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Dean Matson

Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Projects

Evaporative Co-deposition of Fluoride Materials

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Dean Matson
Project type
Exploratory Research
Electron-beam evaporation will be used to co-deposit calcium fluoride and europium fluoride in varying proportions for application in the formation of scintillator films. The project will involve…

Hydrophobic coatings development for contactor membranes

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Dean Matson
Project type
Exploratory Research
Porous contactor membranes are being developed for mass transfer of species into and out of aqueous solutions in high temperature corrosive environments encountered in heatpump and other applications…

Gratings calibration and characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Dean Matson
Project type
Exploratory Research
We are laser machining optical gratings in sputtered coatings for a client. Use of EMSL's optical profilometer is needed to calibrate the depth of the laser machined grooves in the gratings and…

Polymer Characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Linda Sapochak
Project type
Exploratory Research
The proposed work will involve characterization of cured and/or partially cured monomer mixtures. The study will investigate the effect of using different photoinitiators to promote the…

Addressing Challenges in Nanoscale Characterization

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Daniel Gaspar
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Nanoscale materials offer the promise of significant advances in fields as diverse as the production, storage and efficient use of energy, sensing and environmental remediation. The characterization…

Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Reaction Pathways for the Breakdown of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Molecules by Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles(including PNNL Scope # 42184/44076, Baer/Amonette/Tratnyek Nano-Fe BES/EMSP project)

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
James Amonette
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles have been shown to have high reactivity towards a variety of chemical species, including chlorinated hydrocarbons and reducible oxyanions that frequently…

GLAD coating microstructure

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Dean Matson
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of the proposed project is to study unique microstructure of sputtered and evaporated coatings produced using glancing angle deposition (GLAD) methods. This will be accomplished using…

AR coatings

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Wendy Bennett
Project type
Exploratory Research
Custom anti-reflection coatings, which also perform as barrier layers, need to be deposited on chalcogenide glass substrates. LWIR (long wavelength infrared)AR coatings require materials that need…

Surface Analysis of Carbide Catalysts

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Dean Matson
Project type
Exploratory Research
Metalized carbon nanotubes are proposed as catalyst materials for hydrocarbon processing. Activity and selectivity of these materials is dependent on the distribution and nature of the metals on the…