The 2022 MTV Nuclear Engineering Summer School is an 8-week program that will cover a range of topics and techniques that benefit student researchers at all academic levels. Students interested in strengthening their research capabilities are invited to register for the upcoming summer school. Classes will be taught in a hybrid format (UM’s campus and via Zoom) by MTV faculty, national lab scientists, and senior Ph.D. students.
Lecture topics include:
- Nuclear Engineering Background
- Gamma Detection
- Neutron Detection
- Active Interrogation
- Monte Carlo
- Radiation Imaging
- Fission
- Special Applications
There is no cost to participate! An MTV completion certificate will be awarded to participants who attend 80% of lectures.
Please email Shaun Clarke, [email protected], or Courtney Wagoner, [email protected], with any questions.
Agenda
All lectures occur at 1:00 – 2:00 pm (ET) unless otherwise noted.
| Presentation Date | Lecture Topic/Theme | Presenter |
| Week 1 | Basic Nuclear physics for nuclear engineers | |
| June 14 | Nuclear structure and forces | Stefano Marin |
| June 15 12:00 – 2:00 pm (ET) | History of Los Alamos National Laboratory | Alan Carr (LANL) |
| June 16 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (ET) | Ethics and policy for nuclear engineers | Dr. Aditi Verma (UM) |
| Week 2 | Gamma Rays | |
| June 21 | Physics of gamma-rays | Ricardo Lopez |
| June 22 | Gamma-ray detection | Dr. Oskari Pakari (UM) |
| June 23 | Perovskite Detectors | Prof. Paul Sellin (University of Surrey) |
| Week 3 | Neutrons | |
| June 28 | Physics of neutrons | Flynn Darby |
| June 29 | Neutron detection | Juliann Lamproe |
| June 30 | Non-destructive assay techniques | Prof. Azaree Lintereur (PSU) |
| Week 4 | Monte Carlo | |
| July 12 | Introduction to Monte Carlo | Dr. Shaun Clarke (UM) |
| July 13 | Simulating radiation detectors | Flynn Darby |
| July 14 | Nuclear data and MCNP | Dr. Nicholas Thompson (LANL) |
| Week 5 | Active Interrogation | |
| July 19 | Underlying physics for active interrogation | Abbas Jinia |
| July 20 | Detection concepts for active interrogation | Chris Meert |
| Week 6 | Radiation Imaging | |
| July 26 | Imaging methods | Ricardo Lopez |
| July 27 | Material Characterization and Imaging using fast neutrons | Dr. Peter Marleau (SNL) |
| July 28 | 3-D CdZnTe Gamma-Neutron Imaging Spectrometers | Prof. Zhong He (UM) |
| Week 7 | Fission | |
| August 2 | Fission Fragments | Stefano Marin |
| August 3 | Fission neutrons and gamma-rays | Nathan Giha |
| August 4 | Nuclear fission: current issues and open questions | Dr. Matthew Devlin (LANL) |
| Week 8 | Special Applications | |
| August 9 | Radioxenon detection | Tessa Maurer |
| August 10 | Medical Applications of Radiation | Dr. Noora Ba Sunbul (HFH) |
| August 11 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (ET) | JHU Applied Physics Laboratory Overview | Dr. Ciara Sivels (JHAPL) |