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The
People of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr.
James Murphy
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Research
Professor
Phone: (775) 327-5129
Fax: (775) 327-5059
Office: ARF 328
E-mail: jim@unr.edu |
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Education
- B.S. Physics,
University of Nevada, Reno, 1961
Research
Interests
- Electrometallurgy;
- Hydrometallurgy;
- Pyrometallurgy;
- Vacuum
metallurgy;
- Crystal
growth;
- Metals
purification;
- Tritium
detection.
Research
Experience
As a researcher
at UNR for the past 7 years, I have worked as principal investigator
on a DOE contract for development of an in situ tritium detector
and on DOE research grants for tritium detection. I also worked
on copper extraction from refractory ores, pressure leaching of
gold from sulfide ores, and recovery of metal values from wastes.
Prior to coming to UNR, I was a researcher for the U.S. Bureau of
Mines for over 25 years. With the USBM, I worked on molten salt
and aqueous electrolysis for recovery of metals, leaching of base
and precious metals from ores and concentrates, vacuum distillation
and zone refining for purification of metals and alloys, bulk single
crystal growth, removal of metals from acid mine waters, and direct
reduction of iron ore. Recent
Publications
- T.G. Carnahan
and J.E. Murphy, "Down-hole real time monitor for tritium in
boreholes," Report to DOE National Environmental Research Park
(NERP), Project No. DE-FC08-98NV13492-Mod 2 (2002).
- J.E. Murphy
and T.G. Carnahan, "Removal of Zinc from ALCOA alloy 7050 by
vacuum distillation," Report to ALCOA Inc. (1999).
- J.E. Murphy,
T.G. Carnahan, and M. Ahmad, "Removal of bullets from small
arms firing range soils," Report to Parsons Science, Inc. (1999).
- T.G. Carnahan,
J.E. Murphy, M. Amad, and M. Misra, "Leaching study and preliminary
plant design for preparing zinc sulfate monohydrate (ZnSO4@H2O)
from colonial metals fly ash," Report to Colonial Metals, Inc.
(1998).
- J.E. Murphy
and T.G. Carnahan, "Preliminary gravity flow sheet testing for
treating buckskin mine ore," Report to Whitney & Whitney,
Inc. (1998).
- M. Ahmad,
T.G. Carnahan, and J.E. Murphy, "Leaching study and preliminary
plant design for preparing zinc sulfate monohydrate (ZnSO4@H2O)
from Exeter Energy's tire combustion ash," Report to Exeter
Energy, Inc. (1997).
- J.E. Murphy,
D.K. Dysinger, and M.F Chambers, "Electrowinning neodymium metal
from chloride and oxide-fluoride electrolytes," Trace and
Reactive Metals: Processing and Technology, (1995) 137-151.
- J.E. Murphy
and J.J. Lukasko, "Vacuum distillation of magnesium and zinc
from aluminum scrap," Light Metals, (1993) 1061-1065.
- M.J. Zamzow
and J.E. Murphy, "Removal of metal and other cations from water
using zeolites," Separation Science and Technology, 27
[14] 1969-1984 (1992).
Patents
- J.E. Murphy
and M.F. Chambers, "Electrode assembly for molten metal production
from molten electrolytes," U.S. Patent 4,707,239 (1987).
- T.A. Henrie
and J.E. Murphy, "Purification of rare-earth metals," U.S. Patent
3,729,306 (1973).
- E. Morrice,
J.E. Murphy, and T.A. Henrie, "Method for the production of
samarium alloys," U.S. Patent 3,524,800 (1970).
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