Elizabeth Jane Kautz

Detection limits for laser absorption spectroscopy of Li in laser ablation plumes

Phillips, M., Kautz, E., & Harilal, S. S. (2025, April 18). Optics Letters, Vol. 50, pp. 3349–3352.

Strategies for Preparing and Analyzing Thin Passive Films With Atom Probe Tomography

Kautz, E. J., Yano, K. H., Hartmann, J. C., Gerard, A. Y., Taylor, S. D., Scully, J. R., & Schreiber, D. K. (2025, July 15). Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol. 31.

Structure evolution and tin redistribution during oxidation of Zircaloy-4 at 500°C

Hartmann, J., Varga, T., Schenck, C., McRobie, C., Tsai, F.-Y., Shutthanandan, V., … Kautz, E. (2025, May 14). Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 614.

Ultrafine-Grained Al/Al2Cu Composite Formation via Friction Stir Processing of Cold-Sprayed Coatings

Rizvi, S. M. M., Uddin, M. J., McRobie, C., Hartmann, J., Malakar, A., Yano, K., … Kautz, E. (2025, September 30). JOM, Vol. 9.

Analysis of hydrogen and lithium isotopes using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Harilal, S., & Kautz, E. J. (2024, April 10). HIGH-POWER LASER ABLATION VIII, Vol. 12939.

Detection of tritium using ultrafast laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Harilal, S. S., Shaik, A. K., Kautz, E. J., Devaraj, A., Casella, A. M., & Senor, D. J. (2024, January 1). Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Vol. 2.

Enhancing analytical merits of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of hydrogen isotopes using an orthogonal double-pulsing scheme

Kautz, E. J., Polek, M. P., Rönnebro, E. C. E., & Harilal, S. S. (2024, May 27). Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, Vol. 217.

Mechanistic understanding of speciated oxide growth in high entropy alloys

Gwalani, B., Martin, A., Kautz, E., Guo, B., Lambeets, S. V., Olszta, M., … Devaraj, A. (2024, June 12). Nature Communications, Vol. 15.

The influence of laser energy on deuterium emission characteristics from a Zircaloy-4 plasma

Shaik, A. K., Polek, M. P., Kautz, E. J., Casella, A. M., Senor, D. J., & Harilal, S. S. (2024, October 1). Physics of Plasmas.

Unraveling Li I 670.8 nm self-reversal and atomic distribution inhomogeneity in laser ablation plumes under varying argon pressures

Karim, N., Polek, M. P., Casella, A. M., Senor, D. J., Harilal, S. S., & Kautz, E. J. (2024, November 20). Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, Vol. 223.

Comparing the kinetics of ionized and neutral atoms from single and multi-element laser-produced plasmas

Kautz, E. J., Phillips, M. C., Diwakar, P. K., Zelenyuk, A., & Harilal, S. S. (2023, May 1). Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 30.

Comparison of excitation and kinetic temperatures in a laser-produced plasma using absorption spectroscopy

Phillips, M. C., Kautz, E. J., & Harilal, S. S. (2023, March 7). Optics Letters, Vol. 48, pp. 1942–1945.

Experimental and theoretical comparison of ion properties from nanosecond laser-produced plasmas of metal targets

Polek, M. P., Kautz, E. J., Ahmed, T., Kowash, B. R., Beg, F. N., & Harilal, S. S. (2023, May 22). Journal of Applied Physics.

Impact of environmental oxygen on nanoparticle formation and agglomeration in aluminum laser ablation plumes

Kautz, E. J., Zelenyuk, A., Gwalani, B., Olszta, M. J., Phillips, M. C., Manard, M. J., … Harilal, S. S. (2023, November 2). The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 159.

Influence of processing on secondary phase formation and microstructural evolution at U-10Mo alloy and Zr interlayer interfaces

Kautz, E. J., Song, M., Riechers, S., Koziol, A., Briggs, S. A., Yano, K., … Devaraj, A. (2023, September 9). Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 969.

Investigating zirconium alloy corrosion with advanced experimental techniques: A review

Kautz, E., Gwalani, B., Yu, Z., Varga, T., Geelhood, K., Devaraj, A., & Senor, D. (2023, June 16). Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 585.

Irradiation damage reduces alloy corrosion rate via oxide space charge compensation effects

Yu, Z., Kautz, E., Zhang, H., Schneider, A., Kim, T., Zhang, Y., … Couet, A. (2023, April 22). Acta Materialia.

