Argonne National Laboratory

Benjamin J. Reinhart

Senior Scientific Associate

Biography

Senior Scientific Associate
Chemical and Materials Science
X-ray Science Division

Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Ave
Building 433-E007

(630) 252-7128

Beamline Scientist Duties: Collaborating with many user groups to perform experiments ranging from magnetic/chemical separation of rare-earth elements to data analysis and modeling of Uranium sorption.  Designing many different types of cells for use in beamline experiments with user groups as well as sample mounting designs using 3D printing technology and robotic remote user interfaces.

Senior Scientific Associate Duties: Working with the Beamline Operations upgrading and optimizing the optics, hardware, software of the beamline for APS-U.  Continually upgrading the experimental hutch to optimize and create efficient experiment capabilities for users.

Research Interests:

  • Research in Rare Earth Element separation science
  • Synchrotron based XAS experiments
  • Lab-Based Diffraction Enhanced Imaging

Publications:

  1. (CrystEngComm, Sept. 25, 2020) – ​“Multiscale investigations of europium(III) complexation with tetra-n-octyl diglycolamide confined in porous solid supports”, DOI:10.1039/D0CE00956C
  2. (Anal. Chem., Sept. 22, 2020) - ​“Identification and Quantification of Technetium Species in Hanford Waste Tank AN-102”, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c0286
  3. (Carbon, 170 (2020) 430e438) - ​“Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Wrapped Cu2S as a Superior Anode in Sodium-ion Batteries”, DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.08.031
  4. (Nanoscale, Published Feb 18th 2019) - ​“Controlling 3-D Morphology of Ni-Fe-Based Nanocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction”, Greenlee Collaboration, DOI: 10.1039/C8NR10138H
  5. (Enviro. Sci.: Nano., 2018, 5, 2252-2256) - ​“Surface Optimized Core-Shell Nanocomposites (Fe3O4@MnxFeyO4) for Ultra-High Uranium Sorption and Low-Field Separation in Water”
  6. (Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 31254-31259) - ​“Trapped in the Coordination Sphere: Nitrate Ion Transport Driven by the Cerium(III/IV) Redox Couple”
  7. (ACS Catal., 2017, 7 (1), pp 365–379) - ​“Multi-Component Fe-Ni Hydroxide Nanocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution and Methanol Oxidation Reactions under Alkaline Conditions”
  8. (Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 1152-1160) - ​“Straining to separate the rare earths: how the lanthanide contraction impacts chelation by diglycolamide ligands”
  9. (ACS Appl. Matter. Interfaces, 2017, 9(9), 8030-8040) - ​“Effects of Metal Composition and Ratio on the Morphology of Peptide-Templated Multimetallic Nanomaterials”
  10. APS Website (PNAS, 2017, 114, 3855 - 3860) - ​“In situ characterization of cofacial Co(IV) centers in a Co4O4 cubane: Modeling the high-valent active site in oxygen evolving catalysts”
  11. Back Cover (Chem. Comm., 2017, 53, 5610 - 5613) - ​“Capping the Calix: How Toluene Completes Cesium(I) Coordination with Calix[4]pyrrole”