2018 CVT Workshop Agenda

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10/30 – Welcome Dinner

1830Welcome DinnerGraduate Ann Arbor
Verification as a National Security Research ImperativeDr. Doug Shaw, Nuclear Threat Initiative
Bio

10/31 – Day 1

Michigan LeagueBallroom, 2nd floor (map)
830Registration, Concourse

Breakfast and Poster Setup, Ballroom

Poster set-up, Michigan and Vandenberg (2nd floor)
900Welcome & LogisticsProf. Sara Pozzi, CVT Director, Univ. of Michigan
905DNN Mission needsDr. Victoria Franques, Sr. Program Manager, NNSA/DNN R&D
925Developing Technology for International Verification RegimesMr. Randy Bell, Chief Scientist Advisor, NNSA/DNN R&D
945CVT Year 4 AccomplishmentsProf. Sara Pozzi, CVT Director, Univ. of Michigan
1005Correlations in the Spontaneous Fission of Cf252Stefano Marin, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
1025Frequency domain multiplexing of pulse mode radiation detectors by convolution/deconvolutionMudit Mishra, CVT Student, North Carolina State Univ.
1045BREAK – 20 mins
1105Standoff Detection of Uranium Using Ultrafast Laser Filament-Induced Breakdown SpectroscopyLauren Finney, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
1125CVT Launching Careers: Global Security Systems AnalystDr. Meghan McGarry, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
1145Idaho National LabDr. David Chichester
1148Lawrence Livermore National LabDr. Stephan Friedrich
1151Oak Ridge National LabDr. Jeffrey Johnson
1154Sandia National LabDr. Peter Marleau
1157Los Alamos National LabDr. James Miller
1200Lawrence Berkeley National LabDr. John Valentine
1203Pacific Northwest National LabDr. Allen Seifert
1210General Luncheon, Ballroom

Student / Nat’l Lab Luncheon, Hussey (2nd floor)
1330Qualitative Measurement of Spatial Shielding Isotopics via Compton Imaging Neutron-Induced Gamma Rays using 3-D CdZnTe DetectorsDavid Goodman, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
1350Ultrafast Laser Filament-induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Uranyl FluoridePatrick Skrodzki, CVT Student, Univ of Michigan
1410Fast-Neutron Time-Correlation Analysis for Nuclear Safeguards ApplicationsMichael Hua, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
1430Verification and Validation of Atmospheric Transport Models with the UF Training ReactorGabriel Sandler, CVT Student, Univ. of Florida
1450CVT Launching Careers: A Wider WorldDr. Eric Becker, Pacific Northwest National Lab
1510BREAK – 20 mins
1530Deep Autoencoders for Semisupervised Object DetectionGregory Spell, CVT Student, Duke Univ.
1550GROUP PHOTO, Hussey
1600POSTER SESSION RECEPTION, Michigan & Vandenberg (2nd floor)
Odd numbered posters, 1600 – 1700
Even numbered posters, 1700 – 1800
1800ADJOURN, DAY 1 

10/31 – Day 1

Michigan LeagueBallroom
830Breakfast 
900Anomaly Detection in the Monitoring of Nuclear FacilitiesElizabeth Hou, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
920Further Advances in Modern Radioxenon Detector Design  Steven Czyz, CVT Student, Oregon State Univ.
940Stilbene Cell for Radioxenon DetectionCiara Sivels, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
1000Infrasound and low-frequency acoustic emissions from nuclear facilities recorded with smartphones Karina Asmar, CVT Student, Univ. Hawaii
1020CVT Launching CareersProf. Kyle Hartig, Univ. of Florida
1040BREAK – 20 mins
1100Technology Transfer Panel (40 mins)Prof. Zhong He, Univ. of Michigan

Prof. Abi Farsoni, Oregon State Univ.

