Online monitoring capabilities for harsh environments

SPEAKER: Shirmir D. Branch Chemist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory DATE/TIME: FRI, 09/30/2022 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2022 Colloquium Series Abstract: The application of online monitoring to harsh environments, such as nuclear waste streams or molten salt reactors, presents the potential to enhance fundamental processes while significantly reducing operation cost, risk,…

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Emerging Applications in Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

SPEAKER: Manyalibo J. Matthews, Ph.D. Division Leader, Materials Science Division Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory DATE/TIME: FRI, 09/23/2022 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2022 Colloquium Series Abstract: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) defines severe accidents as “Accident conditions more severe than a design basis accident and involving significant core degradation”.  Fukushima-Daiichi, Chernobyl,…

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APT study of radiation-induced segregation ferritic/martensitic steels after irradiation with high-energy protons and spallation neutrons

SPEAKER: Yong Dai Laboratory for Nuclear Materials, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland DATE/TIME: FRI, 09/16/2018 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2022 Colloquium Series Abstract: Ferritic/martensitic (FM) and ODS steels have been extensively studied in various fission and fusion material R&D projects around the world. These steels are also candidate structural materials for…

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Applying chemical biology to expand the range of actionable targets for nuclear medicine applications

SPEAKER: Dr. Michael Evans Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF DATE/TIME: FRI, 09/09/2022 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: Webinar Fall 2022 Colloquium Series   About the Speaker: Michael Evans, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Residence in the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. He is a…

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Making Sense of Nuclear Infrastructure Risks in Ukraine

SPEAKER: Jake Hecla PhD candidate in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California DATE/TIME: FRI, 08/26/2022 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2022 Colloquium Series Abstract: The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the first war in which nuclear powerplants and waste management areas have been a major focus of…

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Dark Matter featured at the “Exploratorium After Dark”

Dark Matter featured at the “Exploratorium After Dark” April 28, 2022 On April 28, fifteen members of the van Bibber research group created an exhibition on the search for dark matter at the popular Thursday evening series “The Exploratorium After Dark” in San Francisco.  The group’s research, the evidence for dark matter and experimental search…

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Exact Difference Schemes and Recent Advances in Coarse Mesh Methods for Thermal Hydraulics

SPEAKER: Rizwan-uddin Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign DATE/TIME: FRI, 03/18/2022 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: Zoom Spring 2022 Colloquium Series Abstract: Roots of coarse mesh, or advanced, nodal methods [1] can be traced to “exact finite difference schemes.” After a brief overview of exact finite difference schemes, a…

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Networked Radiation Detection in Urban Environments

SPEAKER: Dr. Ren Cooper Staff Applied Physicist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory DATE/TIME: Fri, 03/04/2022 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2022 Colloquium Series Abstract: The ability to detect, identify, and localize illicit radiological/nuclear sources in urban environments is a key component of nuclear security and nuclear non-proliferation efforts across the world. Recent…

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Is Nuclear Clean?

SPEAKER: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Reactor Administrator, and American Nuclear Society President DATE/TIME: FRI, 02/25/2022 – 3:00PM TO 4:00PM LOCATION: zoom Spring 2022 Colloquium Series Abstract:   About the Speaker: Dunzik-Gougar has a B.S. in chemistry from Cedar Crest College and received an M.S. in environmental engineering along with her…

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