Benjamin Manard, an ORNL nuclear analytical chemist, has been named a fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. The society advances and disseminates knowledge and information concerning the art and science of spectroscopy and allied sciences.
The honor recognizes Ben for “outstanding achievements in and contributions to the science, the profession and the society.”
Ben leads the Chemical & Isotopic Mass Spectrometry Group in ORNL’s Chemical Sciences Division. At the Ultra-Trace Forensic Science Center, he uses plasma-based spectroscopy and mass spectrometry to improve elemental and isotopic analyses.
He has won numerous awards, including the DOE’s Secretary of Energy Achievement Award in 2021 and the Lester W. Strock Award for outstanding publications in 2024. His more than 90 journal articles have explored versatile topics from mapping fluorine in shark teeth to discerning if a nuclear material was made for fuel or weaponry.
Before joining ORNL in 2018, Ben was a Glenn T. Seaborg postdoctoral research fellow and staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He earned his doctorate in analytical chemistry from Clemson University in 2014.
Ben will be honored October 7 in Sparks, Nevada, at SciX 2026, an international conference organized by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies. – Dawn Levy
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