Mark Rivers

Mark Rivers
Position
  • Senior Scientist, Department of Geophysical Sciences and Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago

Background

  • A.B Harvard College, Geological Sciences, 1976
  • Ph.D. University of California, Geophysical Sciences, 1985
  • Senior Scientist, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 2001-present
  • Co-project manager and PI of the GeoSoilEnviroCARS Facility at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL., 1994-present
  • Associate Director, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, 1989-present
  • Senior Research Associate, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 1988-2001
  • Research Associate, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 1984-1988

Activities

  • 1997-2002 Member of United States National Committee for Crystallography
  • 1994-1997 Member of NSF Proposal Review Panel for Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities Program
  • 1992-1995 Member, APS User's Organization Steering Committee
  • 1991-1992 Chairman, NSLS User's Executive Committee
  • 1989-1990 Member, NSLS User's Executive Committee

Interests

  • X-ray computed microtomography and imaging. X-ray trace element microprobe analysis. Software development for beamline control and data acquisition.