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Robert Spiers

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Program Year:
3
University:
University of Delaware
Field of Study:
Plasma Physics
Advisor:
Arijit Bose
Degree(s):
B.S. Physics, Idaho State University, 2022

Practicum Experience(s)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2024)

Practicum Supervisor(s):
John
Moody
Practicum Title:
Modeling mix relevant to magnetized ICF implosions on the NIF

Publications

R. Spiers, A. Bose, C.A. Frank, D.J. Strozzi, J.D. Moody, C.A. Walsh, B.A. Hammel. Spherical compression of an applied magnetic field in inertial confinement fusion. Accepted by Physics of Plasmas. Available on arXiv at 10.48550/arXiv.2603.08909.

C.A. Walsh, S.T. O’Neill, D.J. Strozzi, L.S. Leal., R. Spiers, A.J. Crilly, B. Pollock, H. Sio, B. Hammel, B.Z. Djordjević, O. Hurricane, J.P. Chittenden, J.D. Moody. Magnetized ICF implosions: ignition at low laser energy using designs with more ablator mass remaining. Physics of Plasmas, 32 072715 (2025). DOI: 10.1063/5.0274275

R. Spiers, A. Bose, C.A. Frank, B. Lahmann, J.D. Moody, H. Sio, D.J. Strozzi. Analytic hot-spot model for spherical inertial confinement fusion implosions with an applied magnetic field. Physics of Plasmas, 32 072712 (2025). DOI: 10.1063/5.0268309

R.C. Spiers and J.H. Kalivas. Local Adaptive Fusion Regression (LAFR) for Local Linear Multivariate Calibration: Application to Large Datasets. Applied Spectroscopy, 79 5 (2025). DOI: 10.1177/00037028241308538

R.C. Spiers, C. Norby, J.H. Kalivas. Physicochemical Responsive Integrated Similarity Measure (PRISM) for a Comprehensive Quantitative Perspective of Sample Similarity Dynamically Assessed with NIR Spectra. Analytical Chemistry, 95 34 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01616

R.C. Spiers and J.H. Kalivas. Calibration Model Updating to New Sample and Measurement Conditions without Reference Values. Analytical Chemistry, 93 28 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00578

R.C. Spiers and J.H. Kalivas. Reliable Model Selection without Reference Values by Utilizing Model Diversity with Prediction Similarity. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 61 5 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01493

E. Struhs, S. Hansen, A. Mirkouei, M. Ramirez-Corredores, K. Sharma, R.C. Spiers, J.H. Kalivas. Ultrasonic-Assisted Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation for Upgrading Pyrolysis-oil. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 73 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105502

Awards

Outstanding Student Award, Idaho State University, 2022.
Undergraduate Award in Applied Spectroscopy, Society of Applied Spectroscopy, 2021.
First prize of Student Poster Award, FACSS SciX Conference, 2019.
Posters on the Hill Winner, Council for Undergraduate Research, 2021.
Dean's List, Idaho State University, 2018-2022.