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DTSTAMP:20260915T115505
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261023T130000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Glenn Knoll Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Steven Payne\, a distinguished member of the technical staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\, will deliver the Glenn Knoll Lecture on laser technology for inertial confinement fusion and the advances needed to make inertial fusion energy possible. Drawing on a career spanning materials science\, solid-state physics\, lasers\, and radiation detectors\, Payne will discuss the National Ignition Facility’s achievement of fusion ignition and the interdisciplinary challenges involved in translating that milestone toward future energy production. Established through an endowment from Gladys Hetzner Knoll\, the Glenn Knoll Lecture Series honors the legacy of U-M Professor Emeritus Glenn F. Knoll and his pioneering contributions to nuclear measurements.
UID:150322-21909024@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150322
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Materials Science,Michigan Engineering,Physics,Research,Science,Colloquia
LOCATION:Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr - Johnson Rooms
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DTSTAMP:20260915T094857
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Arms Control with protons and neutrons: on the ground and in the sky
DESCRIPTION:Areg Danagoulian will explore how nuclear physics can provide new tools for arms control and treaty verification\, from neutron-based techniques for authenticating nuclear warheads to the use of cosmic-ray protons to verify the absence of nuclear weapons in space. His work connects fundamental nuclear physics with practical challenges in international security and nonproliferation.\n\nAreg Danagoulian is an Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT. He did his PhD research in Experimental Nuclear Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Areg’s PhD thesis focused on experiments that used real Compton scattering on the proton at 2-6 GeV\, allowing to probe the proton's internal structure and understand how it couples to external excitations. After his PhD Areg worked at Los Alamos as a postdoctoral researcher\, and then as a senior scientist at Passport Systems\, Inc. (PSI). At PSI Areg focused on the development of Prompt Neutron from Photofission (PNPF) technique\, which allows to rapidly detect shielded fissionable materials in the commercial cargo traffic. Areg's current research interests focus on nuclear physics applications in nuclear security\, such areas nuclear nonproliferation\, technologies for treaty verification\, nuclear safeguards\, and cargo security.\n\nProf. Danagoulian's research has earned him and his research team a number of important awards\, such as:\n\nFellow of the American Physical Society\, Forum on Physics and Society (2025). Citation: “For seminal technological contributions in the field of arms control and cargo security\, which significantly benefit international security.”\n\nArms Control Association’s Arms Control Person(s) of the Year award\, “For developing an innovative new nuclear disarmament verification process using neutron beams\,” 2020. \n\nAmerican Nuclear Society Radiation Science and Technology Award\, “For technology-critical contributions exploiting nuclear resonance phenomena for warhead verification in nuclear disarmament and nuclear detection techniques in cargo security\,” 2019\n\nThe NERS Colloquia Series invites leading researchers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders from across the nuclear engineering and radiological sciences community to share their insights with students\, faculty\, and guests. Covering a wide range of topics—from cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to policy\, education\, and professional development—the weekly talks offer an opportunity to explore current issues and innovations shaping the future of the field.
UID:150323-21909025@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150323
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Science,Public Policy,Physics,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Nuclear,Michigan Engineering,International,Colloquia
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260915T094901
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261106T120000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Radiation Signatures\, Passive Safeguards\, and Advanced Nuclear Systems
DESCRIPTION:Robert Hayes will discuss how radiation signatures can be detected and interpreted for nuclear safeguards\, security and nonproliferation. His research includes passive techniques that use materials in the surrounding environment to identify and characterize radioactive sources\, even after those sources have been removed.\n\nThe NERS Colloquia Series invites leading researchers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders from across the nuclear engineering and radiological sciences community to share their insights with students\, faculty\, and guests. Covering a wide range of topics—from cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to policy\, education\, and professional development—the weekly talks offer an opportunity to explore current issues and innovations shaping the future of the field.
UID:150324-21909026@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150324
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Colloquia,Energy,Michigan Engineering,Physics,Public Policy,Research,Science
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260915T094906
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T120000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: METL experiment at ANL
DESCRIPTION:Edward Kent will discuss experimental research at Argonne National Laboratory’s Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL)\, a large-scale liquid-sodium facility supporting the development of sodium-cooled fast reactor technology. The presentation will likely highlight sodium testing\, instrumentation and experiments designed to validate components and technologies for advanced reactors.\n\nThe NERS Colloquia Series invites leading researchers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders from across the nuclear engineering and radiological sciences community to share their insights with students\, faculty\, and guests. Covering a wide range of topics—from cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to policy\, education\, and professional development—the weekly talks offer an opportunity to explore current issues and innovations shaping the future of the field.
UID:150325-21909027@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150325
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Energy,Science,Research,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Nuclear,Mechanical Engineering,Materials Science,Colloquia,Michigan Engineering
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260915T094911
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T120000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Spectroscopy for Nuclear Material Characterization\, Plasma Science
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Bataller will discuss the use of advanced laser and spectroscopic techniques to characterize materials relevant to nuclear energy and plasma science. His research includes probing molten salts\, studying their thermophysical and chemical behavior and developing plasma-based techniques for nuclear material monitoring and accountancy.\n\nThe NERS Colloquia Series invites leading researchers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders from across the nuclear engineering and radiological sciences community to share their insights with students\, faculty\, and guests. Covering a wide range of topics—from cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to policy\, education\, and professional development—the weekly talks offer an opportunity to explore current issues and innovations shaping the future of the field.
UID:150326-21909028@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150326
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Research,Science,Physics,Michigan Engineering,Materials Science,Colloquia,Chemistry
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260915T094916
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261204T130000
SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Digital Twins\, algorithm development\, reactor multiphysics\, radiation transport
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Clarno will discuss computational approaches for modeling advanced nuclear reactors\, including radiation transport\, multiphysics simulation and digital twins. His work seeks to integrate high-fidelity simulations with experimental systems to improve reactor analysis\, design and potentially the licensing and operation of advanced nuclear technologies.\n\nThe NERS Colloquia Series invites leading researchers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders from across the nuclear engineering and radiological sciences community to share their insights with students\, faculty\, and guests. Covering a wide range of topics—from cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to policy\, education\, and professional development—the weekly talks offer an opportunity to explore current issues and innovations shaping the future of the field.
UID:150327-21909029@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150327
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Colloquia,Computation,Computational Science,Energy,Michigan Engineering,Physics,Research,Scientific Computing
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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