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Security and Defense

Sara NormanMay 20, 2022

Todd Allen, John Lee, and Kristine Svinicki supporting National Academies Studies

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The studies are centered around advanced nuclear, fuel, and threats.

Sara NormanOctober 1, 2020

Nuclear nonproliferation: gamma-ray vision for ports and border crossings

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The low-energy nuclear reaction could see through heavy containers hiding materials that could be turned into nuclear weapons.

Sara NormanJune 1, 2020

University alliance receives $51.5M in funding from Defense Threat Reduction Agency

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The overall goals of the alliance are rooted in shaping the future of national security.

Sara NormanJanuary 6, 2020

NERS Professor Sara A. Pozzi named IEEE Fellow

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Professor Sara A. Pozzi recognized for contributions to neutron detection techniques and neutron transport Monte Carlo methods.

Sara NormanMarch 11, 2019

Titans of Nuclear interviews NERS faculty

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Titans of Nuclear, a podcast featuring interviews with experts on nuclear energy, has interviews available with NERS professors James Duderstadt, Zhong He, Sara Pozzi and Alec Thomas.

Sara NormanOctober 16, 2018

Major research initiatives fuel national discussions

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Three major initiatives led by NERS faculty are shaping the future of nuclear energy, including safety, security and treaty verification.

Sara NormanJune 18, 2018

U-M hosts annual DOE UPR meeting and NNSA Administrator visits NERS labs

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The University of Michigan (UM) hosted the annual Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development (DNN R&D) University Program Review (UPR) meeting at the Sheraton Ann Arbor, June 5–7, 2018.

Sara NormanMarch 22, 2018

Sara Pozzi featured in nuclear nonproliferation podcast

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By Kate McAlpine Oregon State University’s “Engineering Out Loud” podcast tackles nuclear nonproliferation, discussing work funded through the $25 million Consortium for Verification Technology. Sara Pozzi, a professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences and leader of that consortium, was interviewed about methods and technologies used to make sure that nuclear material earmarked for energy […]

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