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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Year Fellow Practicum Title
Spiers, Robert Modeling mix relevant to magnetized ICF implosions on the NIF
White, Jackson The Pseudospectral Rotated Coordinate Method: ​A Proof of Concept with H Bound-Free Opacity
Copley, John Hybrid Monte Carlo Molecular Dynamics Methods For Melting In Multi-Component Systems
Kuldinow, Derek Capturing Temperature Anisotropy with GORGON using a Ten-Moment Model
Leversee, River The Role of Uniaxial Stress in the Formation of Benzene Nanothreads
Schriber, Elyse Structural characterization of a Chlamydia Type III Secretion System translocator protein complex via Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering and Method Development for Single Particle Imaging experiments at XFE
Yang, Christopher Using Quantum Computing to Solve Partial Differential Equations for Radiation Diffusion Problems
Adrian, Patrick Equation of state measurements utilizing x-ray self-emission from spherically converging shock experiments on NIF.
Farrell, Sophia Machine Learning Approaches to Particle Classification in WATCHMAN
Morrill, Drew A chirped pulse fiber amplifier testbed for pulse stacking studies
Musci, Benjamin Untitled
Abel, E. Paige Measuring the Production of 188W in the W + 7Li Reaction.
Pardo, Olivia Dynamic Compression of Silicon
Wadas, Michael Shock and ramp compression and decompression wave interaction
Good, Erin The effect of weak magnetism on the beta decay of 92Rb and 96Y
Holgado, Aaron (Miguel) Relativistic Scaling Laws for High-Energy-Density Laboratory Astrophysics
Musci, Benjamin Investigation of Global climate models improvements over time
Rozsa, Viktor Aqueous Ion Solvation in Bulk and Confined Water from First Principles
Saunders, Alison Non-LTE Atomic Kinetics and Radiation Transport
Epstein, Charles Planetary Defense: Asteroid Deflection
Finney, Nathan Fabrication and Thermal Testing of Graphene-Oxide/Carbon-Nanotube and Graphene-Oxide/3D-CVD Graphene Composite Aerogels
Meyers, Cameron Additive manufacturing of functionally graded optical materials: developments towards a TiO2-SiO2 gradient index optical lens
Miller, Christopher Intergranular HMX Frictional Modeling using ALE3D
Noble, Brooklyn Shear Viscosity of Asymmetric Strongly Coupled Dense Plasmas
Vega, Richard Actually Implicit Monte Carlo with High-Order Finite Element Meshes
Kleiser, Io Effect of Xenon Gas Fill Dopant in NIF Experiments
Stillman, Collin Radiation hydrodynamics and particle-in-cell simulations of rapidly-heated buried-layers
Galloway, Benjamin Exploring the Self-Modulated Regime of Laser Wakefield Acceleration on the Titan Laser
Iunes Sanches, Fabio Cooling and Viscosity for Black Hole Accretion
Manfredi, Juan Investigation of neutron star mass using the nuclear equation of state
Moreland, John Quantifying statistical and systematic uncertainties of the lattice equation of state
Sio, Hong Thermal conductivity measurements of proton-heated warm dense matter
Strauss, Sabrina Monte Carlo Random Probability Analysis of 239Pu+48Ca
Gibbs, John Accelerated Certification of Additively Manufactured Metals
Main, Geoffrey A study of viscous incompressible flow interacting with flexible beams
Robinson Snowden, Mareena Evaluation of Pulse Shape Discrimination Characteristics in 10Boron-Loaded Plastic Scintillators
Shusterman, Jennifer Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Functionalized Mesoporous Silica with a Focus on Material Degradation in Acidic Environments and Complexation of Trivalent Metals
Lyons, Stephanie 12C Gamma Signal in NIF Capsules
Pettus, Walter Novel Searches for Sterile Neutrinos with Reactors and Spent Nuclear Fuel
Young, Christopher Developing a Plasma Sheath Simulation Via the Kinetic Finite Mass Method
Davis, Evan BOUT++ Simulations of Edge Turbulence in the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak
Hay, Michael 1-D Calculation of the ITF Mix Exponent for Rev5 Ignition Targets
John, Kristen Design of an iron Rayleigh-Taylor laser experiment using radiation-hydrodynamics codes
Zylstra, Alex Electron-Ion Equilibration in ICF plasmas
Buckner, Matthew Development of an Improved Gas Ionization Detector for Isobaric Discrimination of Transition Metal Activation Products with Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Erickson, Anna Remote Detection of Gammas and Neutrons with Cherenkov Detector: Coupling Simulation and Experiment
Kraus, Richard Investigation of Phase Transitions on Release from Shock in H<sub>2</sub>O and SiO<sub>2</sub>
McDonnell, Jordan Analyzing Powers for <sup>3</sup>H (d,n) <sup>4</sup>He reactions in the NCSM+RGM model
