Title:

Beyond the Flash: Predictive Modeling for Post-Detonation Nuclear Forensics

Speaker:

Dr. Camille Palmer

Affiliation:

Oregan State University

When:

Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 11:00:00 AM   Add to Calendar

Where:

Boggs Building, Room 3-47

Host:

Fan Zhang
fan.zhang@me.gatech.edu

Abstract

Nuclear forensic scenarios necessitate rapid and accurate insight into the origin of material or device characteristics. Some of the most valuable prompt signatures for post-detonation forensics originate in complex multi-physics environments involving gamma radiation and the formation of the shock front. This talk will briefly introduce the new Consortium for Nuclear Forensics and provide an overview of modeling and simulation approaches being evaluated for the prediction of yield and reaction time history. The motivation for improving efficiencies in radiation transport and strong shock capture will also be discussed as they relate to predicting optical diagnostics.

Biography

Dr. Camille Palmer holds the position of Associate Professor and Associate School Head in the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Oregon State University. She concurrently serves as the Deputy Director for NNSA's Consortium for Nuclear Forensics led by the University of Florida. Before academics, Dr. Palmer contributed as a staff member in both the Thermonuclear Applications and Foreign and Improvised Nuclear Design groups at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She also supported the nuclear hardness and survivability of the Minuteman III during her tenure as an engineer with Northrop Grumman Corporation. Her experience in nuclear weapons and weapon effects informs and guides her research on interdisciplinary projects to support nuclear nonproliferation. Dr. Palmer holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

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