Dmytro Viktorovych Kravchuk | Argonne National Laboratory

Biography

Dmytro Kravchuk is postdoctoral researcher in the Heavy Elements Chemistry and Separation Sciences Group in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory. Dmytro’s primary research interests revolve around the chemistry of high valent uranium and transuranic elements as related to the nuclear fuel cycle.

Education

2023 Ph.D. in Chemistry, The University of Iowa
2018 B.S. in Chemistry, University of Northern Iowa

Awards

2023 A. Lynn Anderson Award for Research Excellence, The University of Iowa
2022 Graduate Research Excellence Award in the Physical Sciences, Office of Vice President for Research, The University of Iowa
2018 The Purple and Old Gold Award, University of Northern Iowa

Publications

Augustine, L. J.; Pyrch, M. M. F.; Kravchuk, D. V.; Williams, J. M.; Mason, S. E.; Forbes, T. Z., Density Functional Theory Guided Investigation of Ligand-Induced Neptunyl-Neptunyl Interactions. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202200693
Kravchuk, D. V.; Forbes, T. Z., Mechanochemical activation and oxidation of U(IV)O2. ChemmComm 2022, 8 (28), 4528-4531, Invited 2022 Pioneering Investigators Article: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC00242F
Kravchuk, D. V.; Forbes, T. Z., Mechanochemical synthesis of crystalline U(vi) triperoxide solids. CrystEngComm 2022, 24 (4), 775-78, Invited Advance Article: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CE01479J
Kravchuk, D. V.; Forbes, T. Z., Thermodynamics and Chemical Behavior of Uranyl Superoxide at Elevated Temperatures. ACS Materials Au 2022, 2 (1), 33-44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.1c00033
Kravchuk, D. V.; Dahlen, N. N.; Kruse, S. J.; Malliakas, C. D.; Shand, P. M.; Forbes, T. Z., Isolation and Reactivity of Uranyl Superoxide. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60 (27), 15041-15048. Hot Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202103039
Shohel, M.; Bjorkjund, J. L.; Smith, J. A.; Kravchuk, D. V.; Mason, S. E.; Forbes, T., Formation of nanoscale [Ge4O16Al48(OH)108(H2O)24] 20+ from condensation of ε-GeAl128+ Keggin polycations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Hot Paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202017321
Blanes Díaz, A.; Kravchuk, D. V.; Peroutka, A. A.; Cole, E.; Basile, M. C.; Forbes, T. Z., Photoinduced Transformation of Uranyl Nitrate Crown Ether Compounds. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2021, 2021 (2), 166-176. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202000705
Kravchuk, D. V.; Blanes Diaz, A.; Carolan, M. E.; Mpundu, E. A.; Cwiertny, D. M.; Forbes, T. Z., Uranyl Speciation on the Surface of Amidoximated Polyacrylonitrile Mats. Inorganic Chemistry 2020, 59 (12), 8134-8145. DOI: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00440
Kravchuk, D. V.; Forbes, T. Z., In-Situ Generation of Organic Peroxide to Create a Nanotubular Uranyl Peroxide Phosphate. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019, 58 (51), 18429-18433. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201910287

Patents

Forbes, T. Z., Kravchuk, D. V., Mechanochemical Oxidation Method, U.S. Patent Application # 18/085,880, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Filed December 21, 2022