2022 DOE NNSA SSGF & LRGF Annual Program Review
Monday, June 20 - Thursday, June 23
Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Updated June 21, 2022
| Monday, June 20 (Fellows Only) | |
| 3:30 – 7:00pm | Fellows' Registration — Anasazi Concourse |
| 4:00 – 5:00pm |
Fellows' Welcome Session —
Anasazi North All fellows welcome to attend. |
| 5:00 – 7:00pm | Fellows' Reception & Game Night — Anasazi North |
| Tuesday, June 21 | |
| 6:00 – 7:00am | Breakfast — Anasazi North |
| 7:00am | Bus Departs for Los Alamos National Laboratory Tour (fellows only) |
| 4:00 – 6:00pm | Registration — Anasazi Concourse |
| 6:00pm | Bus Returns from Laboratory Tour |
| Wednesday, June 22 | |
| 7:30 – 9:00am | Registration — Anasazi Concourse |
| 7:30 – 8:30am | Breakfast — Anasazi North |
| 7:30 – 8:30am | 2022 Fellows' Portrait Session — Cava Lounge |
| 8:30 – 9:00am |
Krell Institute Welcome —
Anasazi South Shelly Olsan — President, Krell Institute Ralph Schneider — Consultant, Krell Institute |
| 9:00 – 10:00am |
DOE NNSA Welcome and Opening Keynote
Njema J. Frazier
— Assistant Deputy Administrator (Acting), Strategic Partnership Programs,
Office of Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration "Maintaining Scientific Leadership for the Nuclear Security Enterprise: An NNSA Perspective" |
| 10:00 – 10:15am | Break — Anasazi Concourse |
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Session I —
Anasazi South Moderator: Jolie Cizewski — Professor of Physics, Rutgers University |
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| 10:15 – 10:40am |
Drew Morrill
— University of Colorado Boulder "Development of Mid-Infrared Lasers for Soft X-Ray High Harmonic Generation" |
| 10:40 – 11:05am |
Michael Wadas
— University of Michigan "Hydrodynamics of Shocked Interfaces" |
| 11:05 – 11:30am |
Chad Ummel
— Rutgers University "Measuring the 134Xe(d,pg)135Xe Reaction with GODDESS to Probe the Single-Particle Structure of 135Xe" |
| 11:30 – 11:55am |
Olivia Pardo
— California Institute of Technology "Probing a Hydrous Iron-Sulfate Within Extreme Planetary Environments" |
| 12:00 – 1:00pm | Luncheon — Anasazi North |
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Session II —
Anasazi South Moderator: Ralph Schneider — Consultant, Krell Institute |
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| 1:15 – 1:40pm |
Eldred Lee
— Dartmouth College "Towards the Photonic Efficiency Enhancement of Si-Based High-Energy X-ray Detectors" |
| 1:40 – 2:05pm |
William Riedel
— Stanford University "Interpenetration and Kinetic Mix in Weakly Collisional, Fully-Ionized Plasma Jets" |
| 2:05 – 2:30pm |
Stephanie Miller
— University of Michigan "Analysis of Laser Preheating Stage of MagLIF to Increase Laser Energy Coupling and Validate Simulations" |
| 2:30 – 3:00pm | Poster Session Set Up — Anasazi North |
| 2:30 – 3:00pm | Outgoing Fellow Portraits & Fellow/Alumni Retakes — Cava Lounge |
| 3:00 – 4:00pm |
Practicum/Residency Panel —
Anasazi South Practicum and residency coordinators will discuss how to select and complete a successful research experience at their respective laboratories. Topics will include exploration of the logistics of relocation, how to find a mentor, research topics, site selection, lab life, social outlets, and, generally, what one can expect when embarking on this immersive opportunity afforded by the DOE NNSA SSGF and LRGF programs.
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| 4:00 – 5:00pm | DOE Laboratory Poster Session — Anasazi North |
| 5:00 – 6:30pm | DOE NNSA SSGF and LRGF Fellows' Poster Session — Anasazi North |
| Thursday, June 23 | |
| 7:30 – 9:00am | Registration — Anasazi Concourse |
| 7:30 – 8:30am | Breakfast — Anasazi North |
| 7:30 – 8:30am | 2020 & 2021 Fellows' Portrait Session — Cava Lounge |
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Session III —
Anasazi South Moderator: Ralph Schneider — Consultant, Krell Institute |
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| 8:30 – 8:40am | Announcements |
| 8:40 – 9:30am |
Keynote Marcus D. Knudson — Senior Scientist, Pulsed Power Center, Sandia National Laboratories "Research Highlights From the Sandia Z Accelerator" |
| 9:30 – 10:00am |
Alumni Keynote
Richard Kraus
— Senior Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; DOE NNSA SSGF Alumnus "Explosions, Lasers, Exoplanets, and Lessons Learned at a National Lab" |
10:00 – 10:30am |
Alumni Keynote
Samantha K. Lawrence
— Leader, Materials Compatibility Team, Los Alamos National Laboratory; DOE NNSA SSGF Alumna "The Lighter Side of Heavy Metals: Science at the Frontier of Uranium Metallurgy " |
| 10:30 – 11:00am | Break/Hotel Check Out |
| 11:15am – 12:00pm |
Science Communication Panel —
Anasazi North Bill Cannon, Thomas R. O'Donnell and Sarah Webb — Krell Institute "Science Between Floors" |
| 12:00pm |
Luncheon —
Anasazi North Grab-and-go options available for those with early afternoon departures. |