Application and integration of antineutrino detection into the International Atomic Energy Agency's safeguard regime; with a specific focus on the technology's monitoring capabilities as it relates to the U.S. and Russian Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement.

Collaborated with members of the Structural Materials Engineering Group of the R&D Center to develop novel evaluation techniques using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) for plastic strain along grain boundaries of austenitic stainless steel (316L) from structural materials used in TEPCO’s nuclear and thermal power facilities; results will minimize internal costs and increase company productivity/revenue.

Coordinated research team of 9 students performing research in various areas of mico/nano optic research and engineering:* Modeling, fabrication, and characterization of micro/nano optical elements for passive imaging* Fabrication and analysis of diffractive optical elements for phase periodicity and light scattering measurements in optical quadrature microscopy (OQM)* Modeling, fabrication and metrology of micro/nano elements for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) nanopatterning systems* Fracture and stress characterization of nanostructures using AFM and nanoindentation* Polarization analysis and signatures using continuous wave terahertz (THz) imaging systems* Experimental Training Modules (ETMs) in nuclear science and optical physics* Pedagogical research using Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) for STEM retention

Analyzed Damage on CZT crystals after receiving massive doses of proton and neutron radiation exceeding 200 MeV which yielded discovery of new isotopes activated in the crystal (previously never observed). Research provides new insight in using CZT detector technology for U.S. Homeland Security in preventing the dissemination of dangerous nuclear material and detector technology in space satellite technology

Collaborated with French scientists and governmental officials to determine optimal options for nuclear waste disposal. Analyzed deposition properties of *-Al2O3 colloid on Glass and ZnSe substrates in order to simulate migration rates of geological disposed radioactive material through soil. Imaging techniques of XRD, AFM, White Light Interference Microscopy, ATR-FTIR, and SEM were all used to observe migration rates and routes.

Developed program to analyze and construct relationships between specified gene groups which were attributed to causing hypertension in blood vessels-program is currently being used in the Bioinformatics Laboratory for numerous applications of gene characterization of various hypertension cases.

Engineered apparatus to simulate tritium diffusity through different metals during fusion processes in the National Ignitions Facility. Developed decontamination methods which yielded reusable parts-resulted in $250,000 expected reduction costs per fusion experiment. Analyzed and calculated dose-response relationship functions of species mass, DNA content, chromosome number, and response of ion chamber to tritium betas and Cs-137 gammas. Funding provided by the Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Intership (DOE SULI) Program.