Tyler Spano

2025

Optical vibrational spectroscopic signatures related to U₃O₈ production processes

Roach, J. M., Miskowiec, A., McDonald, L., Abbott, E. C., Nizinski, C. A., Schwerdt, I. J. & Spano, T. L., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 604, 155522.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

Advancing Elemental and Isotopic Analysis of Uranium Mineral Inclusions: Rapid Screening via Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and High-Resolution Laser Ablation-ICP-MS Mapping

Andrews, H. B., Derrick Quarles, C., Bradley, V. C., Spano, T. L., Petrus, J. A., Paul, B., Alex Zirakparvar, N., Dunlap, D. R., Hexel, C. R. & Manard, B. T., Jan 2024, In: Microchemical Journal. 196, 109605.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Comment on 'Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering from U₃O₈and UN'

Miskowiec, A., Spano, T., Brubaker, Z. E., Niedziela, J. L., Abernathy, D. L., Hunt, R. D. & Finkeldei, S., Sep 23 2024, In: Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 36, 50

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Elucidating the Composition and Structure of Uranium Oxide Powders Produced via NO₂ Voloxidation

Peruski, K. M., Spano, T. L., Vick, M. C., Cobble, C., Greaney, A. T. & McFarlane, J., Mar 5 2024, In: ACS Omega. 9, 9, p. 10979-10991 13 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Mapping of uranium particles on J-type swipes with microextraction-ICP-MS

Bradley, V. C., Burleson, J., Andrews, H. B., Thompson, C. V., Spano, T. L., Dunlap, D. R., Zirakparvar, N. A., Ticknor, B. W., Hexel, C. R. & Manard, B. T., Feb 20 2024, In: Analyst. 149, 8, p. 2244-2251 8 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Raman spectroscopic investigation of selected natural uranyl sulfate minerals

Spano, T. L., Olds, T. A., McDonnell, M., Smith, R. & Shields, A. E., Feb 1 2024, In: American Mineralogist. 109, 2, p. 274-285 12 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Real-Time Atomic-Scale Structural Analysis Resolves the Amorphous to Crystalline CaCO₃ Mechanism Controversy

Chen, S. A., Weber, J., Starchenko, V., Eng, P. J., Stubbs, J. E., Wang, H. W., Liu, T., Spano, T. L., Chakoumakos, B. C. & Stack, A. G., Jun 19 2024, In: Crystal Growth and Design. 24, 12, p. 5027-5038 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Spatially Resolved Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of Uranyl Fluoride: A Case Study in the Importance of Instrument Optimization

Spano, T. L., Andrews, H. B., Miskowiec, A., Beiswenger, T. N. & Manard, B. T., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Applied Spectroscopy.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Structural features of early fuel cycle taggant incorporation for intentional nuclear forensics

Spano, T. L., Beiswenger, T. N., Manard, B. T., Ulrich, T. L., Hunt, R., Miskowiec, A. & Shields, A. E., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 588, 154787.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Uranium Single Particle Analysis for Simultaneous Fluorine and Uranium Isotopic Determinations via Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy/Laser Ablation-Multicollector-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Manard, B. T., Quarles, C. D., Bradley, V. C., Spano, T. L., Zirakparvar, N. A., Ticknor, B. W., Dunlap, D. R., Cable-Dunlap, P., Hexel, C. R. & Andrews, H. B., May 29 2024, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146, 21, p. 14856-14863 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

2023

CURIES: Compendium of uranium Raman and infrared experimental spectra

Spano, T. L., Olds, T. A., McDonnell, M., Smith, R., Niedziela, J. L., Miskowiec, A., Kapsimalis, R. & Shields, A. E., Dec 16 2023, In: American Mineralogist. 108, 12, p. 2219-2233 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Scopus citations

Finchite, Sr(UO₂)₂(V₂O₈)·5H₂O, a new uranyl sorovanadate with the francevillite anion topology

