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Title
Signature Scientific Infrastructure Program Leader -
Email
sawvel4@llnl.gov -
Phone
(925) 422-2579 -
Organization
STE PLS-STE MSD-MATERIALS SCIENCE DIVISION
Research Interests
Characterization of inorganic and elastomeric materials using a variety of magnetic resonance techniques.
Current Positions
Signature Scientific Infrastructure Program Leader
Deputy of WCI Infrastructure for High Explosive Materials and Facilities
Deputy Group Leader for the Materials for Energy and Climate Security Group
Career Path
Acting Director of the Center for National Security Application of Magnetic Resonance
Member of the PLS Infrastructure Committee
Staff Scientist Materials Science Division
Postdoctoral Fellow
Subject Matter Expertise
Nuclear magnetic resonance, magnetic resonance microscopy (imaging), materials characterization, silicone elastomers, surface and interface chemistry, structure-function relationships
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2010
B.S. Chemistry, University of California at Santa Cruz, 2002
Colla, Christopher A., Colliard, Ian, Sawvel, April M., Nyman, May, Mason, Harris E., Deblonde, Gauthier J.-P., “Contrasting Trivalent Lanthanide and Actinide Complexation by Polyoxometalates via Solution-State NMR”, Inorganic Chemistry, 62, 1, 6242 (2023).
Colliard, Ian, Lee, Jonathan R.I., Colla, Christopher A., Mason, Harris E., Sawvel, April M., Zavarin, Mavrik, Nyman, May, Deblonde, Gauthier J.-P., “Polyoxometalates as ligands to synthesize, isolate, and characterize compounds of rare isotopes on the microgram scale”, Nature Chemistry, 14, 1357 (2022).
Di Pietro, S.A., Emerson, H.P., Katsenovich, Y.P., Johnson, T.J., Francis, R.M., Mason, H.E., Marple, M.A., Sawvel, A.M., Szecsody, J.E., “Solid Phase Characterization and Transformation of Illite Mineral with Gas-Phase Ammonia Treatment”, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424, Part C, 127657 (2022).
Sawvel, A.M., Crowhurst, J.C., Mason, H.E., Oakdale, J.S., Ruelas, S., Eshelman, H.V., Maxwell, R.S., “Spectroscopic Signatures of MQ-Resins in Silicone Elastomers”, Macromolecules, 54, 4300 (2021).
Buchsbaum, S.F., Jue, M.L., Sawvel, A.M., Chen, C.T., Meshot, E.R., Park, S.J., Wood, M., Wu, K.J., Bilodeau, C.L., Aydin, F., Pham, T.A., Lau, E.Y., Fornasiero, F., “Fast Permeation of Small Ions in Carbon Nanotubes”, Advanced Science, 8, 2001802 (2021).
Knipe, J.M., Sirrine, J., Sawvel, A.M., Mason, H.E., Lewicki, J.P., Sun, Y.W., Glascoe, E.A., Sharma, H.N., “In Situ Curing Kinetics of Moisture-Reactive Acetoxysiloxane Sealants”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 50, 17266 (2019).
Sawvel, A.M., Chinn, S.C., Gee, M., Loeb, C.K., Maiti, A., Mason, H.E., Maxwell, R.S., Lewicki, J.P., “Nonideality in Silicone Network Formation via Solvent Swelling and 1H Double-Quantum NMR”, Macromolecules, 52, 410 (2019).
Sharma, R., Sawvel, A.M., Barton, B., Dong, A., Buonsanti, R., Llordes, A., Schaible, E., Axnanda, S., Liu, Z., Urban, J.J., Nordlund, D., Kisielowski, C., Milliron, D.J., “Modulation of Carrier Type in Nanocrystal-in-Matrix Composites by Interfacial Doping”, Chemistry of Materials, 30, 2544, 2018.
Rosen, E.L., Gilmore, K., Sawvel, A.M., Hammack, A.T., Doris, S.E., Aloni, S., Altoe, V., Nordlund, D., Weng, T.-C., Sokaras, D., Cohen, B.E., Urban, J.J., Ogletree, D.F., Milliron, D.J., Prendergast, D., Helms, B.A., “Chemically Directing d-Block Heterometallics to Nanocrystal Surfaces as Molecular Beacons of Surface Structure.” Chemical Science, 6, 6295 (2015).
Sharma, R., Sawvel, A.M., Barton, B., Dong, A., Buonsanti, R., Llordes, A., Schaible, E., Axnanda, S., Liu, Z., Urban, J.J., Nordlund, D., Kisielowski, C., Milliron, D.J., “Nanocrystal Superlattice Embedded Within an Inorganic Semiconducting Matrix by In-situ Ligand Exchange: Fabrication and Morphology.” Chemistry of Materials, 27, 2755 (2015).
Rosen, E.L., Sawvel, A.M., Milliron, D.J., Helms, B.A., “Influence of Surface Composition on Electronic Transport Through Naked Nanocrystal Networks.” Chemistry of Materials, 26, 2214 (2014).
Rosen, E.L., Buonsanti, R., Llordes, A., Sawvel, A.M., Milliron, D.J., Helms, B.A., “Exceptionally Mild Reactive Stripping of Native Ligands from Nanocrystal Surfaces using Meerwein’s Salt.” Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 51, 684 (2012).
Baker, S.E., Sawvel, A.M., Fan, J., Shi, Q., Stucky, G.D., “Blood Clot Initiation by Mesocellular Foams: Dependence on Pore Size Variation and Enzyme Immobilization.” Langmuir, 24, 14254, (2008).
Baker, S.E., Sawvel, A.M., Zheng, N., Stucky, G.D., “Controlling Bioprocesses with Inorganic Surfaces: Layered Clay Hemostatic Agents.” Chemistry of Materials, 19, 4390 (2007).
Sawvel, A.M., Chinn, S.C., Bourcier, W.L., Maxwell, R.S., “Local Structure of Amorphous (PbO)x[(B2O3)1-z(Al2O3)z]y(SiO2)y Dielectric Materials by Multinuclear Solid State NMR.” Chemistry of Materials 17, 1493 (2005).
For a full list, see: Google Scholar | ResearchGate | Scopus | ORCID
Patents
Sarah Baker, April Sawvel, Galen D. Stucky, “Hemostatic Compositions and Methods of Use” US 9,302,025 B2 (2016).
Galen D. Stucky, Todd A. Ostomel, Qihui Shi, April Sawvel, Sarah Baker, “Oxides for Wound Healing and Body Repair” US 9,326,995 (2016).
Galen Stucky, Sarah Baker, April Sawvel, “Mesocellular Oxide Foams as Hemostatic Compositions and Methods of Use” US 8,603,543 B2 (2013).
PLS Directorate Awards (2 Winter FY22, 1 Winter FY21)
The Fletcher Jones Graduate Research Fellowship at UCSB (2009-2010)
UCSB Graduate Division Dean’s Research Fellowship (2008-2009)
UCSC Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Chemistry (2002)
UCSC Dean’s Award for Excellence in Chemistry (2002)