Associate Professor
342 Computer Court
Anderson, SC 29625-6510
864.656.1448
864.656.0672 FAX
E-mail: lshulle@clemson.edu
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2010
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005
Classes | Publications | Honors | CV
Personal/Research Homepage: http://people.clemson.edu/~shulle
Faculty Overview
Dr. Shuller-Nickles’ research and teaching interests are in the fields of environmental mineralogy, actinide chemistry, geochemistry, and computational materials science. She integrates computational and experimental techniques to evaluate the stability of nuclear materials and waste streams throughout the nuclear fuel cycle and in the environment. Recent efforts also include characterization of solid samples for nuclear forensics applications.
Current external funding:
Department of Homeland Security, Nuclear Forensics Junior Faculty Award Program, “Coupling Experiments and Atomistic Modeling to Characterize Actinide Oxides in Support of Nuclear Forensics” (2014-Present); PI.
Department of Energy, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Implementation Project "Radionuclide Waste Disposal: Development of Multi-scale Experimental and Modeling Capabilities" (2014-Present); co-PI.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Undergraduate Scholarship Program “Clemson University Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship Program” (2014-Present), PI.
Class Information
For current syllabi, please search the Clemson University Syllabus Repository.
GEOL 2050 - Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology
EES 4120 - Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Radioactive Waste Management
EES 8120 - Environmental Nuclear Engineering
EES 8160 - Technical Nuclear Forensics
EES 8830-012 - Atomistic Modeling in Environmental Systems
Selected Publications
Wainwright, H.M., Powell, B.A., Hoover, M.E., Ayoub, A., Atz, M., Benson, C., Borrelli, R.A., Djokic, D., Eddy-Dilek, C.A., Ermakova, D., Hayes, R., Higley, K., Krahn, S., Lagos, L., Landsberger, S., Leggett, C., Regalbuto, M., Roy, W., Shuller- Nickles, L. and Ewing, R.C. 2023. Nuclear waste Educator's workshop: What and how do we teach about nuclear waste? J Environ Radioact 270, 107288.
Wattier, B.D., Martinez, N.E., Carbajales-Dale, M. and Shuller-Nickles, L.C. 2023. Use of life cycle assessment (LCA) to advance optimisation of radiological protection and safety. J Radiol Prot 43(3).
Zhao, M., Russell, P., Amoroso, J., Misture, S., Utlak, S., Besmann, T., Shuller-Nickles, L., Brinkman, K.S., 2020. Exploring the links between crystal chemistry, cesium retention, thermochemistry and chemical durability in single-phase (Ba,Cs)1.33(Fe,Ti)8O16 hollandite. J. Mater. Sci. 55, 6401–6416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-04447-3
Grote, R., Hong, T., Shuller-Nickles, L., Amoroso, J., Tang, M., Brinkman, K.S., 2019. Radiation tolerant ceramics for nuclear waste immobilization: Structure and stability of cesium containing hollandite of the form (Ba,Cs)1.33(Zn,Ti)8O16 and (Ba,Cs)1.33(Ga,Ti)8O16. J. Nucl. Mater. 518, 166–176. doi:10.1016/J.JNUCMAT.2019.03.005
Grote, R., Zhao, M., Shuller-Nickles, L., Amoroso, J., Gong, W., Lilova, K., Navrotsky, A., Tang, M., Brinkman, K.S., 2019. Compositional control of tunnel features in hollandite-based ceramics: structure and stability of (Ba,Cs)1.33(Zn,Ti)8O16. J. Mater. Sci. 54, 1112–1125. doi:10.1007/s10853-018-2904-1
Zhao, M., Xu, Y., Shuller‐Nickles, L., Amoroso, J., Frenkel, A.I., Li, Y., Gong, W., Lilova, K., Navrotsky, A., Brinkman, K.S., 2019. Compositional control of radionuclide retention in hollandite‐based ceramic waste forms for Cs‐immobilization. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 102, 4314–4324. doi:10.1111/jace.16258
Wen, Y., Xu, Y., Brinkman, K.S., Shuller-Nickles, L., 2018. Atomistic scale investigation of cation ordering and phase stability in Cs-substituted Ba1.33Zn1.33Ti6.67O16, Ba1.33Ga2.66Ti5.67O16 and Ba1.33Al2.66Ti5.33O16 hollandite. Sci. Rep. 8, 5003. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22982-7
Xu, Y., Feygenson, M., Page, K., Shuller-Nickles, L.C., Brinkman, K.S., 2016. Structural Evolution in Hollandite Solid Solutions Across the A-Site Compositional Range from Ba 1.33 Ga 2.66 Ti 5.34 O 16 to Cs 1.33 Ga 1.33 Ti 6.67 O 16. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 99, 4100–4106. doi:10.1111/jace.14443
Xu, Y., Grote, R., Wen, Y., Shuller-Nickles, L., Brinkman, K.S., Pfeifer, T., Matyáš, J., Balaya, P., Singh, D., Wei, J., 2016. Development of Ga Doped Hollandites Ba x Cs y (Ga 2x+y Ti 8-2x-y )O 6 for Cs Immobilization, in: Ceramics for Energy Conversion, Storage, and Distribution Systems. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, pp. 157–164. doi:10.1002/9781119234531.ch14
Xu, Y., Wen, Y., Grote, R., Amoroso, J., Shuller-Nickles, L.C., Brinkman, K.S., 2016. A-site compositional effects in Ga-doped hollandite materials of the form Ba x Cs y Ga 2x + y Ti 8 − 2x − y O 16 : implications for Cs immobilization in crystalline ceramic waste forms. Nat. Publ. Gr. 6, 1–8. doi:10.1038/srep27412
Xie, Y., Helvenston, E.M., Shuller-Nickles, L.C., Powell, B.A., 2016. Surface Complexation Modeling of Eu(III) and U(VI) Interactions with Graphene Oxide. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50, 1821–1827. doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b05307
Renock, D., Shuller-Nickles, L.C., 2015. Predicting Geologic Corrosion with Electrodes. Elements 11.
Awards & Honors
First Place in Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research student paper competition, 2010
Best Poster in session, Waste Management Conference, 2008
Office of Civilian and Radioactive Waste Management Fellowship, 2007-2010
Roy G Post Scholarship, 2007
