Residency Experience(s)
Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (2025)
Annual Program Review Abstracts
Publications
Presentations:
IFE STAR Conference, Poster Slam Talk + Poster Presentation: "Resolving Species Contributions in Multi-Ion Spectra"
Date: March 2026
LRGF Annual Program Review Poster Presentation
Date: 2025
APS Far West Meeting Conference Attendee, Oral + Poster Presentation
Title: "Electrical conductivity of non-equilibrium warm dense aluminum measured by single-shot THz spectroscopy"
Authors: D. Brown, B. Ofori-Okai, S. Glenzer, R. Toro
Date: 2022
Marvel Fusion GmbH Sci-Tech Seminar Invited Oral Presentation
Title: "CR-39 Analysis with Machine Discovery"
Date: 2024
Published Articles:
T Gawn et al. Effects of mosaic crystal instrument functions on x-ray Thomson scattering diagnostics. J. Appl. Phys. 14 September 2024; 136 (10): 105902. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0222072
Ofori-Okai et al. Unveiling structural effects on the DC conductivity of warm dense matter via terahertz spectroscopy and ultrafast electron diffraction. Nature Communications. 26 Nov 2025; 16: 10541).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65559-5
M. Frost et al. Synthesis of Gold Hydride at High Pressure and High Temperature. Angewandte Chemie. 15 Sep 2025; 64(38): e202505811. doi: 10.1002/anie.202505811.
https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fanie.202505811
Articles (Submitted):
M. Frost et al. The Effect of Composition and Pressure on Diamond Formation Timescales from Hydrocarbon Demixing at Icy Planetary Interior Conditions. Submitted to Physical Review B.)
Articles (In Preparation):
"Decomposing CR-39 Multi-Ion Spectra via Bayesian Inference"
D. Brown et al.
Target Journal: Physics of Plasmas (expected submission: Spring 2026)
"Behavior of lithium hydride under static compression."
Awards
Poster Award Winner: Advancements in Ion and Proton Acceleration for Inertial Fusion Energy. IFE STAR Conference, Poster Slam Talk + Poster Presentation: "Resolving Species Contributions in Multi-Ion Spectra"
Date: March 2026
Previous:
- Siemann Graduate Fellowship Fund (Stanford; 2022)
- APS Travel Grant (SLAC National Lab; 2022)
- Dean's List (University of Utah; 2018, 2019)
- Pathways Fellowship Grant for Mathematics (St. John's College; 2016, 2017)