Julie Ezold
Julie Ezold | |
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![]() 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" (PDF). Fulthon History. 1977-09-21. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ a b "Women @ Energy: Julie Ezold". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ a b c "East Tennessee Geological Society". www.etgs.us. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ Graudons, Julie A.; Dyer, F. F. (1994). "Neutron activation analysis of LWR ion exchange mixed-bed resins for129I". Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Articles. 180 (1): 179–185. doi:10.1007/bf02039917. ISSN 0236-5731.
- ^ "Oak Ridge at 75". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ a b "Julie Ezold". Marquis Who's Who Top Engineers. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ a b c "Julie Ezold". Who's Who Lifetime Achievement. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "ORNL Awards — The Whole Shebang". Atomic City Underground. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ author., Fisher, Louis. Presidential war power. ISBN 9780700619313. OCLC 844774969.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Alumni/ae Notes - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)". www.rpi.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ Oganessian, Yu. Ts.; Abdullin, F. Sh.; Bailey, P. D.; Benker, D. E.; Bennett, M. E.; Dmitriev, S. N.; Ezold, J. G.; Hamilton, J. H.; Henderson, R. A. (2010-04-09). "Synthesis of a New Element with Atomic Number $Z=117$". Physical Review Letters. 104 (14): 142502. Bibcode:2010PhRvL.104n2502O. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.142502. PMID 20481935.
- ^ Oganessian, Yu. Ts.; Abdullin, F. Sh.; Bailey, P. D.; Benker, D. E.; Bennett, M. E.; Dmitriev, S. N.; Ezold, J. G.; Hamilton, J. H.; Henderson, R. A. (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. Bibcode:2011PhRvC..83e4315O. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.83.054315.
- ^ 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". Nuclear Science and Engineering. 185 (3): 473–483. doi:10.1080/00295639.2016.1272973. ISSN 0029-5639.