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ALBERT J. BEVOLO
Former Ames Lab Senior Physicist
ENVIRONMENTALLY-RELATED PROJECTS WORKING ON
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH PROGRAM
Since October 1, 1992, my responsibilities have changed from those that were centered on scientific research into the materials properties at interfaces using scanning Auger spectroscopy. My duties now focus on the Environmental Technology Development Program. This program has several groups, including a Technology Integation Program headed by Tom Noble, my immediate supervisor.
Since July, 1993, I have been lead principal investigator for Ames Laboratiory Expedited Site Characterization (ESC) Project. Purpose of this project is to use ESC methodology, particularly its speed, to field emerging characterization/monitoring/sensor technologies, along side of state-of-the-practice technologies, and evaluate their readiness for adoption by DOE. In addition, this project will promote those successful technologies by utilizing the ISU Center for Advanced Technology's technology transfer methodology.
This project is funded by DOE/EM within the CMST-IP under TTP CH131005 for FY1994/1995. The headquarters program manager is Caroline Purdy. Our project started in July, 1993.
PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY SOCIETIES
American Physical Society (1968 - present)
American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) (1979 - present)
American Vacuum Society (1978 - present)
Microbeam Analysis Society (1987 - present)
American Chemical Society (1993 - present)
HONORS
1962 Award for senior physics student with best research potential by faculty of St. Louis University Physics Department.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Program Committee - 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991 American Vacuum Society National Symposia.
Chair of Applied Surface Science Division of American Vacuum Society of 1991.
Chair of ASTM E42 Ion Beam Sputtering Subcommittee (1980 - 1987).
Chair of Iowa State University Professional and Scientific (P & S) Council Committee on Policies and Procedures (1979 - 1980).
Member of Iowa State University P & S Council Executive Committee (1979 - 1982).
Member of ASTM E42 Committee on Surface Analysis (1979 - 1993).
Member of Iowa State University Committee to Review P & S System (1979).
Member of Ames Laboratory Internal Review of Operations (1981).
Member of Ames Laboratory Plant Equipment Committee (1981 - 1992) (Chair from 1981 - 1992).
Member of Iowa State University Professional & Scientific Council (1975 - 1982).
Member of Executive Committee, ASTM E42 Committee on Surface Analysis (1987 -1992).
Member of Executive Committee, Applied Surface Science Division of American Vacuum Society (1987 - 1991).
Member of Ames Laboratory Scientific Advisory Group (1989 - 1993).
REFEREEING OF EDITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS
1981 - Review for NASA proposals submitted for containerless melting experiments.
Referee for for following journals: Journal of American Vacuum Society (1982 - present), J. Appl. Phys.(1984 - present), Surface and Interface Analysis (1986 - present), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (1993).
Review DOE proposals (1985 - present).
Reviewer for DOE University Research Instrumentation Program (1986, 1987, 1991).
Review NSF Grant Proposals (1984 - present).
Associate Editor, Surface Science Spectra (1991 - 1993).
CONSULTING
China Lake, Naval Weapons Center, (July 7 - July 14, 1986).
Perkin-Elmer, Physical Electronics Division, (November, 1989).
PUBLICATIONS
W. A. Barker, M. L. Narchal, S. Misra, A. J. Bevolo, F. X. Haas, C. M. Birbeck, B. M. Kuehne, and J. C. Witte, "Low Temperature Dynamic Nuclear Polarization," Rev. Mod. Phys. 36, 872 (1964).
A. J. Bevolo and W. A. Barker, "Laser Emission Lines and Materials," Appl. Opt. 4, 531 (1965).
A. J. Bevolo and S. Lee, "Observation of a New Gd ESR Center in Irradiated CaF2," Phys. Rev. Lett. 24, 1276 (1970).
W. E. Kienzle, A. J. Bevolo, G. C. Danielson, P. W. Li, H. R. Shanks, and P. H. Sidles, "Heat Capacity of Rubidium Tungsten Bronze," 13th International Low Temperature Physics Conference, Proceedings, Vol. 3, K. D. Timmerhaus, W. J. O'Sullivan, and E. F. Hammel, eds. (Plenum Press, New York, 1974), p. 408.
A. J. Bevolo and S. Lee, "ESR Investigations of Irradiated Alkaline Earth Fluoride Crystals Containing Gd3 + Centers," Proc. XVI-Th Colloque-Ampere (1972), p. 933.
A. J. Bevolo and S. Lee, "Observation of a Trigonal Gd3+ ESR Center Produced by Hydrolysis Reaction of SrF2 and BaF2," Proc. XVII-Th, Colloque-Ampere (1973) p. 244.
