Clara Dixon

Motivated student and Graduate Research Assistant working towards degree in Nuclear Engineering, and passionate about advancing knowledge in molten salt thermochemistry. Adept in conducting literature reviews, developing thermochemical representations, making quality measurements in the lab, and communicating results through technical writing and conference presentations.

[1] C.M. Dixon, J. Schorne-Pinto, M. Aziziha, J.A. Yingling, R. Booth, T.M. Besmann, Thermodynamic assessment of CsF with LiF-NaF-KF for molten fluoride-fueled reactors, J. Mol. Liq. 364 (Submitted)

[2] N.W. May, C. Dixon, D.A. Jaffe, Impact of Wildfire Smoke Events on Indoor Air Quality and Evaluation of a Low-cost Filtration Method, Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 21 (2021) 210046. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.210046.

[3] J.A. Yingling, M. Aziziha, J. Schorne-Pinto, J.P.S. Palma, J.C. Ard, R.E. Booth, C.M. Dixon, T.M. Besmann, Thermodynamic Assessment of CrCl2 with NaCl–KCl–MgCl2–UCl3–UCl4 for Molten Chloride Reactor Corrosion Modeling, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 6 (2023) 5868–5882. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c00306.

[4] J.C. Ard, J.A. Yingling, K.E. Johnson, J. Schorne-Pinto, M. Aziziha, C.M. Dixon, M.S. Christian, J.W. McMurray, T.M. Besmann, Development of the Molten Salt Thermal Properties Database − Thermochemical (MSTDB−TC), example applications, and LiCl−RbCl and UF3−UF4 system assessments, J. Nucl. Mater. 563 (2022) 153631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.153631.

[5] J.C. Ard, J. Schorne-Pinto, M. Aziziha, J.A. Yingling, A.M. Mofrad, K.E. Johnson, C.M. Dixon, T.M. Besmann, Thermodynamic assessments or reassessments of 30 pseudo-binary and -ternary salt systems, J. Chem. Thermodyn. 177 (2023) 106931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2022.106931.

[6] M. Aziziha, J. Schorne-Pinto, J.A. Yingling, C.M. Dixon, J.C. Ard, M. A. A. Aslani, A.M. Mofrad, T.M. Besmann, Thermodynamic assessment of lithium halide reciprocal salt systems for energy applications, J. Mol. Liq. 364 (2022) 119973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119973.

[7] T.M. Besmann, J. Schorne-Pinto, M. Aziziha, A.M. Mofrad, R.E. Booth, J.A. Yingling, J. Paz Soldan Palma, C.M. Dixon, J.A. Wilson, D. Hartanto, Applications of Thermochemical Modeling in Molten Salt Reactors, Materials 17 (2024) 495. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020495.

[8] B.W. Tuffy, N.R. Birkner, J. Schorne-Pinto, R.C. Davis, A.M. Mofrad, C.M. Dixon, M. Aziziha, M.S. Christian, T.J. Lynch, M.T. Bartlett, T.M. Besmann, K.S. Brinkman, W.K.S. Chiu, Identification and Decomposition of Uranium Oxychloride Phases in Oxygen-Exposed UCl3 Salt Compositions, J. Phys. Chem. B 127 (2023) 6091–6101. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c09050.

[1] "Thermodynamic Behavior of Cs in molten FLiNaK," American Chemical Society Fall 2022 Meeting. Chicago, IL, August 2022.

[2] "Thermodynamic Behavior of Volatile Fission Products Cesium and Iodine in Molten FLiNaK," Materials Science and Technology. Pittsburgh, PA, October 2022.

[3] "Determining Thermodynamic Properties and Models of Chromium in Fluoride Salts for Molten Salt Reactors and Pyroprocessing of Nuclear Fuel (Poster)," Fall BSRA Student Poster Session. Savannah River National Laboratory, Jackson, SC, November 2022.

[4] "Thermodynamic Assessment of the Li, Na, K, Cs | F, I Reciprocal Salt System," American Chemical Society Fall 2023 Meeting. San Francisco, CA, August 2023.

[5] "Thermodynamic Assessment of the
 Na, K, Cs, Mg | Cl, I System," Materials Science and Technology. Columbus, OH, October 2023.

[6] "Thermodynamic Assessment of Reciprocal Salt Systems for Molten Fluoride and Chloride Reactors," American Nuclear Society. New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA, December 2023.