Webinar Series

The nuclear engineering program at Virginia Tech is initiating a webinar series dedicated to the development of the nuclear energy technology, science and policy in order to promote this clean, safe, reliable, and sustainable source of energy. The goal is also to promote the research and deployment of this technology through seminars, following discussion, and new idea by gathering as many people as possible in the US (including people from DOE, NRC, National laboratories, universities, and companies), and also around the world. This webinar will reach different countries in North and South America, Europe, and also in Asia. The seminar will last one hour, including 30 min for the presentation and 30 min for the follow-up discussion. We will use zoom as a platform to conduct the webinar.

January 21, Dr. Michael Tonk, University of Florida, will give a talk on "Investigating the Mechanisms of Ablative Thermal Protection Systems for Atmospheric Entry using Multiscale Modeling and Simulation," at 10:10-11:15 am.
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January 28, Prof. Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Associate Dean of College of Engineering, Idaho State University, will give a talk entitled, "Is Nuclear Clean?," at 10:10-11:00 am.
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February 11, Mr. Darrell Roberts: Deputy Executive for Operations-Reactor Programs, US NRC, will give a talk entitled "What Lies Ahead – the Conversation Around Diversity & Inclusion in the 2020s Workplace," at 10:00 am.
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February 18 Weiqian Zhou (Graduate student VT-JZ)

February 25 Marianne Walk: Deputy Laboratory Director, Science & Technology (INL), In person Falls Church

March 4 Student ?

March 18 Jhansi Kandasamy: Net Zero Program Director (INL)

March 25 Qiufeng Yang (Graduate student VT-JZ)

April 1 Ms. Rose Montgomery, leader, Used Fuel and Nuclear Material Disposition group, ORNL, will give a talk, entitled "Nuclear: A Clean Energy Option," on Friday, April 1, at 10:10 am.
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April 8 Dr. Marisa Monreal, Research Scientist, Los Alamos National Lab, will give a talk entitled "Actinide-Molten Salt Research at LANL, at 10:10 am.
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April 15 Student?

April 22 Kelly Sullivan (Graduate student VT-JZ)

April 29 Prof. Emily Liu, Head of Industrial and Systems Engineering, RPI, will give a talk entitled "Advancing Neutron Scattering to Explore Nano-scale Physics in Energy Systems".
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September 17 Prof. Sidney Yip, MIT, "Liquid Stone: Science of Cement Setting at Mesoscale".
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October 1 Prof. John Gilligan, North Carolina State University, "The Impact of the US DOE-NE Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) and Highlights of the 2022 Funding Opportunities"
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October 15 Mr. Drew Walter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Nuclear Matters, "The Defense Nuclear Enterprise"
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November 5
Dr. Zhenzhen Yu, Associate Professor, Colorado School of Mines, "Effects of Microstructures and Residual Stress on Weld-Related Failures"
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January 29 - Dr. Peter Yarsky, Senior Reactor Systems Engineering, NRC, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, will talk on
"A Nuclear Engineer's Approach to Modeling the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic"
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February 12 - Dr. Konstantinos (Kostas)Triantis, John Lawrence Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), Virginia Tech, will talk on
"Efficiency Driven Socio-Technical System Design"
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February 19 - Dr. Hans Gougar, Manager of Product Engineering, X-Energy, will talk on
"X-Energy: On the Path to Deployment"
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February 26 - Drs. Patrick McClure (Senior Researcher and Advisor on very Small Nuclear Reactor Projects) David Poston (Leader of the Compact Fission Reactor
Design Team), LANL, will talk on
"The Kilopower Space Reactor Story –DUFF to KRUSTY"
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March 5 - Dr. Jean-Marc Jancovici, Associate Professor at Mines ParisTech, will talk on
"The Role of Nuclear Energy in Climate Change"
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March 12 - Dr. Kathy McCarthy, Associate Laboratory Director for the Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate, Oak Ridge National Lab, will talk on
"ITER and the Path to Fusion Energy"
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March 19 - Mr. Paul Murphy, Founder and Managing Director, Murphy Energy & Infrastructure Consulting, LLC, will talk on
"SMRs: Turning Vision into Reality"
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March 26 - Prof. dr. Hamid Ait Abderrahim, Deputy Director General of SCK.CEN & Director of MYRRHA Project, will talk on
"MYRRHA: An ADS and its role in closing the fuel cycle and Minor Actinides burning via P&T".
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April 2 - Michael Valore (PMP), Senior Director, Advanced Reactor Commercialization Energy Systems, Westinghouse Electric Company, will talk on
"The Versatility of Microreactors: Opportunities Beyond Traditional Electrical Power Generation"
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April 9 - Dr. Jonathan Link, Professor of Physics, Virginia Tech, will talk on the
"CHANDLER Antineutrino Detection System and its Application"
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April 16 - Dr. Jordan Cox, Research Scientist, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), will talk on "Regional Energy Deployment System"
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April 23 - Dr. Zander Mausolff, TerraPower, will talk on
"An Overview of the Natrium Technology".
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April 30 - The Honorable Dr. Christopher Hanson, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will talk on "Historical Perspectives on Nuclear Waste Disposal".
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Sept 11, 2020 - Dr. Rita Baranwal , Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy, US Department of Energy (DOE)
"Office of Nuclear Energy R&D," For more information click here.
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Oct 9, 2020 - April Wade (Executive Director) & John Harrell (Board Chairman), Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC) Nonprofit Organization,
"The Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium and the Future of the Nuclear Industry in the Commonwealth,"
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Oct 16, 2020 - Craig Piercy, Executive Director and CEO, American Nuclear Society,
"The Nuclear Industry & COVID-19,"
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Oct 30, 2020 - Dr. Robert Martin, Lead, Methods Development in Safety, BWXT Technologies
“Science-Based Nuclear Design and Safety in the Emerging Age of Data Based Analytics"
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Nov 6, 2020 - Dr. John Wagner, the new Director of the Idaho National Lab,
"Challenges and Opportunities for Nuclear Energy"
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Nov 13, 2020 - Prof. Francesco Velardi, the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy,
"Reliability of Silicon Carbide Based Power Devices in Radiation Environment"
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Nov 20, 2020 - Prof. Todd Allen, Department Head, University of Michigan,
"21st Century Nuclear Energy"
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Dec 11, 2020 - Dr. Luka Snoj, Head of Reactor Physics Division (Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia), Associate Prof. (Ljubljana University)
"Role of Research Reactors for Advancement of Nuclear Reactor Technologies"
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*Dr. Celine Hin, Associate Professor of NE & MSE (celhin@vt.edu) (Organizer)

*Dr. Alireza Haghighat, Prof. and Director of NE (haghighat@vt.edu) (Co-Organizer)

*Allison Jones, Program Coordinator, ME Department (arjones@vt.edu) (Co-Organizer, Webinar host)

*Alex Parrish, Publicity and Communication Manager, ME Department (Support)