Daily Activities and presentations-Week 2

Monday June 14, 2021

10:00-10:45 AM Biophysics of DNA and the physics of pattern formation

Anna Lappala, Email: lappala@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu

Research Associate in Genetics, Harvard University

Karissa Sanbonmatsu, Email: kys@lanl.gov

Physicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

LANL News: Scientists image heart RNA structure for the first timeScientists at Los Alamos and international partners have created the first 3-D images of a special type of RNA molecule that is critical for stem cell programmi

11:00-12:00 AM Bio-Mechanics

Bolutito Babatunde (aka Tito), Email: bbabatun@andrew.cmu.edu

Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering (expected 2024) Co-advised with Jonathan Cagan

Tito won a GEM Fellowship! She is creating nanosensors for measuring strain and stiffness using DNA.

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/bex/people/017bolutitobabatunde/

Biomechanics_titobabatunde.pdf

Biomechanics_acticity_titobabatunde.pdf

12:00-12:15 PM Meet VIP

Rita Gonzales, Email: ragonza@sandia.gov

Associate Laboratory Director at Sandia National Laboratory, Nuclear Deterrence Modernization and Future Systems

https://www.sandia.gov/about/leadership/gonzales.html

As the Nuclear Deterrence Modernization and Future Systems Associate Labs Director and Chief Systems Engineer for Sandia National Laboratories, Rita A. Gonzales ensures systemslevel execution of Life Extension Programs and Alterations while serving as the primary Sandia interface with leadership at Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories, Kansas City National Security Campus, and Pantex Plant regarding changes to nuclear weapons modernization programs and potential new systems.

Rita earned her master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University.

2021-06-14 SummerPhysicsCamp.pptx

13:00-13:30 PM What is Bio-Engineering?

Rashi Iyer, Email: rashi@lanl.gov

Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Rashi Iyer leads the ATHENA organ project

https://www.lanl.gov/news-archive/news-releases/2014/March/03.26-athena-desktop-human.php

Broad Audience presentation 2021.pdf

13:30-14:00 PM Walking in Beauty on an Ever-changing Path - A Native woman's perspective on an engineering career

Sandra Begay, Email: skbegay@sandia.gov

Mechanical engineer at Sandia National Laboratories

Sandra K. Begay is an American/Navajo Nation mechanical engineer who designs research and development systems at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2020, she was honored by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society's Indigenous Excellence Award

https://nm.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/b682894d-7c73-4339-b2ce-3a8c4ebcab94/b682894d-7c73-4339-b2ce-3a8c4ebcab94/

Scientist Profile: Renewable Energy Scientist | PBS LearningMediaThis DragonflyTV segment introduces renewable energy engineer Sandra Begay-Campbell, who works to bring alternative energy to remote parts of the Navajo Nation. A Navajo herself, Begay-Campbell works with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Navajo Nation to find energy solutions. Also available in Spanish.

Tuesday June 15, 2021

10:00-10:45 AM LETS GO ON A TOUR!!!! You don't need to be a doctor to save lives

Eva Birnbaum, Email: eva@lanl.gov

Program Manager, Chemist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ellen Margaret O'Brien, Email: emobrien@lanl.gov

Physicist, Nuclear Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

LANL’s Isotope Production Facility (IPF) is an intermediate energy proton bombardment facility at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), configured to maximize production of high purity and high specific-activity isotopes. With a high current (250 mA) beam of 100 MeV protons incident on a water-cooled stack of three targets, IPF is well suited to produce specific long-lived isotopes in solid targets. Targets are processed at the nearby Hot Cell Facility and the isolated isotope products are shipped to customers for medical and industrial use, as well as for research into future applications. Currently, beam time is primarily used for the production of ⁸²Sr and ⁶⁸Ge, both of which are utilized for medical imaging via positron emission tomography (PET).

Isotope ProgramLos Alamos National Laboratory's Isotope production program.

11:00-11:30 AM Waste Chemistry

Ellen Gammon, Email: ellen.gammon@em-la.doe.gov

Waste Technical Services manager, Engineering and Waste Manager at N3B Los Alamos

Nancy McAllister, Email: Nancy.McAllister@em-la.doe.gov

Transuranic Waste Management director, Project Manager at N3B Los Alamos

N3B TA54 overview.pptx

Environmental Remediation and Waste Management | N3B - Los AlamosN3B manages the 10-year, $1.4 billion Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract for the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management's Los Alamos Field Office.

