Jon Schwantes
Jon Schwantes is a Professor in the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State University, working in areas related to aqueous environmental radiochemistry, super-heavy element chemistry and physics, astrophysical nucleosynthesis, science-based stockpile stewardship, nuclear material science, and nuclear forensics.
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Uranium Mössbauer Array Spectroscopy (UxMAS): A Nondestructive Method for Detecting Traces of Highly Enriched Uranium in Environmental Samples
de Morais, M. R., Gaghan, A. K., Sweet, L. E. & Schwantes, J. M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of the Radioactive Material Released in the Harborview Research and Training Building and Some Implications for Emergency Response
Musolino, S. V., Harper, F. T., Blumenthal, D. J., Schwantes, J., Buck, E. C., Carney, K. P., Chichester, D. L., Holschuh, T. V., Kane, J. J. & Murray, D. J., Nov 2025, In: Health Physics. 129, 5, p. 359-373 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Modeling delayed thermal runaway in nitric acid-soaked cat litter mixed with radioactive waste
Hobbs, M. L., Britt, P. F., Hobbs, D. T., Kaneshige, M. J., Minette, M. J., Mintz, J., Pennebaker, F. M., Parker, G. R., Pierce, R., Rosenberg, D. M., Schwantes, J. M. & Williams, A. M., Oct 2024, In: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 149, 19, p. 11313-11322 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thermal runaway of nitric acid-soaked kitty litter in transuranic waste
Hobbs, M. L., Britt, P. F., Hobbs, D. T., Kaneshige, M. J., Minette, M., Mintz, J., Pennebaker, F. M., Parker, G. R., Pierce, R., Rosenberg, D. M., Schwantes, J. & Williams, A., Nov 2022, In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 167, p. 543-549 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exercise Celestial Skónis: Part 1 – History, purpose, design and results of traditional forensic examinations of the 6th Collaborative materials exercise of the nuclear forensics International Technical Working Group
Schwantes, J. M., Corbey, J. F. & Marsden, O., Jul 2022, In: Forensic Chemistry. 29, 100424.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exercise Celestial Skónis: Part 2 – Emerging technologies and State of Practice of nuclear forensic analyses demonstrated during the 6th collaborative materials exercise of the nuclear forensics International Technical Working Group
Schwantes, J. M., Corbey, J. F. & Marsden, O., Jul 2022, In: Forensic Chemistry. 29, 100423.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Plutonium Hybrid Materials: A Platform to Explore Assembly and Metal-Ligand Bonding
Surbella, R. G., Ducati, L. C., Schofield, M. H., McNamara, B. K., Pellegrini, K. L., Corbey, J. F., Schwantes, J. M., Autschbach, J. & Cahill, C. L., Nov 14 2022, In: Inorganic chemistry. 61, 45, p. 17963-17971 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multifunctional Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks for Radionuclide Sequestration and Detection
Surbella, R. G., Reilly, D. D., Sinnwell, M. A., McNamara, B. K., Sweet, L. E., Schwantes, J. M. & Thallapally, P. K., Sep 29 2021, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 13, 38, p. 45696-45707 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Author Correction: Distribution of metallic fission-product particles in the cladding liner of spent nuclear fuel (npj Materials Degradation, (2020), 4, 1, (4), 10.1038/s41529-019-0107-0)
Clark, R. A., Conroy, M. A., Lach, T. G., Buck, E. C., Pellegrini, K. L., McNamara, B. K. & Schwantes, J. M., Dec 2020, In: npj Materials Degradation. 4, 1, 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Distribution of metallic fission-product particles in the cladding liner of spent nuclear fuel
Clark, R. A., Conroy, M. A., Lach, T. G., Buck, E. C., Pellegrini, K. L., McNamara, B. K. & Schwantes, J. M., Dec 2020, In: npj Materials Degradation. 4, 1, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Uncovering uranium isotopic heterogeneity of fuel pellets from the fifth collaborative materials exercise of The Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group
Jovanovic, S. V., Weber, P. K., Pidduck, A. J., Gaffney, A. M., Girard, P., Pointurier, F., Hedberg, M., Simons, A. J., Stebelkov, V., Kell, T., Knight, K., Parsons-Davis, T., Kristo, M., Williams, R. W., Treinen, K. C., Montgomery, N. J., King, J., Wickenden, A., Knight, D. & Fauré, A. L. & 9 others, , Dec 2020, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 326, 3, p. 1853-1866 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Direct observations of Pd–Te compound formation within noble metal inclusions in spent nuclear fuel
Kessler, S. H., Lach, T. G., Garrett, K. E., Conroy, M. A., Abrecht, D. G., Schwantes, J. M. & Clark, R. A., Sep 2020, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 538, 152249.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A new non-diffusional gas bubble production route in used nuclear fuel: Implications for fission gas release, cladding corrosion, and next generation fuel design
Schwantes, J. M., Bair, J. L., Buck, E. C., Devanathan, R., Kessler, S. H., Lach, T. G., Lonergan, J. M., McNamara, B. K., Palmer, C. J. & Clark, R. A., Mar 21 2020, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22, 11, p. 6086-6099 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rational Design of a Uranyl Metal–Organic Framework for the Capture and Colorimetric Detection of Organic Dyes
Surbella, R. G., Carter, K. P., Lohrey, T. D., Reilly, D., Kalaj, M., McNamara, B. K., Schwantes, J. & Abergel, R. J., Nov 2 2020, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 26, 61, p. 13819-13825 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
State of practice and emerging application of analytical techniques of nuclear forensic analysis: highlights from the 5th Collaborative Materials Exercise of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG)
Taylor, F., Higginson, M., Marsden, O. & Schwantes, J., Jan 1 2020, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 323, 1, p. 415-430 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
