Technical Sessions

Description: This category is used for submission of papers which may not fit well into the existing sessions or the author is unsure which session is the best fit. All papers submitted in the General Call will be assigned an appropriate session. If you don’t see a match to your presentations content then choose the General Track within that group or choose 1. General Call for Papers and the Program Chair will make sure to get your paper the most appropriate session.

1. General Call for Papers Organized by Sam Glover, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, USA and S. LaMont, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

Description: Nuclear Security and Nuclear Forensics sessions have grown strongly over the years to become a backbone of the MARC conference, comprising several days of oral presentations and one or more poster sessions. Papers are typically grouped into sub-sessions as themes are developed. At this time these themes include the following topical areas that will be further developed as papers and poster come in. Note: If you don’t see a match to your presentation’s content then choose the General Track within that track or choose “1. General Call for Papers” and the Program Chair will make sure to get your paper the most appropriate session.

2. Nuclear Security, Nonproliferation and Forensics Track and General Call Track Organized by Amy Gaffney; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA; Steve LaMont, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA; Harry Miley, Desert Research Institute, USA; and Steve Biegalski, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

2A: Application of Nuclear Techniques to Treaty Monitoring Organizers: Harry Miley, Desert Research Institute, USA; Steve Biegalski, Georgia Tech, USA; Anders Ringbom, Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), SWEDEN and Ted Bowyer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA.

2B. Radiochronometry Techniques for Nuclear Forensics Organized by Theresa Kayzar-Boggs, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA; Christine Yifeng Chen, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA; and Matthew Higginson, AWE, UK.

2C: Advances in Microscopy, Imaging, and Spatially Resolved Methods for Nuclear Security Applications Organized by James Bowen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA; Abigail Bickley, Air Force Institute of Technology, USA and F.C. (Ike) Dimayuga, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canada.

2D: Actinide Mass Spectrometry for Treaty Monitoring and Nuclear Forensics Organized by Fabien Pointurier, CEA, France; Robert Steiner, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA; David Child, ANSTO and Liz Keegan, ANSTO.

2E: Nuclear Data for Nuclear Security Organized by Tashi Parsons-Davis, Livermore National Laboratory, USA; and Todd Bredeweg, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

2F: Intentional Nuclear Forensics Organized by Naomi Marks, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA; and Rebecca Chamberlin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

2G. Advances in the chemistry and measurement of Fission and Activation Products for National Security, Nonproliferation and Forensics Organized by Staci Herman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA; and Georgie Horgan, AWE, UK.

2H. Bridging the Gap: Integrated approaches to nuclear forensics R&D Organized by Sarah Finkeldei, University of California, Irvine, USA; Jennifer Ladd-Lively, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA; Deborah Penchoff, University of Tennessee, USA; Ashley Shields, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA; and Tyler Spano, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.

Description: Environmental radioactivity has typically been one of the largest session at MARC, comprising a several days of oral presentations and one or more poster sessions. Papers are typically grouped into sub-sessions as themes are developed. At this time these themes include the following topical areas that will be further developed as papers and poster come in. Note: If you don’t see a match to your presentations content then choose the General Track within that track or choose “1. General Call for Papers” and the Program Chair will make sure to get your paper the most appropriate session.

3. Environmental Radioactivity Organized by Pavel Povinec, University of Bratislava, Slovakia; Christine Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA; Henrietta Dulai, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, USA; Henry Spitz, University of Cincinnati, USA; Elizabeth Widom, Miami University, USA; George Steinhauser, TU Wien, Austria; Ole Christian Lind, Norwegian University of Life Sciences; and Gauthier Deblonde, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA.

3A. Ultra-sensitive Mass Spectrometric and Radiometric Methods for Environmental and Space Applications Organized by Pavel Povinec, University of Bratislava, Slovakia and Benjamin Menard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.

3B. Speciation of Radionuclides in the Environment: Recent Progress, Methods, and Applications Organized by Gauthier Deblond, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA, Ole Christian Lind, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway and Nicole Martinez, Clemson University, USA.

3C. Advances and Applications of Wide Area Environmental Monitoring for Atmospheric Releases Organized by George Steinhauser, TU Wein, Austria; Elizabeth Widom, Miami University, USA; Kelly McHugh, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA

3D. Applications and Methods for Monitoring the Aquatic Environment for Anthropogenic Radioactivity Organized by Henrietta Dulai, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USA.

3E. Methods and Applications for Monitoring the Local Radionuclide Backgrounds Organized by Christine M Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, USA

Description: This track covers classical neutron activiation analysis methods which have been part of MARC since the beginning and has expanded to cover a range of topics in neutron activation, beams and imaging applications. If you don’t see a match to your presentations content then choose the General Track within that group or choose 1. General Call for Papers and the Program Chair will make sure to get your paper the most appropriate session.