11:30-12:00 AM Systems Engineering

Heather Bottom, Email: had2106@gmail.com

Systems EngineerJet Propulsion Laboratory

LANL_SPCYW_M2020-SE-Challenges-Bottom_2021-06-15.pdf

Heather Ann Bottom | Systems Engineer – NASA Solar System Exploration"Work hard, and don’t give up on what is worth fighting for."

12:00-12:15 PM Meet VIP

Marcey Hoover, Email: mlhoove@sandia.gov

Currently Acting Executive Director and Chief Human Resources Officer of Sandia National Laboratories

Director of the Energy and Homeland Security Program Management Center at Sandia National Laboratories

Dr. Marcey Hoover is Director of the Energy and Homeland Security Program Management Center at Sandia National Laboratories. She began her career at Sandia in 1995 as a member of the technical staff and has since held multiple leadership positions across the institution in areas critical to our nation's security posture.

Dr. Hoover has held elected positions within the American Society for Quality's Statistics Division and has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumni of Purdue University. She received her bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Michigan State University, and her master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in mathematical statistics from Purdue University.

Summer Physics Camp Welcome - Marceys story.pptx

www.sandia.gov/news/publications/labnews/articles/2020/03-13/womens_history.html

www.sandia.gov/news/publications/labnews/articles/2020/03-13/diversity_journal_award.html

13:00-13:30 PM Exoskeletons & Anthropomorphic Skeletons

Alex Miera, Email: ammiera@sandia.gov ammiera@wpi.edu

Sandia National Labs Student Intern

UURExoskeletonPresentation.pptx

13:30-14:00 PM Development projects While working at pRad

Amy Tainter, Email: atainter@lanl.gov

Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

SummerPhysicsCamp_2021_AT.pptx

Wednesday June 16, 2021

10:00-10:45 AM Robotics Vehicle Range tour

Alex Miera, Email: ammiera@sandia.gov ammiera@wpi.edu

Sandia National Labs Student Intern

Christy Gilbert, Email: clgilbe@sandia.gov

tours.sandia.gov/tours.html

tours.sandia.gov/Robotics/robot_info.html

tours.sandia.gov/Robotics/index.htm

11:00-11:30 AM Resume feedback

Cassandra Casperson Email: casperson@lanl.gov

HS & Special Programs Coordinator

SU21-SPCYW Resume Assignment Feedback.pdf

11:30-12:00 AM Pocket size nuclear reactors?

Athena Sagadevan Email: athenaas@lanl.gov

Nuclear Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

After an interest in nuclear engineering took her half a world away, Athena Sagadevan never looked backFor the Lab’s global security mission, Athena Sagadevan is researching safeguards for nuclear microreactors.

Physics summer camp.pptx

A small reactor to bring power to remote locations.mp4

PWR_nuclear_power_plant_animation.webm.480p.vp9.webm

12:45-13:00 PM Meet VIP

John Sarrao

Principal Associate Director at LANL for Science, Techniology and Engineering

Deputy Director, Science, Technology, and EngineeringJohn Sarrao is the Deputy Director for Science, Technology and Engineering

13:00-14:00 PM When Your world is in the nano

Stacy Copp Email: stacy.copp@uci.edu

Material Science & Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics , University of California Irvine

https://copplab.eng.uci.edu/lab-members/stacy-copp/

Anna Gonzalez Rosell Email: annag4@uci.edu

Anna Gonzàlez Rosell earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Institut Químic de Sarrià – Universitat Ramon Llull in 2019. In her bachelor’s thesis, she investigated the development of aqueous graphene suspensions as a member of the Group of Materials Engineering (GEMat). Anna is a recipient of a Balsells Fellowship. Her main research interests include nanoclusters and polymers, and her current research focuses on discovering new DNA-stabilized silver clusters in the near-infrared spectral region. In her free time, Anna enjoys practicing sports and being outdoors with friends.

Eshana Bethur Email: ebethur@uci.edu

Eshana earned her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Rutgers University in 2020. For her senior project, Eshana worked on accurately measuring the quantum yield of organic semiconductor thin films in the O’Carroll Research Group. Her current project in the Copp lab focuses on understanding how silver-mediated DNA base pairing can expand DNA nanotechology. When she’s not doing research, Eshana enjoys scenic hikes and a good book .