Materials Scientist, Team Lead
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Georgia Institute of Technology
Richland, Washington, United States
Tamas Varga is a materials scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, specifically at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL). He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology. His past work includes research on the synthesis and characterization of low and negative thermal expansion materials (GA Tech, Ph.D. Thesis, 2000-2005), thermochemistry of negative thermal expansion materials and polymer-derived ceramics (UC Davis, postdoc, 2005-2007), high-pressure synthesis and characterization of complex magnetic oxides, superconductors, and multiferroics (Argonne National Laboratory, postdoc, 2007-2009), and more recently the synthesis and characterization of novel multiferroic thin films (PNNL, 2010-2015). Currently, he leads a team of researchers in EMSL's Environmental Transformations and Interactions research area. His research focuses on biogeochemical transformations, more specifically the application of x-ray imaging and spectroscopy methods to studies of biological, geological, and other materials and problems. He has published over 130 journal articles, 1 book chapter as well as given a number of invited talks at conferences and research institutions in the US. Varga has also been active in scientific editing, conference chairing, different proposal review panels in the materials science and synchrotron science areas, and mentoring the younger generation in science.
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3D biogeochemical characterization of intact soil structures
Thursday, July 27, 2023
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM US CST