Biography:Julie Ezold
Julie Ezold | |
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.jpg) Ezold at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2018 | |
| Born | Julie Graudons |
| Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute North Carolina State University, Raleigh |
| Known for | Tennessine |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Website | www |
Julie Ezold (née Graudons) is a Nuclear Engineer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She is campaign manager for the 252-Californium Campaign and was involved with the discovery of Tennessine.
Early life and education
In fifth year she received an award for her examinations at Merritt.[1] During high school Ezold completed a summer program at the University of Lynchburg.[2] She studied Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1990.[3] She earned her master's degree in 1992 at California State University, Northridge using the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.[2]
Career
Ezold has worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since completing her postgraduate studies in 1992.[3] Her early work considered Iodine-129 using Neutron Activation Analysis.[4] She is Californium Program Manager, responsible for producing 252-Californium, 249-Berkelium and 252-Einsteinium.[3] One microgram of Californium-252 can emit 2 million neutrons a second.[5] Her work concentrates on transuranium elements and applications.[6]
She received the US Department of Energy Defense Programs Award of Excellence in 2002.[7] Her commitments to education were recognised at the UT-Battelle Awards Night for Exceptional Community Outreach.[8] In 2009 she earned a Presidential Citation from the American Nuclear Society.[9] She was awarded the Patricia Bryant Leadership Award of Nuclear Energy Institute's Women in Nuclear group.[7][10] In 2010 Ezold was one of the team who discovered Tennessine.[11] She studied the reactions of Berkelium-249 and Calcium-48.[12] Her recent work looks to optimise the production of transcurium isotopes.[13]
Awards and honors
In 2018 she was recognised by Marquis Who's Who Top Engineers for her sustained contributions to nuclear engineering.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Merritt students to receive awards". 1977-09-21. http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Ballston%20Spa%20NY%20Daily%20Journal/Ballston%20Spa%20NY%20Journal%201977/Ballston%20Spa%20NY%20Journal%201977%20-%200550.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Women @ Energy: Julie Ezold" (in en). https://www.energy.gov/diversity/articles/women-energy-julie-ezold.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "East Tennessee Geological Society" (in en). http://www.etgs.us/meetings/2016-11.htm.
- ↑ Graudons, Julie A.; Dyer, F. F. (1994). "Neutron activation analysis of LWR ion exchange mixed-bed resins for129I" (in en). Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Articles 180 (1): 179–185. doi:10.1007/bf02039917. ISSN 0236-5731.
- ↑ "Oak Ridge at 75" (in en). Chemistry World. https://www.chemistryworld.com/feature/oak-ridge-at-75/3008701.article.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Julie Ezold" (in en-US). Marquis Who's Who Top Engineers. 2018-02-12. https://marquistopengineers.com/2018/02/12/julie-ezold/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Julie Ezold" (in en-US). Who's Who Lifetime Achievement. 2018-06-22. https://wwlifetimeachievement.com/2018/06/22/julie-ezold/.
- ↑ "ORNL Awards — The Whole Shebang" (in en-US). Atomic City Underground. 2007-11-20. http://knoxblogs.com/atomiccity/2007/11/20/ornl_awards_the_whole_shebang/.
- ↑ author., Fisher, Louis. Presidential war power. ISBN 9780700619313. OCLC 844774969.
- ↑ "Alumni/ae Notes - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)". https://www.rpi.edu/news/alumni_classnotes/spring10/nuclear.html.
- ↑ Oganessian, Yu. Ts.; Abdullin, F. Sh.; Bailey, P. D.; Benker, D. E.; Bennett, M. E.; Dmitriev, S. N.; Ezold, J. G.; Hamilton, J. H. et al. (2010-04-09). "Synthesis of a New Element with Atomic Number $Z=117$". Physical Review Letters 104 (14): 142502. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.142502. PMID 20481935. Bibcode: 2010PhRvL.104n2502O.
- ↑ Oganessian, Yu. Ts.; Abdullin, F. Sh.; Bailey, P. D.; Benker, D. E.; Bennett, M. E.; Dmitriev, S. N.; Ezold, J. G.; Hamilton, J. H. et al. (2011-05-18). "Eleven new heaviest isotopes of elements $Z=105$ to $Z=117$ identified among the products of $^{249}\mathrm{Bk}$$+$$^{48}\mathrm{Ca}$ reactions". Physical Review C 83 (5): 054315. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.83.054315. Bibcode: 2011PhRvC..83e4315O.
- ↑ Hogle, Susan; Alexander, Charles W.; Burns, Jonathan D.; Ezold, Julie G.; Maldonado, G. Ivan (2017). "Sensitivity Studies and Experimental Evaluation for Optimizing Transcurium Isotope Production" (in en). Nuclear Science and Engineering 185 (3): 473–483. doi:10.1080/00295639.2016.1272973. ISSN 0029-5639.
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