1. Jon C. Batchelder, Ph.D.
Nuclear Physics. Research & Development.
910 Luttrell Street | Knoxville, TN 37917 | batch1@bellsouth.net | (865) 221-9480
Nuclear Physicist & Research Professional
Accomplished nuclear physicist with a 15+-year history of performing extensive research
and technological development to produce notable advancements in both experimental
nuclear structure measurements and particle detection technology. Continuously combines
extensive experience and education with team collaboration to improve productivity and
generate influential scientific insights.
Leadership Profile – Improves team effectiveness by promoting common goals and cultivating
key relationships to expand talent resources and broaden experimental nuclear structure
knowledge base. Acutely focused on innovation and passionately pursues progress through
exemplary experiment planning, execution, analysis, and presentation.
Professional Summary
• Nuclear Physics Research
• Experiment Design/Planning
• Project Coordination
• Proton Drip Line Studies
• 100+ Publications
• Neutron-rich Fission Studies
• Complex Decay Schemes
• Grant & Proposal Writing
• Technical Development
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry (1993)
University of California - Berkley | Berkley, CA
Research Advisor: Joseph Cerny
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (1987)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Professional Experience
Oak Ridge Associated Universities | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Oak Ridge, TN
Staff Physicist | October 2000 – April 2015
Postdoctoral Researcher | October 1996 – September 2000
Postdoctoral Researcher Louisiana State University | Feburary 1994 - September 1996
Comprehensively supporting nuclear research objectives through detailed experiment planning and project
coordination while securing funding with high-impact grant writing.
Nuclear Physics Research
• Extensive experience in analysis and interpretation of complex decay schemes involving data from
gamma, beta, conversion electron, proton and alpha particles from the emission of decaying nuclei.
• Performed in depth studies of collective states in the Cd nuclei, exposing data that revealed thought
provoking inconsistencies with the currently accepted model of Cd as an anharmonic vibrator
displaying U(5) symmetry.
• Performed detailed studies on nuclei beyond the proton drip line to help map the mass surface and
understand the evolution of single particle wave functions and deformations at the drip line. This
work provides experimental parameters to develop solid theoretical models.
• Extensively researched neutron-rich nuclei near the closed Z=50 and N=82 closed neutron shells, to
further understand half lives, isomers, and low-energy levels within astrophysical r-process paths

2. • Generated valuable insights into the evolution of shell structure and shape coexistence in nuclei near
132
Sn through gamma, beta, and conversion spectroscopy in the neutron-rich Ag, Cd, In and Sn
isotopes.
• Increased team efficiency and productivity by mentoring students, and streamlining communication
across both internal (ORNL) and external teams (UNIRIB universities).
Technical Development
• Acted as a major contributor to the design, commissioning, and experimenter of the focal plane
detector systems at the Recoil Mass Spectrometer (RMS), the Off-line test facility (OLTF) and the
Low Energy RIB Spectroscopy Station (LeRIBSS)
• Oversaw the implementation and commissioning of the double-sided Si detector (DSSD) system
located at the focal plane of the Recoil Mass Spectrometer, including electronics setup, software
development, and mechanical designs of the associated detector chambers
• Installed and commissioned an improved detector setup at the OLTF consisting of Ge, Si and
scintillator detectors while implementing the digital electronics and data acquisition system to
maximize system functionality
• Played an integral role in the implementation and commission of a new, substantially more robust
digital spectroscopy acquisition system for the DSSD; system consisted of 400 MHz flash ADC's,
where the shape of the signal was digitized and recorded to vastly improve the depth of information
collected, subsequently, the system was routinely used at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility
• Used novel ion source techniques and Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy (AMS) to measure U and Th
levels in Cu for the Majorana experiment, which required unprecedented low backgrounds below the
current detection limits of existing assay techniques
• Designed the computer control system for controlling voltages at the multi-pass, time-of-flight, isomer
and isobar spectrometer and separator (ORISS) at the OLTF
• Assisted with dramatically improving ion source performance to increase functionality for 100
Sn region
proton drip line studies
• Heavily involved with measurements of neutron-rich nuclei produced via fission of Uranium Carbide
with protons, helping to provide the foundation for production of neutron-rich beams at HRIBF
• Wrote and/or optimized computer code in C++ and Fortran2000 to increase the functionality of the
data analysis routines
• Designed a wide variety of parts, connectors, and chambers through CAD programs
Grant Writing, Reporting, and Publications
• Authored the scientific portion of the Field Work Proposals from 1997 through 2014, which has
helped secure the majority of funding ($350K annually) for the University Radioactive Ion Beam
(UNIRIB) consortium, consisting of 6 universities conducting research at HRIBF
• Secured $1.2M in funding by skillfully writing a significant portion of the scientific justification for
two major proposals, of which, the ORISS project was accepted and funded
• Acquired facility beam-time by writing experimental proposals at all of the major national labs in
North America (ANL, LBNL, ORNL, and TRIUMF).