Spano, T. L., Olds, T. A., Hall, S. M., Van Gosen, B. S., Kampf, A. R., Burns, P. C. & Marty, J., Feb 1 2023, In: American Mineralogist. 108, 2, p. 383-388 6 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Pressure-induced evolution of the lattice dynamics for selected UO₃ polymorphs

Shields, A. E., Niedziela, J. L., Brubaker, Z., Spano, T. L., Isbill, S. B., Kapsimalis, R. J. & Miskowiec, A., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 584, 154577.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Sonochemical oxidation and stabilization of liquid elemental mercury in water and soil

Du, H., Gu, X., Johs, A., Yin, X., Spano, T., Wang, D., Pierce, E. M. & Gu, B., Mar 5 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 445, 130589.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2 Scopus citations

2022

Analysis of solid uranium particulates on cotton swipes with an automated microextraction-ICP-MS system

Bradley, V. C., Spano, T. L., Thompson, C. V., Ticknor, B. W., Dunlap, D. R., Metzger, S. C., Hexel, C. R. & Manard, B. T., Oct 25 2022, In: Analytical Methods. 14, 44, p. 4466-4473 8 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Charging of radioactive and environmental airborne particles

Jang, G. G., Wiechert, A. I., Kim, Y. H., Ladshaw, A. P., Spano, T., McFarlane, J., Myhre, K., Song, J. J., Yiacoumi, S. & Tsouris, C., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 248, 106887.

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5 Scopus citations

Direct isotopic analysis of solid uranium particulates on cotton swipes by microextraction-ICP-MS

Bradley, V. C., Spano, T. L., Metzger, S. C., Ticknor, B. W., Dunlap, D. R., Zirakparvar, N. A., Roach, B. D., Hexel, C. R. & Manard, B. T., May 29 2022, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 1209, 339836.

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11 Scopus citations

Optical vibrational spectra and proposed crystal structure of ε-UO₃

Spano, T. L., Hunt, R., Kapsimalis, R. J., Niedziela, J. L., Shields, A. E. & Miskowiec, A., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 559, 153386.

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5 Scopus citations

Optical vibrational spectra of β-U₃O₈

Miskowiec, A., Spano, T., Hunt, R. & Kurley, J. M., Sep 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 568, 153894.

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5 Scopus citations

Structural Characterization of Uranium Tetrafluoride Hydrate (UF₄·2.5H₂O)

Pastoor, K. J., Miskowiec, A. J., Niedziela, J. L., Christian, J. H., Foley, B. J., Isbill, S. B., Shields, A. E., Manjón-Sanz, A. M., Nykwest, E. C., Spano, T. L., Wellons, M. S., Shafer, J. C. & Jensen, M. P., Aug 11 2022, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126, 31, p. 13256-13267 12 p.

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3 Scopus citations

2021

Antiferromagnetic ordering and possible lattice response to dynamic uranium valence in U3 O8

Miskowiec, A., Spano, T., Brubaker, Z. E., Niedziela, J. L., Abernathy, D. L., Hunt, R. D. & Finkeldei, S., May 3 2021, In: Physical Review B. 103, 20, 205101.

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9 Scopus citations

Determination of preferential binder oxidation in HTGR matrix material subjected to high temperature steam

Montoya, K. I., Moczygemba, C. J., Brigham, B. A., Spano, T. L., Campbell, A. A., Gerczak, T. J. & Sooby, E. S., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 544, 152674.

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6 Scopus citations

Inelastic Neutron Spectra of Uranium Tetrafluoride Hydrate, UF₄(H₂O)_2.5

Miskowiec, A., Pastoor, K. J., Christian, J. H., Niedziela, J. L., Foley, B. J., Isbill, S., Shields, A. E., Daemen, L. L., Novak, E., Nykwest, E., Spano, T., Wellons, M. S., Jensen, M. & Shafer, J., Nov 18 2021, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125, 45, p. 25007-25021 15 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Insights into secondary ion formation during dynamic SIMS analysis: Evidence from sputtering of laboratory synthesized uranium compounds with a high-energy O⁻ primary beam on a NanoSIMS 50L

Zirakparvar, N. A., Spano, T. L., Miskowiec, A., Smith, J. B., Hexel, C. R., Ambrogio, M. & Kapsimalis, R., Sep 1 2021, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 502, p. 164-175 12 p.

