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

https://softmath.seas.harvard.edu/lab-member/anna-lappal/

Karissa Sanbonmatsu, Email: kys@lanl.gov

Physicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

https://www.lanl.gov/projects/karissa/

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

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

Nuclear Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Etiene Vermeulen Email: etienne@lanl.gov

Physicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Nate Kollarik Email: kollarik@lanl.gov

Mechanical Technician

Anthony Koppi Email: akoppi@lanl.gov

Veteran and electrical Technician

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).

12:15- 1:00PM Lunch time Chatter

Maxine McReynolds, Email: mcreynolds@lanl.gov

Associate General Counsel – ESH Office of General Counsel

Cristina Mulcahy Email: mulcahy@lanl.gov

ESH Counsel Office of General Counsel

Pranava Upadrashta, Email: pranava@lanl.gov

Intellectual Property Counsel, Office of General Counsel

1:00-1:30 PM Radiation Protection as a profession

Cassandra Redmond, Email: credmond@lanl.gov

Health physicist

Michelle Woodward, Email: mlwoodward@lanl.gov

Radiation Control Technician (RCT)

Zaria Harris, Email: zdh@lanl.gov

Radiation Control Technician (RCT)

James Mang, Email: jmang@lanl.gov

Health physicist

Mike Duran, Email: duranma@lanl.gov

Health physicist

Nancy McCallister, Email: nmcallister@lanl.gov

Radiation Protection (RDPR) is an exciting field of study with many local, national and international job opportunities. A Radiation Control Technician (RCT) works to ensure the safe handling and operation of radioactive materials or radiation-generating equipment. RCTs are a pivotal part of any facility that works with these materials, including medical and physical research labs, nuclear power production, environmental cleanup, and more. RCTs perform measurements of radiological conditions and levels, and are always in high demand.

People who enjoy working as part of a team are well suited for RCT work. RCTs must be detail oriented and are often called upon to solve problems. Being an RCT involves active physical work and RCTs typically perform a wide variety of tasks each day.

• Protect workers, the public, and the environment from radiological hazards

• Calculate radiological doses and ensure compliance with regulations

• Conduct radiological surveillance

• Oversee contamination control and environmental cleanup

11:00-11:30 AM Resume feedback

Cassandra Casperson Email: casperson@lanl.gov

HS & Special Programs Coordinator

Deb Menke, Email: dmenke@sandia.gov

Sandia National Laboratories

Community Involvement - STEM Outreach Program Coordinator

Sara Mason, Email: smason@lanl.gov

IQPA-IQ: QPA - INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY

11:30-12:00 AM Fluids Fun

Tiffany Desjardins, Email: tif_des@lanl.gov

B.S. in Astrophysics from the University of New Mexico in 2008. She continued her education there, obtaining a Master’s of Science in Physics in 2010 and then her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2016. She spent two years as a post doc studying high energy density physics with the P-24 Plasma Physics group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In 2018 she joined the Extreme Fluids as first a post doc before converting to staff.

Her research area focuses on studying shock driven instabilities, studying the transition of instabilities to turbulence, and mixing induced by turbulence.

12:00-12:15 PM Meet VIP

John Sarrao

Principal Associate Director at LANL for Science, Technology and Engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory

John Sarrao serves as the deputy director for Science, Technology, and Engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In the role, he oversees a $1.9B organization with 3,800 employees, managing the Laboratory’s extensive science, technology, and engineering capabilities in support of the Laboratory’s national security mission.

Before becoming deputy director, Sarrao was the principal associate director for Science, Technology, and Engineering at Los Alamos. Prior to this role, he served as associate director for Theory, Simulation, and Computation for five years. He has also held a number of leadership positions within the Lab’s materials community.

Sarrao’s primary research interest is in the synthesis and characterization of correlated electron systems, especially actinide materials. He was the 2013 winner of the Department of Energy’s E.O. Lawrence Award and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Physical Society (APS), and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Sarrao’s personal research and technical leadership career has emphasized national security science from plutonium physics research to advanced materials design and discovery to stewarding LANL’s high performance computing resources and simulation capabilities.

Sarrao received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles based on thesis work performed at LANL. He also has a master’s in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a bachelor’s in physics from Stanford University.

12:15-13:00 PM Lunch Chatter

Erika Fleetwood, Email: emsanchez@lanl.gov

Finance Manager for the Director’s Office, LANL

Paul C. Daly, MD Email: pdaly@lanl.gov

Clinic Physician, Occupational Medicine, LANL

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 .

10:00-10:15 AM Pocket size nuclear reactors?

Athena Sagadevan Email: athenaas@lanl.gov

Nuclear Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

10:15-10:45 AM Radioactive decay and life

Athena Sagadevan Email: athenaas@lanl.gov

Nuclear Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

11:00-11:30 AM Mountains, Outer Space, and International Relations - Turning My Passions into a Career in Nuclear Engineering

Margie Root, Email: margaret@lanl.gov

Nuclear Engineer, Los Alamos National laboratory

Margaret Root completed her B.S. in Nuclear Engineering at the University of New Mexico in 2011. She has been working at Los Alamos National Laboratory since 2012, beginning as a summer intern, then working as a post-bac, and finally supporting the Nuclear Engineering and Nonproliferation Division’s Safeguards Science and Technology Group (NEN-1) in research on the Uranium Neutron Coincidence Collar for her Master’s research. She completed her Master’s degree in Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in September 2015. She is now an R&D Engineer in NEN-1. She has taught and designed many courses both at LANL and internationally, including the International Atomic Energy Agency course, the Nuclear Material Control and Accountancy course, and neutron courses in support of the China Center of Excellence in Nuclear Security. Her current work includes research on fresh and spent nuclear fuel verification techniques, teaching/designing neutron NDA courses, and working as an operations engineer for the Chemical Camera on the Curiosity Rover.

11:30-12:00 PM A day in the life of a nuclear material Custodian

Isaac Martinez Email: ijmartinez@lanl.gov

Research Technician and Nuclear Materials Custodian, Los Alamos National laboratory

Steven Ortiz Email: svortiz@lanl.gov

Research Technician and Nuclear Materials Custodian, Los Alamos National laboratory

12:00-12:30 AM Meet VIP

Tammy Low, Email: tammy.low@pacom.mil

USAF, PhD Deputy Science & Technology Advisor USINDOPACOM

Col Tammy Low is currently the Deputy Science and Technology Advisor to the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). She leads their International Science and Technology (S&T) engagement program to strengthen defense partnerships through S&T. Additionally, Col Low provides advice in scientific matters and evaluates S&T solutions to warfighter requirements.

Her previous assignments include Commander, Headquarters Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and Deputy Director and International Program Officer, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development in Tokyo, Japan. Col Low also served as Director of Laboratory Operations and Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the United States Air Force Academy, and Chief of the Fuels Branch, Propulsion Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory. Additionally, she was the Executive Officer to the Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Executive Officer to the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and a Biotechnology Research Officer at the Air Force Technical Applications Center.

Col Low received her commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in May 1997, as a distinguished graduate. In addition to her biochemistry undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University, she holds two master’s degrees, one in Chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the second in Strategic Studies from the United States Air War College. Col Low also earned her Doctor of Philosophy in organic chemistry from the University of Florida. Her awards include the Air Force Outstanding Scientist Team, Finalist for the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award, and United States Air Force Academy Outstanding Academy Educator.

https://www.womenindefense.net/-/media/sites/ndia/meetings-and-events/2021/march/1540---post-2021/post2021-program292021.ashx

12:15-1:00 PM Lunch chatter

Crystal Hood, Email:

Project Management Manager, Sandia National Laboratories

Crystal Hood is a Project Management Manager for large Hypersonics projects teams supporting the Integrated Military Systems program area at Sandia National Laboratories. Her team consists of project managers, project controllers, schedulers, interns, and contractors. An Albuquerque native, Crystal graduated from University of New Mexico with a bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in human resources. She later when on to obtain her master’s in business administration from New Mexico State University. Crystal’s been with the labs for almost 10 years. She began her career in human resources but gravitated towards the business operations/finance side of the house after about two years. In addition to her Sandia experience, she’s also worked at Johnson and Johnson on the manufacturing floor, and TSAY/Ferguson and Williams (a small government contractor) primarily in human resource roles. Her extensive experience across multiple industries and roles allows her to approach situations from an innovative perspective.

1:00-2:00 PM Optics and Engineering show off

12:00-12:15 PM Meet VIP

Thom Mason

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director

President and CEO of Triad National Security, LLC (Triad) and serves as the Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Most recently he was the Senior Vice President for Global Laboratory Operations at Battelle where he had responsibility for governance and strategy across the six National Laboratories that Battelle manages or co-manages.

Prior to joining Battelle, Thom worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for 19 years, including 10 years as the Laboratory Director. Under his leadership, ORNL saw significant growth in programs, new facilities, and hiring while achieving record low safety incident rates.

Before becoming Laboratory Director, he was Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for Neutron Sciences, ALD for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), and Director of the Experimental Facilities Division.

During his time in Oak Ridge, Thom was active in the community serving as Chair of the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation as well as Innovation Valley, the Knoxville-Oak Ridge area regional economic development organization.

He moved to ORNL from the University of Toronto where he was a faculty member in the Department of Physics and previously worked as a Senior Scientist at Risø National Laboratory and a Postdoc at AT&T Bell Laboratories.

For the past 30 years, he has been involved in the design and construction of scientific instrumentation and facilities and the application of nuclear, computing, and materials sciences to solve important challenges in energy and national security.

Thom has a Ph.D. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics from McMaster University and a BSc in Physics from Dalhousie University.