• Achieved project goals by effectively collaborating with program leadership to coordinate and track
scope, budget, milestones, and timelines
• Authored or co-authored 100+ papers, which have been published in peer-reviewed journals with over
2,400 citations
• Currently evaluating nuclear physics papers with the National Nuclear Data project at ORNL
Conferences & Committee Leadership
• Conceived, organized, and chaired the inaugural "International Symposium on Proton-emitting
Nuclei"(PROCON), which took place at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on October 7-9, 1999 and
continues to be an ongoing international nuclear physics conference series with follow-up meetings
held in Legnaro (2003), Lisbon (2007), Bordeaux (2011) and Lanzhou (2015).
• Served on several organizing committees for international conferences and workshops including
PROCON (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015), "Nuclear Structure" (2006), "Fission and Properties of
Neutron-rich Nuclei" (2007, 2012) and "Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses" (2004).

3. Professional Society Affiliations
American Physical Society | Nuclear Science Division
American Physical Society | Southeastern Section
Selected Publications
"Structure of Low-lying States in 124,126
Cd populated by β-decay of 124,126
Ag"
J. C. Batchelder, et al., Phys. Rev. C. 89, 054321 (2014).
"Nuclear Isomerism"
J. C. Batchelder, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Vol
12, p 153, (2012).
"Low-lying Collective States in 120
Cd populated by beta-decay of 120
Ag: Breakdown of the Anharmonic
Vibrator Model at the Three-Phonon Level"
J. C. Batchelder, et al., Phys. Rev. C. 86, 064311 (2012).
"Collective and Non-Collective States in 116
Cd Studied via the Beta-Decays of 116
Agm1,m2,gs
"
J. C. Batchelder, et al., Phys Rev C 80, 054318 (2009).
"Study of Fine Structure in the Proton Radioactivity of 146
Tm"
J. C. Batchelder, et al., Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01, 149 (2005).
"The CARDS array for Neutron-Rich Decay Spectroscopy at HRIBF"
J. C. Batchelder, et al., Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B. 204, 625, (2003).
"Behavior of Intruder Based States in Light Bi and Tl Isotopes: The Study of 187
Bi α Decay"
J. C. Batchelder, et al., Eur. Phys. J. A 5, 49 (1999).
"First Observation of the Exotic Nucleus 145
Tm via its Direct Proton Emission"
J. C. Batchelder, et al., Phys Rev C 57, R1042 (1998).
References
1). Professor Edward F. Zganjar, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001 Phone (225) 388-2261 E-mail: zganjar@rouge.phys.lsu.edu
2). Professor Joseph H. Hamilton, Landon C. Garland Distinguished Professor of Physics, Vanderbilt
University, 6301 Stevenson Science Center, Nashville, TN 37235 Phone: (615) 332-2456 E-mail:
j.h.hamilton@Vanderbilt.Edu
3). Dr. Alfredo Galindo-Ubarri, Staff Scientist, Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O.
Box 2008, Bld 6000, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6371 Phone: (865) 574-6124 E-mail: uribarri@ornl.gov
4). Dr. Krzysztof Rykaczewski, Staff Scientist, Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O.
Box 2008, Bld 6000, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6371 Phone: (865) 576-2636 E-mail:
rykaczewskik@ornl.gov
5). Dr. Daniel W. Stracener, Staff Scientist, Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O.
Box 2008, Bld 6000, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6368 Phone: (423) 574-6122 E-mail:
stracenerdw@ornl.gov