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Audrey DeVault

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Program Year:
1
University:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Field of Study:
Fusion and Plasma Physics
Advisor:
Maria Gatu Johnson
Degree(s):
B.S. Physics, California Institute of Technology, 2023

Publications

Posters

Audrey DeVault, Marius Millot, Maria Gatu Johnson, Suzanne Ali, Ryan Nora, Jose Milovich, Peter Celliers, Xiaoxing Xia, Steve MacLaren, Johan Frenje;
Studies of Shock-Front Non-Uniformities in Wetted Foams with the OMEGA High-Resolution Velocimeter (OHRV) [with Novel Data from January OMEGA Experiment Processed] (Presented at U.S. IFE Conference 2026)

Audrey DeVault, Dave Schlossberg, Brian Appelbe, Charlotte Stuart, Alastair Moore, Maria Gatu Johnson, Johan Frenje; Feasibility Study of a Tomographic Neutron Time-of-Flight (nTOF) Scheme at the NIF to Obtain Time-Resolved Neutron Spectra (Presented at NIF/JLF User Group Meeting 2026)

Audrey DeVault, Marius Millot, Maria Gatu Johnson, Suzanne Ali, Ryan Nora, Jose Milovich, Peter Celliers, Xiaoxing Xia, Steve MacLaren, Johan Frenje;
Studies of Shock-Front Non-Uniformities in Wetted Foams with the OMEGA High-Resolution Velocimeter (OHRV) [With Data from December 2024 OMEGA Experiment Processed] (Presented at OLUG 2025)

Audrey DeVault, Marius Millot, Maria Gatu Johnson, Suzanne Ali, Ryan Nora, Peter Celliers, Steve MacLaren, Johan Frenje; Utilizing the OMEGA High-Resolution Velocimeter (OHRV) to Quantify Shock Front Non-Uniformities in Wetted Foams (Presented at APS DPP 2024, IFE-STAR 2025)

A. DeVault, C. Trosseille, M. Gatu Johnson, S. Nagle, G. Crosby, J. Kunimune, B. Reichelt, C.W. Wink, D. Schlossberg, J.A. Frenje; A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Backend Detector Concept for the Time-Resolving Magnetic Recoil Neutron Spectrometer (MRSt) for the NIF (Presented at the NIF User Group Meeting 2024, OMEGA Laser User Group Meeting 2024, CASIS 2024, High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics 2024)

Oral Presentations

Audrey DeVault, Maria Gatu Johnson, Marius Millot, Peter Celliers, Suzanne Ali, Xiaoxing Xia, Widi Moestopo, Ryan Nora, Jose Milovich, Steve Maclaren, Johan Frenje; Shock Front Nonuniformity in 2PP-Printed Wetted Foams (Presented at IFSA 2025)

Audrey DeVault, Maria Gatu Johnson, Marius Millot, Peter Celliers, Suzanne Ali, Xiaoxing Xia, Widi Moestopo, Ryan Nora, Jose Milovich, Steve Maclaren, Johan Frenje; Studies of Shock-Front Non-Uniformities in Wetted Foams with the OMEGA High-Resolution Velocimeter (OHRV) (Produced for APS DPP 2025, travel barred due to government shut down)

Publications (8 Published, 1 in Revision, 3 in Preparation)

A. Bret, A. DeVault, S. G. Dannhoff, M. Gatu Johnson, C.K. Li, and J. A. Frenje; The linear Rayleigh-Taylor instability with foams. (In review with PRE as of April 2026, preprint on arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.27518)

M. Macon, B. I. Buschmann, M. Cufari, S. G. Dannhoff, A. DeVault, T. E. Evans, B. C. Foo, T. M. Johnson, J. H. Kunimune, Y. Lawrence, J. A. Pearcy, B. L. Reichelt, L. Russell, N. Vanderloo, J. Vargas, C. W. Wink, M. Gatu Johnson, and J. A. Frenje; Design of an In-Vacuum Manipulator for Nuclear Diagnostics Development at the MIT Linear Electrostatic Ion Accelerator. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 August 2025; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0267672

