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
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Degree
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Year
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Field
of Study
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U. of California, San Diego
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Ph. D.
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1974
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Solid State Physics
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Carnegie-Mellon
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B. A.
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1969
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Physics
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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