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Mathematics & Computation
Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair
Advanced nuclear company Oklo Inc. has new leadership for its board of directors as billionaire Sam Altman is stepping down from the position he has held since 2015. The move is meant to open new partnership opportunities with OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, and other artificial intelligence companies.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine C
Session Chair:
Haiyan Zhao (Univ. Idaho)
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Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Will Compositionally Complex Carbide Ceramics be Enabling Materials for Nuclear Energy Applications?
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Bai Cui (Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln), Fei Wang (Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln), Lanh Trinh (Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln), Kaustubh Bawane (INL), Zilong Hua (INL), Linu Malakka (INL), Lingfeng He (NCSU), Khalid Hattar (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Luke Wadle (Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln), Yongfeng Lu (Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln)
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Simultaneous Corrosion/Irradiation Testing in Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic (LBE) for FeCrAlY and FeNiCrAlNb Alloys
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Ertugrul Demir (NCSU), Saikumaran Ayyapan (NCSU), Weiyue Zhou (MIT), Michael P. Short (MIT), Djamel Kaoumi (NCSU)
Creep Analysis of Passive Metallic Structures in Nuclear Reactors with Machine Learning
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Ugur Cotul (Purdue Univ.), Gabrielle Carrel (ANL), Lefteri H. Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ.), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
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Fine-Tuned Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials for Predicting Radiation Damage Tolerance in V-Cr-Ti Alloys
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Myles G. Stapelberg (MIT), James Damewood (MIT), James Xu (MIT), Dennis Whyte (MIT), Michael P. Short (MIT)
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