Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will be held from 2:00-3:30 pm in BSB 3.03.02.

2025 Seminars

Date Seminar Presenter
TBA TBA TBA

Past Seminars

Date Seminar Presenter
May 28, 2024 How To Be a Good Mentee and What To Look for in a Mentor Dr. Juan Ocampo, St. Mary's University
May 30, 2024 Navigating the Nuclear Fuel Development Multiverse: From Fabrication to Performance, and Experimental to Modeling Dr. Denise Adorno Lopes, Oak Ridge Natonal Laboratory
June 6, 2024 Scientific Computing Dr. Jeffrey Favorite, Los Alamos National Laboratory
June 10, 2024 Enabling AI for Science Applications: Reducing Data Requirements and Quantifying Uncertainty Dr. Michael Alexander Geyer, Los Alamos National Laboratory
June 20, 2024 Current Efforts of TRISO Particle Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Dr. Katherine Montoya, Oak Ridge Natonal Laboratory
June 27, 2024 Beyond Prediction: Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Knowledge Discovery in National Security Applications Lissa Moore, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
July 11, 2024 Regulating Use of Nuclear Materials to Protect Public Dr. Julio Lara, U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission
July 18, 2024 Accelerating the Qualification of New High Temperature Materials Dr. Mark Messner, Argonne National Laboratory
July 23, 2024 An Overview of On-Going Research in the Materials, Physics and Applications Tommy Rockward, Los Alamos National Laboratory
November 7, 2024 Nondestructive Examination of Nuclear Materials Dr. William Chuirazzi, Idaho National Laboratory
November 14, 2024 On Influence and Arms: A Conversation on Nuclear Deterrence Theory and Policy Development Kirk Otterson, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Date Seminar Presenter
June 9, 2022 TBD Dr. Juston Moore, Los Alamos National Laboratory
June 16, 2022 TBD Dr. Rich Field, Sandia National Lab
June 23, 2022 TBD Dr. Andy Nelson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
June 30, 2022 Scientific Computing Techniques Luc Berger, Sandia National Laboratory
July 7, 2022 Let There Be Light: Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe Dr. Gabriel Gann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
July 14, 2022 Nuclear Fuels and Security in the UK Dr. Joel Turner
July 21, 2022 TBD  

Date Seminar Presenter
June 1, 2020 Welcome to CONNECT Dr. Kelly Nash, UTSA
June 3, 2020 Technical Careers after Graduate School Dr. Amanda Fernandez, UTSA
June 5, 2020 Nuclear Material Information: Sample Analysis for Forensics Dr. Nathan Mack, LANL
June 8, 2020 Radiation Detection: Lecture 1 Dr. Miltos Alamaniotis, UTSA
June 12, 2020 Modeling of U-10%wt Mo Fuel Fabrication Dr. Ayoub Soulami, PNNL
June 15, 2020 Radiation Detection: Lecture 2 Dr. Miltos Alamaniotis, UTSA
June 17, 2020 Communications Skills Dr. Kelly Nash, UTSA
June 19, 2020 MANHATTAN Alan Brady Carr (LANL)
June 22, 2020 AI Signatures Dr. Amanda Fernandez, UTSA
June 24, 2020 Negotiation Skills Dr. Kelly Nash, UTSA
June 26, 2020 PNNL: Science Enhancing Our National Security Dr. Doug Burkes, PNNL
June 29, 2020 Welcome to Nuclear Forensics Dr. Elizabeth Sooby Wood, UTSA
July 1, 2020 Resume Building Ruben Mercado, UTSA
July 6, 2020 Spectroscopy Techniques for Signature ID Dr. Kelly Nash, UTSA
July 8, 2020 First Gen Guide to Grad School Dr. Amanda Fernandez, UTSA
July 10, 2020 Women of Los Alamos Ms. Madeline Whitacre, LANL
July 13, 2020 Uncertainty Quantification Dr. Harry Millwater, UTSA
July 15, 2020 Dell Technologies Hosted by UTSA Student Success
July 17, 2020 Multi-Pulse Scorpius Linear Induction Accelerator for Flash X-Ray Radiology Dr. Nathaniel Pogue, LLNL
July 20, 2020 Visualization Methods Matt Balcer, UTSA
July 22, 2020 How to Write a Journal Paper Dr. Harry Millwater, UTSA
July 24, 2020 Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future Dr. Roger Blomquist, ANL
July 27, 2020 The Role of Surrogate Model Development and Uncertainty Quantification to Localize a Radiation Source in an Urban Environment Dr. Ralph Smith, NCSU
July 31, 2020 Data Analytics Framework for Advanced Manufacturing Dr. Vincent Paquit, ORNL