Colloquia
Fall 2021 Schedule
Sept 10: Ken Powell, Aerospace Engineering, U-M
Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Departments
Sept 17: Todd Allen and Kristine Svinicki, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, U-M
Department Welcome
Sept 24: Shikha Prasad, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University
Next-Generation Portable Antineutrino Detectors Using Semiconductors
Glenn Knoll Lecture
Oct 1: Josh Grindlay, Dept. of Astronomy, Harvard University
TBD
Oct 22: Assel Aitkaliyeva, University of Florida
Constituent Redistribution in U-Pu-Zr Fuels and its Dependence on Zr Content
Oct 29: Leslie Dewan, Criticality Capital
Nuclear Entrepreneurship: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Nov 5: Tom Wellock, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Safe Enough? A History of Nuclear Power and Accident Risk
Nov 12: Christine King, Idaho National Laboratory, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
Changing the Establishment from Within: How Small Teams and Initiatives Can Be Incredibly Impactful
Nov 19: Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Idaho National Laboratory
TBD (topic: integrated energy systems)
Dec 3: Kelsa Palomares, NASA Marshall
TBD
Winter 2021 Schedule
Colloquia will be presented via Zoom at 4pm on Fridays. Follow this link to join the Zoom presentation. NERS faculty, staff, and students should check their email for the passcode to enter. Non-NERS community members may email Cherilyn to request access. Note: Not all colloquia are recorded.
Jan 22: Jake DeWitte, Oklo Inc.
Oklo Microreactor Development
Jan 29: Rui Qiu, Tsinghua University
Multi-scale Radiation Dosimetry with Computational Human Phantoms
Watch Recording
Feb 5: Dr. Katlyn M. Turner, MIT Media Lab
Towards Intersectional Equity in Complex Sociotechnical Systems
Watch Recording
Feb 12: Raluca Scarlat, UC Berkeley
The Relevance of Chemical Studies in Molten Fluoride Salts to Development of Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Watch Recording
Feb 19: Tomi Akindele, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Reactor Antineutrinos for Nuclear Safeguards
Watch Recording
Feb 26: Scott Baalrud, U-M Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
Is This Even a Plasma? Physics of Strongly Coupled Plasmas
Watch Recording
Mar 5: Ronnie Shepard, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Exploring Energy Transport at Stellar Inner Conditions Utilizing Ultrashort Pulse Lasers
Watch Recording
Mar 12: Peter Yarsky, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
A Nuclear Engineer’s Approach to Modeling the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
Watch Recording
Mar 19: Dawn Montgomery, Clemson University
An Integrative Approach to Environmental Radiation Protection: Plant Influence on Radionuclide Transport, Plant Uptake, and Non-Human Biota Dosimetry
Watch Recording
Mar 26: Heather Chichester, Idaho National Laboratory
Challenges and Solutions for Examining Irradiated Fuels and Materials in a Harsh Environment
Watch Recording
Apr 2: Lara Pierpoint, Actuate
Electric Utility Innovation
Watch Recording
Apr 9: Denia Djokić, Fastest Path to Zero Initiative
Reflections on Risk and Trust: Commemorating Fukushima and Chernobyl During Covid-19
Apr 16: John Jackson, Idaho National Laboratory
DOE Microreactor Program: Technology to Enable Microreactor Development, Deployment and Commercialization
Watch Recording
Fall 2020 Schedule
Sept 4: Erin Cech, U-M Department of Sociology
Professional Cultures and Inequality in STEM
Sept 11: Todd Allen, Chair, U-M Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
Departmental Welcome
Watch Recording
Sept 18: Tyler Gerczak, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Leveraging Modern Characterization for Mechanistic Understanding of Nuclear Fuel Performance
Watch Recording
Sept 25: Patricia Paviet, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Challenges of Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Watch Recording
Oct 2: Jared DeWese, Senior Communications Advisor, Third Way
Communicating, Changing Public Policy, and Social Justice aspects of Nuclear Energy
Watch Recording
Oct 9: David LeBlanc, Terrestrial Energy
An Overview of the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR)
Watch Recording
Oct 16: Kirsty Gogan, Lucid Catalyst
Deep Decarbonization: 30 Years to 2050
Watch Recording
Oct 23: No Colloquium, Career Fair
Oct 30: Imre Pazsi, Chalmers University, Sweden
The Power of Neutron Fluctuation Analysis – an Overview and Some Recent Developments
Watch Recording
Nov 6: Adrien Couet, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Structural Materials Degradation in Molten Salt Reactor Environments
Watch Recording
Nov 13: Zainub Dungarwalla, Arizona Public Service
Why We Innovate
Watch Recording
Nov 20: No Colloquium, Extended Thanksgiving Recess
Nov 27: No Colloquium, Thanksgiving Recess
Dec 4: Kathy Araujo, Boise State University
Disruptive Change in Nuclear Energy
