Richard Wilson

Logging some actual instrument time!

Actinides in alkaline solution keep showing us new chemistry! Accessibility and Reactivity of Pentavalent Plutonium under Alkaline Conditions | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Argonne scientists used AI and robotics to run 6,000+ battery experiments in five months, uncovering a molecular barrier that limits organic redox flow battery stability and pointing to more scalable energy storage - bit.ly/3YAnrUv

Lunch in Janesville WI. N6163F

Central Illinois in December. DPA to BMI.

Chased down by clouds yesterday and had to Uber home from KLOT. Good to be back in the air.

Reactions of Np(VI) and Pu(VI) with Phenanthroline Result in Bending the [NpVIO2]2+ Unit and a Reduced Pu(V) Species | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Reactions of Studtite UO4·4H2O in Alkali Hydroxides: Isolation of Single-Crystal Uranate Phases under Mild Hydrothermal Conditions | Crystal Growth & Design pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

We used small-angle X-ray scattering and molecular dynamics simulations to investigate organic phase structural changes upon contact with water in a model ternary system of water/alkane/extractant | The Journal of Physical Chemistry B pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

It's on the cover too!

Reactions of Np(VI) and Pu(VI) with Phenanthroline Result in Bending the [NpVIO2]2+ Unit and a Reduced Pu(V) Species | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

The coveted thimbleberry of the Upper Peninsula.

Of course it works and now we all take a week off!?! @EmilyMikeska @KravchukChem

Taking a closer look at some chemistry…or micromanaging 🤷‍♂️@KravchukChem and @EmilyMikeska

Argonne is proud to host the 30th Rare Earth Research Conference, June 15–19! Over 200 experts, 170+ presentations, and a week of collaboration on rare earth & f-element science. Learn more - anl.gov/rerc30 #RERC30

Registration is officially open for the 30th Rare Earth Research Conference held at Argonne National Laboratory, June 15th-19th, 2025! Visit our website for more information: anl.gov/rerc30

PCET is straight up ✨ magic✨! @EmilyMikeska isolated two unconventional polynuclear complexes of Np featuring mono-µ2-oxo motifs accessed by proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactivity | Chemistry A European Journal doi.org/10.1002/chem.2…

Stoichiometric Lanthanide Compounds with Diglycolamides: A Synthetic Approach toward Understanding Rare-Earth Speciation in Solution | Inorganic Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @KravchukChem @HESS_Argonne

Redox chemistry of high-valent transuranic elements in non-aqueous media has received far less attention than it deserves. Our latest study on electrochemistry of Np(VI)/Np(V) in organic media is out now in @DaltonTrans | pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Art…