Bio

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Vitalie Stavila, PhD

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  • Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
  • Sandia Lead for the US-Japan-South Korea trilateral project on materials for hydrogen processing
  • Sandia Lead for REMI (Research for Energy Materials Innovation)
  • Coordinator of the Sandia-CA X-ray diffraction facility
  • Email: vnstavi@sandia.gov
  • Phone: 924.294.3059

Education

  • Postdoctoral studies in heterometallic organometallic compounds as precursor for various inorganic nanostructures with Prof. Kenton H. Whitmire, Rice University, USA
  • Postdoctoral studies with Prof. Jens Hasserodt on enzyme-responsive iron complexes as Magnetic Resonance Imaging contrast agents, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
  • Graduate studies in synthesis and characterization of bismuth-transition metal heterometallic complexes as molecular precursors for mixed oxide systems, State University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova

Synergistic Activities

  • Symposium organizer: Organized Symposia at ACS and MRS meetings, Chair-Elect of the 2029 Hydrogen-Metal Systems Gordon Research Conference
  • Boards of review for granting agencies: DOE EERE, ARPA-E, NSF, CRDF, INTAS
  • Journals editorial board member: Frontiers in Energy Storage, Materials
  • Sandia-CA X-Ray laboratory coordinator: Management of the X-ray diffraction facility and training users on single crystal, powder, thin film, and Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) instruments