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Matthew Asmussen

Matthew Asmussen

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 371-7223

Biography

Dr. Matthew Asmussen is a post-doctoral research associate in the Geosciences group who joined PNNL in October, 2014 after receiving his doctorate in Electrochemistry and Corrosion Science at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. His research interests at PNNL involve the long term immobilization of radionuclides in various waste forms, the corrosion of glass waste forms and the development of getters for radionuclides. Prior to joining PNNL, a portion of his graduate work involved the study of the long term corrosion behaviour of stainless steel based metal alloy waste forms designed to immobilize 99Tc. He has experience in a wide range of analytical techniques such as SEM/XEDS/FIB, CLSM, XRD, TEM, XPS, ToF-SIMS, COD, Auger spectroscopy, optical microscopy, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, ICP, UV-Vis and liquid scintillation; along with a wealth of experience with electrochemical techniques and analysis such as CV, LPR, EIS, CA/CP, SECM, MEC, galvanic coupling, and in-situ ATR-FTIR. His research experience is widely varied including corrosion, fuel cells, solar cells, nanomaterial synthesis, waste water treatment, lightweight alloys and nuclear waste management. In his spare time he enjoys playing hockey, spending time at the lake and cooking.

Research Interests

  • Nuclear waste forms
  • Safe nuclear waste disposal

Education and Credentials

  • B.Sc. Chemistry, Lakehead University, 2007
  • M.Sc. Chemistry, Lakehead University, 2009
  • Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, 2014

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • Member of the Electrochemical Society
  • Member of NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers)
  • Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry
  • Founding member of the NACE Southern Ontario Student Chapter
  • Chair of the 2016 Gordon Research Seminar in Aqueous Corrosion

Awards and Recognitions

  • Recipient of 2014 N. Stewart McIntyre Award in Surface Science
  • Winner of Mars Fontana Award in Corrosion Engineering at CORROSION2014
  • Recipient of 2013 NACE Foundation International Academic Scholarship
  • Recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (2012, 2013)
  • Recipient on Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2011, 2012)
  • Recipient of Lakehead University Student Innovation Award 2010

PNNL Publications

2024

  • Evarts J.S., S. Chong, J.M. Oshiro, B.J. Riley, R.M. Asmussen, and J.S. McCloy. 2024. "Ceramic-metal (cermet) composites: A review of key properties and synthesis methods focused on nuclear waste immobilization." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 63, no. 14:6003-6023. PNNL-SA-191155. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.3c04450
  • Kerisit S.N., J.J. Neeway, C.E. Lonergan, B. Parruzot, J. Crum, R.C. Daniel, and G.L. Smith, et al. 2024. "Application of the Immobilized Low-Activity Waste Glass Corrosion Model to the Static Dissolution of 24 Statistically-Designed Alkali-Borosilicate Waste Glasses." Journal of Nuclear Materials 592. PNNL-SA-191827. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.154968

2023

  • Asmussen R.M., A.M. Westesen, E. Cordova, A. Fujii Yamagata, P.P. Schonewill, A.C. Moore, and A. Bourchy, et al. 2023. "Iodine Removal from Carbonate-Containing Alkaline Liquids using Strong Base Resins, Hybrid Resins, and Silver Precipitation." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 62, no. 7:3271-3281. PNNL-SA-178096. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03527
  • Lu D., and R.M. Asmussen. 2023. A Lithium Feedstock Pathway: Coupled Electrochemical Saltwater Extraction and Direct Battery Materials Manufacturing. PNNL-35098. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. A Lithium Feedstock Pathway: Coupled Electrochemical Saltwater Extraction and Direct Battery Materials Manufacturing
  • Neeway J.J., J. Reiser, S.N. Kerisit, R.A. Reyes, R.C. Daniel, G.L. Smith, and R.M. Asmussen, et al. 2023. "Effect of composition on the corrosion behavior of 24 statistically-designed alkali-borosilicate waste glasses." Journal of Nuclear Materials 586. PNNL-SA-185207. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154674

