Since receiving her doctorate in inorganic and radiochemistry from Florida State University in 1989, Clark has worked at Washington State University where she leads a research team on the chemistry and chemical engineering of processing nuclear materials.
[1] Clark received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Lander College in 1989, a master's degree in inorganic chemistry from the Florida State University in 1987, and a doctorate also in inorganic and radiochemistry also from Florida State University in 1989.
[1] Clark is a Regents Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and has previously worked at Washington State University at Pullman, and currently holds the position of Battelle Fellow in the Energy and Environment Directorate with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where she leads research on the chemistry and chemical engineering of processing nuclear materials.
[1] Clark was appointed to the US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board by former president Barack Obama and held the position from 2011 to 2014.
[1] She also served as an elected member of Washington State Academy of Sciences and the governing board for the US Council for Chemical Research from 2009 to 2011.