Dr. Mark Rodriguez is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in the Materials Characterization and Performance Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He’s also an internationally known expert on ceramics, and he’s responsible for X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Fluorescence characterization of new materials, specializing in “in-situ” diffraction analysis. In his 24 years at Sandia, he has published over 250 technical papers, authored two book chapters, and has been granted eight patents: five issued and three pending.
Dr. Rodriguez’s prominence in his field is demonstrated by his work as Session Chair at the annual Denver X-ray Conference, an international scientific meeting for the advancement of X-ray analysis techniques. At this yearly event, he’s taught multiple workshops and has served as Session Chair for Energy-related research that employs X-ray characterization.