OSN PhD Candidate Kyle Latty presented his research on standoff detection of dry aerosol using laser ablation spectroscopy (including laser filaments) at the semi-annual LIBS 2022 Conference in Bari, Italy on Sept. 5th. His talk was extremely well received and… Read More
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Congrats to Kyle Latty for passing his Dissertation Proposal!
Kyle Latty successfully defended his Dissertation Proposal on Tuesday Aug. 23rd and advanced to Ph.D. Candidacy. His committee consisted of Prof. Hartig (Chair), Prof. Baciak, Prof. Watson, Prof. Ray (Physics), and Dr. Calvin Shipbaugh from DTRA (special external member).… Read More
Maya Hewitt Completes DTRA Sponsored Research Experience
Maya Hewitt a visiting undergraduate research scholar from the University of Rochester completed her DTRA supported research experience for military cadets in the OSN group at UF Thursday August 11th 2022. Maya worked in the the OSN group alongside PI… Read More
Emily Kwapis wins Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Award
Emily Kwapis, a Ph.D. student in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Florida, has been awarded a Second Place prize in the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Fuel and… Read More
Thiago Arnaud OSN Undergraduate Researcher Participates in Vanderbilt NSF Sponsored REU
Thiago Arnaud OSN Undergraduate Researcher Participates in Vanderbilt NSF Sponsored REU at their Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Thiago received a best poster award at their annual summer research symposium. Congrats again Thiago.
Kyle Latty Presents Talk at Optica – Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress in Vancouver, Canada
Ph.D Student Kyle Latty presented his work as part of the DTRA IIRM University Research Alliance at the Optica Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress in Vancouver, Canada July 13th. Website for Congress/Conference: https://www.optica.org/en-us/events/congress/optical_sensors_and_sensing_congress/ Congrats on the excellent talk and proceeding… Read More
Congrats to James Totten for Advancing to Ph.D. Candidacy
James Totten successfully defended his dissertation proposal on Tuesday May 17th, 2022 and advanced to PhD Candidacy. His dissertation proposal was titled “Detection and Analysis of Radiofrequency Emissions from Laser Produced Plasmas”. His committee consists of: Prof. Kyle C. Hartig… Read More
University of Michigan Collaborators Conduct Joint Experiments at UF
The Optical Science and Nonproliferation Group at UF hosted University of Michigan DTRA IIRM Collaborators Prof. Igor Jovanovic and Dr. Milos Burger for a full week of collaborative experiments in support of the DTRA IIRM University Research Alliance. The UM… Read More
MAJ CJ Hunter and Emily Kwapis present their work at the MARC XII Conference in Hawaii!
Aloha! Recent M.S. Graduate (May 2022) MAJ CJ Hunter and PhD Candidate Emily Kwapis are presenting their work at the MARC XII Conference in Hawaii this week! Congrats to them on their oral talks and an enjoyable trip to Hawaii.… Read More
Emily Kwapis wins 2022 NNSA MTV Consortium Best Presentation Award!
Congrats to Ph.D. Candidate Emily Kwapis on wining Best oral Presentation at the 2022 Monitoring Technology and Verification (MTV) NNSA University Consortium Annual Workshop hosted at the University of Michigan! She was recognized by NNSA Program Manager for University Programs… Read More