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Group Members Associate Professors
Research Scientists
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David Fischer
Focus Area: Irradiation enhancement of REBCO superconductors for fusion energy
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Administrative Assistants
Postdoctoral Associates
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Angus Wylie
Focus Area: The neutron-ion handshake - Replicating neutron damage with multiple ion beams
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Graduate Students
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Elena Botica Artalejo Mentored by Gregory Wallace
Focus Area: Combinatorial Synthesis and Rapid Testing of CuCrNb Alloys for Fusion RF Plasma Antennas
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Stanley Chang Jointly supervised by Zach Hartwig
Focus Area: Proton Cyclotron Irradiation for Examining Fusion Materials
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Max Rae Chu Mentored by Angus Wylie
Focus Area: The neutron-ion handshake - Replicating neutron damage with multiple ion beams
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Alexis Rustam Devitre Jointly supervised by Dennis Whyte Mentored by David Fischer
Focus Area: Degradation and recovery of superconducting properties under irradiation at cryogenic temperatures
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Zoe L Fisher (she/her) Jointly supervised by Dennis Whyte Mentored by David Fischer
Focus Area: Current pulse annealing of irradiated high-temperature superconductors
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Nayoung Kim Mentored by Weiyue Zhou
Focus Area: Impurity-driven irradiation/corrosion in molten salts
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Andrew Thomas Lanzrath Jointly supervised by Zach Hartwig
Focus Area: Irradiation damage of high-temperature superconductors in large magnetic fields
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Aurélien Legoupil
Focus Area: Radiation defect analysis of fiber optics for fusion magnet quench detection
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Avery Nguyen (they/them)
Active Projects: Wigner Energy Focus Area: Measuring radiation damage of PCTFE gaskets for nuclear enrichment forensics
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Undergraduate Student (UROP)s
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Hannah Agwunobi Mentored by Stefano Segantin
Focus Area: Predicting radiation resistance with potential energy landscape heterogeneity
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Emilio Ahuactzin-Garcia Mentored by Emre Yildirim
Focus Area: TGS analysis of Tungsten-Tantalum compounds for FEM modeling
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Paola Amadeo Mentored by Charlie Hirst
Focus Area: Stored energy of irradiated silicon carbide
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Liliana R Arias Mentored by Avery Nguyen
Focus Area: Forensic Uranium Enrichment Reconstruction of Maraging Steels via Oxide Swift Ion Track Etching
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Akarsh Aurora Mentored by Alexis Devitre
Focus Area: A variable-temperature target holder for beamline TGS
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Iselle M Barrios
Focus Area: Decarbonizing Ulaanbaatar: Examining the Potential Use of Thermochemical Energy Storage for Household Heating in the Ger District
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Bethany Belleque Mentored by Alexis Devitre
Focus Area: Measuring vacancy-type radiation defects using positrons
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Liam J Coy Mentored by Zoe Fisher
Focus Area: Effects of Magnetic Fields on Superconductors for Fusion Reactors
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Jessica L Dett Mentored by Weiyue Zhou
Focus Area: Exploring the influence of oxygen and EuF3 on corrosion in molten fluoride salt
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Samuel Engebretson Mentored by Alexis Devitre
Focus Area: Deducing defects in high temperature superconductors during irradiation using transient grating spectroscopy
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Samantha Karlson Mentored by Angus Wylie
Focus Area: Irradiation induced changes in metal hydride thermal transport
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Lauryn D Kortman Mentored by Angus Wylie
Focus Area: TGS of High-Temperature Superconductors
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Nikhita A Law Mentored by Weiyue Zhou
Focus Area: Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of EuF3 as a molten salt chemical buffer
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Edward Lu Mentored by David Fischer
Focus Area: Simulating Irradiation Tolerance of Superconductors for Fusion with First Principles Atomistics
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Claudia Miklavcic Mentored by Charlie Hirst
Focus Area: Measuring Stored Energy using Flash DSC in Copper due to Dislocations
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Riley Moeykens Mentored by Weiyue Zhou
Focus Area: Studying the influence of proton irradiation on Ni-20Cr corrosion in fluoride salts
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Lucy M Nester Mentored by Alexis Devitre
Focus Area: Investigating Specific Positron Trapping Rates Through DFT Simulation
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Katherine L Pan Mentored by David Fischer
Focus Area: Designing a Robust Test Stand for High Temperature Superconductors for Fusion Magnets
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Jonas A Rajagopal Mentored by Benjamin Dacus
Focus Area: Designing a Modular TGS System for the MIT Cyclotron
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Lily Sensen Jointly supervised by Haruko Wainwright
Focus Area: Neutron Activation Analysis on Toenails, Rice, and Honey for Environmental Monitoring
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Visiting Students
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Kuba Anglin (he/him) (Northeastern) Mentored by Myles Stapelberg
Focus Area: TGS mapping of PVD combinatorial fusion materials
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Ziv Ungarish (BGU, Israel)
Focus Area: Irradiation resistance of uranium-based high entropy alloys
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Research Affiliates
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Nouf AlMousa (Princess Nourah Univ., Saudi Arabia)
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Charlie Hirst (He/Him) (U. Mich.)
Active Projects: Wigner Energy Focus Area: Direct measurement of Wigner energy from radiation damage
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Stefano Segantin (Polito, Italy)
Focus Area: Linking potential energy landscape heterogeneity to radiation damage resistance
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