2022

  • Asmussen R.M., J. Turner, S. Chong, and B.J. Riley. 2022. "Review of recent developments in iodine wasteform production." Frontiers in Chemistry 10. PNNL-SA-176905. doi:10.3389/fchem.2022.1043653
  • Chong S., B.J. Riley, R.M. Asmussen, A. Fujii Yamagata, J. Marcial, S. Lee, and C. Burns. 2022. "Iodine capture with metal-functionalized polyacrylonitrile composite beads containing Ag0, Bi0, Cu0, or Sn0 particles." ACS Applied Polymer Materials 4, no. 12:9040-9051. PNNL-SA-174578. doi:10.1021/acsapm.2c01407
  • Demarest C., R.M. Asmussen, and J.R. Scully. 2022. "Pitting Propagation Behavior on Low Alloy AISI 4130 (UNS G41300) Steel Exposed to Various Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Chlorides." Corrosion 78, no. 7:634-649. PNNL-SA-169744. doi:10.5006/4042
  • Fujii Yamagata A.L., S.A. Saslow, J.J. Neeway, T. Varga, L.R. Reno, Z. Zhu, and K.A. Rod, et al. 2022. "The Behavior of Iodine in Stabilized Granular Activated Carbon and Silver Mordenite in Cementitious Waste Forms." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 244-245. PNNL-SA-165944. doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.106824
  • Parruzot B., J. Crum, J. Reiser, J.J. Neeway, S.N. Kerisit, R.C. Daniel, and J.F. Bonnett, et al. 2022. "Effect of zeolite type, temperature, and pH on Stage III glass alteration behavior for two nuclear waste glasses." Journal of Nuclear Materials 567. PNNL-SA-166084. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153717
  • Reiser J., A.R. Lawter, N.M. Avalos, J.F. Bonnett, B.J. Riley, S. Chong, and N.L. Canfield, et al. 2022. "Review and Experimental Comparison of the Durability of Iodine Waste Forms in Semi-Dynamic Leach Testing." Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 11. PNNL-SA-165785. doi:10.1016/j.ceja.2022.100300
  • Ryan J.V., S.K. Cooley, B. Parruzot, J. Reiser, C.L. Corkhill, J. Du, and K. Ferrand, et al. 2022. Stirred-Reactor Coupon Analysis: An International Round Robin Study. PNNL-33141. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Stirred-Reactor Coupon Analysis: An International Round Robin Study

2021

  • Adiga P.P., N. Doi, C. Wong, D.M. Santosa, L. Kuo, G.A. Gill, and J.A. Silverstein, et al. 2021. "The Influence of Transitional Metal Dopants on Reducing Chlorine Evolution During the Electrolysis of Raw Seawater." Applied Sciences 11, no. 24:Art. No. 11911. PNNL-SA-165321. doi:10.3390/app112411911
  • Asmussen R.M., K.A. Stoerzinger, L. Kuo, N. Doi, D.M. Santosa, and G.A. Gill. 2021. The Storage of Marine Hydrokinetic Power through Hydrogen Production. PNNL-29248. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The Storage of Marine Hydrokinetic Power through Hydrogen Production
  • Crum J.V., J. Reiser, B. Parruzot, J.J. Neeway, J.F. Bonnett, S.N. Kerisit, and S.K. Cooley, et al. 2021. "Seeded Stage III Glass Dissolution Behavior of a Statistically Designed Glass Matrix." Journal of the American Ceramic Society 104, no. 8:4145-4162. PNNL-SA-155214. doi:10.1111/jace.17823
  • Gillispie E.C., S.T. Mergelsberg, T. Varga, S.M. Webb, N.M. Avalos, M. Snyder, and A. Bourchy, et al. 2021. "Competitive TcO4-, IO3-, and CrO42- Incorporation into Ettringite." Environmental Science & Technology 55, no. 2:1057-1066. PNNL-SA-151816. doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c06707
  • Riley B.J., S. Chong, R.M. Asmussen, A. Bourchy, and M.H. Engelhard. 2021. "Polyacrylonitrile composites of Ag-Al-Si-O aerogels and xerogels as iodine and iodide sorbents." ACS Applied Polymer Materials 3, no. 7:3344-3353. PNNL-SA-158597. doi:10.1021/acsapm.1c00237

