J.G. Tobin, Univ. Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Recent Awards

• 2025 AVS Fellow, James Tobin, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, “For crucial contributions to the present understanding of 5f electron states in actinides by means of advanced spectroscopic methods,” AVS - Current Awardees

Highlights of Recent Peer Reviewed Publications

• J.G. Tobin and A. Kutepov, "A Relativistic Reinterpretation of the Bremsstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy of Uranium Materials," J. Electron Spect. Rel. Phen. 284, 147577 (2026); A Relativistic Reinterpretation of the Bremsstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy of Uranium Materials - ScienceDirect 

• J.G. Tobin and M.F. Beaux, II, "Pu 5f Population: The Case for n = 5.0," Rep. Prog. Phys. 88 063101(2025); Pu 5f population: the case for n = 5.0 - IOPscience

• J.G. Tobin, H. Ramanantoanina, C. Daul, P. Roussel, S.-W. Yu, D. Sokaras and A. Kutepov, "Isolating Multiplet Structure in 5f Inverse Photoemission, " Solid State Sciences 160, 107779 (2025),   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2024.107779

• A. L. Kutepov, J. G. Tobin, S.-W. Yu, B. W. Chung and P. Roussel, "New insights into the electronic structure of α-U and δ-Pu," J. of Phys.: Cond. Matter, 36, 045601 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ad00f6.

• J. G. Tobin and S.-W. Yu, "Pu5f Occupation in Plutonium Dioxide," Inorganic Chemistry 62, 6, 2592–2598 (2023),     https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03202

• J. G. Tobin, S. Nowak, S.-W. Yu, R. Alonso-Mori, T. Kroll, D. Nordlund, T.-C. Weng, D. Sokaras, "5f Covalency from X-Ray Resonant Raman Spectroscopy," J. Phys. Cond. Matter 34, 505601 (2022),  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-648X/ac9bbd.

• J. G. Tobin, S. Nowak, S.-W. Yu, R. Alonso-Mori, T. Kroll, D. Nordlund, T.-C. Weng, D. Sokaras, "Direct Measurement of 5f Delocalization with U XES," MRS Bulletin 47,  1078–1083 (2022), Invited Impact Article,  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1557/s43577-022-00419-x.

• J. G. Tobin, H. Ramanantoanina, C. Daul, S.-W. Yu, P. Roussel, S. Nowak, R. Alonso-Mori, T. Kroll, D. Nordlund, T.-C. Weng, D. Sokaras, "The Unoccupied Electronic Structure of Actinide Dioxides," Phys. Rev. B 105, 125129 (2022),  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.125129

News Article

• J.G. Tobin, "An Update on the Tender X-ray Spectroscopy of the Actinides," Synchrotron Radiation News, 38(3), 46–50, (2025), An Update on the Tender X-Ray Spectroscopy of the Actinides: Synchrotron Radiation News: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access 

International Committees

• Actinides and Rare Earth Focus Topic, AVS 72 International Symposium and Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Nov 8-13, 2026, AVS72.

2025 Talks

• J. G. Tobin, "The Equivalence of HERFD and XAS & the Importance of the Crystal Field," Dual Nature of 5f Electrons Workshop, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA, 19 -22 May 2025.

• J. G. Tobin, "HERFD vs XAS: The Case for Equivalence," Prague Colloquium on f-Electron Systems (PCFES), Prague, Czech Republic, June 17-20, 2025.

• J. G. Tobin, "HERFD vs XAS: The Case for Equivalence," AVS 71 International Symposium and Exhibition, Charlotte, NC, USA, September 22-26, 2025.

Contact Info
JG Tobin
tobinj@uwosh.edu
Chemistry and Physics