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What can nuclear engineering learn from design research? Integrating theory and evidence from contemporary nuclear reactor design into policy design

3105 Etcheverry Hall 3105 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley

Aditi Verma ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (FALL 2022) Abstract While nuclear reactor design is recognized as an essential skill and intellectual output of academic nuclear engineering, little attention has been paid within the discipline to the structure of the reactor design process and how factors beyond physical constraints influence design outcomes. In this talk,…

IMAGING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT – RECONSTRUCTION-FREE RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING

3105 Etcheverry Hall 3105 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley

Simon R. Cherry                                               Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Radiology   Positron emission tomography (PET) is a widely used medical imaging technique, and like many other tomographic imaging modalities, relies on…

What are the scientific certainties and uncertainties in our climate future?

310 Sutardja Dai

Society's response to the changing climate expresses values and priorities in balancing factors like risk, development, and equity. These choices are best informed by scientific understanding. This seminar will be a dialog on the certainties and uncertainties of climate science and how they are portrayed to non-expert decision makers and the public. The event is…