2020

  • Asmussen R.M., and J.J. Neeway. 2020. "The Sporadic History of Rubidium and its Role in Corrosion of Steel Related to Nuclear Material Storage." Journal of Nuclear Materials 530. PNNL-SA-142841. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151914
  • Chong S., B.J. Riley, R.M. Asmussen, A.R. Lawter, S. Bruffey, J. Nam, and J.S. McCloy, et al. 2020. "Iodosodalite synthesis with hot isostatic pressing of precursors produced from aqueous and hydrothermal processes." Journal of Nuclear Materials 538. PNNL-SA-149138. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152222
  • Moore R.C., C.I. Pearce, J.W. Morad, S. Chatterjee, T.G. Levitskaia, R.M. Asmussen, and A.R. Lawter, et al. 2020. "Iodine Immobilization by Materials through Sorption and Redox-Driven Processes: A Literature Review." Science of the Total Environment 716. PNNL-SA-138461. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.166
  • Pearce C.I., R.C. Moore, J.W. Morad, R.M. Asmussen, S. Chatterjee, A.R. Lawter, and T.G. Levitskaia, et al. 2020. "Technetium Immobilization by Materials through Sorption and Redox-Driven Processes: A Literature Review." Science of the Total Environment 716. PNNL-SA-138464. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.195

2019

  • Asmussen R.M., J. Matyas, N. Qafoku, and A.A. Kruger. 2019. "Silver-Functionalized Silica Aerogels and Their Application in the Removal of Iodine from Aqueous Environments." Journal of Hazardous Materials 379. PNNL-SA-129580. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.04.081
  • Asmussen R.M., J.V. Ryan, J. Matyas, J.V. Crum, J. Reiser, N.M. Avalos, and E.M. McElroy, et al. 2019. "Investigating the Durability of Iodine Waste Forms in Dilute Conditions." Materials 12, no. 5:Article No. 686. PNNL-SA-140280. doi:10.3390/ma12050686
  • Kroll J.O., J.V. Crum, B.J. Riley, J.J. Neeway, R.M. Asmussen, and M. Liezers. 2019. "Synthesis of Nd3BSi2O10 using a LiCl-flux method." Journal of Nuclear Materials 515. PNNL-SA-133296. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.12.016
  • Neeway J.J., R.M. Asmussen, E.M. McElroy, J.A. Peterson, B.J. Riley, and J.V. Crum. 2019. "Kinetics of Oxyapatite [Ca2Nd8(SiO4)6O2] and Powellite [(Ca,Sr,Ba)MoO4] Dissolution in Glass-Ceramic Nuclear Waste Forms in Acidic, Neutral, and Alkaline Conditions." Journal of Nuclear Materials 515. PNNL-SA-138113. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.12.043

2018

  • Lawter A.R., N. Qafoku, R.M. Asmussen, R.K. Kukkadapu, O. Qafoku, D.H. Bacon, and C.F. Brown. 2018. "Element mobilization and immobilization from carbonate rocks between CO2 storage reservoirs and the overlying aquifers during a potential CO2 leakage." Chemosphere 197. PNNL-SA-125304. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.199
  • Neeway J.J., P.C. Rieke, B. Parruzot, J.V. Ryan, and R.M. Asmussen. 2018. "The Dissolution Behavior of Borosilicate Glasses in Far-From Equilibrium Conditions." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 226. PNNL-SA-126627. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2018.02.001
  • Pearce C.I., J.P. Icenhower, R.M. Asmussen, P.G. Tratnyek, K.M. Rosso, W.W. Lukens, and N. Qafoku. 2018. "Technetium stabilization in low solubility sulfide phases: A review." ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2, no. 6:532-547. PNNL-SA-132805. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00015
  • Pearce C.I., R.J. Serne, S.A. Saslow, W. Um, R.M. Asmussen, M.D. Miller, and O. Qafoku, et al. 2018. "Characterizing Technetium in Subsurface Sediments for Contaminant Remediation." ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2, no. 11:1145-1160. PNNL-SA-130781. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00077
  • Pearce C.I., S.A. Saslow, R.M. Asmussen, W. Um, J.N. Serne, M.D. Miller, and O. Qafoku, et al. 2018. "Exploiting Knowledge of Technetium in the Subsurface to Develop Remediation Strategies - 18223." In Proceedings of the 44th Annual Waste Management Conference (WM2018), Nuclear and Industrial Robotics, Remote Systems and Other Emerging Technology, March 18-22, 2018, Phoenix, AZ, 8, 5082-5090. Tempe, Arizona:Waste Management Symposia, Inc. PNNL-SA-130601.
  • Peterson J.A., J.V. Crum, B.J. Riley, R.M. Asmussen, and J.J. Neeway. 2018. "Synthesis and characterization of oxyapatite [Ca2Nd8(SiO4)6O2] and mixed-alkaline-earth powellite [(Ca,Sr,Ba)MoO4] for a glass-ceramic waste form." Journal of Nuclear Materials 510. PNNL-SA-133874. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.08.048

2017

  • Asmussen R.M., J.J. Neeway, T.C. Kaspar, and J.V. Crum. 2017. "Corrosion Behavior and Microstructure Influence of Glass Ceramic Waste Forms." Corrosion 73, no. 11:1306-1319. PNNL-SA-121385. doi:10.5006/2449
  • Lawter A.R., N. Qafoku, R.M. Asmussen, D.H. Bacon, L. Zheng, and C.F. Brown. 2017. "Risk of geologic sequestration of CO2 to groundwater aquifers: Current knowledge and remaining questions." Energy Procedia 114. PNNL-SA-121493. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1433
  • Saslow S.A., W. Um, R.L. Russell, G. Wang, R.M. Asmussen, and R. Sahajpal. 2017. Updated Liquid Secondary Waste Grout Formulation and Preliminary Waste Form Qualification. PNNL-26443; RPT-SWCS-009 Rev 0. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1373004.Updated Liquid Secondary Waste Grout Formulation and Preliminary Waste Form Qualification

2016

  • Asmussen R.M., J.J. Neeway, A.R. Lawter, A.D. Wilson, and N. Qafoku. 2016. "Silver Based Getters for 129-I Removal from Low Activity Wastes." Radiochimica Acta 104, no. 12:905-913. PNNL-SA-116202. doi:10.1515/ract-2016-2598
  • Asmussen R.M., J.J. Neeway, A.R. Lawter, T.G. Levitskaia, W.W. Lukens, and N. Qafoku. 2016. "The Function of Sn(II)-Apatite as a 99-Tc Immobilizing Agent." Journal of Nuclear Materials 480. PNNL-SA-114465. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.09.002
  • Neeway J.J., R.M. Asmussen, A.R. Lawter, M.E. Bowden, W.W. Lukens, D. Sarma, and B.J. Riley, et al. 2016. "Removal of TcO4- from Representative Nuclear Waste Streams with Layered Potassium Metal Sulfide Materials." Chemistry of Materials 28, no. 11:3976-3983. PNNL-SA-116928. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b01296

2015

  • Neeway J.J., A.R. Lawter, R.J. Serne, R.M. Asmussen, and N. Qafoku. 2015. "Technetium Getters to Improve Cast Stone Performance." In MRS Proceedings: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXVIII, edited by S Gin, R Jubin, J Matyas and E Vance, 1744, 43-52. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNNL-SA-106863. doi:10.1557/opl.2015.310

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