Dr. Joanna McFarlane
Research Chemist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dr. Joanna McFarlane (PhD in Chemistry, 1990, University of Toronto, Canada) has been with Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2001. Before coming to ORNL, she worked at the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd Whiteshell Laboratories, Manitoba, Canada. At ORNL, Dr. McFarlane is in the Fuel Cycle Chemistry Group in the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division. Her recent research is related to the chemistry of fission products in molten salt reactors, the purification and characterization of molten salts, and the measurement of thermochemical and thermophysical properties. She has also participated in a wide variety of projects while at ORNL: the magnetic separation of UO2 particles; support of the Pu-238 program, the production of biodiesel using a centrifugal contactor; the development of a high temperature organic heat transfer fluid for concentrating solar power; and has ongoing interest in fluid-rock interactions relevant both to nuclear waste disposal and petroleum extraction.