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Presenter
Dr. Cody Corbin
Principal Member of Technical Staff, Biological and Chemical Sensors Department, Sandia National Laboratories
The University of Arizona Alumni
Abstract:
From our roots in developing atomic weapons as part of the Manhattan Project, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has expanded into a multi-faceted center of innovation that has delivered essential science and technology to the nation for more than 70 years. Sandia is often called upon to respond to high-profile events, including the Mars Perseverance rover project and the COVID-19 pandemic. In many cases, our innovations have become integral to competitiveness. As a multi-faceted national security laboratory, Sandia develops advanced technologies to ensure global peace.
This talk will have recruiting information followed by brief descriptions of four diverse materials chemistry projects I have led at SNL. These projects include 1) Infinite Lifetime Power Technologies Based on Technetium-99, 2) Polydiacetylene Sensor Arrays as Multimodal Tamper Indicators, 3) Sustainable/Functional Epoxies through Boric Acid Templating, and 4) Novel Tamper-Indicating Materials. Overall, these four projects represent but a snapshot of the diversity of work at SNL, and have ties to novel material science, national and global security, and sustainability
Bio-sketch:
Cody is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in the Biological and Chemical Sensors Department at SNL. He received his Bachelor’s in chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Arizona where he worked under Zhiping Zheng developing functional materials and catalysts using Lewis acidic hexanuclear Re-Se cluster cores. His SNL career began as a postdoc at the Advanced Materials Laboratory, which included projects related to the synthesis of luminescent nanomaterials for tagging biological agents, synthesis of pre-ceramic polymers, and a downhole tool for measuring geothermal enthalpy. Since converting to staff in 2017 he has been PI on multiple internal/external projects and mentored five postdocs, two of which have converted to staff internally. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, video games, and contributing his thoughts/efforts to the Albuquerque Whiskey Society (AWS).
Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc. for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525. The views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.
Hosted by: Dr. Jon Njardarson