Renner, Joshua Simulations for Optimizing the LLNL Negative Ion Time Projection Chamber (TPC)
Catalli, Krystle Spin state of Ferric Iron in Mg-Silicate Perovskite to 84 GPa
OMalley, Patrick Neutron Time Projection Chamber
Doss, Forrest HYDRA Simulations of Radiating Shock Experiments
Morales, Miguel 1. Ionic Conductivity in Complex Molecular Liquids at High Pressure,
2. Phase Separation in Hydrogen-Helium Mixtures
Signoracci, Angelo Quantum Correlations from Realistic NN Interactions
Spaulding, Dylan A Proposal for Broadband Optical Characterization of Window Materials for HED Experiments
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Year Fellow Practicum Title
Kuldinow, Derek Development of a moment-conditioned, asymptotic preserving and mass, momentum and energy-conserving Particle-in-Cell solver for the Vlasov-Ampére system
King, Garrett Short-time approximation for the density response of the unitary Fermi gas
Reichelt, Benjamin Exploring the effect of kinetically treated alpha heating on neutron spectra in high yield NIF implosions
Shimanek, John Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations for metal plasticity
Fey, Lauren Dislocation-interstitial interactions using phase-field dislocation dynamics
Ummel, Chad Evaluating the Impacts of the LANSCE Spallation Target-Moderator-Reflector-Shield Upgrade upon DANCE
Fanto, Paul Cross sections in the resolved-resonance region: S-matrix vs R-matrix approaches
Shipley, Gabriel Development of an MHD-to-hydrocode link to study HEDP experiments
Lovell, Amy Uncertainty Quantification in Fracture Networks
Kirsch, Leo 6Li(n,t) Cross Section Up to 10 MeV
Holcomb, Cole Accretion Disks from Neutron Star Mergers
Palaich Heffern, Sarah Cu Corrosion Measurements in and Engineered Barrier System
Cahill, Adam Monte Carlo Modeling of the National Ignition Facility's Gamma Reaction History Diagnostic
Fields, Nicole Neutron Activation of Cd, Zn, and Nb
Roberts, Luke Proto-Neutron Star Evolution
Ellison, Paul Data Analysis of Neutron Capture Measurements on arsenic-75 using DANCE
Sandia National Laboratories, California
Year Fellow Practicum Title
Leversee, River Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Energetic Materials at High Pressure
Sandefur, Heather Fundamental surface interactions of vacuum-level contaminants with lithium coatings on plasma-facing materials
Sandefur, Heather Surface structure and properties of a tin-lithium alloy for use as a plasma-facing material
Lawrence, Samantha Slip Transmission and Mechanical Behavior of Ni-alloys in the Presence of Hydrogen
Saller, Thomas Reactor Monitoring with Antineutrino Detection
Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
Year Fellow Practicum Title
Gomez, Sofia Experimental and numerical modeling of ceramic lattice structure properties
Horan IV, Lansing Towards X-pinch radiography on Z: "X-periments" on Mykonos at Sandia
Martinez Henriquez, Monica Ductile rupture interaction with second phase particles
Panova, Veera Material Properties at Extreme Conditions: a LIPIT and Cold Spray Study
Gomez, Sofia qualification of a 94% debased alumina for ceramic additive manufacturing
Jasien, Christopher #1 Dissimilar Joining of Ti-SS through LENS Nb Interlayers
#2 Exploring the Property Space of Titan 23
Cheng, Justin In situ TEM evaluation of thermal and mechanical stability of 3D interface Cu/Nb
Glenn, Griffin 4D Computed Tomography of MagLIF-Relevant Plasma Columns
Cheng, Justin In-situ TEM Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Cu/Nb Nanolaminates
Chin, David X-Ray Spectroscopy of MagLIF Experiments
Hanna, Sylvia Synthesis of Novel "Unfeasible" Zeolites Through ADOR
Shimanek, John Untitled
Stangebye, Sandra Investigating environmental effects on Si thin film fatigue
Pineda Flores, Sergio solid state Materials at high pressures and temperatures
Miller, Christopher Influence of Chemistry in HMX-based PBX Initiation
Nissen, Erin Shifting the homogeneous phase transition of water to ice VII by manipulating the isentropic loading path
Shohet, Gil Ab-initio MD calculations of material properties at high temperature and pressure
Vega, Richard Coupling kinetic to continuum methods for plasma physics in 1-D
Woodbury, Daniel Optical Diagnostics on the Pecos Test Chamber
Dennett, Cody In situ experimental development at the Sandia Ion Beam Lab
Lawrence, Samantha Developing Environmentally Stable Oxides on Metals using Pulsed Laser Irradiation
Miller, Elizabeth Sunshine to Petrol (S2P)
Davis, Paul Ab initio simulations of warm, dense deuterium for x-ray scattering
Gomez, Matthew Streaked Visible Spectroscopic Measurements on the Z Machine
Berzak Hopkins, Laura Initial Wetting Tests for the Liquid Lithium Divertor (LLD)