About Me
Principal Investigator
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Steven R. Spurgeon, Ph.D.
I'm a materials scientist interested in the structure, properties, and behavior of nanoscale materials systems for energy, electronics, and quantum computing. My research is focused on developing artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to accelerate materials design and characterization in extreme environments. My work has received awards from the National Science Foundation, the Materials Research Society, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Microscopy Society of America, and the American Physical Society, among others. I am a passionate scientific communicator, with a strong interest in educating emerging leaders and innovators.
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Present Affiliation
Senior Research Scientist
Materials, Chemical, and Computational Science Directorate
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Selected Research Experience
Materials Data Scientist IV, National Security Directorate |2017 – 2024
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Physics | 2021 – 2024
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate | 2015 – 2017
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Visiting Researcher, NIST Center for Neutron Research | 2010 – 2014
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Visiting Researcher, Spallation Neutron Source | 2011 – 2012
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Professional Preparation
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering | October 2014
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering | May 2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional and Service Activities
Editor, Microscopy and Microanalysis Journal, Microscopy Society of America | 2022 – Present
Chair-Elect, Focused Interest Group Committee, Microscopy Society of America | 2023 – Present
Member, Proposal Review Board, National Center for Electron Microscopy| 2019 – Present
Regular Program Reviewer, NSF and DOE | 2019 – Present