MTV Workshop Agenda: At a Glance

March 22

09:00		Welcome and Logistics		Shaun Clarke, MTV Associate Director, and Sara Pozzi, MTV Director, University of Michigan
09:15		NNSA goals for MTV		Keith McManus, Deputy Director, Office of Proliferation Detection, NNSA
09:30		MTV Year 3 Accomplishments		Sara Pozzi, MTV Director and Faculty, University of Michigan
09:50		Ultrafast laser filament-induced fluorescence of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to identify uranium exposure,		Lauren Finney, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
10:05		Nuclear forensics methodology development by employing machine learning methods to enable foreign nuclear fuel cycle monitoring		Patrick O’Neal, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University
10:20		Neutron and gamma imaging with a novel organic glass-based imager		Ricardo Lopez, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
10:35		Break
10:55		Reconstructing SCRaP benchmark experiment multiplicity distributions from MCNP generated moments		Jawad Moussa, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
11:10		Safeguarding naval reactors		Patrick Huber, Faculty, Virginia Tech University
11:25		Creating synthetic state declarations using Cyclus		Katie Mummah, Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin
11:40		A new first year undergraduate engineering and technical communication course emphasizing radiation detection and protection		Kim Kearfott, Faculty, University of Michigan
11:55		Group Photo and Lunch
13:00		Body-wave magnitude of the six underground nuclear tests in North Korea		Won-Young Kim, Faculty, Columbia University
13:15		The explosion blast standard (1 kg TNT)		Samuel “Kei” Takazawa, Graduate Student, University of Hawaiʻi
13:30		Regional waveform-correlation detection for seismic events in and near Mongolia from 2012-2016		David Schaff, Faculty, Columbia University
13:45		PANEL: Alumni: Ciara Sivels, Cameron Miller, Jason Nattress, Valerie Nwadeyi,  Felicia Sutanto		Moderated by Sara Pozzi, Faculty, University of Michigan
14:30		NRTA with an isotopic neutron source		Peninah Levine, Graduate Student, on behalf of Farheen Naqvi, Faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14:45		A portable apparatus for neutron resonance transmission analysis		Ethan Klein, Graduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15:00		Break
15:20		Phylogenetic sensitivity analysis to identify microbial signatures of environmental contamination		David Bernstein, Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley
15:35		High precision scintillator time profile measurements using an LAPPD		Edward Callahan, Graduate Student, University of California, Berkeley
15:50		Working towards an absolute reactor antineutrino flux measurement using PROSPECT-I data		Paige Kunkle, Graduate Student, Boston University
16:05		Spatial structure and expansion dynamics of laser-produced cerium plasmas		Emily Kwapis, Graduate Student, University of Florida
16:20		Poster Overview Presentations (1-minute each)
16:45		Poster Reception: Session A (Odd numbers)
17:45		Adjourn Day 1

March 23

09:00			PANEL: Fellows and collaboration with national labs:  Kelly Truax, Kris Ogren, Tyler Johnson, Isabel Hernandez, Lauren Finney		Moderated by: Shaun Clarke, Faculty, University of Michigan
09:45			Neutron-gamma angular correlations in fission		Stefano Marin, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
10:00			N-SpecDir Bot: A neutron-detecting, spectrally- and directionally-sensitive robot for nuclear verification		Eric Lepowsky, Graduate Student, Princeton University
10:15			Destructive and nondestructive analyses of low-burnup low-enriched uranium for the validation of foreign fuel cycle nuclear forensics methodology		Sean Martinson, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University
10:30			Break
10:50			Uncertainty quantification of the spherical optical model in fission fragment de-excitation		Kyle Beyer, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
11:05			Uncertainty analysis of near-field antineutrino-based safeguards		Matthew Dunbrack, Graduate Student, Georgia Institute of Technology
11:20			Active neutron multiplicity counting of kilogram quantities of highly enriched uranium		Flynn Darby, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
11:35			Poster Overview Presentations (1-minute each)
12:00			Lunch
12:45			Poster Reception: Session B (Even numbers)
13:45			PANEL: National Laboratory Partners: Milton Garces, Adam Hecht,  Jesson Hutchinson, Meghan McGarry, Scott Thompson		Moderated by: Igor Jovanovic, Faculty, University of Michigan
14:30			Superheated droplet detector response to the source system for zero-knowledge verification		Jihye Jeon, Graduate Student, Princeton University
14:45			On the Tonga lamb wave		Milton Garces, Faculty, University of Hawaiʻi
15:00			Biosensors for detecting nuclear fuel cycle activities in the environment		Isis Fukai, Graduate Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
15:15			Towards an improved laser induced fluorescence imaging technique via testing of various laser wavelengths in pursuit of a portable system		Kelly Truax, Graduate Student, University of Hawaiʻi
15:30			Closing remarks and student awards		Sara Pozzi, MTV Director, and Keith McManus, NNSA
15:45			Adjourn Day 2
16:00			Depart for optional lab tours

