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 6, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Matthew Heaney for receiving the DOE University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) and the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships!<\/strong><br>Matt will receive the three-year fellowships from both NEUP and DOD to do nano and MOX research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/06\/heaney-matthew-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Heaney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 28, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1149\/1945-7111\/acc09c\/meta\"><strong>J. Elecrochem. Soc. Paper of molten salt EDRR from a collaboration work with the Ivory group<\/strong><\/a><br>Electrochemical Deposition with Redox Replacement of Lanthanum with Uranium in Molten LiCl-KCl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/04\/Electrochemical_Deposition_with_Redox_Replacement_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 16, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.2c06657\"><strong>Andrew\u2019s paper of high pressure CeSiO4 published on JPCC!<\/strong><\/a><br>High-Pressure Structural and Thermodynamic Properties of Cerium Orthosilicates (CeSiO4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.2c06657\/asset\/images\/medium\/jp2c06657_0009.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 26, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/smll.202207240\"><strong>Juejing and Andrew\u2019s collaborative paper on single atom Pt published in Small!<\/strong><\/a><br>Boosting Electrochemical Catalysis and Non-enzymatic Sensing towards Glucose by Single-atom Pt Supported on Cu@CuO Core-shell Nanowires<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/08\/CuO_SA_Small.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 13, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10853-023-08145-8\"><strong>J. Mater. Sci. paper from a collaboration work with the Lang group (UTK)<\/strong><\/a><br>Grain Size Dependence of Thermally Induced Oxidation in Zirconium Carbide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.springernature.com\/full\/springer-static\/image\/art%3A10.1007%2Fs10853-023-08145-8\/MediaObjects\/10853_2023_8145_Fig2_HTML.png?as=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 19, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/smll.202206782\"><strong>Small paper from collaboration with the Lin group (Xi&#8217;an Jiaotong)<\/strong><\/a><br>Stepwise Crystallization of Millimeter Scale Thorium Cluster Single Crystals as a Bifunctional Platform for X-ray Detection and Shielding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-08-at-9.55.58-AM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 20, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chemgeo.2022.121122\"><strong>Chem. Geo. paper from a collaboration work with LANL led by Nisbet<\/strong><\/a><br>The Solubility and Speciation of Nd in Carbonate-bearing Hydrothermal Fluids up to 250 \u00b0C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ars.els-cdn.com\/content\/image\/1-s2.0-S0009254122004168-gr11.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 15, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ans.org\/news\/article-4556\/nrc-awards-rd-grants-as-part-of-university-nuclear-leadership-program\/\"><strong>Guo\u2019s group starts research on UN and U-Si SNF funded by NRC<\/strong><\/a><br>Understanding of Degradation Pathways and Long-term Stabilities of UN and U-Si based Spend Nuclear Fuels in Pool Storage and Dry Disposal | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/22\/wsu-researchers-developing-storage-techniques-for-next-generation-nuclear-fuels\/\">news<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/10\/NRC.png\" alt=\"U. S. NRC\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ans.org\/news\/article-4556\/nrc-awards-rd-grants-as-part-of-university-nuclear-leadership-program\/\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 15, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00269-022-01224-3\"><strong>Andrew\u2019s paper on clinoptilolite published on Phy. Chem. Min.!<\/strong><\/a><br>Determination of P-V Equation of State of a Natural-Clinoptilolite using High Pressure Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.springernature.com\/full\/springer-static\/image\/art%3A10.1007%2Fs00269-022-01224-3\/MediaObjects\/269_2022_1224_Fig7_HTML.png?as=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 1, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/01\/federal-funding-will-help-wsu-professor-develop-technology-to-recover-rare-earth-elements\/\"><strong>Guo\u2019s group starts research on recovering REE from red muds funded by DOE ARPR-E (PNNL led)<\/strong><\/a><br>Re-Mining Red Mud Waste for CO2 Capture and Storage and Critical Element Recovery (RMCCS-CER)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/11\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/01\/federal-funding-will-help-wsu-professor-develop-technology-to-recover-rare-earth-elements\/\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 15, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neup.inl.gov\/FY22%20Abstracts\/CFA-22-26930_TechnicalAbstract_2020CFATechnicalAbstract22-26930.pdf\"><strong>Guo\u2019s group starts research on molten salt thermodynamics funded by DOE NEUP (Penn State led)<\/strong><\/a><br>A Molten Salt Community Framework for Predictive Modeling of Critical Characteristics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/06\/NEUP-Logo-Gold.png\" alt=\"NEUP - Nuclear Energy University Program, U.S. Department of Energy\" width=\"508\" height=\"208\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neup.inl.gov\/FY22%20Abstracts\/CFA-22-26930_TechnicalAbstract_2020CFATechnicalAbstract22-26930.pdf\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 23, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Andrew Strzelecki for successfully defending his Ph.D. in Material Science &amp; Engineering!<\/strong><br>Dr. Strzelecki is now postdoc in LANL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2019\/04\/image2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"873\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew Strzelecki<strong><br> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 22, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Kyle Kriegsman for receiving M.S. degree in Chemistry!<\/strong><br>Kyle is now pursuing a career in the Army<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2021\/07\/DSC_3468-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Kriegsman working in lab\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kyle Kriegsman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 13, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.inorgchem.2c02345\"><strong>Vitaliy\u2019s paper of thermodynamics of MOF in collaboration with Zhang Group published on Inorg. Chem.!