CEMG --- PERSONNEL


Brian C. Sales, Senior Research Scientist
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Condensed Matter Sciences Division
1 Bethel Valley Road, P. O. Box 2008
Bldg. 3150, MS 6056
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6056
Phone: (865) 574-7646
Fax: (865) 574-4814
E-mail: salesbc@ornl.gov

Dr. Sales has over 30 years of experience with the synthesis and characterization of unusual electronic and magnetic materials, particularly those involving rare-earth elements. Author of more than 180 papers, 7 patents, and 5 book chapters.

Education/Training:
Institution and Location
Degree
Year
Field of Study
U. of California, San Diego
Ph. D.
1974
Solid State Physics
Carnegie-Mellon
B. A.
1969
Physics

Research and Professional Experience:
1988–Present Senior Research Staff Member, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1981–1988 Research Staff Member, ORNL
1976–1981 Research Scientist, University of California San Diego
1974–1976 Research Scientist, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Professional Activities (last five years):
Member, Materials Research Society
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, "Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids"
Director, Program on New Thermoelectric Materials for Solid-State Refrigeration
Co-Director, Program on High Performance Thermoelectric Materials
Co-Director, Program on New Thermoelectric Materials for Solid-State Refrigeration
Director, Program on Ferromagnetism in Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors: Getting to the Science with Neutron Scattering
Organized Workshop on Correlated Electron Materials and Neutron Scattering

Significant Awards and Honors:
Fellow of The American Physical Society
IR-100 Award winner, 1985
Science Digest—100 Most Significant Technological Achievements in 1984–1985
Inventor of the Year 1985, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Significant Implications for Energy Technology in Solid State Physics Award
1984 DOE Materials Sciences Research Competition
Technical Publication Award 1992
Technical Achievement Award (LMES, UT-Battelle) 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors:
Ph.D. 1974 with Bernd T. Matthias, University of California at San Diego
Postdoctoral Fellow 1974–1975 with Dieter K. Wohlleben, University of Cologne, Cologne West Germany
Postdoctoral Fellow 1976–1978 with M. Brian Maple, University of California at San Diego

 

Brian Sales