Posters

#		Title		Presenter Name
1		Time-encoded dual particle imager (LANTERN)		John Kuchta, Graduate Student University of Michigan
2		Advancements in coded aperture imaging for CdZnTe detectors		Alexander Rice, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
3		Windowed multipole and its use in sensitivity analysis		Matthew Lazaric, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
4		Machine learning based reconstruction of antineutrinos in Water-Cherenkov detectors		Garrett Wendel, Graduate Student, Pennsylvania State University
5		Neutrino-induced nuclear reactions at the spallation neutron source		Tyler Johnson, Graduate Student, Duke University
6		Detection of prompt photofission neutrons from U-238 with a He-4 scintillation detector		Oskar Searfus, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
7		Muon imaging for dry-cask storage verification		Jesus Valencia, Graduate Student, University of New Mexico
8		Event-by-event neutron gamma correlations in Pu-239		James Baker Jr., Undergraduate Student,  University of Michigan
9		Pulse shape discrimination using a compact ASIC-based data acquisition system		Tingshiuan Wu, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
10		Evaluating the ability of an artificial neural network system to detect shielded depleted uranium in intense photon fields		Tessa Maurer, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
11		The Mitchell Institute neutrino experiment at reactor (MINER) detector payload		Matthew Lee,  Graduate Student, Texas A&M University
12		Time resolution of organic glass scintillators in various geometries		Leah Clark, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
13		Development of 241Am13C calibration sources for a large water Cherenkov detector		Colton Graham, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
14		Neural network applications toward accelerated neutral particle transport solutions		Lincoln Johnston, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
15		Detection of fast neutrons during photon active interrogation		Christopher Meert, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
16		Correlations between gamma-ray multiplicity and incident neutron energy in 239Pu(n,f)		Nathan Giha, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
17		Explosion data collected on an airborne platform by a smartphone and traditional sensors		Sarah Popenhagen, Graduate Student, University of Hawaiʻi
18		Comparison of two laser systems for monitoring physiological changes in moss (Thuidium plicatile) due to metal contamination using Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF)		Haley Currier, Undergraduate Student, University of Hawaiʻi
19		Small organic scintillators for dosimetry		Noora Ba Sunbul, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
20		Reactor lifetime predictions from antineutrino yields		Jonah Cullen, Graduate Student, Georgia Institute of Technology
21		Development of a rover for autonomous imagining and identification of nuclear material		Katie Ballard, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
22		Verification of Upcoming MCNP Features For Estimating Nuclear Data Sensitivities in Fixed Source Simulations		Juliann Lamproe, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
23		Light output characterization for small stilbene detectors		Andrew Panter, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
24		Predicting angular momentum of fission fragments using machine learning		Isabel Hernandez, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
25		Using the international monitoring system (IMS) to teach AI/ML skills to NE undergraduate students		Andreas Enqvist, Faculty, University of Florida (student co-author, Jeremiah Wright)
26		Opaque scintillators for topological reconstruction		Andrew Wilhelm, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
27		Quality control program for high precision radiation dose delivery		Jordan Noey, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
28		A fully immersive virtual reality game for radiation protection education		Michael Robinson, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
29		Evaluation of one month of temporal data from multiple consumer-grade temporal radon detectors		Carly Evans, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
30		Extended reality training for a high radiation area protocol		Colin Stewart, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
31		The Intelligent Radiation Awareness Drone (IRAD): creation of an unmanned aerial vehicle with radiation hazard guided navigation		Marlee Trager, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
32		Small-scale isotopic identification: neutron resonance transmission analysis using a linac versus fusion source		Peninah Levine, Graduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
33		Hill-climbing and other algorithms for rapid radiation source location with a drone		Christopher Davis, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
34		Promising initial results in cryogenic decay energy spectroscopy for nuclear material assay and study of rare nuclear decays.		Alexander Kavner, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
35		Communications and computational system for an intelligent radiation awareness drone (IRAD)		Ryan Kim, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
36		An affordable radiation weather station for high school outreach		Andrew Kent, Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan
37		Photoionization simulation for improved RIMS accuracy		Henry Burns, Graduate Student,  Georgia Institute of Technology
38		Plenoptic muon imaging of various test setups		Dominic Lioce, Undergraduate Student, University of New Mexico
39		Performance assessment tools for epithermal-neutron prompt gamma activation analysis		Nick Grenci, Graduate Student, Pennsylvania State University