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Leah Squireshttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=427Leah Squires<div class="ExternalClass83EF9EA83E2B4203ADD286726E2A3515"><p>​PhD in Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007<br> BS in Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, 2002</p></div><div class="ExternalClassCD7AE476859F4666948006135C51A609"><p>​<span style="line-height:115%;font-family:verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><font color="#000000">Isolation and purification of actinide metals, including neptunium and americium, for use in the fabrication of transmutation fuels.<span>  </span></font><font color="#000000">These metals are currently available only as oxides or in metal mixtures, not as pure metals. Processes must be continually designed and developed to isolate them from the various metal and oxide mixes and to reduce the oxides to metals.</font></span></p></div><div class="ExternalClassD76E2AB978E54958BB0C32D5B25CEB3A"><p><strong>Squires, LN</strong>; King, J; Fielding, R; Lessing,P. <em>Isolation of High Purity Americium Metal via Distillation</em> J. Nucl. Mater., 500 (2018), pp. 26-32.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Squires, LN</strong>; Lessing, P.  <em>Direct chemical reduction of neptunium oxide to neptunium metal using calcium and calcium chloride </em> J. Nucl. Mater., 471 (2016), pp. 65-68.</p><p> </p><p>Burkes, Douglas E.; Kennedy, Rory; Hartmann, Thomas; <strong>Squires, Leah N</strong>. <em>Phase Characteristics of a U-30Pu-5Am-3Np-20Zr Metallic Alloy Containing Rare Earths</em>. Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion (2009), 30(4), 309-317.</p><p> </p><p>Goldcamp, Michael J.; Edison, Sara E.; <strong>Squires, Leah N</strong>.; Rosa, Dell T.; Vowels, Neil K.; Coker, Nathan L.; Bauer, Jeanette A. Krause; Baldwin, Michael J.  <em>Structural and Spectroscopic Studies of Nickel(II) Complexes with a Library of Bis(oxime)amine-Containing Ligands</em>.  Inorganic Chemistry  (2003), 42(3), 717-728.  </p></div>Analytical Chemistryhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/LeahSquires.jpgScientist
Scott Wildehttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=429Scott WildeMr. Scott Wilde has been with INL (formerly Argonne National Laboratory-West) since 1977, a span of forty-plus years. Mr. Wilde has worked in many positions of increasing responsibility over his years at the INL. Scott has focused his energies on hands-on research with nuclear fuels and materials specializing in gloveboxes, hot cells, inert atmosphere systems, and, finally, financial planning and scheduling for the Advanced Fuels Campaign. Mr. Wilde started out as a senior engineering technician at the Hot Fuels Examination Facility from 1977-1984. There he became an expert at manipulator use, shielded cask work, radioactive shipments, cranes and special nuclear material handling equipment. Then Scott moved to Safeguards and Security work until 1998. In that capacity, Scott ensured compliance with regulations dealing with receipt, storage, and transfer of nuclear material within and outside of INL. He was also involved with tracking and storage of precious metals, source materials, packaging of radioactive materials. From 1998-2007, Scott worked as a Senior Scientific Technician. In this position, Scott learned and was responsible for maintaining all aspects of the Analytical Laboratory (AL). These included facility instrumentation, scientific equipment, gloveboxes and hot cells. Mr. Wilde also served as the MBA custodian and precious metals custodian for the AL. In this role, Scott was responsible for ensuring the accounting for all SNM and precious metals in the AL. From 2007-2011, Mr. Wilde served as shift supervisor in the AL. Scott managed a team of technicians and was responsible for overseeing of the equipment, work within the facility, support organization’s interaction with the facility, and coordinating and ensuring the technical work done in the facility was represented on the plan of the week. Mr. Wilde continued to perform the MBA custodian responsibilities. Currently, Mr. Wilde currently serves as an expeditor for the fuel fabrication and characterization department at MFC. In this job, Scott interfaces with the fuels group project managers and facility personnel to expedite and facilitate research work on projects to meet DOE and INL milestones. In addition, Scott serves as the point of contact between the tenant and operations and maintenance organization to provide resources to correct facility deficiencies to meet deliverables. Mr. Wilde has trained on P-6 planning and scheduling software to help with the scheduling and financially tracking of work packages within the program. He works with project managers to input the scope and budgets for each work package into PICS and tracked the progress of those work accounts throughout the year.Analytical Chemistry;Nuclear Fuels;Nuclearhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/ScottWilde.jpgExpeditor for the fuel fabrication and characterization department: facilitate research work to meet DOE and INL milestones Scheduler - schedules and financially tracks work packages