A. J. Bevolo, H. R. Shanks, P. H. Sidles, and G. C. Danielson, "Heat Capacity of Hexagonal Tungsten Bronzes," Phys. Rev. B9, 3220 (1974).
S. Lee, A. J. Bevolo, and C. Yang, "Investigations of ESR Super-hyperfine Structure for Cubic Gd3+ Center in CaF2, SrF2, and BaF2," J. Chem. Phys. 60, 1628 (1974).
A. J. Bevolo and H. R. Shanks, "Specific Heat of 2H NbSe2," J. Appl. Phys. 45, 4644 (1974).
A. J. Bevolo, "Heat Capacity of Apiezon N Grease from 1 to 50 K," Cryogenics 14, 661 (1974).
S. Lee, C. Yang, and A. J. Bevolo, "Investigations of the New Trigonal Gd3+ ESR Center Produced in Irradiated Alkaline-Earth-Fluoride Crystals," Phys. Rev. B10, 4515 (1974).
C. Yang, S. Lee, and A. J. Bevolo, "Investigations of Two Trigonal (T1 and T2) Gd3+ ESR Center in Treated Alkaline-Earth-Fluoride Crystals," Phys. Rev. B12, 4687 (1975).
C. Yang, S. Lee, and A. J. Bevolo, "Investigations of the Weak Trigonal Gd3+ ESR Centers in Alkaline-Earth-Fluoride Crystals," Phys. Rev. B13, 2762 (1976).
A. J. Bevolo, H. R. Shanks, and D. E. Eckels, "Molar Heat Capacity of GeTe, SnTe, and PbTe from 0.9 to 60 K," Phys. Rev. B13, 3523 (1976).
A. J. Bevolo, E. D. Gibson, J. D. Verhoeven, and D. K. Finnemore, "Specific Heat of Composite Superconductors in the Proximity-Effect Regime," Phys. Rev. B14, 114 (1976).
A. J. Bevolo, F. A. Schmidt, H. R. Shanks, and C. J. Campisi, "Polycrystalline Silicon on Tungsten Substrates," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. 16, 13 (1979).
P. H. Pan, H. R. Shanks, A. J. Bevolo, and G. C. Danielson, "Low Temperature Heat Capacity of some Alkali Metal Tungstates," J. Solid State Chem. 35, 176 (1980).
P. H. Pan, D. K. Finnemore, A. J. Bevolo, H. R. Shanks, B. J. Beaudry, F. A. Schmidt, and G. C. Danielson, "Heat Capacity of High-Purity Lanthanum," Phys. Rev. B21, 2809 (1980).
M. F. Weber, H. R. Shanks, A. J. Bevolo, and G. C. Danielson, "Surface Properties of Sodium Tungsten Bronzes," J. Electrochem. Soc. 127, 329 (1980).
A. J. Bevolo, G. J. Campisi, H. R. Shanks, and F. A. Schmidt, "Effectiveness of SiO2 for Preventing Silicon-Metal Reactions at High Temperature," J. Appl. Phys. 51, 5390 (1980).
A. J. Bevolo, B. J. Beaudry, and K. A. Gschneidner, Jr., "Auger Analysis of the Passivation of Gadolium by Electropolishing," J. Electrochem. Soc. 127, 2556 (1980).
M. F. Weber, A. J. Bevolo, H. R. Shanks, and G. C. Danielson, "Electrocatalytic Activity of Cubic Sodium Tungsten Bronze. I. Effects of Platinum Doping, Anodization, and Platinum Pre-Electrolysis of the Electrolyte," J. Electrochem. Soc. 128, 996 (1981).
A. J. Bevolo, M. F. Weber, H. R. Shanks, and G. C. Danielson, "Electrocatalytic Activity of Cubic Nax W03. II. Effects of Intentional Platinization," J. Electrochem. Soc. 128, 1004 (1981).
A. J. Bevolo, "Results of a Ta205 Sputter Yield Round Robin," Surface and Interface Analysis 3, 240 (1981).
C. S. Severin, C. W. Chen, A. J. Bevolo, and M. C. Lin, "Magnetic and Crystallization Behavior of Be-Substituted Fe82B18 Metallic Glasses," J. Appl. Phys. 52, 1850 (1981).
G. J. Campisi, A. J. Bevolo, H. R. Shanks, and F. A. Schmidt, "Heteroepitaxial Silicon Growth on Polycrystalline MoSi2," J. Appl. Phys. 52, 5043 (1981).
G. J. Campisi, A. J. Bevolo, and F. A. Schmidt, "Schottky Barrier Height and Auger Studies of Yttrium and Yttrium Silicide on Silicon," J. Appl. Phys. 52, 6647 (1981).
