MTV Students Receive NPSS Graduate Scholarship Awards!

Students receive NPSS Graduate Scholarship Awards

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 includes a certificate, $1,500, and a one-year membership in the NPSS. An award ceremony will take place on the University of Michigan campus later this year. 

Nathan Giha

Ph. D. Student, University of Michigan

Nathan joined the Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Group as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, where he developed silicon photomultiplier readout electronics for compact neutron imaging systems. In Fall of 2019, he continued with the group as a Ph.D. student. His graduate research focuses on quantifying the relationship between the energy and angular momentum of fission fragments through correlated measurements of fragment properties and the prompt neutrons and gamma rays they emit.

Ricardo Lopez

Ricardo Lopez

Ph. D. Student, University of Michigan

Ricardo graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020 with a B.S.E in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and then joined the DNNG in the Fall of 2020 while pursuing a master’s degree. In the Fall of 2021, he continued with the DNNG as a Ph.D. student. His current research interests include organic scintillators and nuclear safeguards. His graduate research focuses on particle imaging for nonproliferation applications.