
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Student Symposium
Showcasing student research
At the end of each summer internship season, the National Security Education Center’s Student Programs Office at the Lab hosts a Student Symposium.
The Symposium provides a unique opportunity for students to present their research and is an excellent forum for students to network and make professional contacts.
General information about the steps involved in participating in the Symposium are included below. Additional information and instructions will be provided by email.
- Student Programs Office will send the Symposium Registration Application to students’ Lab emails.
- Submit the completed application by the deadline. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
- Write a poster abstract for your application. See How to Prepare Your Abstract (pdf) for guidelines.
- Request permission to share your abstract with the public through the Lab’s Review & Approval System (RASSTI). Approval must be granted before the application is submitted. Note: The RASSTI request can take up to 3 weeks to process.
- Create and print your poster. See Poster Guidelines(pdf) for guidance on creating and presenting your poster.
Request permission to share your poster with the public through the Lab’s Review & Approval System. Approval must be granted before the day of the Symposium.
- Poster set-up may be done the day beforehand or the morning of Symposium. If you plan to set-up the morning of the event, arrive early.
- On the day of the Symposium, plan to stay until the event ends. Deliver your poster presentation for volunteer judges and Symposium visitors.
2017 Student Symposium
The 2017 Student Symposium, Celebrating Student Achievement was held August 9, 2017 at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos campus and very well attended with over 200 students showcasing their hard work and tremendous talent.
The National Security Education Center’s Student Programs Office is proud to highlight the 2017 Symposium winners.
Biosciences
Emily Cloyd (B-10) | The Expansion of Analytics for Investigation of Disease Outbreaks (AIDO) |
Jacquelyn Mettler (B-10) | Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Prairie Cord Grass for Guar Production |
Chemistry
Julie Haagenstad (C-NR) | Development of an Internal Quality Assurance Program for the LANL NWAL Program |
Roy Madrid (MPA-CINT) | Evaluating Thermal Response of "Giant" Quantum Dots |
Computing
Nils Carlson (NSEC) Jacob Carroll (NSEC) |
Investigating Phase Transitions in Sparsely Coded Convolutional Neural Networks |
Siddhartha Bishnu (NSEC), Shane Fogerty (CCS-2) | Thoughtful Precision in Mini-Apps |
Earth & Space Science
Emily Hopkins (EES-16) | Sooting Potential of Biomass in Wildfire |
Charles Abolt (EES-16) | Topographic Control on the Subsurface Heat Budget of Ice Wedge Polygon |
Engineering
Benjamin Katko (NSEC) Brian Bleck (NSEC) |
Augmented Reality as a Next Generation Tool for Nuclear Facility Criticality Safety |
Matthew Wilkin (MET-DO) | Data Mining The General Purpose Heat Source Program |
Heath & Safety
Ian McNabb (EPC-ES) | The Overlooked Radiation Dose to Downwinders from the Trinity Blast |
Melissa Moreno (RP-SVS) | Uncertainty Budgets Associated with Calibration |
Information Technology
Kayleen Hovey (SAE-1) | Improving Information Security with Encryption> |
Materials Science
Sigehiro Takajo (MST-8) | Microstructure Analysis of Gas Gun Deformed 304L Stainless Steel |
Tashiema Wilson (MST-7) | Experimental Analysis of Selected Uranium Silicide and Uranium-Silicide-Nitride |
Mathematics
Jeanette Varela (CCS-6) | Predicting Bunker Temperature |
Physics
Kiersten Haffey (P-21) | Non-Pneumatic Actuation of Stretchable Membranes for Organ on a Chip Applications |
Non-Technical
Madeline Whitacre (SI-RMS) | Digital Narrative: Exploring the History of Science at LANL using Web-Based Media |
Other
L J Horan (LOG-HERG), Ryan LaMonica (MPD-PO), Jason Pedraza (MOF-SU), Mariah Richardson (PADCAP), Genna Waldvogel (PADCAP) |
Smart Lab Renovation in TA35-0085 |