Christine Duval is an Associate Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and her research is focused on applied radiochemistry, radiochemical separations, and medical isotope production and purification. She has a broad background in solid-phase extraction, radioanalytical chemistry, and separation science. As the PI on several NSF-, DOE- and industry-funded projects related to radioanalytical and environmental radiochemistry, she has built a laboratory and research group with the appropriate tools and skills to purify and provide radioisotopes. Most relevant to this project is her DOE Early Career Research Award from the Isotope Program within the Office of Nuclear Physics. In this project, they synthesize and evaluate novel extraction materials (membranes) for the purification of accelerator produced Ac-225. They have active collaborations with Brookhaven National Laboratory in which they send students and postdocs to benchmark material performance against the state of the art using Ac-225 produced onsite. She is the lead PI of the project.
Research Information
Research Interests
We develop new materials and processes to separate f-elements (lanthanides and actinides) with applications in recycling used nuclear fuel, nuclear medicine, and resource recovery from waste streams. For more information on current projects, visit our research website.
Awards and Honors
Publications
- Suresh, P., & Duval, C. E. (2020). Poly(acid) grafted membranes to sequester uranium from seawater.. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59 (26).
- Duval, C. E., Hardy, W. E., Pellizzeri, S. E., DeVol, T. E., & Husson, S. E. (2019). Phosphonic acid and alkyl phosphate-derivitized resins for the simultaneous concentration and detection of waterborne uranium. Reactive and Functional Polymers.
- Duval, C. E., Darge, A. E., Ruff, C. E., DeVol, T. E., & Husson, S. E. (2018). Rapid Sample Preparation for Alpha Spectroscopy with Ultrafiltration Membranes. Analytical Chemistry.