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Ian Leavy has over six years of experience in analytical chemistry and geochemistry. Since joining PNNL in 2012 his work has focused primarily on supporting projects within the geochemistry group with reliable high quality data and lab support services. Ian is currently working as an ICP-OES and ICP-MS technician, providing ICP analysis in support of numerous projects both within and outside of the ESL group. He is also a secondary operator on other instrumentation such as Ion Chromatographs, HR-ICP-MS and the LIBS/Laser Ablation unit. Ian is also involved with sample preparation/digestion, lab and instrument maintenance and data processing/ analysis. His research interests are in Mass Spectrometry, Geochemistry and Hydrogeology. During his senior year Ian worked under the supervision of Dr. Carmen Nezat, senior professor of geochemistry at the Eastern Washington University, to investigate isolated cases of private water well contamination by arsenic in the Spokane Washington area. Ian is currently considering universities and topics for graduate studies.

• Environmental remediation
• Geochemistry of the Latah Formation
• Geology of Washington and Montana
• Metallic Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
• Novel analytical techniques

• B.S., Geology, Eastern Washington University, 2012
• B.S., Environmental Science, Eastern Washington University, 2012

• American Chemical Society member, ACS, 2016

• Outstanding Graduate in Geology, EWU, 2012
• Al Weissenborn Geology Scholar, EWU, 2011
• Navy Achievement Medal with “combat V” for valor in combat, USMC, 2003

2024

• Edmundson S.J., M.H. Huesemann, J. Greene, A.J. Schmidt, D. Cronin, P.J. Valdez, and I.I. Leavy, et al. 2024. Unrealized Critical Lanthanide Extraction from Sea Algae Mining (UNCLE SAM): Domestic production of critical minerals from seawater. PNNL-35837. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Unrealized Critical Lanthanide Extraction from Sea Algae Mining (UNCLE SAM): Domestic production of critical minerals from seawater

2023

• Thompson C.J., I.I. Leavy, and S.R. Baum. 2023. Sample Preparation Method for Low-Level Total 129I Measurements by ICP-MS. PNNL-34976. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Sample Preparation Method for Low-Level Total 129I Measurements by ICP-MS

2021

• Graham T.R., M. Dembowski, H. Wang, S.T. Mergelsberg, E.T. Nienhuis-Marcial, J.G. Reynolds, and C.H. Delegard, et al. 2021. "Hydroxide promotes ion pairing in the NaNO2-NaOH-H2O system." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 23, no. 1:112-122. PNNL-SA-156222. doi:10.1039/D0CP04799F

2020

• Dembowski M., M. Snyder, C.H. Delegard, J.G. Reynolds, T.R. Graham, H. Wang, and I.I. Leavy, et al. 2020. "Ion-ion interactions enhance aluminum solubility in alkaline suspensions of nano-gibbsite (a-Al(OH)3) with sodium nitrite/nitrate." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22, no. 8:4368-4378. PNNL-SA-142835. doi:10.1039/C9CP05856G
• Taylor S.E., C.I. Pearce, I. Chowdhury, L. Kovarik, I.I. Leavy, S.R. Baum, and A.I. Bary, et al. 2020. "Long-term Accumulation, Depth Distribution, and Speciation of Silver Nanoparticles in Biosolids-Amended Soils." Journal of Environmental Quality 49, no. 6:1679-1689. PNNL-SA-153952. doi:10.1002/jeq2.20156

2018

• Cantrell K.J., I.I. Leavy, M. Snyder, S.R. Baum, S.D. Shen, B.D. Williams, and S.A. Saslow, et al. 2018. Off-Gas Condensate and Cast Stone Analysis Results. PNNL-27765. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1476714.Off-Gas Condensate and Cast Stone Analysis Results

2017

• Childers M.I., M.C. Endres, C.A. Burns, B.J. Garcia, J. Liu, T.W. Wietsma, and A.H. Bonneville, et al. 2017. "Novel Highly Dispersible, Thermally Stable Core/Shell Proppants for Geothermal Applications." Geothermics 70. PNNL-SA-121506. doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2017.05.013
• Saslow S.A., W. Um, C.I. Pearce, M.H. Engelhard, M.E. Bowden, W.W. Lukens, and I.I. Leavy, et al. 2017. "Reduction and Simultaneous Removal of 99Tc and Cr by Fe(OH)2(s) Mineral Transformation." Environmental Science & Technology 51, no. 15:8635-8642. PNNL-SA-125836. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b02278
• Szecsody J.E., M.J. Truex, B.D. Lee, C.E. Strickland, J.J. Moran, M. Snyder, and C.T. Resch, et al. 2017. Geochemical, Microbial, and Physical Characterization of 200-DV-1 Operable Unit Cores from Boreholes C9552, C9487, and C9488, Hanford Site Central Plateau. PNNL-26266. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
• Truex M.J., J.E. Szecsody, N. Qafoku, C.E. Strickland, J.J. Moran, B.D. Lee, and M. Snyder, et al. 2017. Contaminant Attenuation and Transport Characterization of 200-DV-1 Operable Unit Sediment Samples. PNNL-26208. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1368134.Contaminant Attenuation and Transport Characterization of 200-DV-1 Operable Unit Sediment Samples