Prof. Milton Garces, Univ. of Hawaii

Prof. John Mattingly, North Carolina State Univ.
1140Vertical Force Scaling in Seismic Source Models of Underground Nuclear ExplosionsMichael Howe, CVT Student, Columbia Univ.
1200LUNCH, Ballroom
1300Radionuclide monitoring through atmospheric transport modelingMatthew Krupcale, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
1320Multi-Informatics for Nuclear Operations ScenariosAditi Rajadhyaksha, CVT Undergrad Student, Univ. of Michigan
1340CVT Launching CareersDr. Mark Walker, National Nuclear Security Administration
1400Absolute nuclear resonance fluorescence experiments for physics and securityJayson Vavrek, CVT Student, MIT
1420Preliminary Results from MATADOR: A Dual-Particle, Adaptive, Time-Encoded Imaging SystemNiral Shah, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
1440A new spin on bubble counting in superheated emulsion detectorsMichael Hepler, CVT Student, Princeton Univ.
1500Closing CommentsProf. Sara Pozzi, CVT Director, Univ. of Michigan

Dr. Victoria Franques, Sr. Program Manager, NNSA/DNN R&D
1510TAKE DOWN POSTERS 
LAB TOURS: Tour participants may leave belongings in the Michigan room during the tour. The room will be monitored and locked during the tour.
1520Departing  UM North Campus 
1530Lab Tours: details provided once available
1720Return to League to pick up luggage/belongings
1730ADJOURN, Day 2 

Posters

Poster #TitlePresenter
1Simulation of concept for compact single volume neutron scatter camera with simplified readoutTaylor Harvey, CVT Student, Univ. of Florida
2Enabling Multi-Informatics for Nuclear Operation Scenarios via a Scalable and Data Agnostic FrameworkAnthony Christe (presented by Karina Asmar), CVT Student, Univ. of Hawaii
3A Machine Learning Approach to Identifying Shielded Radioisotopes in Gamma-Ray SpectraMark Kamuda, CVT Student, Univ. of Illinois
4Deep Neural Network for Spectrum UnfoldingHaonan Zhu, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
5Imaging Special Nuclear Material using a Hand-Held Dual Particle ImagerWilliam Steinberger, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
6Fast Neutron Detection in High-Photon Fields using Organic ScintillatorsChristopher Meert, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
7Readout Electronics of a Handheld Dual Particle ImagerNathan Giha, CVT Undergrad Student, Univ. of Michigan
8Neutron Resonance Transmission Tomography for Zero Knowledge Warhead VerificationEzra M Engel, CVT Student, MIT
9Exploiting the anisotropic scintillation response of stilbene for directional neutron source informationRobert Weldon, CVT Student, North Carolina State Univ.
10Optically Segmented Neutron Scatter Camera Simulation ResultsKyle Weinfurther, CVT Student, North Carolina State Univ.
11Simulation of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle For International SafeguardsKatie Mummah, CVT Student, Univ. of Wisconsin
12Country scale diversion signaturesBaptiste Mouginot (Presented by Prof. Paul Wilson), CVT Student, Univ. of Wisconsin
13Summary of Past Experiments with the Fast-Neutron Multiplicity CounterTony Shin, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
14Application of Helium-4 Fast Neutron Scintillation Detectors to Nuclear Materials and Radiation DetectionYinong Liang, CVT Student, Univ. of Florida
15Aftershocks of the September 3, 2017, Nuclear Test Explosion in North KoreaProf. Paul Richards, Columbia Univ.
16Multimodal Data Fusion in Beta-binomial Models for VerificationProf. John Fisher, MIT
17Optical detection of deuterium in heavy water: towards remote detection of tritiumDr. Milos Burger, CVT Postdoc, Univ. of Michigan
18Simulation of Temporal Dosimetry Methods using LiF: Mg, Ti as a Chain-of-Custody DetectorJack Thiesen, CVT Undergrad Student, Univ. of Michigan
19Thermoluminescent dosimeter time temperature profiles optimized for temporal dosimetryJohn Kuchta, CVT Undergrad Student, Univ. of Michigan
20Design of an Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimeter (OSLD) Reader for Temporal DosimetrySara Abraham, CVT Undergrad Student, Univ. of Michigan
21Applications of Principal Component Analysis for Energy Reconstruction in Position-Sensitive Semiconductor DetectorsBennett Williams, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
22Preliminary results from a Stilbene- CdZnTe based radioxenon detection systemHarish Gadey, CVT Student, Oregon State Univ.
23Gamma-ray Spectroscopy and Imaging Using Pixelated CdZnTeDaniel Shy, CVT Student, Univ. of Michigan
24Information Security of an NRF-Based Method for Warhead VerificationEthan Klein, CVT Student, MIT