Timothy Hydehttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=314Timothy Hyde Tim is the director of the Fuel Fabrication and Nuclear Material Management division at INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex. This division is responsible for nuclear facility management of six nuclear facilities including two hazard category II facilities. The division has the responsibility to develop new fuel fabrication processes, to fabricate and assemble irradiation experiments and to demonstrate engineering scale fuel fabrication processes.Tim has over 30 years of experience in research and management. He is responsible for maintaining and expanding the personnel and capabilities to fabricate a wide range of actinide containing fuels and fuel systems. In the past, he has worked in numerous technical disciplines. Including plasma processing, aerosol particle measurement, magnetic properties measurement, magnetic alloy development, as well as numerous experimental design and mechanical design projects. These activities have resulted in numerous publications, and several awards, including an R&D 100 award. Tim is a co-inventor on numerous Invention Disclosures and is co-inventor on several issued patents. <div class="ExternalClass7C4C03ECFAF84595B67CE66B6E1BB871"><p>Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering<br></p><p>Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering<br></p><br></div>Nuclear;Nuclear Fuels;Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Forensicshttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/Tim_Hyde.jpgFuel Fabrication and Nuclear Material Management Division Director
Randall Fieldinghttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=455Randall FieldingMr. Fielding has worked in the area of metallic and transmutation fuel fabrication development for over 15 years, including sodium cooled and gas cooled reactor fuel systems. His areas of expertise include metallic fuel casting, extrusion, non-destructive evaluation analysis, and experiment assembly. In addition to fuel manufacturing development, Mr. Fielding has participated in design and review of proposed fabrication facilities.<div class="ExternalClassB15518C3F2A14BF6918F028C658ACCB1"><p>​ M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Idaho, 2006</p></div><div class="ExternalClassC05CF1AED6B34885BB243A502BDC928C"><p>​Metallic and ceramic fuel fabrication, casting and forming technologies, welding, and irradiation experiment assembly</p></div>Nuclear Fuels;Materials Science and Engineeringhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/RandallFielding.jpgMetal Fuel Development Group Lead
Zachary Rowehttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=458Zachary Rowe Zach currently serves as the assistant nuclear facility manager (NFM) for the Experimental Fuels Facility and Fuels and Applied Science Building within the Fuel Fabrication and Nuclear Material Management (FFNMM) Division at INL's Materials and Fuels Complex. In this role, primary responsibilities include day-to-day management of facility personnel, work processes, management of nuclear material handling and storage requirements, and ensuring safety and compliance within the facilities. He has 18 years of experience in security, operations, and management. He started at INL in May 2003, serving as a security police officer. Since that time, he has worked multiple roles in operations and within multiple MFC and Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center facilities including operations technician, foreman, shift supervisor, lead mission support staff specialist, and facility manager. <div class="ExternalClass1F2268BB3C294B648378881C26283B17"><div><p>Bachelor's degree, Organizational Leadership and Performance, Idaho State University<br></p></div></div><div class="ExternalClass7F991BEA45514131A11BC535D56A1516"><p>​Discover, demonstrate and secure innovative nuclear energy solutions, clean energy and critical infrastructure. </p></div><div class="ExternalClass8E51E84F6E664812A291F4E7D8DEB5DC"><p>​<span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;"><font color="#000000">Idaho American Nuclear Society (IANS)</font></span></p></div>Nuclear Fuels;Nuclear Engineering;Nuclearhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/ZacharyRowe.jpgAssistant Nuclear Facility Manager
Curtis Clarkhttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=443Curtis Clark Curtis has worked in the fuel development field for 25 years. During this time, he has dealt primarily with metal fuels but has experience with compounds and intermetallics. He has worked in nearly all the phases of fuel development including feedstock preparation, fuel alloying and casting, powder production, preparation of fuel pellets, slugs, foils and compacts, irradiation test assembly, and post-irradiation examination. He has worked on programs as diverse as the Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors program, the Advanced Fuels Cycle Initiative Plutonium Protection Program with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency. He has been involved with management of research and research personnel since 2012 and a department manager over the Fuel Development Department since 2015. This department is responsible for nuclear fuels work dealing with fuel fabrication for irradiation campaigns, novel fabrication methods and experiment assembly. <div class="ExternalClass5201103E5C484E76B3436D1957131AC3"><p><span style="font-size:16px;">Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University</span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;">Master's degree, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Idaho​</span>​</p></div><div class="ExternalClassF7593C4B82A04DA2BE3AECB4C962A6FE"><p>​Monolithic fuel fabrication methods<br> Metal fuel powder atomization</p></div>Nuclearhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/curtis%20clark.JPGFuel Development Manager