4. Activation Analysis, Particle Beam and Imaging Track and General Track Call Track Organized by A. Chatt, Dalhousie University CANADA; Aaron Craft, Idaho National Laboratory, USA; Lei Cao, Ohio State University, USA; and R. Gregory Downing, RGD Research, USA.

4A. Instrumental, Preconcentration, Radiochemicial and Speciation Activation Analysis Organized by A. Chatt, Dalhousie University, CANADA; Zsolt Revay, Technische Universität München, GERMANY; and Gwang-Min Sun, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, KOREA

4B. Development and Application of Nuclear Analytical Methods with Neutron Beam Technologies Organized by Lei Cao, Ohio State University, USA; and R. Gregory Downing, RGD Research, USA.

4C. Neutron Imaging Technologies and Applications Organized by Aaron Craft, Idaho National Laboratory, USA; Hassina Bilheux, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Pavel Trtik, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland; Burkhard Schillinger, Technical University, Munich, Germany; and Takeno Shinohora, J-PARC, Japan.

4D. Development and Application of Neutron, X-ray, and In Vivo Counting Techniques to Quantify Stable Elements and Radioisotopes in Human Body Organized by Dr. Linda Nie, Purdue University, USA; and Henry Spitz, University of Cincinnati, USA;

4E. Emerging Radioanalytical Techniques, Advances and Applications in the Production of Essential Radionuclides Organized by Neil Taylor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA; Veronika Mocko, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA; and Benjamin Roach, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.

Description: This track focuses on advances in the radioanalytical methods and applications often involving very high activity levels associated with fission products and fuel separations. It has recently expanded to cover Molten Salt Reactors and Pyroprocessing. If you don’t see a match to your presentations content then choose the General Track within that group or choose 1. General Call for Papers and the Program Chair will make sure to get your paper the most appropriate session.

5. Advanced Analytical Methods for Fuel Cycle Radiochemistry Track and General Track Call Track Organized by Derek Haas, University of Texas, USA; David Diprite, Savannah River National Laboratory, USA; Nathalie Wall, University of Florida, USA; Michael Simpson, University of Utah, USA; Elise Conte, Pacific Northwest Natioanl Laboratory, USA, and Joseph Giaquinto, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.

5A. Advances in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle – Radio and Analytical Chemistry Supporting Re-Processing, Characterization, and Waste Form Development Organized by David DiPrete, Savannah River National Laboratory, USA; Nathalie Wall, University of Florida, USA; Elise Conte, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA; and Joseph Giaquinto, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.

5B. Radiochemistry of Molten Salt Reactors: Recent Progress, Methods and Applications Organized by Toni Karlsson, Idaho National Laboratory, USA; Derek Haas, University of Texas, USA; and Shayan Shahbazi, Argonne National Laboratory, USA.

5C. Analytical and Electrochemical Technology Development for Pyroprocessing Organized by Michael Simpson, University of Utah USA; Supathorn Phongikaroon, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; and Sang Eun Bae , Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea.

Description: If you don’t see a match to your presentations content then choose the General Track within that group or choose 1. General Call for Papers and the Program Chair will make sure to get your paper the most appropriate session.

6. Nuclear Science and Education Track and General Track Call Organized by Heather Dion, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA; Clemens Walther, University of Hannover, Germany; Richard Essex, National Institute for Standards and Technolgy, USA; and Lav Tandon, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA.

6A. Advances in Actinide Analytical and Radionuclear Chemistry Organized by Lav Tandon, Los Alamos, National Laboratory, USA; Angie Olson, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA; and Zsuzki Macsik, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

6B. Advances in Gamma Spectrometry Methods, Instrumentation, and Software in the Laboratory and in the Field Organized by George Lasche, Snake Dance Scientific, USA; and Bruce Pierson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA.

6C. Nuclear and Radiological Reference Materials Organized by Richard Essex, National Institute for Standards and Technology, USA, and Sang-Han Lee, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Korea.

6D. Emerging Technologies in Nuclear Nonproliferation Organized by Anna Erickson, Georgia Tech, USA; Steve Biegalski, Georgia Tech, USA; Malcolm Joyce, Univ. of Lancaster, UK.

6E. International Status and Challenges of Radiochemistry Education and Training Organized by Clemens Walther, University of Hannover, Germany, and Heather Dion, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA.

6F. Separation Chemistry and Target Preparation for Nuclear Chemistry Experiments Organized by Ralf Sudowe, Colorado State University, USA and Jennifer Shusterman, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA