R. Lee Leonard

Lee Leonard

R. Lee Leonard

Research Associate Professor

Contact:

Dept. of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
The University of Tennessee, Space Institute
411 B.H. Goethert Parkway, MS 21
Tullahoma, TN 37388

Phone: (931) 393-7540
Email: rleonard@utsi.edu

Education

  • 2015 – PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • 2010 – MS, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • 1995 – BS, Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville

Professional Experience

  • 2022-present – Research Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN
  • 2020-present – Visiting Scholar, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • 2015-2022 – Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN
  • 2011-2015 – Research Associate, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN
  • 2009-2010 – Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN
  • 1996-2008 – Project/Tooling Engineer, Walker Die Casting, Inc., Lewisburg, TN

Research Interests

  • Ceramics, Glasses, and Glass ceramics
  • Luminescent Materials
  • X-ray and Neutron Radiography
  • Thin Films
  • Ion Batteries
  • Functionalized Nanoparticles
  • Carbon Materials

Honors/Affiliations

  • Member of the American Ceramic Society, 2012–present
  • Awarded Wiley Student Reporter Scholarship, 2012
  • Member of Tau Beta Pi, 1995-present

Select Publications

  • Y. Jin, C. W. Bond, R. L. Leonard, Y. Liu, J. A. Johnson, and A. K. Petford-Long, “The effect of annealing on optical transmittance and structure of ZLANI fluorozirconate glass thin films,” Micron, 140 102977 (2021).
  • C. W. Bond, Y. Jin, J. C. McDearman, A. F. Howansky, R. L. Leonard, A. R. Lubinsky, A. K. Petford-Long, and J. A. Johnson, “Europium-doped barium chloride storage phosphor plate synthesized by pulsed laser deposition,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 104[9] 4568-76 (2021).
  • C. W. Bond, Y. Jin, P. Gomez-Rodriguez, E. Nieto-Pinero, R. L. Leonard, J. Gonzalo, R. Serna, A. K. Petford-Long, and J. A. Johnson, “Optical properties of differing nanolayered structures of divalent europium doped barium fluoride thin films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition,” Optical Materials, 122 111796 (2021).
  • R. L. Leonard, D. T. Berkowitz, A. Thomas, A. Howansky, A. R. Lubinsky, and J. A. Johnson, “Scintillating glass-ceramic substrates for indirect flat panel detectors in digital radiography,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 103[12] 6893-900 (2020).
  • R. L. Leonard and J. A. Johnson, “Scintillator Glasses,” pp. 1555-84. in Springer Handbook of Glass. Springer Handbooks. Edited by J. D. Musgraves, J. Hu, and L. Calvez. Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2019.
  • Y. Jin, C. W. Bond, R. L. Leonard, Y. Liu, J. A. Johnson, and A. K. Petford-Long, “The Correlation of Optical Transmittance with Structural Evolution in Fluorozirconate Glass (ZLANI) Thin Films as a Function of Thermal Annealing,” Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25[S2] 2070-71 (2019).
  • A. W. Evans, R. L. Leonard, S. K. Gray, J. E. King, A. R. Lubinsky, and J. A. Johnson, “The effect of trivalent iron on the properties of fluorochlorozirconate glass ceramics,” J Non-Cryst Solids, 484 8-13 (2018).
  • C. W. Bond, R. L. Leonard, R. A. Erck, A. Y. Terekhov, A. K. Petford-Long, and J. A. Johnson, “Pulsed laser deposition of transparent fluoride glass,” J Non-Cryst Solids, 488 19-23 (2018).
  • S. Loos, M. Mungra, B. Ahrens, R. L. Leonard, A. Evans, J. A. Johnson, F. Steudel, and S. Schweizer, “Concentration-dependent luminescence and energy transfer in Tb3+/Eu3+ doped borate and fluorozirconate glasses,” J Lumin, 187[Supplement C] 298-303 (2017).
  • R. L. Leonard, A. R. Lubinsky, and J. A. Johnson, “The effects of sodium fluoride content on the properties of fluorochlorozirconate glass-ceramic storage phosphors,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 100[4] 1551-60 (2017).
  • S. Loos, F. Steudel, B. Ahrens, R. L. Leonard, J. A. Johnson, and S. Schweizer, “Temperature-dependent luminescence of Tb3+ and Eu3+ single-doped glasses for LED applications,” Phys Status Solidi C, 12[12] 1359-64 (2015).
  • R. L. Leonard, S. K. Gray, C. J. Alvarez, A. K. Moses, L. F. Arrowood, A. R. Lubinsky, A. K. Petford-Long, and J. A. Johnson, “Evaluation of a Fluorochlorozirconate Glass-Ceramic Storage Phosphor Plate for Gamma-Ray Computed Radiography,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 98[8] 2541-47 (2015).
  • J. A. Johnson, R. L. Leonard, A. R. Lubinsky, and S. Schweizer, “Opportunities for Fluorochlorozirconate and Other Glass-Ceramic Detectors in Medical Imaging Devices,” J Biomed Technol Res, 2[1] 10.19104/jbtr.2015.102 (2015).
  • C. J. Alvarez, R. L. Leonard, S. K. Gray, J. A. Johnson, and A. K. Petford-Long, “Structural and Kinetic Analysis of BaCl2 Nanocrystals in Fluorochlorozirconate Glass-Ceramics,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 98[4] 1099-104 (2015).
  • R. L. Leonard, S. K. Gray, S. D. Albritton, L. N. Brothers, R. M. Cross, A. N. Eastes, H. Y. Hah, H. S. James, J. E. King, S. R. Mishra, and J. A. Johnson, “Rare earth doped downshifting glass ceramics for photovoltaic applications,” J Non-Cryst Solids, 366[Supplement C] 1-5 (2013).
  • C. J. Alvarez, Y. Liu, R. L. Leonard, J. A. Johnson, and A. K. Petford-Long, “Nanocrystallization in Fluorochlorozirconate Glass-Ceramics,” J Am Ceram Soc, 96[11] 3617-21 (2013).
  • R. L. Leonard, A. Y. Terekhov, C. Thompson, R. A. Erck, and J. A. Johnson, “Antifog coating for bronchoscope lens,” Surf Eng, 28[6] 468-72 (2012).
  • R. L. Leonard, S. A. Hasan, A. Y. Terekhov, C. Thompson, R. A. Erck, J. H. Dickerson, and J. A. Johnson, “Protective coatings for enhanced performance in biomedical applications,” Surf Eng, 28[7] 473-79 (2012).