Researcher

 

Dr. Donald Wood is a senior technical advisor in Idaho National Laboratory’s Fuel Cycle Science and Technologies Program. He earned his doctorate in analytical chemistry from University of Idaho, where his research focused on radiochemical techniques in liquid phase solvent extraction and neutron activation analysis. He first came to INL as a member of the INTEC research group headed by Dr. Terry Todd. That group focused on treatment of acidic high sodium radioactive liquid wastes and development of solvent extraction techniques, predictive modelling of complex waste treatment strategies, and implementation of new centrifugal contactor technology for waste processing. In 1999, he entered the private sector and built a business.  From 2012 to 2014, he was one of six international experts at the International Beverage Exposition and Conference in Shenzhen, China. In this capacity he acted as a liaison for industry to emerging markets in China. He returned to INL in 2018.