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1 Scopus citations

2020

A preliminary investigation into the use of molecular oxide and hydride secondary ion relationships for improvement of the ²³⁶U/²³⁸U determination on a NanoSIMS 50L

Zirakparvar, N. A., Hexel, C. R., Smith, J. B., Miskowiec, A. J., Spano, T. L. & Kapsimalis, R., Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 12285.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2 Scopus citations

Characterizing the degradation of [(UO₂F₂)(H₂O)]₇ 4H₂O under humid conditions

Kirkegaard, M. C., Ambrogio, M. W., Miskowiec, A., Shields, A. E., Niedziela, J. L., Spano, T. L. & Anderson, B. B., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 529, 151889.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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13 Scopus citations

Computationally Guided Investigation of the Optical Spectra of Pure β-UO₃

Spano, T. L., Shields, A. E., Barth, B. S., Gruidl, J. D., Niedziela, J. L., Kapsimalis, R. J. & Miskowiec, A., Aug 17 2020, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 59, 16, p. 11481-11492 12 p.

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16 Scopus citations

Dynamics of Cation-Induced Conformational Changes in Nanometer-Sized Uranyl Peroxide Clusters

Dembowski, M., Pilgrim, C. D., Hickam, S., Spano, T., Hamlin, D., Oliver, A. G., Casey, W. H. & Burns, P. C., Feb 17 2020, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 59, 4, p. 2495-2502 8 p.

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8 Scopus citations

Happy Jack Uraninite: A New Reference Material for High Spatial Resolution Analysis of U-Rich Matrices

Dorais, C., Simonetti, A., Corcoran, L., Spano, T. L. & Burns, P. C., Mar 1 2020, In: Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research. 44, 1, p. 125-132 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Improving Elemental Ratio Measurements on Uranyl Fluoride with NanoSIMS

Miskowiec, A., Spano, T. & Zirakparvar, N., Feb 2020

Research output: Other contribution › Technical Report

Structural, Spectroscopic, and Kinetic Insight into the Heating Rate Dependence of Studtite and Metastudtite Dehydration

Spano, T. L., Niedziela, J. L., Shields, A. E., McFarlane, J., Zirakparvar, A., Brubaker, Z., Kapsimalis, R. J. & Miskowiec, A., Dec 10 2020, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124, 49, p. 26699-26713 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

12 Scopus citations

Structural features of solid-solid phase transitions and lattice dynamics in U3 O8

Miskowiec, A., Spano, T., Hunt, R., Shields, A. E., Niedziela, J. L. & Finkeldei, S., Sep 2020, In: Physical Review Materials. 4, 9, 093610.

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12 Scopus citations

2019

Additional complexity in the Raman spectra of U₃O₈

Miskowiec, A., Niedziela, J. L., Spano, T. L., Ambrogio, M. W., Finkeldei, S., Hunt, R. & Shields, A. E., Dec 15 2019, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 527, 151790.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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23 Scopus citations

Comparative chemical and structural analyses of two uranium dioxide fuel pellets

Spano, T. L., Simonetti, A., Corcoran, L., Smith, P. A., Lewis, S. R. & Burns, P. C., May 2019, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 518, p. 149-161 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

15 Scopus citations

Formation of a uranyl hydroxide hydrate: Via hydration of [(UO₂F₂)(H₂O)]₇·4H₂O

Kirkegaard, M. C., Spano, T. L., Ambrogio, M. W., Niedziela, J. L., Miskowiec, A., Shields, A. E. & Anderson, B. B., 2019, In: Dalton Transactions. 48, 36, p. 13685-13698 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Scopus citations

Multivariate analysis based on geochemical, isotopic, and mineralogical compositions of uranium-rich samples

Corcoran, L., Simonetti, A., Spano, T. L., Lewis, S. R., Dorais, C., Simonetti, S. & Burns, P. C., Sep 2019, In: Minerals. 9, 9, 537.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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16 Scopus citations

2018

Characterization of uraninite using a FIB–SEM approach and its implications for LA–ICP–MS analyses

Lewis, S. R., Simonetti, A., Corcoran, L., Spano, T. L., Chung, B. W., Teslich, N. E. & Burns, P. C., Nov 1 2018, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 318, 2, p. 1389-1400 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Geology and Mineralogy of Electric Opal^TM: Green Daylight-Luminescing Hyalite Opal from Zacatecas, Mexico

Megaw, P. K. M., Fritsch, E., Spano, T. L. & Gray, M., Sep 3 2018, Rocks and Minerals, 93, 5, p. 404-413 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

5 Scopus citations

Leesite, K(H₂O)₂[(UO₂)₄O₂(OH)₅]·3H₂O, a new K-bearing schoepite-family mineral from the Jomac mine, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A

Olds, T. A., Plášil, J., Kampf, A. R., Spano, T., Haynes, P., Carlson, S. M., Burns, P. C., Simonetti, A. & Mills, O. P., Jan 26 2018, In: American Mineralogist. 103, 1, p. 143-150 8 p.

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14 Scopus citations

Synthesis and structural characterization of a series of uranyl-betaine coordination complexes

Smith, P. A., Spano, T. L. & Burns, P. C., Jul 26 2018, In: Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials. 233, 7, p. 507-513 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

2017

A novel nuclear forensic tool involving deposit type normalized rare earth element signatures

Spano, T. L., Simonetti, A., Wheeler, T., Carpenter, G., Freet, D., Balboni, E., Dorais, C. & Burns, P. C., Oct 2017, In: Terra Nova. 29, 5, p. 294-305 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

26 Scopus citations

Porous Uranium Diphosphonate Frameworks with Trinuclear Units Templated by Organic Ammonium Hydrolyzed from Amine Solvents

Zhang, Z. H., Senchyk, G. A., Liu, Y., Spano-Franco, T., Szymanowski, J. E. S. & Burns, P. C., Nov 6 2017, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 56, 21, p. 13249-13256 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

Rare-earth element fractionation in uranium ore and its U(VI) alteration minerals

Balboni, E., Simonetti, A., Spano, T., Cook, N. D. & Burns, P. C., Dec 2017, In: Applied Geochemistry. 87, p. 84-92 9 p.

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27 Scopus citations

Sulfate-Centered Sodium-Icosahedron-Templated Uranyl Peroxide Phosphate Cages with Uranyl Bridged by μ-η¹:η² Peroxide

Qiu, J., Spano, T. L., Dembowski, M., Kokot, A. M., Szymanowski, J. E. S. & Burns, P. C., Feb 20 2017, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 56, 4, p. 1874-1880 7 p.

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17 Scopus citations

Thermodynamic investigation of uranyl vanadate minerals: Implications for structural stability

Spano, T. L., Dzik, E. A., Sharifironizi, M., Dustin, M. K., Turner, M. & Burns, P. C., Jun 1 2017, In: American Mineralogist. 102, 6, p. 1149-1153 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Scopus citations

Trace element and U isotope analysis of uraninite and ore concentrate: Applications for nuclear forensic investigations

Spano, T. L., Simonetti, A., Balboni, E., Dorais, C. & Burns, P. C., Sep 2017, In: Applied Geochemistry. 84, p. 277-285 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

62 Scopus citations

2016

Chemical and Sr isotopic characterization of North America uranium ores: Nuclear forensic applications

Balboni, E., Jones, N., Spano, T., Simonetti, A. & Burns, P. C., Nov 1 2016, In: Applied Geochemistry. 74, p. 24-32 9 p.

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Open Access

47 Scopus citations

2015

Green-luminescing hyalite opal from zacatecas, Mexico

Fritsch, E., Megaw, P. K. M., Spano, T. L., Chauviré, B., Rondeau, B., Gray, M., Hainschwang, T. & Renfro, N., 2015, In: Journal of Gemmology. 34, 6, p. 490-508 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

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