Two Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification (MTV) Ph.D. students were recognized for their contributions to the fields of Nuclear and Plasma Sciences! Congratulations to Nathan Giha and Ricardo Lopez as they received the NPSS Graduate Scholarship Award. This prestigious award is funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) and the prize Continue Reading »
The Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (NERS) department at the University of Michigan welcomed the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Kathryn Huff, on April 7, 2023. Dr. Huff gave the 10th annual Osborn Lecture Series in the White Auditorium.
Her lecture, More Important Than Bombs, discussed the state of nuclear energy in the Continue Reading »
The Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification (MTV) held a successful annual workshop March 21–22, 2023 in Ann Arbor, MI.
The consortium held a welcome dinner for workshop attendees Monday, March 20 at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, where Jessica Bufford of the Nuclear Threat Initiative gave a keynote speech, “Curiosity, Connection, and Continue Reading »
Are you interested in advancing nuclear security? Do you want to contribute to developing new technologies to detect and deter nuclear proliferation activities? The Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification (MTV) is currently accepting applicants for a new fellowship for excellence and diversity.
The Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Group (DNNG) at the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences of the University of Michigan (UM) is seeking a highly motivated individual for a full-time postdoctoral researcher position. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in cutting-edge research in the areas of:
Ricardo Lopez, University of Michigan Ph.D. student and MTV-COE Excellence and Diversity Fellow, received the prestigious Third Place Student Paper Award for his poster “Shielded Californium-252 Measurements Using an Organic Glass Dual Particle Imager” at the recent 2022 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector (IEEE NSS-MIC-RTSD) Continue Reading »
Nuclear Science Week (NSW) is an internationally observed week-long celebration of all aspects of nuclear science. This year the event is hosted by the Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences (NERS) Department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
October 17th, we welcomed Dr. Tony Shin, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) staff scientist and Continue Reading »
The Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification was the Education feature in the July 2022 NuclearNews print publication. “The MTV at the cutting edge of nonproliferation technology” article highlights the consortium’s research collaboration with the national laboratories, educational activities and opportunities, and launching students’ careers.
Link to the full article here: ANS_MTV Article_July2022
On September 14th, the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby was awarded with the Nuclear Science Week 2022 Nuclear Lifetime Achievement Award at the University of Michigan. During her visit to Ann Arbor, the College of Engineering hosted several laboratory tours, including the Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Group (DNNG) Laboratory. Continue Reading »