Microstructure and microchemistry changes at U-10Mo fuel/AA6061 cladding interfaces with varying hot isostatic pressing conditions

Koziol, A., Yano, K., Schemer-Kohrn, A., Soulami, A., Joshi, V. V., Briggs, S. A., & Kautz, E. J. (2023, June 28). Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 585.

Resolving Diverse Oxygen Transport Pathways Across Sr‐Doped Lanthanum Ferrite and Metal‐Perovskite Heterostructures

Taylor, S. D., Yano, K. H., Sassi, M., Matthews, B. E., Kautz, E. J., Lambeets, S. V., … Spurgeon, S. R. (2023, January 29). Advanced Materials Interfaces.

Tantalum oxide and nitride spectral features from a laser-produced plasma

Kautz, E. J., Phillips, M. C., & Harilal, S. S. (2023, March 20). Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, Vol. 203.

Chemistry Dependence of Corrosion Mechanisms in Model Binary Metallic Glasses and Correlation with Electron Work Function

SSRN Electronic Journal.

Combined Spatial, Temporal, and Spectral Analysis of Absorption and Emission in a Laser-Produced Plasma

Presented at the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS).

Compositional partitioning during early stages of oxidation of a uranium-molybdenum alloy

Scripta Materialia, 212, 114528.

Corrosion mechanisms in model binary metallic glass coatings on mild steel and correlation with electron work function

Corrosion Science, 207, 110578.

Evolutionary History of Atoms and Molecules in Reactive Laser-Produced Plasmas

Presented at the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS).

Gas-phase oxidation and nanoparticle formation in multi-element laser ablation plumes

Kautz, E. J., Zelenyuk, A., Gwalani, B., Phillips, M. C., & Harilal, S. S. (2022, January 1). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 10.

Influence of ambient gas on self-reversal in Li transitions relevant to isotopic analysis

Kautz, E. J., Xu, A., Harilal, A. V., Polek, M. P., Casella, A. M., Senor, D. J., & Harilal, S. S. (2022, December 29). Optics Express.

Investigation of Nanosecond Laser Ablation From Metal Targets

Presented at the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS).

Optical spectroscopic tools for standoff uranium detection

Presented at the Laser Applications to Chemical, Security and Environmental Analysis.

Oxidation in laser-generated metal plumes

Kautz, E. J., Phillips, M. C., Zelenyuk, A., & Harilal, S. S. (2022, May 1). Physics of Plasmas.

Spatiotemporal evolution of emission and absorption signatures in a laser-produced plasma

Harilal, S. S., Kautz, E. J., & Phillips, M. C. (2022, February 9). Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 131, p. 063101.

The role of chromium content in aqueous passivation of a non-equiatomic Ni38Fe20CrxMn21-0.5xCo21-0.5x multi-principal element alloy (x = 22, 14, 10, 6 at%) in acidic chloride solution

Gerard, A. Y., Kautz, E. J., Schreiber, D. K., Han, J., McDonnell, S., Ogle, K., … Scully, J. R. (2022, December 13). Acta Materialia.

Adoption of Image-Driven Machine Learning for Microstructure Characterization and Materials Design: A Perspective

JOM, 73, 3639–3657.

Detection of hydrogen isotopes in Zircaloy-4 via femtosecond LIBS

Kautz, E. J., Rönnebro, E. C. E., Devaraj, A., Senor, D. J., & Harilal, S. S. (2021, January 1). Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.

Evaluating the microstructure and origin of nonmetallic inclusions in as-cast U-10Mo fuel

Kautz, E. J., Shahrezaei, S., Athon, M., Frank, M., Schemer-Kohrn, A., Soulami, A., … Devaraj, A. (2021, March 19). Journal of Nuclear Materials.

Gas-phase molecular formation in multi-component laser-produced plasmas

Presented at the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS).

Image-driven discriminative and generative methods for establishing microstructure-processing relationships relevant to nuclear fuel processing pipelines

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 27(S1), 2128–2130.

Laser-induced fluorescence of filament-produced plasmas

Kautz, E. J., Phillips, M. C., & Harilal, S. S. (2021, November 23). Journal of Applied Physics.

Laser-induced fluorescence of ultrafast laser filament generated plasmas for standoff detection

Presented at the CLEO: Science and Innovations.

Mechanistic insights into selective oxidation and corrosion of multi-principal element alloys from high resolution and in situ microscopy

Kautz, E. J., Schreiber, D. K., Devaraj, A., & Gwalani, B. (2021, June 18). Materialia, Vol. 18, p. 101148.

