Bio
Dr. Eva Zarkadoula studied Physics in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 2013, she was awarded her PhD in Physics from Queen Mary University of London. Eva joined the Materials Science and Technology Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Associate in 2014, and in 2016 she was employed at ORNL as staff in the Materials Science and Technology Division. As of December 2022, Eva is R&D Staff in the Center for Nanophase Materials Science of ORNL.
Her research interests include material modification and functionalization, the materials' behavior in extreme conditions, the interactions of radiation with matter, microstructure alterations and evolution, structural materials and mechanical properties, material modification and functionalization, nuclear energy, behavior of disordered systems such as liquids and glasses.
Professional Experience
Senior R&D Staff, April 2024 - present, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
R&D Staff, 2022 – present, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
R&D Staff, 2021 – 2022, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
R&D Associate – Atomistic Modeling, 2016 – 2020, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2014 – 2016, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, USA
Post-bachelor's Project, Feb. 2010 – July 2010, Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.
Awards
“Service Award", recognizing an individual who volunteers time, expertise, and resources within and across Oak Ridge National Laboratory communities, 2023.
"Director’s Award" in Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Mission Support, UT-Battelle Awards Night, 2022
"One ORNL” Award for her service to ORNL, UT-Battelle Awards Night, 2022
Outstanding Scholarly Output Team Award for the selective conversion of an atomically thin 2D crystal to form a Janus monolayer through the implantation of hyperthermal clusters generated by laser ablation, Science and Technology Category, UT-Battelle Awards Night, 2020
Sound ⋂ Science Podcast Contest, Best Team Effort Award, Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Contest Intersection of Sound and Science Podcast, Best Team Effort Award, Energy Frontiers Research Center-Hub-CMS Principal Investigators’ Meeting, Washington, DC, 2017
Best Student Poster Presentation Award, REI-17 Conference, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 2013
Education
Ph.D. Physics, 2013, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
B.Sc. Physics, 2009, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Professional Service
Professional Society Committees
- Elected Vice Chair of the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Committee of TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2024-2026
- Member of TMS Emerging Professionals Committee Member, 2021-present
- Member of TMS Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics Committee, 2020-present
Professional Societies Memberships
- The Minerals, Metals, Materials Society (TMS), 2016-present
- Collaborative Computational Project 5 (CCP5) 2010-2013, 2020-present
- American Ceramics Society (ACerS), 2014-2020
- Materials Research Society (MRS), 2012-2017
- Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), 2016-2017
Editorial Boards
- Guest editor, Special Issue “Interface Engineering and Property Functionalization”, JOM (The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), under preparation, issue date August 2024
- Nuclear Materials and Energy, Early Career Board member, December 2022-present
- Guest Editor, Special Issue “Machine Learning and New Paradigms in Computational Materials Research,” JOM (The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), September 2022
- Energy Frontiers in Research Centers Newsletter, Editorial Board member, Department of Energy, 2016-2017
Organizing
- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2024 Symposium “Chemistry and Physics of Interfaces,” inaugural symposium, 2024
- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2024 Symposium “Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics,” 2024
- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2023 Symposium “Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics,” 2023
- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2022 Symposium “Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics,” 2022
- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2021 Symposium “Computational Thermodynamics & Kinetics,” 2021
- Hermes 2012 - London Summer School in Materials Simulation, 2012