Investigation of Uranium Speciation Using Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry and Uranium Mobility by Gamma Spectroscopy

This dissertation provides an exploration of gas phase uranium species ionization and fragmentation, and environmental mobility, intersecting analytical chemistry, physics, and environmental science to contribute to a deeper understanding of uranium behavior in complex systems. I present here an investigation into the ionization and fragmentation behaviors of uranyl peroxide nanoclusters and the quantification of 226Ra and 238U in environmental samples.