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Mariya Zhuravleva

Associate Professor

Mariya Zhuravleva

Contact Information

421 Ferris Hall,
1508 Middle Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37996-2100

Phone
865-974-3170

Email
[email protected]

Links

Research Group Website

Research Areas

  • Discovery, synthesis and characterization of scintillators (single crystals and ceramics) for homeland security and medical imaging applications.
  • Crystal growth from the melt using the Bridgman and micro-pulling-down methods: ternary halides, high-entropy oxides and aluminates

Biography

Mariya Zhuravleva earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technology, Russia, and her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Tohoku University, Japan. Her dissertation research focused on bulk crystal growth of rare earth orthoaluminates and scintillation characterization.

Zhuravleva joined the Scintillation Materials Research Center (SMRC) at the College of Engineering, University of Tennessee, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in 2009, became a Research Assistant Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department in 2011, and joined the tenure-track faculty in 2015. She continues to actively collaborate with the SMRC on various projects related to discovery and development of novel scintillators. Zhuravleva teaches undergraduate courses on thermodynamics and materials for energy.

Education

  • PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
    Bulk Crystal Growth From the Melt, Inorganic Scintillation Materials

Professional Service

  • International Organization for Crystal Growth, Executive committee member, 2023 – 2027.
  • American Association for Crystal Growth, President, 2019 – 2023.
  • Member of Materials Research Society, American Ceramic Society, IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, and IEEE Women in Engineering.

Awards & Recognitions

  • IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Best Paper Award, “Needs, Trends, and Advances in Scintillators for Radiographic Imaging and Tomography”, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 70 (2023) 1244-1280., 2026
  • Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, Provost Office, UT, 2025
  • Faculty Award for Excellence in Service, MSE, UT, 2025
  • Professional Promise in Research and Creative Achievement Award, Provost Office, UT, 2022
  • Teaching Fellow Award, TCE, UT, 2021
  • National Science Foundation Career Award, 2019

Research Publications

Select research publications are found below. A full list of publications is available on Google Scholar.

    1. R. Lalk, Y. Tratsiak, N. Anastasi, L. Stand, C. Melcher, M. Zhuravleva, “Energy migration and scintillation kinetics in compositionally complex (Gd1/4Y1/4Tb1/4Lu1/4)3Al5O12:Ce single crystal scintillator”, Journal of Luminescence 287 (2025) 121494
    2. K. Pestovich, L. Stand, M. Gillespie, E. van Loef, C. L. Melcher, M. Zhuravleva, “Crystal growth scale up and stability of RbSr2X5:Eu scintillators, Crystal Growth and Design 25 (2025) 9712 – 9722.
    3. N. M. Gillespie, K. Anderson, R. Lalk, M. Harpel, L. Stand, C. L. Melcher, J. Glodo, Y. Wang, M. Mueller, G. Adhikari, S. Drewry, K. Page, M. Zhuravleva, “Tb-rich multicomponent garnet ceramic scintillators for high-energy X-ray radiography”, Optical Materials 175 (2026) 118038.
    4. D. Rutstrom, L. Stand, D. Windsor, H. Xu, M. Kapusta, C. L. Melcher, M. Zhuravleva, “New ultrafast scintillators with bright core valence luminescence: Cs2MgCl4 and Cs3MgCl5”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 12 (2024) 6920 – 6931.
    5. M. Pianassola, K. L. Anderson, J. Safin, C. Agca, J. W. McMurray, B. C. Chakoumakos, J. C. Neuefeind, C. L. Melcher, M. Zhuravleva, “Tuning the melting point and phase stability of rare-earth oxides facilitates their crystal growth from the melt”, Journal of Advanced Ceramics 11(9) (2022) 1479–1490.