Toshiba Professor of Nuclear Engineering
342 Computer Court
Anderson, SC 29625-6510
864.656.1014
E-mail: devol@clemson.edu
Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993
M.S. Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988
B.S. Engineering Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1987
Professional Registration
Certified Health Physics, American Board of Health Physics, 1997
Engineer-in-Training, South Carolina Board of Registration, 1999
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Personal Homepage: http://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/neesrwm/
Dr. DeVol’s research interests are in the areas of radiological environmental measurements, environmental health physics, statistical methods, and homeland security.
Current research projects include:
Professor Tim DeVol is a Co-PI on the Department of Energy, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Implementation Project "Radionuclide Waste Disposal: Development of Multi-scale Experimental and Modeling Capabilities" (2014-Present)
For current syllabi, please search the Clemson University Syllabus Repository.
EES 4090 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
EES 8110 Ionizing Radiation Detection and Measurement
EES 8800 Environmental Risk Assessment (utilizing GoldSim Monte Carlo Simulation Software)
EES 8830 Advanced Topics in Health Physics
Bliznyuk, Valery N., Kutsevol, N. V., Kuziv, Y.I., Husson, S.M., DeVol, T.A., 2022. Efficient Retention and Alpha Spectroscopy of Actinides from Aqueous Solutions Using a Combination of Water-Soluble Star-like Polymers and Ultrafiltration Membranes. Polymers (Basel). 14, 3441. doi:10.3390/POLYM14173441/S1
Bliznyuk, V. N., Lavrik, N. V., Seliman, A.F., Derevyanko, N.A., Ishchenko, A.A., Husson, S.M., DeVol, T.A., 2022. Design of microfluidic radionuclide sensors: Combining microscale 3D printing based on 2-photon polymerization with nanoscale polymer brush scintillators. React. Funct. Polym. 181, 105455. doi:10.1016/J.REACTFUNCTPOLYM.2022.105455
Darge, A.W., Devol, T.A., Husson, S.M., 2022. Phosphate-Based Reactive Membranes for Uranium Isotopic Screening. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 61, 14940–14950. doi:10.1021/ACS.IECR.2C02604/ASSET/IMAGES/LARGE/IE2C02604_0009.JPEG
Darge, A.W., DeVol, T.A., Husson, S.M., 2022. Polyamidoxime-based membranes for the rapid screening of uranium isotopes in water. Anal. Chim. Acta 1220. doi:10.1016/J.ACA.2022.339997
Fullmer, W.K., Bliznyuk, V.N., Seliman, A.F., Powell, B.A., Husson, S.M., DeVol, T.A., 2022. Hybrid extractive scintillator resin for simultaneous concentration and detection of plutonium from aqueous solutions. J. Environ. Radioact. 255, 107048. doi:10.1016/J.JENVRAD.2022.107048
Trofimov, A.A., Santos, J.C.A., Sampaio, D. V., Silva, R.S., DeVol, T.A., Jacobsohn, L.G., 2022. Microstructure, luminescence and thermoluminescence of laser-sintered polycrystalline ceramic YAG:Ce scintillators. J. Lumin. 251, 119206. doi:10.1016/J.JLUMIN.2022.119206
Bliznyuk, V.N., Seliman, A.F., Derevyanko, N.A., Dugan, A., Ishchenko, A.A., DeVol, T.A., 2022. Plastic Scintillators and Radiation Detectors Based on Triphenyl Pyrazoline Derivatives. Isr. J. Chem. 62, e202100059. doi:10.1002/IJCH.202100059
Darge, A.W., DeVol, T.A., Husson, S.M., 2022. Polyamidoxime-based membranes for the rapid screening of uranium isotopes in water. Anal. Chim. Acta 1220. doi:10.1016/J.ACA.2022.339997
Mamykin, S. V., Gnilitskyi, I.M., Dusheyko, M.G., DeVol, T.A., Bliznyuk, V.N., 2022. Femtosecond laser nano-structuring for surface plasmon resonance-based detection of uranium. Appl. Surf. Sci. 576, 151831. doi:10.1016/J.APSUSC.2021.151831
DeVol, T.A., Pujari, A.B., Locklair, J., Husson, S.M., Bliznyuk, V.N., Seliman, A.F., 2021. Hybrid extractive scintillator resin for simultaneous concentration and detection of radiocesium from aqueous solutions. J. Environ. Radioact. 237, 106720. doi:10.1016/J.JENVRAD.2021.106720
Foster, J.C., Devol, T.A., Husson, S.M., 2021. Membranes for the Capture and Screening of Waterborne Plutonium Based on a Novel Pu-Extractive Copolymer Additive. Membranes (Basel). 12. doi:10.3390/MEMBRANES12010003
Toshiba Endowed Professor of Nuclear Engineering, named 2012
Clemson University Innovation Award, 2003 & 2011
Elda E. Anderson Award, 2004.