M. Cufari, N. Vanderloo, B. I. Buschmann, A. DeVault, B. C. Foo, J. Vargas, S. G. Dannhoff, T. E. Evans, T. M. Johnson, J. Kunimune, Y. Lawrence, J. A. Pearcy, B. L. Reichelt, L. Russell, C. W. Wink, M. Gatu Johnson, R. D. Petrasso, J. A. Frenje; Characterization of the image plate multi-scan response to mono-energetic x-rays. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 September 2024; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0219509

B. I. Buschmann, M. Cufari, N. Vanderloo, J. Vargas, B. C. Foo, A. DeVault, S. G. Dannhoff, T. E. Evans, T. M. Johnson, J. H. Kunimune, Y. Lawrence, J. A. Pearcy, B. L. Reichelt, C. W. Wink, L. Russell, M. Gatu Johnson, R. D. Petrasso, J. A. Frenje; Characterization of the response of radiochromic film to quasi-monoenergetic x rays through a cross-calibration with image plates. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 September 2024; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0219340

T. M. Johnson, J. Shan, R. Kishimori, M. J. Cufari, P. J. Adrian, B. Buschmann, C. W. Chang, S. G. Dannhoff, A. DeVault, T. E. Evans, B. Foo, J. H. Kunimune, Y. Lawrence, J. A. Pearcy, B. L. Reichelt, L. Russell, G. D. Sutcliffe, N. L. Vanderloo, J. Vargas, C. Wink, M. Gatu Johnson, F. H. Seguin, R. D. Petrasso, J. A. Frenje, C. K. Li; Intrinsic fluence non-uniformity in D3He backlit proton radiography. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 September 2024; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0215506

B. C. Foo, B. I. Buschmann, M. Cufari, S. G. Dannhoff, A. DeVault, T. E. Evans, T. M. Johnson, J. H. Kunimune, Y. Lawrence, J. A. Pearcy, B. L. Reichelt, L. Russell, N. Vanderloo, J. Vargas, C. W. Wink, M. Gatu Johnson, F. H. Seguin, R. D. Petrasso, J. A. Frenje; Errors in the field reconstruction using CR-39 proton radiographs with high fluence variation. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 October 2024; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0219510

R. Kishimori; M. Cufari; E. Z. L. Zhong-Johnson; B. I. Buschmann; A. J. Sinskey; T. M. Johnson; N. Vanderloo; A. DeVault; B. C. Foo; J. Vargas et al.; Impact of x rays on the sensitivity of CR-39 detectors to 2.4-MeV protons. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 July 2025; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0272809

See ORCID 0000-0003-4612-3981 for more

In Preparation: A. Devault et al.; Quantification of shock front velocity nonuniformity imparted by two-photon polymerization-printed wetted foams at OMEGA (In preparation for submission to PRL, Spring 2026)

A. Devault et al.; Feasibility study of a tomographic neutron Time-of-Flight (nTOF) scheme at the NIF to obtain time-resolved neutron spectra (for publication as HTPD Conference Proceedings in RSI, Summer 2026)

A. Devault et al.; Quantification of hydrodynamic instability seeding and shock front velocity nonuniformity in amorphous Boron Carbide inertial fusion ablators at OMEGA (In preparation for submission to Physical Review E, Fall 2026)

Awards

Nuclear Engineering Department Outstanding Student Service Award (MIT, to be presented May 2026)
Outstanding Poster Slam (U.S. IFE Conference, March 2026)
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) Global Seed Fund Grant Beneficiary for Collaboration with Imperial College London (MIT, 2026)
Livermore Lab Foundation HED Fellow (LLNL, 2025)
Robert L. Noland Leadership Award (Caltech)
Doris S. Perpall Speaking Competition Semifinalist. Awarded to top <10% of presenters at Caltech's Fall Seminar Day
Charles M. Vest Presidential Fellowship (MIT)
John and Barbara Gee Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Caltech)
Samuel N. Vodopia & Carol J Hasson Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Caltech)
Janice D. Pata Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Caltech)
Girl Scout Gold Award