OSN Ph.D. student and DoD SMART Fellow Justin Borrero gave an oral and poster presentation at the 2024 NNSA UPR meeting for both the MTV and CNF consortium. Go Gators!

Congrats to Dr. Emily Kwapis for graduating with her Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering during the May 2nd 2024 Spring Doctoral Commencement Ceremony. During her time as a Ph.D. student in the Optical Science and Nonproliferation group lead by her advisor… Read More

Enrique Medici and Caitlin Martin (OSN Group Members) were awarded American Nuclear Society Scholarships. These awards come with a substantial monetary value along with national recognition of their achievements highlighting their merits and achievements in pursuit of their nuclear engineering… Read More

Congrats to first-year PhD Student Weslee Kersey on receiving the DoD SMART Fellowship that will start in Fall 2024. Weslee’s DoD SMART Fellowship award makes the Optical Science and Nonproliferation group 4-0 for students in the group who have applied… Read More

I am thrilled to extend my congratulations to Enrique Medici for being awarded the prestigious DOE UNLP scholarship. This achievement stands as a testament to his unwavering dedication, exceptional academic prowess, and tireless commitment to excellence. The DOE UNLP scholarship… Read More

We are thrilled to announce that Thiago Arnaud, an exceptional undergraduate member of the Optical Science and Nonproliferation Group, has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award. This highly competitive and prestigious fellowship… Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Kwapis, a recent (defended Feb. 16) Ph.D. graduate of the OSN group and a DoD SMART Fellow, for her leadership alongside several SRNL colleagues as co-authors on an impactful article in the journal Applied Spectroscopy that… Read More

Paige Anderson, OSN Undergraduate Researcher, has been selected for participation in the UF Undergraduate Research Scholars Program that is offered to the top 2% of students and was created to involve students in undergraduate research. Additionally, Paige was selected as… Read More

OSN PhD Candidate and DoD SMART Scholar Emily Kwapis successfully defended her PhD Disstertation on Feb. 16 titled “OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND CHEMICAL DYNAMICS OF LASER ABLATION PLASMAS FOR THE STANDOFF DETECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS.” Her committee consisted of Dr. Kyle… Read More

The UF lead NNSA Consortium for Nuclear Forensics was featured in the Fall Semester UF Research Explore Magazine where the OSN group was featured along with the MANATEE group lead by Dr. Aitkaliyeva and the TARDIS group lead by Dr.… Read More