Christopher Smyth

Christopher Smyth is a senior member of technical staff in the Radiation-Solid Interactions group at the Sandia Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL), which he joined in early 2023. He is the instrument lead and steward of the I³TEM and I³SEM end stations, in which his research spans extreme environments effects on structural materials to mapping local radiation effects in electronic devices. He seeks to bring spectroscopy techniques into the electron microscope, including Raman spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence, to enhance in-situ radiation effects characterization in non-metallic materials. He is a surface science expert with over 8 years of experience in interface characterization and engineering of electronic materials. He seeks to apply his surface science expertise in extreme environments effects research through the development of a new I³XPS end station at the IBL, in pursuit of complementary in-situ surface and bulk characterization capabilities of materials under extreme environments. His research interests lie in extreme environments effects in non-metallic materials, ion beam synthesis and engineering of materials, and low-dimensional materials. He is a member of the Materials Research Society (MRS), American Vacuum Society (AVS), and The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS).