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A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
Panel and Technical Session|Radiation Detection and Imaging
Friday, April 14, 2023|3:10–4:30PM EDT|Student Union 362B
Session Chair:
Christian Young (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Haley Davis (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Isotopes & Radiation Division.
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Filament Extrusion Method for Additively Manufactured Scintillation Detectors
3:10–3:30PM EDT
Stephen Stokes (US Naval Academy), Olivia Belcher (US Naval Academy), Samuel Voparil (US Naval Academy)
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Design and Development of a TOF Neutron Beam Imager
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Miriam Matthew (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Sukhjinder Singh (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yaron Danon (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Alpha Response and Mobility Analysis of Lithium Indium Phosphor Selenide
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Erick K. Hoegberg (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Amine Benkechkache (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Eric D. Lukosi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Development of a Portable Real-Time Radiation Detector and Discriminator
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Surasak Bandasak (US Naval Academy), Joshua K. Wizgird (US Naval Academy), Hatem ElBidweihy (US Naval Academy), Brian R. Jenkins (US Naval Academy), Hau T. Ngo (US Naval Academy)
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