As the current director of the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station (SRESFS) and assistant professor at SCSU, Lyles has worked with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) that SRNL manages. The EM MSIPP funds the SRESFS program, an educational opportunity for students to learn…
Belian will lead the NASC in advancing nonproliferation research and development to reduce security concerns, modernizing nonproliferation concepts to accelerate nuclear as a clean energy source, and aligning emerging nonproliferation concepts with the growing reactor and fuel-cycle markets. Belian comes to SRNL after completing his service with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the…
Kestin began her career at SRNL in 1990 and currently serves as an advisory engineer in the Weapons Production Technology Directorate. Her expertise in materials readiness performance evaluations in weapons and gas transfer systems through materials/metallurgical characterizations is an invaluable asset to the SRNL Materials Test Facility. Kestin also serves as the SRNL ambassador to…
As an assistant professor at University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Computing, Booth’s research focuses on power electronics, power grid modernization and optimization, and artificial intelligence integration to power electronics. Her research interests also include: • Direct Current (DC) Microgrids • Medium Frequency Medium Voltage Transformer Optimization • Electric Vehicle Charging Stations •…
The award is part of DOE’s recent announcement of awarding $540 million for university- and national laboratory-led research into clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing to transform energy production and cut emissions. The research will provide greater insight into the variety of surface characteristics that promote dissociation and recombination of hydrogen on a material surface…
As an associate professor at NC State, Hayes’ research explores the relationships among environmental management of nuclear facilities during operation through the decontamination and decommissioning process, national security through nonproliferation capabilities via ubiquitous radiation detection, and workforce development in SRNL needed skillsets. “Dr. Hayes will help develop and execute SRNL’s vision to advance nonproliferation and…
Sponsored by the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program office within DOE’s Office of Science, Innovation Network for Fusion Energy, or the INFUSE program, is focused on accelerating fusion energy development through public-private research partnerships. “These two new INFUSE awards continue SRNL’s efforts to deepen industry engagement through publicprivate partnerships that help industry develop their technologies…
Hunter, Rudisill and Gouge earned the distinction of laboratory fellow for their outstanding scientific achievements, and exceptional accomplishments for SRNL. “This is a great honor bestowed to our scientists and engineers at the apex of their contributions with international peer recognition, and a great history in laboratory and community citizenship,” said SRNL Laboratory Director Vahid…
Kosal will use her expertise and focus on reducing the threat of weapons of mass destruction and understanding the role of emerging technologies for security to further the needs of SRNL and the Department of Energy. Specifically, in this position, Kosal will serve as the first senior fellow in SRNL’s new Nonproliferation Applied Science Center…
The Regulatory Center of Excellence was created to help DOE sites address stakeholder and regulatory challenges frequently associated with DOE missions and DOE-EM’s goals to accelerate cleanup and reduce environmental risk and liability. The SRNL Regulatory Center of Excellence will create a standing source of multi-faceted technical and regulatory expertise and training for Department of…
The NASC will be an innovation hub bringing together scientists, engineers and policy experts to: • Advance and expand scientific research and development knowledge, such as trace actinide behavior during fuel processing, through novel detection advances and comprehensive validation testing • Develop and advance methods and detection capabilities related to advanced manufacturing processes • Demonstrate…
This is the second consecutive year that the SRNL Team has won the award, which is based upon the following criteria: management, operations, maintenance, training, safety, and best practices. Nominations of UAS teams were reviewed and judged by an external, independent panel consisting of subject-matter experts from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Defense…