2020 MTV NESS Lectures – Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification

May 18

“Welcome to the MTV Nuclear Engineering Summer School and Introduction to Nuclear Non-Proliferation”
Prof. Sara A. Pozzi, Univ. of Michigan

May 20“Neutron Interactions and Cross Sections”Mr. Michael Hua, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganMay 21“Gamma-Ray Interactions”Mr. Christopher Meert, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganMay 22“Introduction to Detectors”
Mr. William Steinberger, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganMay 26Invited Lecture
“Introduction to Fission”
Dr. Jørgen Randrup, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryMay 27“Gamma-Ray Detection”
Mr. Nathan Giha, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganMay 28“Activation Analysis”
Mr. Christopher Meert, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganMay 29“Uranium Enrichment”
Mr. William Steinberger, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganJune 1“Capture-Based Neutron Detection”
Mr. Christopher Meert, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganJune 2“Scatter-Based Neutron Detection”
Mr. William Steinberger, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganJune 3Invited Lecture
“History: Manhattan Project”
Dr. Alan Carr, Los Alamos National Laboratory June 4Invited Lecture
“Far-field Reactor Discovery and Monitoring using Antineutrinos”
Prof. Igor Jovanovic, University of MichiganJune 8“Introduction to Pulse Processing”
Mr. William Steinberger, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
June 9“Correlation Analysis”
Mr. Stefano Marin, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
June 11“Introduction to Neural Networks”
Mr. Abbas Jinia, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
June 12Invited Lecture
“Nuclear Arms Control and Verification: Past, Present, and Future”
Prof. Alex Glaser, Princeton UniversityJune 16 (1)“Monte Carlo Intro I”
Mr. Michael Hua, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
June 16 (2)“Monte Carlo Intro II”
Dr. Shaun Clarke, University of MichiganJune 17Invited Lecture
“Introduction to Monte Carlo Methods”
Prof. Christopher Perfetti, University of New MexicoJune 19Invited Lecture
“Methods for Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis in the Nuclear Engineering Applications”
Prof. Christopher Perfetti, University of New MexicoJune 22“Setting up Your Detector”
Mr. William Steinberger, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
June 23“Energy Resolution, Time Resolution, Linearity”
Mr. Stefano Marin, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
June 24“Light Output”
Mr. William Steinberger, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
July 6Invited Lecture
“Nondestructive Assay for Nuclear Safeguards”
Dr. Alexis Trahan, Los Alamos National Laboratory
July 7Invited Lecture (no recording available)
“Safeguarding Reactors and Spent Nuclear Fuel”
Dr. Alexis Trahan, Los Alamos National Laboratory
July 9“Current Research in Time-Correlated Neutron Techniques”
Mr. Michael Hua, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
July 10

Invited Lecture
“Research at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center”
Mr. Jesson Hutchinson, Los Alamos National Laboratory

July 14“Neutron Active Interrogation”
Mr. Christopher Meert, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
July 15“Photon Active Interrogation”Mr. Christopher Meert, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganJuly 16“Medical Applications of Radiation”
Ms. Noora Ba Sunbul, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
July 17Invited Lecture
“Synergizing imaging, dosimetry, and radiotherapy with machine learning”
Prof. Angela Di Fulvio, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJuly 20Invited Lecture
“Antineutrino Detection”
Prof. Anna Erickson, Georgia Institute of Technology
July 22 (1)Invited Lecture
“Cross-Sections and Criticality During the Manhattan Project”
Dr. Mark Chadwick, Los Alamos National Laboratory 
July 22 (2)“Introduction to Scatter-Based Imaging and Fundamentals”
Mr. William Steinberger, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
July 23Invited Lecture
“Coded-Aperture Imaging”
Dr. Erik Brubaker, Sandia National Laboratories 
July 27“Spontaneous and Induced Fission”
Mr. Stefano Marin, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
July 28“Fission Event Generators”
Mr. Stefano Marin, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganJuly 29“Active Areas of Research”
Mr. Stefano Marin, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganJuly 30“Detection Systems at National Laboratories”
Mr. Stefano Marin, Ph.D. Candidate, University of MichiganJuly 31Invited Lecture
“Modeling Fission in the Lab and in the Universe”
Dr. Ramona Vogt, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory