Agenda, CVT Workshop 2017

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AGENDA

28-Nov

1830	Welcome Dinner	University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)
	Keynote Speaker: Ms. Corey Hinderstein, Senior Coordinator for NNSA US DOE

29-Nov

Michigan League	Ballroom, 2nd floor (map)
0745	Registration, Concourse Breakfast and Poster Setup, Ballroom Demonstration set-up, Michigan and Kalamazoo
0825	Welcome	Prof. Sara Pozzi and Dr. Shaun Clarke, U. Michigan
0845	DNN Mission Needs	Dr. Craig Sloan, Director, Office of Proliferation Detection, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D, NNSA
0905	CVT Year 3 Accomplishments	Prof. Sara Pozzi, U. Michigan
0925	Thrust Area 4: Detection of Undeclared Activities and Inaccessible Facilities (Overview)	Prof. Milton Garces, U. Hawaii
0935	Underlying Reasons for the Wide Range of Yield Estimates for the Underground Nuclear Explosion of September 3, 2017, in North Korea	Prof. Paul Richards, Columbia U.
0955	Preliminary Evaluation of Two Beta-Gamma Radioxenon Detection Systems	Mr. Steven Czyz, Oregon St. U. (student talk)
1015	CVT-LANL Collaboration	Dr. James Miller, LANL
1030	BREAK
1045	Overview of Current Radioxenon Research	Ms. Ciara Sivels, U. Michigan (student talk)
1105	Understanding Uncertainties in Atmospheric Transport Modeling for Radionuclide Monitoring	Mr. Matthew Krupcale, U. Michigan (student talk)
1125	TA4: Discussion and Questions	Panel
1140	Infrasound Demonstration	Prof. Milton Garces, U. Hawaii
1150	LUNCH, Vandenberg & Hussey DEMONSTRATIONS, Michigan & Kalamazoo
1310	Thrust Area 5: Disarmament Verification	Prof. Areg Danagoulian, MIT
1320	Experimental Demonstration of a Physical Cryptographic Warhead Verification Protocol Using Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence	Mr. Jayson Vavrek, MIT (student talk)
1340	CVT-PPPL Collaboration	Dr. Rob Goldston, PPPL
1355	Moderated DT Neutron Source for Zero Knowledge Isotopic Differentiation	Mr. Mike Hepler, Princeton U. (student talk)
1415	Uranium Enrichment Measurements Using an Artificial Neural Network	Mr. Mark Kamuda, UIUC (student talk)
1435	TA5: Discussion and Questions	Panel
1450	BREAK
1505	Thrust Area 1: Visualizing Nuclear Verification: Technology and Policy (Overview)	Prof. Alex Glaser,  Princeton U.
1515	Verification of the Iran Nuclear Deal	Prof. Frank N. Von Hippel, Princeton U.
1535	CVT-SNL Collaboration	Dr. Peter Marleau, SNL
1550	Unattended 235U Feed and Withdrawal Monitor for Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plants	Mr. Mark Walker, Princeton U. (student talk)
1610	TA1: Review and Questions	Panel
1625	GROUP PHOTO, Ballroom
1635	POSTER SESSION RECEPTION, Ballroom DEMONSTRATIONS, Michigan & Kalamazoo
1830	ADJOURN, DAY 1

