Science Basis for Design of High Performance Radiation-Resistant Materials in Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems

SPEAKER: STEVEN J. ZINKLE, PH.D. GOVERNOR’S CHAIR PROFESSOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE DATE/TIME: MON, 03/30/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: High performance structural materials are important for the satisfactory operation of existing fission reactors that provide nearly 20% of the electricity in the US, and are even…

Read More

ORNL-SINAP FHR CRADA Colloquium

SPEAKER: DAVID HOLCOMB, PH.D., ORNL KUN CHEN, PH.D., SINAP DATE/TIME: MON, 03/09/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: ORNL-SINAP FHR CRADA Colloquium Joint Presentation by David Holcomb (ORNL) and Kun Chen (SINAP) The Chinese Academy of Science’s (CAS) Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE)…

Read More

Frontiers of Medical Physics Research at UCSF (and a Sneak Peek of the UCB-UCSF Medical Physics Program)

SPEAKER: J. ADAM M. CUNHA, PH.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DATE/TIME: MON, 03/16/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: With branches in basic science research, diagnostic medical imaging, and therapeutic medical practice, medical physics is a unique field that brings together science,…

Read More

Nuclear Power in the Broader Climate and Energy Debate

SPEAKER: JESSICA LOVERING, M.S. SENIOR ENERGY ANALYST THE BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE DATE/TIME: MON, 03/02/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: Jessica Lovering will highlight the work she’s done over the past three years at the Breakthrough Institute – a paradigm-shifting environmental think tank – to engage the environmental community around the benefits…

Read More