Background

Dr. Mark Sutton is an established leader in operations with over 25 years of experience in applying science and technology to projects of national mission relevance.  Dr. Sutton currently serves as a member of the Engineering Directorate senior management team at LLNL.  In his current role as Deputy Associate Director for Operations, he is responsible for providing directorate-level support for strategic initiatives, major operational activities and multi-directorate operational interactions across a broad spectrum of operational, business, infrastructure, safety and security issues.    

Research Interests

Prior to 2020, Dr. Sutton held multiple operational, scientific and leadership roles in Engineering, PLS and Global Security Directorates including Associate Deputy Associate Director for Operations, Deputy Division Leader for Operations, Program Leader, Authorizing Individual and Principal Investigator.  His research in urban recovery following chemical, biological or nuclear terrorism and nuclear waste disposal has resulted in the publication of peer-reviewed articles, technical reports and conference presentations.  Sponsors of Mark’s research include LLNL LDRD, DOE (NA, NE, EM), EPA (ORD), DHS (S&T), DOD (DTRA), British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL), Canadian Office of Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Environment Canada, CBI Polymer and Stanford Research Institute. 

Ph.D. Radiochemistry of Used Nuclear Fuel, Loughborough University, UK (1999) (sponsored by British Nuclear Fuels, BNFL-­Sellafield)

B.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, Loughborough University, UK (1995)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Saito, H.H., Sutton, M., Zhao, P., Magnuson, M. and Lee, S.D. (2020) “Review of Technologies for Preventing Secondary Transport of Soluble and Particulate Radiological Contamination from Roadways, Roadside Vegetation, and Adjacent Soils” Environmental Advances 1 (September), 100003
2. Raber, E., Fischer, R.P. and Sutton, M. (2015) “Operational Framework for Recovery from an Attack Involving a Radiological Dispersal Device/Improvised Nuclear Device” Nuclear Terrorism and National Preparedness. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics, 25-36
3. Sutton, M., Kane, S.R. and Wollard, J.R. (2015) “Methyl Iodide Fumigation of Bacillus anthracis Spores” Journal of Environmental Health, 78(2):14-19
4. Varazi, T., Kurashvili, M., Pruidze, M., Khatisashvili, G., Gagelidze, N., Adamia, G., Zaalishvili, G., Gordeziani, M. and Sutton, M. (2015) “A New Approach and Tools for Perfecting Phytoremediation Technology” American Journal of Environmental Protection 4(3-1):143-147
5. Sutton, M., Bibby, R.K., Eppich, G.R., Lee, S., Lindvall, R.E., Wilson, K. and Esser, B.K. (2012) “Evaluation of historical beryllium abundance in soils, airborne particulates and facilities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory” Science of the Total Environment, 437:373-383
6. Campbell, C.G., Kirvel, R.D., Love, A.H., Bailey, C.G., Miles, R., Schweickert, J., Sutton, M. and Raber, E. (2012) “Decontamination After a Release of B. anthracis Spores” Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice and Science, 10(1):108-122
7. Lee, S.D., Snyder, E.G., Willis, R., Fischer, R.P., Gates-Anderson, D.D., Sutton, M., Viani, B.E., Drake, J. and MacKinney, J. (2010) “Radiological Dispersal Device Outdoor Simulation Test: Cesium Chloride Particle Characteristics” Journal of Hazardous Materials, 176(1-3):56-63
8. Gates-Anderson, D.D., Rasmussen, C., Fischer, R.P., Viani, B.E., Hu, Q., Sutton, M. and McNab, W. (2007)“Dirty Bomb Fallout” Nuclear Engineering International, 52:28-29
9. Alai, M., Sutton, M. and Carroll, S.A. (2005) “Evaporative Evolution of Brines from Synthetic Topopah Spring Tuff Pore Water, Yucca Mountain, NV”, Geochemical Transactions, 6(2):31-45
10. Alai, M., Sutton, M. and Carroll, S.A. (2004) “Comparison of Experimental and Model Data for the Evaporation of a Synthetic Topopah Spring Tuff Pore Water, Yucca Mountain, NV" Water-Rock Interaction, 2:917-920
11. Sutton, M. and Burastero, S.R. (2004) “Uranium(VI) Solubility and Speciation in Simulated Elemental Biological Fluids”, Chemical Research in Toxicology, 17:1468-1480
12. Sutton, M., Warwick, P. and Hall, A. (2003) “Uranium(VI) Interactions with OPC/PFA Grout”, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 5:922-928
13. Sutton, M. and Burastero, S.R. (2003) “Beryllium Chemical Speciation in Elemental Human Biological Fluids”, Chemical Research in Toxicology, 16:1145-1154
14. Sutton, M., Burastero, S.R., Mundy, C. and Quong, J. (2002) “Modern Chemistry Techniques in the Medical Chelation of Beryllium”, The Pharmacologist, 44(2-S1):174
15. Sylwester, E., Allen, P.G., Dharmawardana, U. and Sutton, M. (2001) “Structural Studies of Uranium and Thorium Complexes with Pyrocatechol-3,5-disodium Sulfonate (Tiron) at Low and Neutral pH”, Inorganic Chemistry, 40:2835-2841
16. Sutton, M., Warwick, P., Hall, A. and Jones, C.H. (1999) “Carbonate Induced Dissolution of Uranium Containing Precipitates Under Cement Leachate Conditions” Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 1:177-182

• Chartered Scientist designation awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and UK Research Council, ‘C.Sci’ (2004).
• Chartered Chemist designation awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry, ‘C.Chem’ (2003).