Olaf J. Borkiewicz

Education

2010
Ph.D. in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Dissertation: Formation of Precursor Calcium Phosphate Phases During Crystal Growth of Apatite and Their Role in the Sequestration of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides

2006
M.Sc. (+B.S) in Applied Mineralogy and Geochemistry
AGH University of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland
Thesis: The Role of Heterogeneous Growth and Epitaxy in the Efficiency of Lead-Contamination Neutralization

Research and Professional Experiences

2018/04 - Present - Lead Instrument Scientist: Structural Science Group, X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory

2013/06 - 2018/04 - Assistant Chemist: Structural Science Group, X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory

2010/10 - 2013/06 - Postdoctoral Research Associate: Structural Science Group, X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory

Research Interests

• synchrotron-based operando and in situ characterization of materials, with a focus on environmental stewardship and energy storage applications
• application of grazing-incidence x-ray scattering in study of thin films and interfaces 
• development and implementation of novel x-ray scattering sample environments

Awards

• 2019: ImpactArgonne Award
• 2018:Argonne’s Pacesetter Award – APS X-ray Science Division
• 2014: Argonne’s Pacesetter Award – APS X-ray Science Division
• 2010: 4^th Geology Doctoral Award – Department of Geology, Miami University
• 2009: Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship – International Center for Diffraction Data
• 2009: Jay M. Murano Memorial Grant – American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• 2008: Mineralogical Society of America Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology
• 2008: Geological Society of America Student Research Grant 

Publications

(5 most recent)

• Reinhard, M., Kunnus, K., Ledbetter, K., Biasin, E., Zederkof, D. B., Alonso-Mori, R., Brandt van Driel, T., Nelson, S., Kozina, M., Borkiewicz, O. J., Lorenc, M., Cammarata, M., Collet, E., Sokaras, D., Cordones, A. A., & Gaffney, K. J. (2024). Observation of a Picosecond Light-Induced Spin Transition in Polymeric Nanorods. ACS Nano.
• Namayandeh, A., Zhang, W., Watson, S. K., Borkiewicz, O. J., Bompoti, N. M., Chrysochoou, M., Penn, R. L., & Michel, F. M. (2024). Goethite and Hematite Nucleation and Growth from Ferrihydrite: Effects of Oxyanion Surface Complexes. Environmental Science & Technology, 58 (13), 5952-5962.
• Zhang, F., Johnston-Peck, A. C., Levine, L. E., Katz, M. B., Moon, K.-W., Williams, M. E., Young, S. W., Allen, A. J., Borkiewicz, O., & Ilavsky, J. (2024). Phase Composition and Phase Transformation of Additively Manufactured Nickel Alloy 718 AM Bench Artifacts. Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, 1-16.
• Mercadier, B., Coles, S. W., Duttine, M., Legein, C., Body, M., Borkiewicz, O. J., Lebedev, O., Morgan, B. J., Masquelier, C., & Dambournet, D. (2023). Dynamic Lone Pairs and Fluoride-Ion Disorder in Cubic-BaSnF4. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(43), 23739-23754.
• Weng, J., Xu, W., Wiaderek, K. M., Borkiewicz, O. J., Chen, J., Von Dreele, R. B., Gallington, L. C., & Ruett, U. (2023). In situ X-ray area detector flat-field correction at an operating photon energy without flat illumination. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 30 (3)„ 546-554

Patents

• Transmission-Geometry Electrochemical Cell for In Situ Scattering and Spectroscopy Investigations
  Inventors: Chupas, P. J., Chapman, K. W., Kurtz, C., Borkiewicz, O. J., Wiaderek, K. M., & Shyam, B.
  U.S. Patent No. 9,022,652, 2015