Dr. Tyler Spano

Optical vibrational spectra are powerful indicators of solid phase U(VI) coordination chemistry. In addition, U(VI) minerals exhibit extreme chemical and structural diversity as artifacts of geochemical processes leading to ore formation…

By calcining U3O8 in O3(g), ε-UO3 was synthesized and then identified using powder X-ray diffraction. Infrared spectra collected for ε-UO3 are in good agreement with previously published results, and low energy (600–200 cm-1) infrared data are provided…

Smart Spectral Matching (SSM) is a new cloud-based, highly flexible software framework designed to integrate the storage and analysis of scientific datasets in a user-friendly way…

Raman spectroscopy is a primary tool for rapid identification of chemical species present within technogenic uranium solids as it can provide information regarding the underlying structure of a material and relatedly, the processes used to create it…

At least 6 structural modifications of UO3 are known. For many of these UO3 polymorphs, structural attributes and spectroscopic details have been reported. δ-UO3 possesses the highest symmetry of any UO3 polymorph (U (VI) in octahedral coordination, _Pm-3m_, Z = 1)…

Division/Committee: [NUCL] Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

Division/Committee: [NUCL] Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

Environmental sampling is a major tool used by the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) to detect undeclared nuclear material. After collecting the samples, they are sent to the IAEA Network of Analytical Laboratories for bulk and particle analysis…

Nuclear fuel cycle materials, including the ubiquitous uranium trioxide phases, may be exposed to elevated pressures during their life cycle. Therefore, understanding the behavior of these materials under pressure is critical…

To develop strategies for incorporating taggants into oxide fuels and understand how taggant candidates persist through early fuel cycle processes, synthetic procedures have been developed to produce intentionally tagged early fuel cycle intermediates…

Division/Committee: [NUCL] Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

During recent decades, nuclear and radiochemistry fields have suffered a workforce shortage. This challenge is exacerbated by a current workforce in the field lacking diversity…

DIVISION/COMMITTEE: [NUCL] Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

Environmental sampling is a major tool used by the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) to detect undeclared nuclear material. After collecting the samples, they are sent to the IAEA Network of Analytical Laboratories for bulk and particle analysis…

Nuclear fuel cycle materials, including the ubiquitous uranium trioxide phases, may be exposed to elevated pressures during their life cycle. Therefore, understanding the behavior of these materials under pressure is critical…

To develop strategies for incorporating taggants into oxide fuels and understand how taggant candidates persist through early fuel cycle processes, synthetic procedures have been developed to produce intentionally tagged early fuel cycle intermediates…

DIVISION/COMMITTEE: [NUCL] Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

Uranium trioxide polymorphs appear in various stages of the nuclear fuel cycle and are therefore of interest to the fields of nuclear forensics and security. The formation and time-evolution of these phases is complex and thus requires systematic investigation…

DIVISION/COMMITTEE: [NUCL] Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology

During recent decades, nuclear and radiochemistry fields have suffered a workforce shortage. This challenge is exacerbated by a current workforce in the field lacking diversity…

Early nuclear fuel cycle technologies involve the extraction and processing of uranium ore into nuclear fuel via milling techniques, enrichment of fissile material, and fuel fabrication…

[HYBRID SESSION] Research + panel To celebrate the many flavors of LGBTQ+ contributions to nuclear chemistry, we invite talks from LGBTQ+ researchers and allies that highlight historical and current queer contributions to Nuclear Chemistry targeted to a broad audience…

Uranium oxides are ubiquitous in the nuclear fuel cycle. Their importance ranges from their use in nuclear fuels to environmental chemistry and waste product handling…

The synthetic analog of chernikovite, (H3O)(UO2)(PO4) ● 4H2O also known as hydronium uranyl phosphate (HUP), was studied using a variety of experimental and computational methods, including the first neutron diffraction study to gain insight into structural features of the hydronium cation in the s…

This panel discussion will feature a diverse group of early career professionals in nuclear chemistry who are members of the LGBTQ+ community and will explore:

The most stable oxide form of uranium, U3O8, is commonly produced as an intermediate phase within the nuclear fuel cycle…

Raman spectroscopy is an emerging technique for rapid, nondestructive analysis of nuclear materials for forensic and nonproliferation applications as it is a powerful tool for distinguishing between multiple chemical forms of materials with similar stoichiometries…

This panel discussion will feature a diverse group of professionals in nuclear chemistry who are members of the LGBTQ+ community and will explore:

Uranyl Nitrate Hexahydrate (UNH) is a key material in the nuclear fuel cycle and has been used for decades as a precursor in the preparation of many technogenic uranium bearing compounds such as UO3, UO2O2x4H2O, and U3O8…

Uranium trioxide (UO3) is a stable uranium oxide found throughout the nuclear fuel cycle. The γ-UO3 phase is of particular interest as the most stable at ambient conditions…

Ammonium diuranate (ADU) is commonly encountered in the nuclear fuel cycle and may have significant variability in solid-phase products that relate to the procedures used to produce it…

Solution combustion synthesis is a unique method that offers a simple, rapid, and energy-efficient means to produce nanoscale materials…