DOE NNSA SSGF & LRGF Annual Program Review
Tuesday, June 25 - Thursday, June 27
Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C.
Updated Wednesday, June 19, 2019
| Tuesday, June 25 | |
| 4:30 – 7:00pm | Registration — Foyer 2 |
| 5:00 – 5:30pm | New Fellow Orientation — Massachusetts |
| 5:30 – 7:00pm | Welcome Reception & Game Night — South American AB |
| Wednesday, June 26 | |
| 7:30 – 9:00am | Registration — Foyer 2 |
| 8:00 – 9:00am | Breakfast — South American AB |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Photo Session: Incoming Fellows — California |
| 9:00 – 9:05am | Krell Institute Welcome — Federal AB Robert Voigt — Vice President of Technical Programs, Krell Institute |
| 9:05 – 9:15am | DOE NNSA Welcome William Bookless — Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy |
| Session I — Federal AB Moderator: Samantha Lawrence, Los Alamos National Laboratory; DOE NNSA SSGF Alumna |
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| 9:15 – 10:15am | Keynote Njema Frazier — Director, Office of Experimental Sciences, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy “Science, Stewards, and the Nuclear Deterrent” |
| 10:15 – 10:30am | Break — Foyer 2 |
| 10:30 – 11:00am |
Nathan Finney — Columbia University “Crystal Symmetry Tuning in Graphene-boron Nitride Heterostructures With Coexisting Moire Superlattices” |
| 11:00 – 11:30am |
Brooklyn Noble — University of Utah “Nanoscale Mechanics of Ultrathin Polymer Films Using Molecular Dynamics” |
| 11:30am – 12:45pm | Luncheon — South American AB |
| Session II — Federal AB Moderator: Christopher Young, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; DOE NNSA SSGF Alumnus |
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| 1:00 – 1:30pm |
Christopher Miller — Georgia Institute of Technology “Effects of Microstructure and Chemistry on Ignition Sensitivity of Polymer-bonded Explosives Under Shock Loading” |
| 1:30 – 2:00pm |
Cody Dennett — Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Capturing Radiation-induced Microstructure Evolution In Situ Through Direct Property Monitoring” |
| 2:00 – 2:30pm | Set Up: Fellows' & DOE Laboratory Poster Sessions — South American AB |
| 2:30 – 3:30pm | Lab Experience Panel — Federal AB Insight from DOE laboratory staff and former fellows regarding practicum and residency experiences.
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| 3:30 – 4:30pm |
DOE Laboratory Poster Session — South American AB Welcome
Sarah Wilk — Deputy Director, Office of Experimental Sciences, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy |
| 4:30 – 6:30pm |
Fellows' Poster Session — South American AB |
| 7:00 – 9:00pm | All-attendee Social — Blackfinn Ameripub, 1620 I Street NW |
| Thursday, June 27 | |
| 7:30 – 9:00am | Registration — Foyer 2 |
| 8:00 – 9:00am | Breakfast — South American AB |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Photo Session: Outgoing Fellows & Fellow/Alumni Retakes — California |
| Session III — Federal AB Moderator: John (Scott) Moreland, Duke University; DOE NNSA SSGF Alumnus |
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| 9:00 – 10:00am | Keynote Mareena Robinson Snowden — Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; DOE NNSA SSGF Alumna “Beyond Convention: Alternative Career Paths in Nuclear Security” |
| 10:00 – 10:15am | Break — Foyer 2 |
| 10:15 – 11:00am | Professional Development: Instant Peer Review Fellow-volunteers present a 5-minute talk about their research and get instant feedback from an all-star panel. Fellow Presenters:
Panelists:
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| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Professional Development: Keynote Ivan Amato — Author and Science Communicator “Engaging the Public: Communicating By Way of Science Cafes, Podcasts, Videos, Comedy and Poetry” |
| 12:00 – 1:00pm | Luncheon — South American AB Essay Contest Winner Announcement
Bill Cannon — Science Media Manager, Krell Institute |
| 1:00pm – | Open Afternoon Fellows are encouraged to explore the local area and depart Washington, D.C. on Friday, June 28.
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