Fall 2015 Colloquium Series

SPEAKER: ALAN LEVIN, PH.D. SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S OFFICE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY DATE/TIME: MON, 10/05/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has established a corporate Nuclear Safety Research and Development (NSR&D) Program, managed by the Office of Nuclear Safety in DOE’s…

SPEAKER: RICHARD MARTINEAU, PH.D. DIRECTOR OF NS&T M&S DATE/TIME: MON, 09/28/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: ***247 CORY HALL*** Fall 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: **PLEASE NOTE TIME AND LOCATION CHANGE FOR THIS TALK** The Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment (MOOSE) developed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) represents a novel approach toward nuclear reactor simulation. MOOSE is an HPC…

SPEAKER: PROFESSOR LEE BERNSTEIN DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, UCB LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 09/21/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: Neutron-induced reactions generate energy in reactors and weapons, and are responsible for the formation of virtually all of the elements heavier than iron.  However, more than 80 years after…

SPEAKER: DANIEL CASEY, PH.D. AND LAURA ROBIN BENEDETTI, PH.D. STAFF SCIENTISTS LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 09/14/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: The goal of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is to release copious amounts of energy by compressing isotopes of hydrogen to extreme conditions: i.e. densities and pressures, existing…

SPEAKER: HI VO, DAVID FRAZER, NATHAN BAILEY HOSEMANN GROUP DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY DATE/TIME: MON, 08/31/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: Last year, a new competition was created at the annual Metals Minerals and Materials Society’s (TMS) conference for smithing historically accurate blades.  Hearing of this…

SPEAKER: DR. SARA POZZI DIRECTOR, DETECTION FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION GROUP DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DATE/TIME: MON, 02/02/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: The Consortium for Verification Technology (CVT), consists of thirteen leading universities and nine national laboratories, working together to provide the research and development…

SPEAKER: DR. DOUGLAS KOTHE DIRECTOR, CONSORTIUM FOR ADVANCED SIMULATION OF  LIGHT WATER REACTORS (CASL) DATE/TIME: MON, 01/26/2015 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Spring 2015 Colloquium Series Abstract: Energy Innovation Hubs established by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) strive to enable and accelerate translational research. Hubs focus on a single topic, with the objective of…