A. J. Bevolo, C. S. Severin, and C. W. Chem, "Probing the Electronic Structure of Metallic Glasses Using Auger XVV Transitions," Phys. Rev. Lett. 47, 733 (1981).
G. J. Campisi, A. J. Bevolo, H. R. Shanks and F. A. Schmidt, "The Growth of Polycrystalline Silicon on Molybdenum, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Their Disilicides," J. Appl. Phys. 53, 1714 (1982).
J. J. Kester, T. E. Furtak, and A. J. Bevolo, "Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering in Corrosion Science: Benzotriazole on Copper," J. Electrochem. Society, 129, 1716 (1982).
R. L. Capelletti, J. G. Traylor, A. J. Bevolo, W. A. Kamitakahara, and N. Wakabashi, "Measurement of Phonon Dispersion Curves, Specific Heats, and Superconductivity in 4d Niobium Alloys," Phys. Rev. B25, 6996 (1982).
A. J. Bevolo, J. D. Verhoeven, and M. Noack, "Electron Loss Study of the Native Oxide of Tin," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. 20, 943 (1982).
A. J. Bevolo, C. S. Severin, and C. W. Chen, "Auger CVV Spectra as a Probe of the Electronic Structure of Metallic Glasses," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. 20, 852 (1982).
A. J. Bevolo, "Auger Analysis of Iron-Cobalt Alloys," J. Vc. Sci. Tech. A1, 1004 (1983).
A. J. Bevolo and H. R. Shanks, "Valence Band Study of Mg2Si by Auger Spectroscopy," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A1, 574 (1983).
A. J. Bevolo, J. D. Verhoeven, and M. Noack, "A LEELS and Auger Study of the Oxidation of Liquid and Solid Tin," Surf. Sci. 134, 499 (1983).
H. C. Hamaker, S. D. Bader, G. Zajec, R. N. Shelton, A. J. Bevolo, and H. E. Horng, "Role of p-d Hybridization in the Tc Variation of Y(Rh1-xRux)4B4 by Superconductors," Solid State Communications 48, 589 (1983).
R. N. Shelton, H. E. Horng, A. J. Bevolo, J. W. Richardson, R. A. Jacobson, S. D. Bader, and H. C. Hamaker, "Charge Transfer and Transition-Metal Cluster: Boron Bonding in the bct Superconducting Y(Rh1-xRux)4B4 System," Phys. Rev. B27, 6703 (1983).
A. J. Bevolo, K. G. Baikerikar, and R. S. Hansen, "An Auger/SEM Study of the Corrosion of B-Brass Alloyed with Tin," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A2, 784 (1984).
J. D. Verhoeven, A. J. Bevolo, D. T. Peterson, H. H. Baker, O. D. McMasters, and E. D. Gibson, "Hydride Formation on Polishing Rare Earth Alloys and Reflected Electron Loss Maps," Metallography 18, 277 (1985).
A. J. Bevolo, "Chemical Effects in Electron Loss Spectroscopy," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A3, 1312 (1985).
P. B. V. Narayan, A. J. Bevolo, C. W. Chen, and O. N. Carlson, "An Auger and Depth Profiling Study of the Sulfidation of Fe and Fe-25wt. % Cr Alloy in HS," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A3, 1992 (1985).
C. G. Olson, J. H. Sexton, D. W. Lynch, A. J. Bevolo, H. R. Shanks, B. N. Harmon, W. Y. Ching, and D. M. Weiliczka, "Photoelectron and Electron Energy Loss Spectra of Epitaxial Aluminum Nitride," Solid State Communications. 56, 35 (1985).
A. J. Bevolo, "Reflected Electron Energy Loss Microscopy," Scanning Electron Micros. IV, 1449-1463 (1985).
A. J. Bevolo and A. J. Drehman, "Auger and Electron Energy Loss Study of the Electronic Structure of U-M (M = Fe, Co, Ni) Metallic Glasses," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A4, 1589 (1986).
Danny P. Shum, A. Bevolo, J. L. Staudemann, and E. L. Wolf, "Enhanced Superconductivity by Electron Renormalization of a Directly Observed Brout-Visscher Local Phonon: Re in Mo1-xRex," Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 2987 (1986).
J. Shinar, M. L. Albers, A. J. Bevolo, and H. R. Shanks, "An Optical, Infrared, Electron-Spin-Resonance and Auger Study of a Si:H Film Prepared by Radio Frequency Sputtering in He/Hx, Ar/H2, and Xe/H2," J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A5, 1906 (1987).
