Combining simulation and experiments to understand structure and interfaces of complex liquids with application to chemical separations
Biography
Michael Servis is a staff scientist in the Heavy Element and Separation Science group. His research interests include computational and experimental methods applied to liquid/liquid interfaces and organic phase aggregation in liquid/liquid extraction.
Professional Experience
- 2020-present: Assistant Chemist, CSE, Argonne National Laboratory
Education
- 2017-2020: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemistry, Washington State University
- 2017: Ph.D., Nuclear Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- 2011: B.A., Physics, Carleton College
Research projects
- Heavy Element and Separation Science group: hierarchical structure in complex solutions, energetic drivers of metal separations, surfactant-laden liquid interfaces, molecular dynamics simulations
- Critical Materials: liquid-liquid phase transitions in rare earth separations, critical phenomena, small-angle x-ray scattering and x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy
Publications
Awards
Current postdoctoral associates
- Brittany Bonnett (PhD Virginia Tech)
- Derrick Poe (PhD University of Notre Dame)
- Xiaoyu “Andy” Wang (PhD Illinois Institute of Technology)
- Tasnim Rahman (PhD Oregon State University)
Former postdoctoral associates
- Pubudu Wimalasiri (Intel)