Spring 2019 Colloquium

Spring 2019 Colloquium Archive

Enhancing Nuclear Plant Economics and Safety Through Online Monitoring and Prognostics

April 29, 2019

SPEAKER: JAMIE COBLE DATE/TIME: MON, 04/29/2019 at 4:00PM – 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Enhancing Nuclear Plant Economics and Safety through Online Monitoring and Prognostics Abstract: …

21st Century Nuclear Energy

April 21, 2019

SPEAKER: TODD ALLEN DATE/TIME: MON, 04/22/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: An interesting new narrative has arisen around the need for nuclear energy and …

Hastening Innovation in Materials for Energy

April 15, 2019

SPEAKER: DR. MICHAEL P. SHORT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MIT DATE/TIME: MON, 04/15/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: Energy production and availability …

Isotopic Feedback and Stability in Fission Waves

April 8, 2019

SPEAKER: ANDREW OSBORNE DATE/TIME: MON, 04/08/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: Under the right conditions, self sustaining fission waves can form in fertile nuclear …

Multi-physics Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Reactor Concepts Using MOOSE: A Cohesive Computational Framework

April 1, 2019

SPEAKER: DR. RICHARD MARTINEAU DIRECTOR NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY’S (NS&T) MODELING AND SIMULATION DATE/TIME: MON, 04/01/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: In 2008, Dr. Martineau’s …

Small, modular & economically attractive fusion enabled by high-field superconductors

March 18, 2019

SPEAKER: DR. DENNIS WHYTE DATE/TIME: MON, 03/18/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: The origin, development and new opportunities of an accelerated strategy for magnetic fusion …

Disorder-based Instruments and Methods for Sensitive Nuclear Inspections

March 11, 2019

SPEAKER: DR. SÉBASTIEN PHILIPPE STANTON NUCLEAR SECURITY FELLOW DATE/TIME: MON, 03/11/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: Verifying states compliance with international agreements requires trustworthy data.  Acquiring such …

Iridium an Important Neutron Flux Monitor

March 4, 2019

SPEAKER: DR. ROBERT RUNDBERG TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 03/04/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: Iridium has been used for decades at …

Measuring Carbon-in-soil Distribution using an Associate Particle Imaging System

February 25, 2019

SPEAKER: ARUN PERSAUD STAFF SCIENTIST ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED PHYSICS DIVISION (ATAP) LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 02/25/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: Associated Particle …

Exploring Beam-Wave Interactions in Pursuit of Next Generation Accelerators

February 11, 2019

SPEAKER: EMILIO NANNI DATE/TIME: MON, 02/11/2019 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2019 Colloquium Series Abstract: Accelerators ranging from midscale RF photoinjectors for femtosecond electron-diffraction experiments, to kilometer long x-ray …