30-Nov

Michigan League	Ballroom
0745	Breakfast
0815	Thrust Area 2: Fundamental Physical Data and Data Acquisition and Analysis Techniques (Overview)	Prof. Al Hero, U. Michigan
0825	Sequential Detection of Unusual Documents	Ms. Elizabeth Hou, U. Michigan (student talk)
0845	Measured and Simulated Cf-252 Spontaneous Fission Prompt Neutron-Photon Competition	Mr. Matthew Marcath, U. Michigan (student talk)
0905	An Efficient Nonlinear Dispersion Model Using Continuous-Piecewise-Affine-based Transformations	Mr. Christopher Dean, MIT (student talk)
0925	Deep Generative Models for Anomaly Detection	Prof. Lawrence Carin, Duke U.
0945	Robust Monte Carlo Methods for Sequential Planning and Decision Making	Ms. Sue Zheng, MIT (student talk)
1005	TA2: Review and Questions	Panel
1020	BREAK
1035	CVT-LLNL Collaboration	Dr. Stephan Friedrich, LLNL
1050	Thrust Area 3: Advanced Safeguards Tools for Accessible Facilities (Overview)	Prof. Zhong He, U. Michigan
1100	Summary of the University of Florida Contribution to CVT	Prof. James Baciak, U. Florida
1120	Changes to the Cf-252 Neutron Spectrum Caused by Source Encapsulation	Mr. Robert Weinmann-Smith, U. Florida (student talk)
1140	CdZnTe INL Campaign: High Resolution Ultra Long Distance Source	Mr. David Goodman, U. Michigan (student talk)
1200	LUNCH, Vandenberg & Hussey 1200 – 1320, Thrust Area working discussion, Vanderberg 1200 – 1320, Student-National Lab engagement, Hussey	(Demos must be broken down by the end of lunch on this day)
1320	Development of Advanced Optical Techniques for Verification Measurements
1340	CVT-ORNL Collaboration	Prof. Igor Jovanovic, U. Michigan
1355	Fast-Neutron Multiplicity Counting for Nuclear Safeguards Applications	Dr. Paul Hausladen, ORNL
1415	TA3: Discussion and Questions	Mr. Tony Shin, U. Michigan (student talk)
1430	Closing Comments / Student Awards	Panel
1445	TAKEDOWN POSTERS
	LAB TOURS: Tour participants may leave their belongings in the Hussey room during the tour. The room will be locked during the tour. Tour sign-up form. Click here. Lab Tours: You will visit the lab spaces operated and managed by the following faculty and their teams. 1) Prof. Sara Pozzi, Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Group 2) Prof. Igor Jovanovic, Applied Nuclear Science Group 4) Prof. Zhong He, Orion Radiation Measurement Group 3) Prof. Kim Kearfott, Radiological Health Engineering Laboratory
1500	Departing Bus to UM North Campus
1515	Lab Tours: details provided once available
1520	Return Bus to Michigan League
1730	ADJOURN, Day 2

Demonstrations

All demonstrations will occur on day 1 of the workshop (11/29) only.

Location	Description	Presenter Name
Kalamazoo Rm.	Handheld Dual Particle Imager	Mr. William Steinberger, U. Michigan
Kalamazoo Rm.	Augmented Reality Demonstration for Radiation Detection Applications	Mr. Michael Bondin, U. Michigan
Kalamazoo Rm.	Virtual Reality	Prof. Alex Glaser, Princeton U.
Michigan Rm.	Stilbene Cell for Radioxenon Monitoring	Ms. Ciara Sivels,  U. Michigan
Michigan Rm.	Infrasound	Prof. Milton Garces, U. Hawaii
Michigan Rm.	3-D CZT Orion System	Prof. Zhong He, U. Michigan
Michigan Rm.	Improvements in Energy Resolution Using Conical Stilbene	Mr. Charles Sosa, U. Michigan

POSTERS

Odd numbered posters must be attended during the first hour of the poster session (1630 – 1730). Even numbered posters must be attended during the 2nd hour of the poster session (1730 – 1830). 