Nanostructure and compositional segregation of soft magnetic FeNi‐based nanocomposites with multiple nanocrystalline phases

Journal of Materials Research, 36(1), 105–113.

Optical spectroscopy and modeling of uranium gas-phase oxidation: Progress and perspectives

Kautz, E. J., Weerakkody, E. N., Finko, M. S., Curreli, D., Koroglu, B., Rose, T. P., … Harilal, S. S. (2021, September 27). Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, Vol. 185, p. 106283.

Predicting material microstructure evolution via data-driven machine learning

Kautz, E. J. (2021, June 18). Patterns, Vol. 2, p. 100285.

Rapid and Flexible Few Shot Learning-Based Classification of Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Data

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 27(S1), 1618–1619.

Rapid and Flexible Semantic Segmentation of Electron Microscopy Data Using Few-Shot Machine Learning

Rapid and flexible segmentation of electron microscopy data using few-shot machine learning

Npj Computational Materials, 7(1).

Revealing the complexity of high temperature oxide formation in a 38Ni-21Cr-20Fe-13Ru-6Mo-2W (at. %) multi-principal element alloy

Scripta Materialia, 210, 114419.

Simultaneous measurement of optical spectroscopic signatures from ultrafast laser-produced plasmas

Presented at the CLEO: Science and Innovations.

Spatio-temporal and spectrally resolved imaging analysis of hydrogen isotopes using ultrafast LIBS

Presented at the Applied Industrial Spectroscopy.

Spectro-temporal comparisons of optical emission, absorption, and laser-induced fluorescence for characterizing ns and fs laser-produced plasmas

Harilal, S. S., Kautz, E. J., Jones, R. J., & Phillips, M. C. (2021, March 17). Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 30, p. 045007.

The interplay between laser focusing conditions, expansion dynamics, ablation mechanisms, and emission intensity in ultrafast laser-produced plasmas

Kautz, E. J., Senor, D. J., & Harilal, S. S. (2021, November 22). Journal of Applied Physics.

Time-resolved absorption spectroscopic characterization of ultrafast laser-produced plasmas under varying background pressures

Harilal, S. S., Kautz, E. J., & Phillips, M. C. (2021, January 28). Physical Review. E.

An image-driven machine learning approach to kinetic modeling of a discontinuous precipitation reaction

Materials Characterization, 166, 110379.

Aqueous passivation of multi-principal element alloy Ni38Fe20Cr22Mn10Co10: Unexpected high Cr enrichment within the passive film

Acta Materialia, 198, 121–133.

Carbonaceous deposits on aluminide coatings in tritium-producing assemblies

Nuclear Materials and Energy, 25, 100797.

Correlating nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry and atom probe tomography analysis of uranium enrichment in metallic nuclear fuel

Kautz, E., Cliff, J., Lach, T., Reilly, D., & Devaraj, A. (2020, November 2). The Analyst.

Correlating work hardening with co-activation of stacking fault strengthening and transformation in a high entropy alloy using in-situ neutron diffraction

Scientific Reports, 10(1), 22263.

Element redistributions during early stages of oxidation in a Ni38Cr22Fe20Mn10Co10 multi-principal element alloy

Kautz, E. J., Lambeets, S. V., Perea, D. E., Gerard, A. Y., Han, J., Scully, J. R., … Schreiber, D. K. (2020, December 3). Scripta Materialia, Vol. 194, p. 113609.

Expansion dynamics and chemistry evolution in ultrafast laser filament produced plasmas

Kautz, E. J., Yeak, J., Bernacki, B. E., Phillips, M. C., & Harilal, S. S. (2020, January 1). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

Extreme shear-deformation-induced modification of defect structures and hierarchical microstructure in an Al–Si alloy

Gwalani, B., Olszta, M., Varma, S., Li, L., Soulami, A., Kautz, E., … Devaraj, A. (2020, November 12). Communications Materials, Vol. 1.

Gas-Phase Molecular Formation in Actinide Laser-Produced Plasmas

2020 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS). Presented at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS).

Hydrogen isotopic analysis of nuclear reactor materials using ultrafast laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Kautz, E. J., Devaraj, A., Senor, D. J., & Harilal, S. S. (2020, December 19). Optics Express.

Image-driven discriminative and generative machine learning algorithms for establishing microstructure–processing relationships

Journal of Applied Physics.

Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopic Analysis of U and Pu Plasmas

2020 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS). Presented at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS).

Nanoscale Perspectives of Metal Degradation via In Situ Atom Probe Tomography

Lambeets, S. V., Kautz, E. J., Wirth, M. G., Orren, G. J., Devaraj, A., & Perea, D. E. (2020, September 21). Topics in Catalysis, Vol. 63, pp. 1606–1622.

Rapid assessment of structural and compositional changes during early stages of zirconium alloy oxidation

Kautz, E. J., Gwalani, B., Lambeets, S. V. M., Kovarik, L., Schreiber, D. K., Perea, D. E., … Devaraj, A. (2020, September 25). Npj Materials Degradation.

Spectral dynamics and gas-phase oxidation of laser-produced plutonium plasmas

Harilal, S. S., Murzyn, C. M., Kautz, E. J., Edwards, M. K., Sinkov, S. I., Bisson, S. E., … Martin, J. B. (2020, November 20). Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.

The role of ambient gas confinement, plasma chemistry, and focusing conditions on emission features of femtosecond laser-produced plasmas

Kautz, E. J., Yeak, J., Bernacki, B. E., Phillips, M. C., & Harilal, S. S. (2020, January 1). Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.

Unraveling Spatio-Temporal Chemistry Evolution in Laser Ablation Plumes and Its Relation to Initial Plasma Conditions

Kautz, E. J., Phillips, M. C., & Harilal, S. S. (2020, September 22). Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 92, pp. 13839–13846.

A machine learning approach to thermal conductivity modeling: A case study on irradiated uranium-molybdenum nuclear fuels

Computational Materials Science, 161, 107–118.

Atomic Layer Deposition to Extend Catalyst Lifetime for Biobased Adipic Acid Production-Application and Scale-up Considerations

2019 North American Catalysis Society Meeting. Presented at the 2019 North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Composition-Dependent Microstructure-Property Relationships of Fe and Al Modified Ti-12Cr (wt.%)

JOM, 71(7), 2321–2330.

Comprehensive Analysis of Hydrogen, Deuterium, Tritium and Isotopic Ratios of Other Light Elements in Neutron Irradiated TPBAR Components

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25(S2), 280–281.

Direct Observation of Zirconium Alloy Oxidation at the Nanoscale

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25(S2), 318–319.

Enhanced Catalyst Durability for Bio-Based Adipic Acid Production by Atomic Layer Deposition

Joule, 3(9), 2219–2240.

Eutectoid Transformation in U10Mo Alloy: Effect of Deformation History and Homogenization Heat Treatment

Exploring New Science Domains with Atom Probe Tomography Enabled by an Environmental Transfer Hub

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25(S2), 276–277.

Influence of Composition and Structure on Measured H Concentration in beta-Ti Alloys via Atom Probe Tomography

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25(S2), 2542–2543.

Multimodal Atomic Scale Characterization of Structural and Compositional Changes During Shear Deformation of Materials

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25(S2), 2510–2511.

Nanoscale Spatially Resolved Mapping of Uranium Enrichment

Scientific Reports, 9(1).

Nanoscale Spatially Resolved Mapping of Uranium Enrichment in Actinide-Bearing Materials

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25(S2), 2518–2519.

Physical conditions for UO formation in laser-produced uranium plumes

Harilal, S. S., Kautz, E. J., Bernacki, B. E., Phillips, M. C., Skrodzki, P. J., Burger, M., & Jovanovic, I. (2019, January 1). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, pp. 16161–16169.

Time-resolved imaging of atoms and molecules in laser-produced uranium plasmas

Kautz, E. J., Skrodzki, P. J., Burger, M., Bernacki, B. E., Jovanovic, I., Phillips, M. C., & Harilal, S. S. (2019, January 1). Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Vol. 34, pp. 2236–2243.

Atomic layer deposition with Al2O3 for enhanced Pd/TiO2 stability during biobased adipic acid production

Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 256. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.

Grain boundary engineering to control the discontinuous precipitation in multicomponent U10Mo alloy

Acta Materialia, 151, 181–190.

Phase transformation of metastable discontinuous precipitation products to equilibrium phases in U10Mo alloys

Scripta Materialia, 156, 70–74.

Detecting the Extent of Cellular Decomposition after Sub-Eutectoid Annealing in Rolled UMo Foils

Effect of Silicon in U-10Mo Alloy

Image driven machine learning methods for microstructure recognition

Computational Materials Science, 123, 176–187.