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Personal Profile
Michelle Smeaton joined NLR in early 2023. Her research focuses on using in situ electron microscopy to elucidate structure-property relationships in materials and devices for neuromorphic computing.
Research Interests
Scanning/transmission electron microscopy
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
In situ characterization
Materials for neuromorphic devices
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
Bachelor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Alkali-Metal Interlocking of 2D V4O10 Sheets Defines Discretized Interlayer Shear Relationships
Ponis, J., Ashen, K., Chakraborty, S., Agbeworvi, G., Smeaton, M., Wang, C., Jessel, A., Fabini, D., Juranyi, F., Quintero-Castro, D., Shepelin, N., Gawryluk, D., Jungjohann, K., Hariyani, S., Qian, X. & Banerjee, S., 2026, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 148, 8, p. 8174-8189 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interlayer Exciton Polarons in Mesoscopic V2O5 for Broadband Optoelectronic Synapses: Article No. e10479
Phan, T. L., Li, J., Acharya, S., Giem, A., Haque, M. A., Sagar, S., Pashov, D., Laricchia, S., Miller, E., Smeaton, M., Jungjohann, K., Banerjee, S., Luther, J., Guo, J., Ferguson, A., Blackburn, J. & Wheeler, L., 2026, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 36, 24, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanism-Informed Breakdown: Understanding Degradation by Controlling Voltage-Hold Patterns in Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers
Chan, A.-L., Hayden, S., Harvey, S., Smeaton, M., Okrucky, C., Watt, J., Ulicna, S., Spurgeon, S., Jungjohann, K. & Alia, S., 2026, In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. 9, 2, p. 924-937 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accelerating Discovery of Atomistic Defects via Machine Learning
Guinan, G., Smeaton, M., Egan, H., Glaws, A., Wyatt, B., Anasori, B. & Spurgeon, S., 2025, 1 p. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).Research output: NLR › Poster
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Describing Point Defect Topology in 2D Energy Materials through Computer Vision
Guinan, G., Smeaton, M., Salvador, A., Egan, H., Glaws, A., Wyatt, B., Anasori, B. & Spurgeon, S., 2025. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Activities
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Materials Research Society, MRS (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Rose, A. (Member), Green, P. (Fellow), Roberts, D. (Member), Cordell, J. (Member), Young, J. L. (Member), Jungjohann, K. (Member), Dutta, N. (Member), Smaha, R. (Member), Bell, R. (Member), Aubry, T. (Member), Kang, A. (Member), Egbo, K. (Member), Marder, S. (Fellow), Kluherz, T. (Member), Quadir, S. (Member), Schichtl, Z. (Member), Smeaton, M. (Member), Tellekamp, B. (Member), Spurgeon, S. (Member), Norman, A. (Member), Nozik, A. (Member), Dinh, H. (Member), Lany, S. (Member), Xie, C. (Member), Kocher, J. (Member), Bhardwaj, R. K. (Member) & Harrison, K. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Microscopy Society of America/Microanalysis Society (External organization)
Mangum, J. (Member), Smeaton, M. (Member), Pu, X. (Member) & Spurgeon, S. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Microscopy Society of America (External organization)
Donohoe, B. (Member), Dutta, N. (Member), Hayden, S. (Member), Smeaton, M. (Member) & Norman, A. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Awards and Honors
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Materials Research Society Excellent Contributed Talk Award
Smeaton, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Honorary award
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Microscopy and Microanalysis Student Scholar Award
Smeaton, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Starke, G. (Recipient) & Smeaton, M. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Honorary award