Poster No.	Poster Title	Name
1	Performance of Stilbene Bars Coupled to Silicon Photomultipliers Using Different Reflectors	Mr. William Steinberger, U. Michigan
2	Intense Laser Filament-Solid Interactions from Near-Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared	Dr. Milos Burger, U. Michigan
3	The University of Michigan Radiation Weather Station	Prof. Kimberlee Kearfott, U. Michigan
4	Preliminary Identification of Sources of Radiation Background Variations Observed for a Spectroscopic Radiation Weather Station	Mr. Fangbo Yuan, U. Michigan
5	An Affordable Do-It-Yourself Radiation Detector for Precollege Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Outreach	Mr. Jeffery Xiao, U. Michigan
6	Improvements in Energy Resolution using Conical Stilbene	Mr. Charles Sosa, U. Michigan
7	Characterization of Stilbene Scintillation Detectors with Light Guide Coupling and Silicon Photomultiplier Readout	Mr. Kyle Beyer, U. Michigan
8	Temperature Dependence of Organic Scintillator Detectors	Ms. Aditi Rajadhyaksha, U. Michigan
10	Characterization of the Positional Sensitivity of Large NaI(Tl) Detectors.	Mr. Jordan Noey, U. Michigan
11	Residual Optically Stimulated Luminescent (OSL) Signals for Al2O3:C and a Readout System with Reproducible Partial Signal Clearance	Ms. Sara A. Abraham, U. Michigan
12	Setup and Characterization of a Cesium-137 Dosimetry Calibration Source in a Space-Constrained Environment	Ms. Jasmine Mapes, U. Michigan
13	Experiences with Consortium for Verification Technology (CVT) Funded Undergraduate Research in the University of Michigan (UM) Radiological Health Engineering Laboratory (RHEL)	Prof. Kim Kearfott, U. Michigan
14	Improving the Estimation of Relative Earthquake Locations Using Surface Waves with Source Corrections	Mr. Michael Howe, Columbia U.
15	Multimodal Multiscale Data Fusion in Spatial Processes Using the Hierarchical Beta Model	Mr. Christopher Dean, MIT
16	Characterization of the Anisotropic Scintillation Response of Stilbene to Neutrons	Dr. Jonathan Mueller, NCSU
17	Characterization of the Anisotropic Scintillation Response of Stilbene to Neutrons	Mr. Mudit Mishra, NCSU
18	Frequency Domain Multiplexing of Multiple Organic Scintillator Detectors	Mr. Mudit Mishra, NCSU
19	Model-based Design Evaluation of a Compact, High-Efficiency Neutron Scatter Camera	Mr. Kyle Weinfurther, NCSU
20	Atmospheric 41Ar Plume Tracking and Model Development of the UF Training Reactor Using a Large-Volume NaI Detector	Mr. Gabriel Sandler, U. Florida
21	Standardizing, Securing, and Reporting on Data for Temporospatial Infrasound Analysis	Prof. Milton Garces, U. Hawaii
22	Evaluation of Next-Generation Infrasound Sensors: Calibration Techniques and Air-Blast Data Parameterization	Ms. Karina Asmar, U. Hawaii
23	Measurements of Prompt Fission Neutron Correlations in Cf252	Dr. Patricia Schuster, U. Michigan
24	Experimental Demonstration of a Fast-Neutron Multiplicity Counter Based on Organic Scintillators and SiPM Readout	Dr. Angela Di Fulvio, U. Michigan
25	Optimization of Atomic and Molecular Signatures of Uranium In Laser Ablation Spectroscopy	Mr. Ian Baughman, U. Michigan
26	Intercomparison of Commercially Available Active Radon Measurement Devices in a “Discovered” Radon Chamber	Mr. Marco A. Carmona, U. Michigan
27	Accelerator Installation for Active Interrogation Detection Method Development	Mr. Cameron Miller, U. Michigan
28	Comparison of Unfolding Algorithms for Monoenergetic and Continuous Fast-Neutron Energy Spectra	Mr. Haonan Zhu, U. Michigan
29	Electrical Characterization of SiPMs Applied to Organic Scintillation Detector Readout	Ms. Lauren Green, U. Michigan
30	Localization and Characterization of SNM by Remote Monitoring with Multiple CdZnTe Imaging Systems	Mr. Bennett Williams, U. Michigan
31	Characterizing the Directional Dependence of Organic Scintillators from a Fission Source	Ms. Ruby Araj, U. Michigan
32	Correlation Unfolding from Low Efficiency Detectors Data	Mr. Stefano Marin, U. Michigan
33	Uncertainty Quantification of Factorial Moment Counting in Measured Data from Plutonium Plates	Mr. Michael Hua, U. Michigan
34	Readout Electronics of SiPMs Coupled to Stilbene in a Fast-Neutron Multiplicity Counter	Mr. Nathan Giha, U. Michigan
35	Modeling Post-JCPOA Cascade Performance with Cyclus	Ms. Kathryn Mummah, U. Wisconsin
36	CVT-LBNL Collaboration	Ms. Erika Suzuki, LBNL
37	Time Encoded Fast Neutron Imaging with an Asymmetric Mask	Mr. Niral Shah, U. Michigan
38	Remote Sensing of Nuclear Materials Using Ultrafast Laser Filamentation in Air	Mr. Patrick J. Skrodzki, U. Michigan
39	CVT-PNNL Collaboration	Dr. Eric Becker, PNNL