The Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification (MTV) is excited to announce the 2025 Nuclear Engineering Summer School (NESS)!
This year’s dynamic, 5-week program will kick off on Monday, July 7, at 1:00 p.m. ET, and wrap up on Thursday, August 7. Sessions will be held virtually via Zoom on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, offering students the chance to learn from a lineup of distinguished MTV faculty, national laboratory scientists, nuclear industry experts, and senior Ph.D. students.
Presenter-approved session recordings will be posted to the MTV website at the end of each week for later viewing.
Open to student researchers at every academic stage, this free program will cover essential topics in nuclear engineering, including:
- General Nuclear Concepts
- Radiation Detection
- Monte Carlo Simulation Methods
- Radiation Imaging
- Scintillator Synthesis
Participants who attend at least 80% of the sessions will earn a certificate of completion!
Register today at https://forms.gle/uzPLE2GqKCLcSKHD6
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Week |
Theme |
Date |
Time |
Title |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
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1 |
General Nuclear Topics |
Monday, July 7, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
“Nuclear Engineering: Powering the Future, Protecting the World –An Introduction to Topics in Nuclear Engineering” |
Prof. Sara Pozzi |
University of Michigan |
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Nuclear structure and forces |
Farah Rafee |
University of Michigan |
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Understanding early reactor programs |
Patrick Park |
Princeton University |
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Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Nuclear Policy |
Dr. Kyle Hartig |
University of Florida |
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2 |
Radiation Detection |
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Gamma-ray physics and detection |
Peter Hotvedt |
University of Michigan |
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Neutron physics and detection |
Caryanne Wilson |
University of Michigan |
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Thursday, July 17, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Far-field source search |
Dr. David Breitenmoser |
University of Michigan |
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3 |
Monte Carlo |
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Introduction to Monte Carlo |
Dr. Shaun Clarke |
University of Michigan |
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Simulating Radiation Detectors |
Flynn Darby |
University of Michigan |
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Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Simulating Fission Events |
Alexander Tuckey |
University of Michigan |
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4 |
Radiation Imaging |
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Methods of Radiation Imaging |
Will Heriot |
University of Michigan |
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Imaging Plates |
Colton Graham |
University of Michigan |
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Pixelated Neutron Imaging with Plastic Scintillators |
TBD | |||
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5 |
Scintillator Synthesis |
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Organic Glass Synthesis |
Erin Neely |
University of Michigan |
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Pulse Processing and Characterization of Organic Scintillators |
Ethan Schneider |
University of Michigan |
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Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
1:00 PM ET |
Chemistry and physics of plastic scintillators |
TBD |