Chemist
Chemist

Biography

Chelsie Beck joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2012 as a chemist supporting national security missions. She earned her PhD in 2021 at Washington State University with a focus on halogen chemistry. Her expertise is in elemental/isotopic analysis, chemical separations, and material characterization. Beck leads multidisciplinary teams on projects related to nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear forensics that span a variety of sponsors within the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Defense, among others. While at PNNL, she has served as a line manager overseeing the career development of a multigenerational team and helped to strategically align capabilities and staff to future programs/projects important for the U.S. government.

Disciplines and Skills

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy ICP-OES
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
  • Separations Chemistry
  • Nuclear Forensics

Education

  • PhD in chemistry, Washington State University, 2021
  • MS in chemistry, Washington State University, 2015
  • BS in chemistry with a specialization in Biochemistry, The University of West Florida, 2010

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • American Chemical Society

Awards and Recognitions

  • Outstanding Performance Award, PNNL, 2023
  • Joule Award, NNSA, 2018 
  • Of the Year Award, PNNL, 2016
  • Outstanding Performance Award, PNNL, 2015
  • Outstanding Performance Award, PNNL, 2012

Publications

2023

  • Uhnak, N.E., Saslow, S., Bowen, J., Arnold, E., Beck, C., Haney, M., Estrada, J., Seiner, B. Removal of fission product tellurium and iodine from recently irradiated HEU using copper metal. J Radioanal Nucl Chem (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09275-8
  • Warzecha E.J., S.M. Herman, E.S. Arnold, M.D. RisenHuber, N.E. Uhnak, B.M. Lawler, B.N. Seiner, Beck, C.L. 2023. "Determination of Distribution Coefficients of 41 Elements in Nitric and Hydrochloric Acids for Actinide Resin." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 332. PNNL-SA-183589. doi:10.1007/s10967-023-08931-3

2022

  • Herman S.M., L.M. Arrigo, E.S. Arnold, M.M. Haney, L. Irwin, B.M. Lawler, and L.A. Metz, et al. 2022. "Evaluation of AG1 – x8 to Separate Radionuclides in an Irradiated Sample." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. PNNL-SA-172453. doi:10.1007/s10967-022-08601-w
  • Beck C.L., E.S. Arnold, E.J. Warzecha, K. Koh, R.E. Stene, T.R. Pope, and N.J. Henson, et al. 2022. "Separation of Thorium from Uranium in Support of Particle Reference Material Production." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. PNNL-SA-172460. doi:10.1007/s10967-022-08539-z
  • Beck C.L., S.M. Herman, E.J. Warzecha, H.P. Emerson, R.E. Stene, M.M. Haney, and B.N. Seiner, et al. 2022. "Separation of select metal isotopes from a mixed activation and fission product sample." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. PNNL-SA-172452. doi:10.1007/s10967-022-08500-0
  • Arnold E.S., N.E. Uhnak, J.M. Schroeder, L.A. Metz, and C.L. Beck. 2022. "The Impact of Silver on Uranium Quantification by Kinetic Phosphorescence Analysis." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. PNNL-SA-172307. doi:10.1007/s10967-022-08574-w
  • Krzysko A., T.R. Graham, M. Dembowski, C.L. Beck, X. Zhang, K.M. Rosso, and S.B. Clark, et al. 2022. "Isotopic substitution reveals the importance of aluminate cluster diffusion dynamics in gibbsite (Al(OH)3) crystallization from alkaline aqueous solution." ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 6, no. 4:999-1010. PNNL-SA-156920. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00385

2021

  • Beck C.L., N.P. Smith, B.J. Riley, and S.B. Clark. 2021. "Adsorption of Iodine on Metal Coupons in Humid and Dry Environments." Journal of Nuclear Materials 556. PNNL-SA-160223. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.153204
  • Beck C.L., B.J. Riley, S. Chong, A.J. Karkamkar, D.R. Seiner, and S.B. Clark. 2021. "Molecular Iodine Interactions with Metal Substrates: Towards the Understanding of Iodine Interactions in the Environment Following a Nuclear Accident." Journal of Nuclear Materials 546. PNNL-SA-153020. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152771
  • Beck C.L., B.J. Riley, S. Chong, N.P. Smith, D.R. Seiner, B.N. Seiner, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2021. "Molecular Iodine Interactions with Fe, Ni, Cr, and Stainless Steel Alloys." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 60, no. 6:2447-2454. PNNL-SA-156259. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04590
  • Riley B.J., S. Chong, and C.L. Beck. 2021. "Iodine vapor reactions with pure metal wires at temperatures of 100°C to 139°C in air." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 60, no. 47:17162-17173. PNNL-SA-166855. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03902
  • Arrigo L.M., J. Jiang, Z.S. Finch, J.M. Bowen, C.L. Beck, J.I. Friese, and L.R. Greenwood, et al. 2021. "Development of a separation method for rare earth elements using LN resin." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 327, no. 1:457-463. PNNL-SA-155722. doi:10.1007/s10967-020-07488-9

2020

  • Reilly D.D., C.L. Beck, E.C. Buck, J.B. Cliff, A.M. Duffin, T.G. Lach, and M. Liezers, et al. 2020. "Focused Ion Beam for Improved Spatially-Resolved Mass Spectrometry and Analysis of Radioactive Materials for Uranium Isotopic Analysis." Talanta 211. PNNL-SA-144768. doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120720
  • Arnquist I.J., C.L. Beck, M. di Vacri, K. Harouaka, and R.N. Saldanha. 2020. "Ultra-low radioactivity Kapton and copper-Kapton laminates." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 959. PNNL-SA-148130. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.163573

2017

  • Morrison S.S., C.L. Beck, J.M. Bowen, T.A. Eggemeyer, C.C. Hines, M. Liezers, and L.A. Metz, et al. 2017. "Determination of tungsten in geochemical reference material basalt Columbia River 2 by radiochemical neutron activation analysis and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 311, no. 1:749-754. PNNL-SA-119558. doi:10.1007/s10967-016-5065-1

2016

  • Beck C.L., B.N. Seiner, S.C. Smith, J.M. Bowen, Z.S. Finch, and J.I. Friese. 2016. "Kinetic Phosphorescence Analysis to Quantify Europium and Terbium." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 307, no. 3:2187-2192. PNNL-SA-109835. doi:10.1007/s10967-015-4420-y

2012

  • Vaughan P.P., Bruns, MP, Beck C.L. 2012 “Removal Efficiency of heavy metals using various resins and natural materials” Journal of Applied Sciences 12 no. 19: 2065-2070. https://doi.org/10.3923/jas.2012.2065.2070