2013 Fellows' Poster Session & Abstracts

Tuesday, June 25 — 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Chaco Ballroom, Inn and Spa at Loretto

The annual Fellows' Poster Session affords attendees a unique opportunity to learn more about the research supported by the DOE NNSA SSGF program. Each fellow is provided space to present his or her latest findings, and prizes are awarded to those who engage in the best visual and oral presentations.

2013 Contest Winners

  • Samantha Lawrence – Purdue University (Overall)
  • Mareena Robinson – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Novice)
  • Walter Pettus – University of Wisconsin, Madison (Honorable Mention)
  • Jennifer Shusterman – University of California, Berkeley (Honorable Mention)

Poster Presentation Schedule

Group I — Presenting 4:15-5:00 p.m.
1Adam CahillA Study of Aluminum X-Pinch Assembly Through X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
3John GibbsCoarsening Dynamics of Two-Phase Mixtures
5Geoffrey MainA Stable, High-Order Extension to the Finite Volume With Exact Riemann Solvers (FIVER) Method
7J. Scott MorelandHeavy Quark Propagation in a Linearized Boltzmann Description
9Mareena RobinsonInvestigation of CVD‐Diamond Detectors for Neutron Radiation Monitoring
11Jennifer ShustermanSolid Phase Extraction Materials for Separations of Trivalent Actinides and Fission Products
13Hong SioUsing Shock-Driven Implosions to Probe Kinetic and Multiple-Ion-Species Effects
15Sabrina StraussMass Measurements of Neutron-rich Nuclei Influential to r-Process Abundances
Group II — Presenting 5:15-6:00 p.m.
2Evan DavisSimulations of Stability and Turbulence in Tokamak Fusion Reactors
4Michael HayGeometrical Optics of Dense Aerosols
6Samantha LawrenceElectromechanical Behavior and Environmental Resistance of Laser-Fabricated Oxides on Stainless Steel
8Stephanie LyonsNuclear Diagnostics and the Search for Fusion
10Walter PettusCosmogenic Activation in the DM-Ice Experiment
12Thomas SallerThe Development and Implementation of an Asymptotically Derived Diffusion Coefficient for the 3-D Reactor Analysis Code MPACT
14Christopher YoungSimulating a Plasma Sheath With the Kinetic Finite Mass Method
16Elizabeth MillerNovel Anodes for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Cells