Seminar

OSU - AFIT - UC Partnership

Every week during the autumn and spring quarters AFIT, OSU and UC's Nuclear Engineering departments host a seminar inviting professionals from industry, academia and research to speak about their work. Speakers are hosted at AFIT, OSU or UC's campus, while the other campus is present via video conferencing.

Autumn 2008 Presentations

Generalized Energy Condensation Theory
Prof. Farzad Rahnema (Georgia Tech)
September 30, 2008

A Rotating Modulation Imager for the Orphan Source Search Problem
Dr. Benjamin R. Kowash (AFIT)
October 7, 2008

Radiolological Clean-up after the Detonation of an RDD
John Carderlli (EPA)
October 14, 2008

USEC Inc.’s American Centrifuge
Ms. Sandy Fout (USEC)
October 21, 2008

NPP Simulator Issues
Vinay Mehra (Western Services Corporation)
October 28, 2008

Radiation Dose-Reconstruction for Nuclear Weapons Workers
Brant Ulsh (NIOSH)
November 4, 2008

ANS National Winter Meeting
November 11, 2008

TBA
Mr. Mike Rencheck (American Electric Power)
November 18, 2008

Current Research on Realistic Reactor Accident Source Terms for Once-Through and MOX Light Water Reactors
Dr. Pamela Longmire (SNL & US NRC)
November 25, 2008

Engineering Challenges in U.S. Nuclear Reactor Safety
Mr. John (Jack) Grobe (NRC Office of NRR)
December 2, 2008

Spring 2008 Presentations

LWR Automatic Core Design Optimization
Dr. Albert Gu (Areva)
April 1, 2008

Annular Core and Sandia Pulsed Reactor Characteristics and Operations
Dr. James Petrosky (AFIT)
April 8, 2008

Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6) Conversion Project Overview
Mr. John McCoy (Uranium Disposition Services)
April 15, 2008

Introduction to Bayesian Networks, Information Theory and Their Application to Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)
Dr. Man Cheol Kim (KAERI)
April 22, 2008

CANCELLED - Generalized Energy Condensation Theory
Prof. Farzad Rahnema (Georgia Tech)
April 29, 2008

The History of the Development of Space Nuclear Power  Systems at the Miamisburg Mound Facility
Dr. Ernie Johnson, Mound Lab (Retired)
May 6, 2008

Neutron Radiography Applications in PEM Fuel Cell Studies (Tentative)
Prof. Jack Brenizer (Penn State)
May 13, 2008

The Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty
Mona Dreicer (LLNL)
May 20, 2008

Towards a Global Nuclear Renaissance: A New Paradigm for Waste Management
Dr. John Marra (SRNL)
May 27, 2008