▁solution ▁as ▁tiny , ▁well - defined ▁nan op articles . ▁This ▁work ▁solved ▁a ▁long standing ▁problem ▁in ▁understanding ▁transport ▁of ▁plut on ium ▁in ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁new , ▁pat ented ▁approach ▁to ▁separ ating ▁plut on ium ▁during ▁nuclear ▁re processing . ▁ ▁Using ▁machine ▁learning ▁to ▁evaluate ▁mole cular ▁structures ▁▁▁ ▁S oder holm ’ s ▁more ▁recent ▁projects ▁use ▁machine ▁learning ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁complex ▁mole cular ▁struct uring ▁in ▁solutions , ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁ ▁low - energy ▁processes ▁for ▁separation ▁of ▁f - block ▁elements ▁from ▁complex ▁mi xt ures . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁Hon ors ▁▁▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ' ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Performance ▁Award , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Arg onne ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Fellow , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁DO E ▁materials ▁sciences ▁research ▁competition ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Scient ific ▁Ac com pl ish ments ▁in ▁Sol id ▁State ▁Physics , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Select ▁Publications ▁▁▁ ▁Ben o , ▁M . ▁A .; ▁S oder holm , ▁L .;   ▁Cap one , ▁D . ▁W ., ▁II ;   ▁H inks , ▁D . ▁G .;   ▁J org ensen , ▁J . ▁D .;   ▁Grace , ▁J . ▁D .; ▁Sch ull er , ▁I . ▁K .;  