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DTSTAMP:20260817T144314
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260911T150000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Departmental Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Xiaodong Sun\, NERS interim chair and professor\, will welcome the NERS community back for the 2026-27 academic year\, sharing departmental updates\, successes\, priorities\, and a look at what’s ahead for NERS.
UID:150328-21909020@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150328
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Orientation,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Nuclear,Colloquia
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260817T144316
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T130000
SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Fusion at Columbia: Systems Design\, Industry Engagement\, and Fusion Technology
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nCulminating in the recently announced launch of the Columbia Fusion Research Center\, Fusion at Columbia has been expanding into new directions and with new partners. This presentation will discuss a mix of fundamental research carried out at Columbia\, sponsored by the federal government\, and research in support of the growing private fusion sector\, sponsored directly by industry. Technical topics to be discussed will be in the area fusion systems design\, applied plasma physics in support of fusion industry\, and new initiatives in fusion technology applied to magnets\, blankets\, and fuel cycles. The role of partnerships will be emphasized\, whether in collaboration with industry\, national laboratories\, or international partners.\n\n\nBio:\nCarlos Paz-Soldan is an Associate Professor of Applied Physics and Director of the Fusion Research Center at Columbia University in the City of New York. He received his B.Sc.E degree in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University at Kingston in 2007 and his Ph.D degree in Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012. After his Ph.D he worked as a scientist at General Atomics in San Diego until he was appointed with tenure to Columbia in 2021. Prof. Paz-Soldan’s activities are motivated by the desire to solve the scientific and technological challenges standing in the way of harnessing controlled fusion energy on earth. He has contributed particularly to developing solutions for transient off-normal event control in magnetic fusion devices. Prof. Paz-Soldan is the recipient of the Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Prize in 2013 and the Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research in 2021\, both from the American Physical Society. He became an APS fellow in 2024.\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:150319-21909021@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150319
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Colloquia,Sustainability,Physics,Basic Science,Energy,Industry Session,Materials Science
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260817T144317
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261002T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261002T130000
SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Climate Week
DESCRIPTION:This special Climate Week colloquium will explore the role of nuclear science\, engineering\, and energy technology in addressing climate and energy challenges.\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:150320-21909022@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150320
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Climate,Sustainability,Climate Change,Colloquia,Energy,Environment
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260817T144318
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T130000
SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Garner’s research spans pulsed power\, plasma science and the interaction of intense electric fields with biological and other materials. His talk will explore applications of pulsed electrical systems and plasma technologies across nuclear engineering and related fields.\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:150321-21909023@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150321
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Colloquia,Interdisciplinary,Physics,Research,Science
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260819T100852
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261023T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261023T140000
SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Glenn Knoll Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Stephen A. Payne is known for his work on scintillator materials and radiation detection\, including the development and characterization of materials designed to improve detector performance and energy resolution. His Glenn Knoll Lecture will draw on that work and the evolution of advanced materials for radiation detection.\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:150322-21909024@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150322
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Materials Science,Colloquia,Physics,Research,Science
LOCATION:Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr - Johnson Rooms
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DTSTAMP:20260817T144321
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:International,Science,Public Policy,Colloquia,Nuclear,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Physics
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260817T144322
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,Science,Energy,Physics,Public Policy,Research
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260817T144324
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:Colloquia,Science,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Energy,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Nuclear,Research
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260817T144325
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T130000
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:Physics,Research,Science,Materials Science,Colloquia,Chemistry
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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DTSTAMP:20260817T144327
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,Physics,Research,Scientific Computing
LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley)
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