Timothy A. DeVol, CHP

Devol profileToshiba 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: NEESRWM

Faculty Overview

Dr. DeVol’s research interests are in radiological environmental measurements, environmental health physics, homeland security and radiochemical separations.

Current research projects include:

  • Environmental monitoring of alpha- and beta-emitting radionuclides in water
  • Radiochemical separations for isotopes of national interest
  • Numerical modeling of detectors
  • Radiation damage to materials
  • Hydrogen isotope exchange

Class Information

EES 4090 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
EES 8110 Ionizing Radiation Detection and Measurement
EES 8800 Environmental Risk Assessment 
EES 8830 Advanced Topics in Health Physics

Selected Publications

DeVol, T.A., Bliznyuk, V.N., Powell, B.A., Husson, S.M., “Quantifying Aqueous Plutonium Using Hybrid Extractive Scintillating Resins,” Applied Radiation and Isotopes,  229 (2026) 112414; 

Tillman, T.L., Bliznyuk, V. N., Nadtoka, O.M., Kutsevol, DeVol, T.A., “Polydopamine extractant coated hydrogels for uptake of uranium environmental samples,” Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 334 (2025) 9537-9545; 

Bliznyuk, V.N., Noskov, Y.V., Karnilowicz, K., Ogurtsov, N.A., Husson, S.M., Powell, B.A., DeVol, T.A., Lvov, Y.M., Pud, A.A., “Halloysite/polyaniline Nanocomposites for Enhanced Actinide Sorption,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17 (35) 49784-49797; DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c08795 (2025).

Williams, R.F., Kaplan, D.I.,  Erdmann, B.J., DeVol, T.A., Powell, B.A., “Cobalt-60, Barium-133, Cesium-137, and Europium-152 migration from cementitious sources through sediment under field conditions,” Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 280, 107527; DOI10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107527 (2024).

Fjeld, R.A., DeVol, T.A., Martinez, N.E., Quantitative Environmental Risk Analysis for Human Health - 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 9781119675327 (2024).

Guin, T., McDonald, K., Folkert, J., Verst, C., Gaillard, J., DeVol, T.A., Bliznyuk, V.N. and Larsen, G. 2024. Organic Vacuum Pump Fluids for the Vacuum Pumping of Fusion Power Plants. Fusion Science and Technology 80(6), 781-791. DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2023.2232981

Bliznyuk, V., Smith, J., Guin, T., Verst, C., Folkert, J., McDonald, K., Larsen, G.M.E.O. and Devol, T.A. 2023. Photoluminescence Induced in Mineral Oil by Ionizing Radiation. Lubricants.  DOI: 10.3390/lubricants11070287

Fjeld, R., DeVol, T, and Martinez, N. 2023. Quantitative Environmental Risk Analysis for Human Health, John Wiley and Sons (ISBN: 978-1-119-67532-7).

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

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

Awards & Honors

Toshiba Endowed Professor of Nuclear Engineering, named in 2012

Clemson University Innovation Award, 2003 & 2011

Elda E. Anderson Award, 2004.