| Time | Event |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 25 |
|
| 5:30 – 7:30pm |
Registration — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 6:00 – 6:30pm |
New Fellows' Orientation — Penn Quarter, Third Floor |
| 6:00 – 7:30pm |
Welcome Reception - All Attendees — Capitol Hill, Third Floor Opportunity for all attendees to gather and socialize in an informal setting; light refreshments provided. Guests are welcome to bring a favorite card or board game to play in self-organized small groups. |
Thursday, June 26 |
|
| 7:30 – 9:00am |
Registration — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30 – 8:30am |
Breakfast — Salon CD, Ballroom Level |
| 7:30 – 8:45am |
Set Up: Fellows' Poster Session — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:00 – 8:45am |
2025 Incoming Fellows' Portrait Session & Group Photos — London I, Ballroom Level |
| 9:00 – 9:15am |
Welcome & Introduction of 2025 Cohort Members — Salon AB, Ballroom Level Shelly Olsan — President, Krell Institute |
| 9:15 – 9:30am |
DOE NNSA Welcome Stephanie Miller — Program Manager (Stewardship Science Academic Alliances; Joint Program in High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasmas), National Nuclear Security Administration; DOE NNSA LRGF Alumna |
| 9:30 – 10:15am |
Keynote David LaGraffe — Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, National Nuclear Security Administration"Research and Development at the National Nuclear Security Administration" |
|
Session I — Salon AB, Ballroom Level Moderator: Samantha Lawrence — Los Alamos National Laboratory; DOE NNSA SSGF Alumna |
|
| 10:15 – 10:35am |
Benjamin Reichelt — Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Exploring Impacts of Kinetic Effects on Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments" |
| 10:35 – 10:55am |
Garrett King — Washington University in St. Louis "Lepton-Nucleus Interactions with Quantum Monte Carlo Calculations" |
| 10:55 – 11:05am |
Break — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 11:05 – 11:25am |
Yoni Xiong — Vanderbilt University "Assessment of Single-Particle Displacement Damage in 14-nm and 5-nm FinFET SRAMs" |
| 11:25 – 11:45am |
Justin Kunimune — Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Inferring Residual Kinetic Energy in ICF Implosions Using Heterogeneous Data and Neural Networks" |
| 11:45am – 12:00pm |
Essay Slam Award Presentation Shelly Olsan — President, Krell Institute |
| 12:00 – 1:00pm |
Lunch — Salon CD, Ballroom Level |
|
Session II — Salon AB, Ballroom Level Moderator: Samantha Lawrence — Los Alamos National Laboratory; DOE NNSA SSGF Alumna |
|
| 1:10 – 1:30pm |
John Copley — Princeton University "A Laser Heated Dynamic Diamond Anvil Cell: Simultaneous Extremes of Pressure and Temperature" |
| 1:30 – 1:50pm |
River Leversee — University of Colorado Boulder "Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on the Photoluminescence of CdSe/CdZnS Core/Shell Nanoplatelets" |
| 1:50 – 2:00pm |
Break — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 2:00 – 2:20pm |
Jazmin Ley — University of Nebraska-Lincoln "Ultrasonic Measurements and Resonance Predictions of Hybrid-Additive Manufacturing" |
| 2:20 – 2:40pm |
Brian Rodgers — Colorado School of Mines "Microstructure Development During Rapid Solidification in Aluminum Alloys" |
| 2:40 – 3:00pm |
Break — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 3:00 – 4:30pm |
Professional Development Discussion & Workshop — Salon AB, Ballroom Level Linda Macri, Ph.D. — Director, Academic and Professional Development, University of Maryland Graduate School |
| 4:30 – 6:00pm |
DOE NNSA SSGF and LRGF Fellows' Poster Session — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
Friday, June 27 |
|
| 7:30 – 9:00am |
Registration — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30 – 8:30am |
Breakfast — Salon CD, Ballroom Level |
| 7:30 – 8:45am |
Set Up: DOE Laboratories' Showcase — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:00 – 8:45am |
Fellow/Alumni Portrait Retakes — London I, Ballroom Level |
| 9:00 – 9:05am |
Announcements — Salon AB, Ballroom Level Ralph Schneider — Consultant, Krell Institute |
| 9:05 – 10:00am |
Keynote Stephanie Miller — Program Manager (Stewardship Science Academic Alliances; Joint Program in High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasmas), National Nuclear Security Administration; DOE NNSA LRGF Alumna "My Ph.D. Took Seven Years, and I'm Mostly Happy About That" |
| 10:00 – 10:15am |
Break & Hotel Check Out — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 10:15 – 11:00am |
Practicum/Residency Panel — Salon AB, Ballroom Level Fellowship alumni in various roles will discuss how to select and complete a successful NNSA laboratory research experience. Topics will include exploration of the logistics of relocation, how to find a mentor, research topics, site selection, lab life, social outlets and, generally, what one can expect when embarking on this immersive opportunity afforded by the DOE NNSA SSGF and LRGF programs.
|
| 11:00am – 12:00pm |
DOE Laboratories' Showcase — Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 12:00 – 1:00pm |
Lunch & Civics Talk — Salon CD, Ballroom Level Leland Cogliani — Senior Principal, Lewis-Burke Associates LLC |
| 1:00pm – |
Meeting Concludes/Free Afternoon Fellows are welcome to explore the local area and depart Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 28. This might include making arrangements to visit museums, tour Federal buildings, etc. |
Pre-RecordedAbstracts from outgoing fellows unable to attend the 2025 meeting in person, with a recorded presentation linked from each. |
|
| Recorded |
Sofia Gomez — University of Texas at El Paso "Strength of Sintered Alumina Lattices: Effects of Purity and Density" |
| Recorded |
Alexander Kavner — University of Michigan "Measurement of the 146Sm Half-Life with Absolute Decay Counting" |
| Recorded |
Taylor Sloop-Cabral — Georgia Institute of Technology "The Effects of Controlled Porosity on the Dynamic Compression and Tensile Failure of AM 316L SS" |
