M. Alex Brown

  • Adjunct Professor of Physics

Education

Ph.D. Radiochemistry, Oregon State University
M.S. Radiation Physics, Oregon State University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University

Research Interests

Medical Isotopes

Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing

Inorganic Chemistry

Publications

Gelis et al, Nature Research: Scientific Reports, 2019, 9:12842.    

Brown et al, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2018, 482, 118-121.    

Tkac et al, Separation Science & Technology, 2018, 53, 1856-1863.    

Tkac et al, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2018, 57, 5661-5669.    

Breshears et al, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2018, 473, 102-111.    

Rotsch et al, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2017, 131, 77-82.    

Gullekson et al, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2017, 56, 12174-12183. 

Youker et al, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2017, 56, 11612-11617. 

Brown et al, Procedia Chemistry, 2016, 21, 167-173.    

Gullekson et al, Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 55, 12675-12685.    

Brown et al, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2015, 54(2), 712-719. 

Brown et al, Dalton Transactions, 2014, 43, 6446-6454. 

Brown et al, Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, 51, 7741-7748. 

Brown et al, Materials Science and Engineering 2010, 1-6.    

 

Brown et al, Separation Science Technology, 2010, 45, 50-57. 

Patents

Brown, M.A., Rotsch, D.A., Nolen, J.A. Jr., Gelis, A.V., Youker, A. System and method for collecting and isolating radioisotopes, 2018, US20200082956A1

Rotsch, D., Smith, N.A., Ehst, D.A., Chemerisov, S.D., Nolen, J.A. Jr., Brown, M.A., Grudzinski, J.J., Bailey, J.L., Kmak, R.T. Radioisotope Target Station, 2017.

Nolen J.A. Jr, Brown, M.A., Rotsch, D., Chemerisov, S.D., Henning, H.F., Compact Assembly for Production of Medical Isotopes via Photonuclear Reactions, 2017

Brown, M.A., Rotsch, D.A., Nolen, J.A. Jr., Process for the Separation and Purification of Scandium Medical Isotopes, 2019: Patent No.: 10,344,355 B2.

Gelis, A.V., Brown, M.A., Molybdenum Recovery from Aqueous Nitric Acid Solution by Solvent Extraction, 2019: Patent No.: 10,221,466 B2.

Expertise

Radiochemistry

Production of medical isotopes using accelerators

Aqueous chemistry and separations of isotopes with applications in nuclear power, nuclear medicine, and national security

Nuclear waste