Fall 2018 Colloquium

Fall 2018 Colloquium Archive

Hadron Therapy–Current Progress and Research Issues

November 26, 2018

SPEAKER: DR. ELEANOR A. BLAKELY LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 11/26/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Hadron radiotherapy for cancer treatment with protons or …

Laser-driven Pulsed Neutron Sources as a potential Pool-side Characterization Tool for Nuclear Fuels

November 19, 2018

SPEAKER: SVEN C. VOGEL TECHNICAL STAFF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 11/19/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The unique …

Production of the Transplutonium Elements

November 5, 2018

SPEAKER: SUSAN HOGLE NUCLEAR ENGINEER DATE/TIME: MON, 11/05/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract:  The transplutonium elements were discovered beginning in the 1940s and 50s, with …

Nuclear Forensics and What it Can Tell Us about Materials from the Front End of the Uranium Fuel Cycle

October 29, 2018

SPEAKER: NAOMI E. MARKS RESEARCH SCIENTIST DATE/TIME: MON, 10/29/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Cohosted together with the NSSC The illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear …

Quantitative molecular imaging using ionizing radiation

October 22, 2018

SPEAKER: DR. YOUNGHO SEO UC BERKELEY – UCSF DATE/TIME: MON, 10/22/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Molecular imaging modalities such as SPECT and PET can …

Evolution of the US-India Civilian Nuclear Agreement: Interplay among Science, Policy, Politics and Diplomacy

October 15, 2018

SPEAKER: SATISH V. KULKARNI, PH.D. VIRGINIA TECH DATE/TIME: MON, 10/15/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Today, the US – India relationship is rooted in shared …

Nuclear energy challenges in Europe and the transmutation promise

October 12, 2018

SPEAKER: DR. CONCETTA FAZIO DEPUTY HEAD OF THE NUCLEAR FUEL SAFETY UNIT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE (JRC) DATE/TIME: FRI, 10/12/2018 – 11:00AM TO 12:00PM LOCATION: 3111 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 …

Creating, Diagnosing, and Controlling High Energy Density Matter with the National Ignition Facility

October 1, 2018

SPEAKER: MARK HERRMANN LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY DATE/TIME: MON, 10/01/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The National Ignition Facility (NIF), at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, …

ENDF/B-VIII.0

September 24, 2018

SPEAKER: DR. DAVID BROWN SCIENTIST (S4) DATE/TIME: MON, 09/24/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) released the ENDF/B-VIII.0 evaluated …

The Swelling Equation is a Four Dimensional Animal

September 17, 2018

SPEAKER: MICHAEL FLUSS VISITING SCIENTIST UCB-NE DATE/TIME: MON, 09/17/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Nuclear Energy Material Scientists have been searching for the bias driven …