Simona Hunyadi Murph is a Fellow Scientist at
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the
Program Manager Select for SRNL’s Laboratory
Directed Research and Development (LDRD)
Program. She is also a Special Government Employee
with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and an
adjunct professor at the University of Georgia (UGA).
Through her position at SRNL, Dr. Murph is “putting
nanoscience to work” for national security missions,
environmental stewardship, and clean energy applications. Over the years, she has been awarded over $10
million in grants leading to pioneering nanotechnologies, 18 patents/invention disclosures, more than 100
technical publications, and over 180 keynote/invited/
contributed presentations. Throughout the years, she
has mentored and supported 48 undergraduate/graduate
students and postdoctoral researchers.
Dr. Murph is the recipient of many prestigious awards,
including the Laboratory Directed Research and
Development Most Valuable Project (MVP) Award,
SRNL Director’s Award for Exceptional Scientific and
Engineering Achievements, the U.S. Clean Energy
Education and Empowerment (C3E) Award Finalist in
Research, SRNL’s Exceptional Leadership Award, and the
Principal Investigator of the Year at the National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA), NA-42 Program.
Dr. Murph was named Inspirational Woman in STEM
by the U.S. Department of Energy and was recognized as
one of the Women at the Forefront of their Fields at
NNSA/SRNL. She is also the recipient of Augusta
University’s Distinguished Alumna and Presidential
Alumna Awards for outstanding contributions to one’s
professional career and exemplary dedication to the
advancement of the community. She holds various
leadership positions and has been an active board member
in numerous professional societies and organizations at the
international, national, regional, and local level.
Dr. Murph holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from University
of South Carolina, an Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in
Educational Leadership from Augusta University, and
both a M.S. in Chemistry and B.S. in Chemistry/Physics
with a minor in Education from Babes-Bolyai University,
Romania.
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About the Editors
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the
Program Manager Select for SRNL’s Laboratory
Directed Research and Development (LDRD)
Program. She is also a Special Government Employee
with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and an
adjunct professor at the University of Georgia (UGA).
Through her position at SRNL, Dr. Murph is “putting
nanoscience to work” for national security missions,
environmental stewardship, and clean energy applications. Over the years, she has been awarded over $10
million in grants leading to pioneering nanotechnologies, 18 patents/invention disclosures, more than 100
technical publications, and over 180 keynote/invited/
contributed presentations. Throughout the years, she
has mentored and supported 48 undergraduate/graduate
students and postdoctoral researchers.
Dr. Murph is the recipient of many prestigious awards,
including the Laboratory Directed Research and
Development Most Valuable Project (MVP) Award,
SRNL Director’s Award for Exceptional Scientific and
Engineering Achievements, the U.S. Clean Energy
Education and Empowerment (C3E) Award Finalist in
Research, SRNL’s Exceptional Leadership Award, and the
Principal Investigator of the Year at the National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA), NA-42 Program.
Dr. Murph was named Inspirational Woman in STEM
by the U.S. Department of Energy and was recognized as
one of the Women at the Forefront of their Fields at
NNSA/SRNL. She is also the recipient of Augusta
University’s Distinguished Alumna and Presidential
Alumna Awards for outstanding contributions to one’s
professional career and exemplary dedication to the
advancement of the community. She holds various
leadership positions and has been an active board member
in numerous professional societies and organizations at the
international, national, regional, and local level.
Dr. Murph holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from University
of South Carolina, an Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in
Educational Leadership from Augusta University, and
both a M.S. in Chemistry and B.S. in Chemistry/Physics
with a minor in Education from Babes-Bolyai University,
Romania.
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About the Editors