<\/strong><\/a><br>Energetic Systematics of Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Case Study of Al(III)-Trimesate MOF Isomers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/acs.inorgchem.2c02345\/asset\/images\/medium\/ic2c02345_0006.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 1, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guo\u2019s group starts research on high entropy ceramics funded by NSF<\/strong><br>CAREER: Explore and Regulate Thermodynamics of f-block High Entropy Ceramics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2020\/07\/NSF_4-Color_bitmap_Logo.png\" alt=\"National Science Foundation (NSF)\" width=\"431\" height=\"433\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 1, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsami.2c09669\"><strong>ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. paper from collaboration with the Wu group<\/strong><\/a><br>Energetic Stability and Interfacial Complexity of Ti3C2Tx MXenes Synthesized with HF\/HCl and CoF2\/HCl as Etching Agents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/acsami.2c09669\/asset\/images\/medium\/am2c09669_0007.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August 9, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-022-32419-5\"><strong>Nat. Comm. paper from collaboration with the L\u00fc group (HPSTAR)<\/strong><\/a><br>Nested Order-Disorder Framework Containing a Crystalline Matrix with Self-filled Amorphous-like Innards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.springernature.com\/full\/springer-static\/image\/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-022-32419-5\/MediaObjects\/41467_2022_32419_Fig1_HTML.png?as=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July 25, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/d2cc02985e\"><strong>Chem. Comm. paper from collaboration with the Lin group (Xi\u2019an Jiaotong)<\/strong><\/a><br>Enhancing Photosensitivity via Assembly of a Uranyl Coordination Polymer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/Image\/Get?imageInfo.ImageType=GA&amp;imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.ManuscriptID=D2CC02985E&amp;imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.Year=2022\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July 7, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jnucmat.2022.153904\"><strong>Vitaliy\u2019s paper of uranium nitride published on J. Nucl. Mater.!<\/strong><\/a><br>Energetics of Oxidation and Formation of Uranium Mononitride<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ars.els-cdn.com\/content\/image\/1-s2.0-S0022311522003907-gr6.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 3, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00269-022-01187-5\"><strong>Andrew&#8217;s paper of REE oxyapatites published on Phy. Chem. Min.!<\/strong><\/a><br>Structure and Thermodynamics of Calcium Rare Earth Silicate Oxyapatites, Ca2RE8(SiO4)6O2 (RE = Pr, Tb, Ho, Tm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.springernature.com\/full\/springer-static\/image\/art%3A10.1007%2Fs00269-022-01187-5\/MediaObjects\/269_2022_1187_Fig4_HTML.png?as=webp\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 3, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Bryn Merrill for accepting in the WSU-PNNL Distinguished Graduate Research Program!<\/strong><br>Bryn is expected do research in PNNL in 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/06\/bryn_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"537\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bryn Merrill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 2, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsearthspacechem.2c00052\"><strong>Andrew&#8217;s paper of HREE xenotimes published on ACS Earth Space Chem.!<\/strong><\/a><br>Crystal Chemistry and Thermodynamics of HREE (Er, Yb) Mixing in Xenotime Solid Solution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/cms\/10.1021\/acsearthspacechem.2c00052\/asset\/images\/medium\/sp2c00052_0011.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 15, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Jonathan Evarts for accepting in the WSU-PNNL Distinguished Graduate Research Program!<\/strong><br>Jonathan is starting research in PNNL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2021\/09\/Evarts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"505\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jonathan Evarts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 9, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gca.2022.04.002\"><strong>Vitaliy\u2019s paper on hydroxylbastn\u00e4site published on GCA!<\/strong><\/a><br>Energetics of Hydroxylbastn\u00e4site Solid Solutions, La1-xNdxCO3OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ars.els-cdn.com\/content\/image\/1-s2.0-S0016703722001673-gr9.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 7, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41561-022-00921-6\"><strong>Andrew\u2019s paper on fluocerite published on Nature Geoscience!<\/strong><\/a><br>Fluocerite as a precursor to rare earth element fractionation in ore-forming systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/04\/REE.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 7, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D2DT00265E\"><strong>Dalton Trans. paper from collaboration with the Lin group (Xi\u2019an Jiaotong U)<\/strong><\/a><br>Recent advances in the applications of thorium-based metal-organic frameworks and molecular clusters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2022\/04\/review-ThMOF.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 11, 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrats to Maggie Reece for accepting into the Seaborg Institute Graduate Program in Los Alamos National Laboratory!<\/strong><br>Maggie will spend three months in LANL EES-14 and be a Seaborg student in summer 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1761\/2020\/09\/Maggie-Reece.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>M<\/strong>aggie Reece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For old news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/guo\/publication\/\">publication list<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/guo\/group-members\/\">group member<\/a> pages for more information.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Older news<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>11\/30\/2021<\/strong> Xiaofeng Guo received <strong>CAS Early Career Achievement<\/strong>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/welcome\/cas-awards-and-honors\/2022-recipients\/\">link<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>03\/11\/2022<\/strong> Andrew Strzelecki was selected to the LANL <strong>G. 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