APS Profile Details

Olaf Borkiewicz

Chemist

Structural Science • X-ray Science Division

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Publications:

Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Kamila M. WIADEREK, Peter J. Chupas and Karena W. CHAPMAN
“Best practices for operando battery experiments: Influences of X‐ray experiment design on observed electrochemical  reactivity” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2015) 6 (11), pp. 2081–2085

Hao LIU, Fiona C. STROBRIDGE, Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Kamila M. WIADEREK, Karena W. CHAPMAN, Peter J. CHUPAS, Clare P. GREY
“Capturing metastable structures during high-rate cycling of LiFePO4 nanoparticle electrodes”
Science (2014)

Kamila M. WIADEREK, Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Peter J. CHUPAS, Karena W. CHAPMAN
“Mesoscale effects in electrochemical conversion: Coupling of chemistry to atomic- and nanoscale structure in iron-based electrodes”
Journal of American Chemical Society (2014) 136 (17), pp. 6211–6214

Dorthe B. RAVNSBAEK, Kai XIANG, Wenting XING, Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Kamila W. WIADEREK, P. GIONET, Karena W. CHAPMAN, Peter J. CHUPAS, and Yet-Ming CHIANG
“Extended Solid Solutions and Coherent Transformations in Nanoscale Olivine Cathodes”
Nano Letters (2014) 14 (3), pp.1484-1491

Kevin A. BEYER, Haiyan Zhao, Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Mark A. NEWTON, Peter J. CHUPAS, Karena W. CHAPMAN
“Simultaneous diffuse reflection infrared spectroscopy and X-ray pair distribution function measurements”
Journal of Applied Crystallography (2014), 47, pp.95-101

Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Karena W. CHAPMAN and Peter J. CHUPAS
“Mapping spatially inhomogeneous electrochemical reactions in battery electrodes using high energy X-rays”
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2013) 15, pp. 8466-8469

Kamila M. WIADEREK, Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Elizabeth CASTILLO-MARTINEZ, Rosa ROBERTS, Nathalie PEREIRA, Glen G. AMATUCCI, Clare P. GREY, Peter J. CHUPAS, Karena W. CHAPMAN
“Comprehensive insights into the structural and chemical changes in mixed-anion FeOF electrodes using operando PDF and NMR spectroscopy”
Journal of American Chemical Society (2013) 135, 10, pp. 4070-4078

Yan-Yan HU, Zigeng LIU, Kyumg-Wan NAM, Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Jun CHENG, Xia HUA, Matthew DUNSTAN, Xiqian YU, Kamila M. WIADEREK, Lin-Shu DU, Karena W. CHAPMAN, Peter J. CHUPAS, Xiao-Qing YANG and Clare P. GREY
“Additional capacities seen in metal oxide lithium-ion battery electrodes”
Nature Materials (2013), 12, 12, pp.1130-1136

Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, Badri SHYAM, Kamila M. WIADEREK, Peter J. CHUPAS, Charles KURTZ and Karena W. CHAPMAN
“The AMPIX electrochemical cell: a versatile apparatus for in situ X-ray scattering and spectroscopic measurements”
Journal of Applied Crystallography (2012) 45, p.1261-1269

Olaf J. BORKIEWICZ, John RAKOVAN, Christopher L. CAHILL
"In situ time-resolved studies of apatite formation pathways"
American Mineralogist, 95, 8-9, pp 1224-1236 (2010)

Interests:

Research Interest & Expertise (methodology): Pair Distribution Function analyses; High-energy X-ray Scattering; In-situ studies of mineral crystallization; Operando studies of energy storage materials; X-ray Powder Diffraction

Research Interests & Expertise (materials): Calcium phosphates; Apatite group minerals; Amorphous/nanocrystalline mineral phases; Biominerals; Energy storage materials; Nanoparticles

Education:

2010/09
Ph.D. in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (U.S.A.). 

Dissertation title: Formation of precursor calcium phosphate phases during crystal growth of apatite and their role on the sequestration of heavy metals and radionuclides.  
 
2003/10  
M.Sc. & B.S. in Applied Mineralogy and Geochemistry, AGH - University of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland.
 
Thesis title: The role of heterogeneous growth and epitaxy on the efficiency of lead-contamination neutralization.
Experience:

2013/06 - Present
Assistant Chemist, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL

2010/10 - 2013/06
Postdoctral Research Associate, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL

2009/08 –2010/08 
Teaching Assistant, Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging, Miami University – JEM-2100 Transmission Electron Microscope  

2008/08 – 2009/08
Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology, Miami University 

2005/06 – 2008/08
Research Assistant, Department of Geology, Miami University under the supervision of Dr. John Rakovan

2005/01 – 2005/05
Teaching Assistant, Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging, Miami University –Zeiss Supra 35 VP FEG Scanning Electron Microscope

2004/01 – 2005/01
Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology, Miami University

Awards and Honors

2013/06 - Present
Assistant Chemist, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL

2010/10 - 2013/06
Postdoctral Research Associate, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL

2009/08 –2010/08 
Teaching Assistant, Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging, Miami University – JEM-2100 Transmission Electron Microscope  

2008/08 – 2009/08
Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology, Miami University 

2005/06 – 2008/08
Research Assistant, Department of Geology, Miami University under the supervision of Dr. John Rakovan

2005/01 – 2005/05
Teaching Assistant, Center for Advanced Microscopy and Imaging, Miami University –Zeiss Supra 35 VP FEG Scanning Electron Microscope

2004/01 – 2005/01
Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology, Miami University

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