The Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification (MTV) held an Interactive Graduate School Experience on June 26-30, 2023, in Ann Arbor, MI. During this event, MTV welcomed six undergraduate and master’s students with an interest in graduate school to the University of Michigan campus. The students joined us from Fisk University, the University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico.
The in-person event allowed students to learn about graduate school through roundtable panel discussions with current students and consortia alumni, hands-on laboratory activities, campus tours and networking events.
Panels:
Graduate Student Research Panel
Moderator: Dr. Shaun Clarke
Panelists: Kyle Beyer, Colton Graham, Dr. Abbas Jinia, Ricardo Lopez, Tessa Maurer
Applying to Graduate School/Fellowships
Moderator: Dr. Shaun Clarke
Panelists: Juliann Lamproe, Peter Hotvedt, John “Jack” Kuchta, Aaron Tumulak
National Lab Research Experience Panel
Moderator: Dr. Abbas Jinia
Panelists: Juliann Lamproe, Dr. Stefano Marin, Dr. Jason Nattress, Oskar Searfus, Dr. Felicia Sutanto
Laboratory Activities:
ERB2/Scintillator Laboratory, Prof. Sara Pozzi /Tessa Maurer/Ricardo Lopez
Activity: Glass casting
Radiation Detection and Measurement Group Laboratory, Prof. David Wehe/Jack Kuchta
Activity: Changing materials and layers of a cylindrical time-encoded imaging system to look at the change in the count rate of radioactive sources with the use of CAEN CoMPASS.
Radiological Health Engineering (RHE), Prof. Kim Kearfott/Hythem Beydoun
Activity: Build Geiger counter and perform various experiences
Position-Sensing Semiconductor Radiation Detector Laboratory, Prof. Zhong He/Prabhjot Kaur/Peter Hotvedt
Activity: Introduction to research done in lab and conduct measurements using the Gladys or Orion CZT systems
Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Laboratory (DNNG), Prof. Sara Pozzi/Ricardo Lopez/Tessa Maurer
Activity: Hands-on experience with nuclear material imaging and portal monitors for nuclear non-proliferation.