K. Yagasaki, K. A. Gschneidner, Jr., R. N. Shelton, A. J. Bevolo, and L. E. DeLong, "Magnetic Susceptibility of U6M (M = Fe, Co, and Ni)," J. of Magn. and Magn. Materials 70, 405 (1987).
A. J. Bevolo, M. L. Albers, H. R. Shanks, and J. Shinar, "Hydrogen Motion in Thermally Annealed Sputter-deposited Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon," J. Appl. Phys. 62, 1240 (1987).
Y. Lee, A. J. Bevolo, and D. W. Lynch, "Studies of the Initial Oxidation of Fe-Si Alloys by AES, XPS, and EELS," Surf. Sci. 188, 267 (1987).
J. Kameda and A. J. Bevolo, "Intergranular Segregation of Phosphorus and Sulfur in Neutron Irradiated Fe Alloys," Scripta Metal. 21, 1499 (1987).
J. D. Verhoeven, A. J. Bevolo, R. W. McCallum, E. O. Gibson, and M. A. Noack, "Auger Study of Grain Boundaries in Large-Grained YBa2Cu3Ox," Appl. Phys. Lett. 52, 745 (1988).
Youngpak Lee, A. J. Bevolo, D. W. Lynch, "Comparison of Initial Oxidation of Single and Polycrystalline Fe-Si Alloys and the Effects of Annealing and Crystal Faces in the Oxidation Behavior," Surf. Sci. 203, 155 (1988).
A. J. Bevolo, "Reflected Electron Energy Loss Microscopy," p. 340, Analytical Electron Microscopy (1988).
R. W. McCallum, J. D. Verhoeven, A. J. Bevolo, "Microstructural Considerations in Polycrystalline YBa2Cu307," High Temperature Superconductivity - The First Two Years R. M. Metzger, ed. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers (1988).
C. V. Owen, W. A. Spitzig and A. J. Bevolo, "The Effect of Hydrogen in the Strength and Ductility of V-15at.% Cr-5at.% Ti," Mater. Sci. Eng. A110, 69, (1989).
A. J. Bevolo, "Ion-Solid Interactions in Surface Analysis," Chap. 4, Characterization of Semiconductor Materials, Ed. G. E. McGuire, p. 147 (Noyes Publications, New Jersey, 1989).
J. D. Verhoeven, A. J. Bevolo and J. S. Park, "Effect of Te on Morphological Transitions in Fe-C-Si Alloys, Part II - Auger Analysis," Met. Trans. A20, 1875 (1989).
Q. Dou, D. W. Lynch, A. J. Bevolo, "Electron-Irradiation-Induced Structural and Compositional Changes on Alkali Halide Surfaces," Surf. Sci. 219, L623 (1989).
A. J. Bevolo, "Electronic Structure of UPt3 and UBel3: An Auger and Electron Energy Loss Study," J. of Less Common Metals. 153, 101 (1989).
S. C. Axtell, A. J. Bevolo, and O. N. Carlson, "Investigation of Solid Solubility and Metastable Phase in Dilute Th-Co Alloys," J. of Less Common Metals. 157, 121 (1990).
A. J. Bevolo, "Depth Profiling of Segregated Alloy Surfaces," Surface Segregation Phenomena, Eds. P.A. Dowben and A. Miller (CRC Press, Boston, 1990).
J. Kameda, X. Mao and A. J. Bevolo, "Integranular Impurity Segregation and Embrittlement in Neutron Irradiated Iron Alloys," J. Nucl. Mater., 179-181, 1034 (1991).
A. J. Bevolo, "EELS in Practical Guides for Surface, Interfacial and Microanalysis of Materials", Ed. C. R. Brundle (Butterworth - Heinemann/Manning, Cos Cob, CT, 1992).
J. D. Verhoeven, Nailu Chen, and A. J. Bevolo, "A Scanning Auger Microscopy Characterization of the Internal Oxidation produced on Carburizing," J.Heat Treating 9, 73 (1992).
J. Kameda and A. J. Bevolo. "Mechanism of High Temperature Brittle Intergranular Cracking in High Strength Nickel Alloys," Creep: Characterization, Damage and Life Assessments (ASM International, 1992)
FIVE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS
Elucidate Role of Platinum/Tungsten Bronze Electrode as Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst.
Silicon Films on High Temperature Metallic Substrates (W, Hf, Ta) - First Case of Heteroepitaxial Growth of Crystalline Silicon Films on a Metal (MoSi2).
Auger Lineshape and Intensity Measurements to Study Electronic Structure, e.g., Local Density of Metals and Charge Transfer in Metallic Glasses, Heavy Fermions and Hydrides.