Cory Browerhttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=444Cory Brower Cory is the Nuclear Facility Manager for the Fuel Manufacturing Facility, Zero Power Physics Reactor, Advanced Fuels Facility, Fuels and Applied Science Building and the Experimental Fuels Facility at the INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex. These facilities are responsible for fuel fabrication and testing of metal and oxide nuclear fuel for the advancement of new fuels technology, disposition of legacy nuclear material, testing of nuclear material detection equipment for homeland security and the safe storage of fuels to be used for research and development. Cory has in-depth experience managing and operating spent nuclear fuel facilities including transportation of fuel shipments both foreign and domestic. Cory brings over 30 years of operations experience in operating, maintaining and managing nuclear facilities. Nuclearhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/cory%20brower.JPGNuclear Facility Manager
Larry Evenshttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=446Larry Evens<div class="ExternalClassF377741B77204A57861CF6B0E746E100"><p>​<span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><font color="#000000">B.S. Business Management/Marketing,</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">1990</font></span></p></div><div class="ExternalClassB812B1F1F6264E20BD7EA8386FF6E41A"><p><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><font color="#000000">Facility Management relating to research needs and mission support for the Idaho National Laboratory.</font></span></p></div>Nuclearhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/larryevens.JPGNuclear Facility Manager
Carson McNairhttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=722Carson McNair Carson serves as the assistant nuclear facility manager (NFM) for the Fuel Manufacturing Facility (FMF) within the Fuel Fabrication and Nuclear Material Management (FFNMM) Division at INL's Materials and Fuels Complex. FMF supports INL’s mission with unique capabilities in the handling, synthesis, and fabrication of nuclear fuel and nuclear fuel experiments. The facility also plays a key role in the storage, handling, and disposition of nuclear material for the special nuclear materials program. In his role, primary responsibilities include day-to-day management of facility personnel, work processes, management of nuclear material handling and storage requirements, ensuring compliance with facility safety bases and technical safety requirements, and ensuring required maintenance is executed for the facility. Prior to this role, Carson served as a radiochemical research scientist, hot cell group lead, and the dissolutions and separations Group Lead for the Analytical Research Laboratory (ARL) at MFC. Before coming to MFC, Carson gained experience with an environmental waste management company whose primary focus was on remediation of soil, water, and radioactive biproducts produced in the oil and gas industry. He worked primarily on process development, site operations, and logistics that stabilized soils and liquids for disposition. He served in several roles such as environmental technician, facility manager, and vice president of operations & logistics within a 6+ year time frame. <div class="ExternalClass6619041231164A5E98162FF90022F00D"><p>​Bachelor's degree, Physics, Brigham Young University<br></p><p>Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis on Nuclear and Radiation Engineering, University of Texas at Austin<br></p></div>Analytical Chemistryhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/CarsonMcNair.jpgAssistant Nuclear Facility Manager
Connor Woolumhttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=708Connor Woolum<div class="ExternalClassEBDD3582B05F4FD3889338DD881132EF"><p>BS Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, May 2013</p><p>MS Nuclear Engineering (with materials science emphasis), Texas A&M University, December 2014</p></div><div class="ExternalClass95A46996213548E8A2522881960171AD"><ul><li><p>Novel and unique fuel forms, with a focus on accident tolerant fuels</p></li><li><p>Novel and unique cladding materials</p></li></ul><br></div><div class="ExternalClass6781DC23A4C8448FBD3593B7152E6A15"><p>​American Nuclear Society</p></div>Nuclear Fuels;Nuclear Engineering;Nuclear;Materials Science and Engineeringhttps://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/ConnorWoolum.jpgFuel development engineer
