Allison is a materials chemist interested in solving interdisciplinary and human centric problems with soft materials. Originally from the Bay Area, CA, Allison graduated from Harvey Mudd College ('16, Materials Chemistry) and completed her PhD under Dr. Alan Sellinger at Colorado School of Mines ('20, Materials Science). Allison's graduate work focused on applying organic chemistry and polymer science techniques to plastic scintillators for detection of special nuclear materials (...things like uranium and plutonium). Allison thrives on interdisciplinary projects with creative and collaborative solutions and seeks out opportunities to use organic and polymer chemistry to tailor materials for specific applications.
Outside of lab, you might find Allison playing soccer, hiking, reading about cephalopods, or photosynthesizing somewhere sunny.
This site is currently under construction, so please, bear with me as things get fleshed out. In the meantime, please reach out if you have any feedback! -ALim
Outside of lab, you might find Allison playing soccer, hiking, reading about cephalopods, or photosynthesizing somewhere sunny.
This site is currently under construction, so please, bear with me as things get fleshed out. In the meantime, please reach out if you have any feedback! -ALim
Publications
Polysiloxane scintillators for neutron and gamma-ray pulse shape discrimination
Allison Lim, Jonathan Arrue, Paul B. Rose, Alan Sellinger, Anna Erickson
Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XXII, vol. 11494, 2020 Jul 19
Polysiloxane Scintillators for Efficient Neutron andGamma-Ray Pulse Shape Discrimination
Allison Lim, Jonathan Arrue, Paul B. Rose, Alan Sellinger, Anna S. Erickson
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, vol. 2(8), 2020 Jun 12, pp. 3657-3662
Allison Lim, Griselda Hernandez, Joseph Latta, Henok A. Yemam, Wasana Senevirathna, Uwe Greife, Alan Sellinger
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, vol. 1(6), 2019 Mar 21, pp. 1420-1429
Allison Lim, Adam Mahl, Joseph Latta, Henok A. Yemam, Uwe Greife, Alan Sellinger
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 136(15), 2019 Mar 14
Adam Mahl, Allison Lim, Joseph Latta, Henok A. Yemam, Uwe Greife, Alan Sellinger
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 884, 2018 Jan 28, pp. 113-118
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Projects
Improving Material Properties of Plastic Scintillators
Commercial and synthesized cross-linkers as well as novel synthesized dopants mitigate undesirable plasticizing effects in PSD capable plastic scintillators.
Polysiloxane Scintillators Capable of Pulse Shape Discrimination
Polysiloxane scintillators with low dopant loadings (<5 wt%) perform similar to or better than commercial thermoplastic scintillators.
Photopolymerized Plastic Scintillators Capable of Pulse Shape Discrimination
Plastic scintillators can be fabricated via photopolymerization without sacrificing radiation detection capabilities.
Manipulating the Workfunciton of MXenes via Surface Functionalization
Functionalizing the surface of 2D MXenes allows for workfunction modification and enhanced solubility.
Bismuth Dopants for Gamma Ray Spectroscopy in Plastic Scintillators
Organobismuth dopants were synthesized for gamma ray spectroscopy in plastic scintillators.