Use of Reflected Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy to study the oxidation of metals (Sn, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Ta, Re) and alloys (Fe-Si).
Development and Exploitation of a New Surface Microanalytical Technique Called Reflected Electron Energy Loss Microscopy (REELM).
PATENTS
None
PAPERS PRESENTED
Eleven invited and 27 contributed
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Participation in Conferences
DOE/BES, Superconductivity Conference, Sandia, January, 1988.
Quantitative Surface Analysis Symposia (1989, 1987, 1985, 1983).
Attend reviews of other DOE laboratories: Lawrence Livermore, 1987, 1986;Lawrence Berkeley, 1987, 1986; Sandia, 1986, 1983; Los Alamos, 1984.
Member of Program Committee of National Symposium of American VacuumSociety, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, e.g., review abstracts and pick invited speakers.
Session Chair: AVS 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987: APS, March meeting, 1988.
E\COSS-11, Salamanca, Spain, 1990) York Conference on Surface Analysis atHigh Spatial Resolution, York, England 19908) Applied Surface Analysis Conference1990, 1991
Educational Seminars
Ninety-minute lecture and demonstration of Scanning Auger Microscopy to incoming chemistry graduate students: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991.
Presentation to ASM Society on Scanning Auger Microscopy, 1983.
REELM presentation to PHI (Perkin-Elmer) users group, November, 1987.
Proposals
G. C. Danielson, H. R. Shanks and A. J. Bevolo, "Electrocatalysis of Tungsten Bronzes," NSF Grant, 1973-1975, $50K/year.
F. A. Schmidt, H. R. Shanks, A. J. Bevolo and G. J. Campisi, "The Preparation of Thin Film Solar Cells Under Very Low Pressure Conditions," NASA Contract, 1976-1977, $50K. IS-4350.
F. A. Schmidt, M. S. Beck and A. J. Bevolo, "Molecular Wake-Shield Precursor Experiment," NASA Contract, October 1, 1978 - December 1, 1978, $20K. IS-4618.
F. A. Schmidt, G. J. Campisi, A. J. Bevolo, and H. R. Shanks, "Efficient Solar Cells by Space Processing," NASA Contract, October 1, 1978 - December 14, 1979, $50K. IS-4723.
J. D. Verhoeven, M. Noack and A. J. Bevolo, "Float Zone Experiments in Space," NASA Contract, 1981-1982, $100K/year.
Administration of Programs
Acting Project Manager - Ferroelectric Thin Film Program - USDOE Special Projects - During absence of H.R. Shanks in Germany - 1980.
Acting Group Leader - Ceramics Group - Ames Laboratory, Metallurgy and Ceramics Program, FY 1984.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Talks Presented at Program Review Meetings
1976 - Electrocatalysis of Tungsten Bronzes (SSP).
1982 - Structure of Metallic Glasses by Auger Spectroscopy (SSP).
1984 - Electronic Structure and Detection of Metal Hydrides by Auger and ElectronLoss Microscopy (Met. & Cer.).
1987 - Reflected Electron Energy Loss Microscopy (Met. & Cer.).
1991 - Backscattering and Channeling Effects in Quantitative Auger Electron Spectroscopy. (Met & Cer.)
Work for Others
Sunstrand, Maytag, John Deere, Bourne, Bausch and Lomb; Honeywell (Florida)Collins Radio, Florida Steel Corporation. Typically failure analysis, patent protection (SAM and EDX)
Participation in four international studies on Auger Analysis (1988-80):
Quantitative Analysis - R. Shimizu (Japan).
Backscatter Connection in AES - P. Langeron (France).
Factor Analysis in AES - C. Hamilton (Canada).
Quantitative Analysis - Martin Seah (England)
Served as Tiger Team Escort (Feb. 1992)
Participation in Environmental Restoration/Waste Management (EM) Task Force
The task force was formed to develop mechanisms to incorporate DOE National Laboratories more effectively into this growing DOE mission. From April 7, 1992 to June 30, 1992 I was one of the 40 Laboratory and M&O personnel involved full time in Gaithersburg Md. From September 7, 1992 to December 12, 1992. I was one of 15 Laboratory and M&O personnel involved at same place.
Participation in Strategic Laboratory Council
This group was formed by DOE Laboratories in response to the EM Task force efforts and called by Leo Duffy, then Assistant Secretary of EM, to develop targeted technologies for environmental clean-up and waste management. It met continuously at Gaithersburg, Md from December 5, 1992 through January 20, 1993. I served as Ames Laboratory representative and reported directly to Bruce Thompson who was the official Ames Laboratory representative but was unable to attend most of the meetings.
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