Shelly Kelly's Curriculum Vita
Shelly Kelly
EXAFS Analysis
Shelly.D.Kelly@gmail.com
Education
- Ph.D., Physics, (Cum Laude) University of Washington (Seattle, WA) Feb. 1999
- B.S., Physics, (Magna Cum Laude) University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) June 1992
Work Experience
EXAFS Analysis, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440
Title: Physicist
Description: Consulting for UOP using X-ray absorption spectroscopy to study catalytic materials.
September 2008-Present
Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Research Division, Argonne, Illinois 60439
Title: Physicist
Description: X-ray absorption spectroscopy of heavy metals and radionuclides in soils and new materials that are being developed for separations schemes in environmental cleanup, and X-ray microscopy studies of heavy metal contaminants in geomicrobial systems. Software and hardware design and development for analysis and collection of data. Taught XAFS analysis and data collection techniques to other scientists and students.
Funded Program: Monitoring Uranium Transformations, Environmental Remediation Sciences Program, FY07-FY08.
Group Leader: Dr. K. M. Kemner
March 1999 to September 2008
University of Washington, Department of Physics Seattle, WA
Title: Consultant
Description: Designed and developed XAFS analysis software for the refinement of XAFS data using crystallographic information. Used to solve the intermediate high-pressure phases of AgCl and AgBr.
Collaborator: Professor E.A. Stern
August 1999 to January 2000
University of Washington, Department of Physics Seattle, WA
Title: Research Associate
Description: Collected x-ray absorption data at Stanford Linear Accelerator and Brookhaven National Laboratory with a team of scientist headed by Professor R. Ingalls and Professor E. A. Stern. Designed and developed a low-temperature high-pressure cell for XAFS data collection. Used this detector to measure the crystal structure of two intermediate high-pressure phases of AgCl and AgBr. Discovered a topological transition mechanism for these systems. Investigated the transition mechanism of RbCl. Developed analysis software for multiple data sets. Provided critical results indicating a martensitic-like transition mechanism.
Advisor: Professor R. Ingalls
September 1992 to Feburary 1999
University of Idaho, Department of Physics, Moscow, ID
Title: Instructor
Description: Taught tutorial for introductory physics classes. Responsibilities include development of problem solving methods; preparation and delivery of bi-weekly lectures and one-on-one tutoring sessions.
Advisor: Professor M. Browne
September 1991 to June 1992
Awards, Honors, and Activities
- Reviewer of scientific manuscripts for Applied Physics Letters, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Environmental Science and Technology, American Mineralogist, Chemical Geology, Contaminant Hydrology, and Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, Adsorption of Metals to Geomedia II.
- Reviewer of proposals for Natural Environment Research Council Research (NERC), National Science Foundation (NSF), and Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source (SSRL).
- EXAFS workshop instructor for the past 6 years at the National Synchrotron Light Source, 2002, 2003, and 2004 and at the Advanced Photon Source, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
- Organizer of “Future Directions in synchrotron Environmental Science” at the Advance Photon Source Users Meeting, May 2004.
- Chair of Synchrotron-Based Analytical Techniques for Nuclear and Environmental Sciences session at the American Chemical Society 225th Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2003.
- Early Career Subcommittee member, Strategic Environmental Initiative, Argonne National Laboratory, 2002
- Taught XAFS analysis and data collection at the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering, Advance Photon Source, August 12-25, 2001.
Scholarships
- 1991-1992 Helmholtz, Rose and Emil C. $600
- 1991-1992 Bosted, Paul Memorial $400
- 1990-1991 Brandt, Catherine $500
- 1990-1991 Mowry, Virginia $500
- 1989-1990 Clark, Vernon Memorial $600
- 1989-1990 Mowry Virginia $500
- 1988-1989 Hallend Scholarship $600
Technical Memberships
American Physical Society, American Physical Society, International XAFS Society