Biography
Research Interests
Dr. Donald's research interests are in the surface chemistry of lanthanides and actinides. His focus is on the application of both experimental and theoretical methods to gain a molecular level understanding of fundamental and applied processes occurring at surfaces and interfaces.
Education
- Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Virginia, 2013
- B.S., Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, 2006
Publications
2016 2 publications
- Scott B. Donald, M. Lee Davisson, Art J. Nelson, XPS Investigation on Changes in UO2 Speciation following Exposure to Humidity, MRS Advances, pp. 1–5, doi: 10.1557/adv.2016.286 (2016)
- Scott B. Donald, Wigbert J. Siekhaus, Art J. Nelson, XPS and SIMS study of the surface and interface of aged C+ implanted uranium, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A34, 061401 (2016)
2014 2 publications
- S. B. Donald, I. Harrison, "RRKM Simulation of Hydrogen Dissociation on Cu(111): Addressing Dynamical Biases, Surface Temperature, and Tunneling." J. Phys. Chem. C 118 320 (2014)
- J. K. Navin, S. B. Donald, I. Harrison, "Angle-Resolved Thermal Dissociative Sticking of Light Alkanes on Pt(111): Transitioning from Dynamical to Statistical Behavior" J. Phys. Chem. C 118 22003 (2014)
2013 2 publications
- S. B. Donald, J.K. Navin, I. Harrison, "Methane Dissociative Chemisorption and Detailed Balance on Pt(111): Dynamical Constraints and the Modest Influence of Tunneling." J. Chem. Phys., 139 214707 (2013)
- S. B. Donald, "Precursor Mediated Microcanonical Trapping Model of Activated Dissociative Chemisorption at Surfaces: Assessment of Dynamical Effects", Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2013)
2012 1 publication
- S. B. Donald, I. Harrison, "Dynamically Biased RRKM Model of Activated Gas-Surface Reactivity: Vibrational Efficacy and Rotation as a Spectator in the Dissociative Chemisorption of CH4 on Pt(111)." Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14 1784 (2012)
Awards
Allan T. Gwathmey Award, 2014
AES Corporation Graduate Fellow in Energy Research, 2011-2013
Burger Fellow, 2010-2011
UVa Presidential Fellow, 2006-2010
Larry L. Jackson '62 Undergraduate Research in Chemistry Award, 2006
VMI Institute Scholar, 2002-2006

