Peter C. Burns
University of Notre Dame
Peter C. Burns is Director of the Energy Frontier Research Center Materials Science of Actinides, The Henry Massman Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, and Concurrent Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. He teaches courses in geology, mineralogy, and actinide chemistry. His research emphasizes the mineralogy, solid state chemistry, and nanomaterials of actinides, with applications in energy, national security, and environmental management.
Free downloads of "Nuclear Fuel in a Reactor Accident", published in Science on March 9, 2012 are available here.
Free downloads of "Nuclear Fuel in a Reactor Accident", published in Science on March 9, 2012 are available here.
Actinide research group meets with Milton Levenson following his lecture concerning the history of the Manhattan Project.
Ball and stick model of fullerene-topology uranyl peroxide nanosphere
Polyhedral representation of U60 - a fullerene topology cluster of uranyl peroxide polyhedra with the same connectivity as C60.
Polyhedral representation of U60 - a fullerene topology cluster of uranyl peroxide polyhedra with the same connectivity as C60.
Selected Recent Publications of Peter C. Burns:
Adelani, P.O., Ozga, M., Wallace, C.M., Qiu, J., Szymanowski, J.E.S., Sigmon, G.E. & Burns, P.C. (2013): Hybrid uranyl-carboxyphosphonate cage clusters. Inorganic Chemistry (online)
Vlaisavljevich, B., Miro, P., Ma, D., Sigmon, G.E., Burns, P.C., Cramer, C.J. & Gagliardi, L. (2013): Synthesis and characterization of the first 2D neptunyl structure stabilized by side-on cation-cation interactions. Chemistry, A European Journal 19, 2937-2941.
Qiu, J. & Burns, P.C. (2013): Clusters of actinides with oxide, peroxide, or hydroxide bridges. Chemical Reviews. 113, 1097–1120.
Nyman, M. & Burns, P.C. (2012): A comprehensive comparison of transition-metal and actinyl polyoxometalates. Chemical Society Reviews 41, 7354-7367.
Burns, P.C., Ewing, R.C. & Navrotsky, A. (2012): Nuclear fuel after a reactor accident. Science 335, 1184-1188.
Vlaisavljevich, B., Miro, P., Ma, D., Sigmon, G.E., Burns, P.C., Cramer, C.J. & Gagliardi, L. (2013): Synthesis and characterization of the first 2D neptunyl structure stabilized by side-on cation-cation interactions. Chemistry, A European Journal 19, 2937-2941.
Qiu, J. & Burns, P.C. (2013): Clusters of actinides with oxide, peroxide, or hydroxide bridges. Chemical Reviews. 113, 1097–1120.
Nyman, M. & Burns, P.C. (2012): A comprehensive comparison of transition-metal and actinyl polyoxometalates. Chemical Society Reviews 41, 7354-7367.
Burns, P.C., Ewing, R.C. & Navrotsky, A. (2012): Nuclear fuel after a reactor accident. Science 335, 1184-1188.