Corey Shannonhttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=709Corey ShannonCorey Shannon started working at Idaho National Laboratory in 2009 as a nuclear facility operator. Since then, he has held multiple roles including: certified fissionable material handler for the Fuel Manufacturing Facility, glovebox and process equipment operator, material balance area custodian, secure facilities training staff specialist, criticality safety officer, and system engineer for the Hot Fuels Examination Facility (HFEF). While supporting HFEF, Corey was involved with the first hot cell window replacement and Safety Analysis Report (SAR) implementation. In Corey’s current role, he provides engineering and operations support for the special nuclear material program. Prior to working at INL, Corey worked for Halliburton Energy Services as a wireline and perforating field professional. This work included using electro-mechanical and nuclear tools to measure, record, and analyze petro-physical properties in gas and oil well bores. While at Halliburton, Corey was also the assistant local radiation safety officer.<div class="ExternalClassC70857F9F64549CF8E40D68A5CABE091"><p>​B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Idaho State University, 2005</p></div><div class="ExternalClass34269A18B213448FACE31D0AFB89D971"><p>​American Glovebox Society (AGS) Member</p></div>https://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/CoreyShannon.JPGNuclear research facility engineer
Paul Fuhrmanhttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=972Paul Fuhrman Paul is the Special Nuclear Material SNM Program Department Manager at INL's Materials and Fuels Complex, and the Nuclear Materials Manager for INL. Responsibilities of these functions include management and disposition of excess nuclear materials, along with planning and support associated with availability and use of programmatic nuclear material. Prior to joining INL in 1999, he worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the Uranium Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation, Weapons Engineering, and Plutonium Immobilization programs. He has over 35 years of experience associated with various programs and groups that use and manage nuclear material across the DOE Complex.​ <div class="ExternalClass90FCA3AD6C444F5D8BD0E06198725454"><p>Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering</p><p>Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering Technology​​<br><br></p></div>https://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/paul%20fuhrman.JPGSpecial Nuclear Material Program Project Manager
Patrick Hoganhttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=973Patrick Hogan Patrick is the Advanced Fuel Fabrication and Development Department Manager at INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex. This department develops and deploys fabrication equipment and methods for advanced nuclear fuels, fabricating fuel specimens for projects ranging from fundamental materials characterization to irradiation testing to commercial demonstrations at the engineering scale. He is responsible for developing personnel and continuously aligning the department capabilities and resources to current and anticipated future customer demands for advanced fuels fabrication. Patrick has nearly 20 years of experience in materials R&D and management. He has contributed to or led numerous materials and product development projects at all stages of the research, development, and deployment cycle including transparent ceramics and other infrared materials at Raytheon Co.; Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) fuel research, design, manufacturing and licensing at Global Nuclear Fuels; and laser/optical system development and commercialization at Global Laser Enrichment. These activities have resulted in products or processes in active use today as well as numerous publications, awards, and patents. ​ <div class="ExternalClass232F89A071EE4E7E8C7A12394758FD41"><p>Bachelor's degree, Materials Science and Engineering</p><p>Master's degree, Materials Science and Engineering​<br></p></div>Manager of Advanced Fuel Manufacturing & Development
Joshua Woodardhttps://bios.inl.gov/Lists/Researcher/DisplayOverrideForm.aspx?ID=974Joshua Woodard Josh serves as the assistant nuclear facility manager (NFM) for the Zero Power Physics Reactor Facility and the Advanced Fuels Facility within the Fuel Fabrication and Nuclear Material Management (FFNMM) Division at INL's Materials and Fuels Complex. In this role, primary responsibilities include day-to-day management of facility personnel, work processes, management of nuclear material handling and storage requirements, ensuring compliance with facility safety bases and technical safety requirements, and ensuring required maintenance is executed for both facilities. Prior to taking on this role, Josh served as an operations staff specialist and alternate NFM for the FFNMM division for over 3 years. Before coming to MFC, Josh gained experience was at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) within the INL complex, working primarily in demolition and decontamination of spent fuel facilities and prototypes, spent fuel facility overhaul, and environmental restoration. Served several roles at the NRF facility, such as decontamination technician, foreman, project coordinator, and operations management within a 10+ year timeframe. ​ <div class="ExternalClassE54CC2FC0421417F97D24225E730C2B6"><p>Bachelor's degree, General Studies with emphasis in Industrial Safety and Human Performance Improvement, University of Idaho​​<br><br></p></div>https://bios.inl.gov/BioPhotos/josh%20woodard.JPGAssistant Nuclear Facility Manager