Student Symposium
The Symposium provides a unique opportunity for students to present their research, broadening their expertise and preparing them for careers in science and nontechnical fields.
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- Program Manager
- Nicole Holtzclaw-Stone
- Student Programs Office
- UGS & GRA Program Manager
- Sarah Hoffman
- Student Programs Office
- High School & Special Programs Manager
- Angelica Lopez
- Student Programs Office
- High School Programs Coordinator
- Sofia Roybal
- Student Programs Office
- 505-665-0905
- Special Programs Coordinator
- Matthew Pacheco
- Student Programs Office
Showcasing Student Research
At the end of each summer internship season, the Partnerships & Pipeline 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.
Congratulations 2023 Symposium Winners!
The Partnerships & Pipeline Student Programs Office is proud to announce the following award winners for outstanding presentations at the 2023 Annual Student Symposium:
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor |
Aditi Lohar | C-PCS | Investigating Hap As A Vaccine Antigen For Non-Typeable Haemophilus Influenzae | Jessica Kubicek-Sutherland |
Hanna Mora | EPC-ES | Western Bumblebee Surveys On LANL | Jenna Stanek |
Sarah Mozden | B-TEK | Cascade Amplification Biological Sensors For Novel Antibody-Based Detection Assay | Nileena Velappan |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor |
Renee Olney | C-NR | Novel Method For Uranium Hexafluoride Isotope Ratio Measurement | Jeremy Inglis |
Jason Ross | MPA-11 |
Synthesis Of Novel Lanthanide Task Specific Ionic Liquid Complex’s Utilizing Betaine Triflate |
George Goff |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor |
Thomas Harris, Micaela Richter | A-1 | Understanding Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Covid-19 Outcomes Using An Agent-Based Simulation | Sara Del Valle |
Bethany Pena | XTD-IDA | Under The Hood: Improving Robustness And User Experience In The Common Modeling Framework | Lucille Fry |
Nigel Tan | XCP-6 | Efficient Particle Tracing For Scalable Kinetic Plasma Simulation Analysis | Scott Luedtke |
Jessica Williams | ISR-3 | Evaluating On-Satellite Data Processing | Rory Scobie |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor |
Shuyu Chang | EES-14 | A Deep-Learning Approach To Predict River Temperature In Alaska | Kurt Solander |
Richard Larson | EES-16 | Redistribution Of Residual CO2 Due To Interfacial Pressure Driven Mass Transport In Heterogeneous Pore Structures | Mohamed Mehana |
Yerkezhan Madenova | EES-16 | Quakes Without Shakes | Luke Frash |
Siobhan Niklasson | EES-17 | Comparison Of Ambient Noise Between Ocean-Bottom Seismic Networks | Charlotte Rowe |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor(s) |
Sergio Bugosen | A-1 | A Comparison Of Convergence Reliability For Flowsheet Optimization With Surrogate And First-Principles Unit Models | Robert Parker |
Miguel Chacon Cuesta | P-4 | FEA Of Phelix Lower Compression Ring | Vincent Garcia |
Nadezda Draganic | AOT-MDE | Flow Induced Vibration Effects On MO-100 Discs | Bhavini Singh |
Elena Gonzales | ISR-2 |
Address Drum Lock Test System |
Ernst Gonzales |
Samuel Kilgore Nicholas Kroger Sarah Beth Ragan Michael Rakoski |
M-9 | Samurai Experiment: Shock Initiated Deflagration Analysis | William Perry |
Benjamin Laurel James Phillips |
AOT-RFE | The GLP-805 Power Supply Interface | Gabriel Cordero-Rivera |
Luis Luna | E-3 |
Proof Of Concept For Address: AGV Gripper, Storage Shelf, And Pallet Interface |
Bryan Steinfeld |
Lalith Pillarisetti | MPA-11 | Non-Invasive Fluid Level Sensing In Pipelines Using Ultrasound Techniques | Eric Davis |
Jackson Rahm | W-11 | Continuous Carbon Fiber-Peek 3d Printing Hot-End | Skyler Addams |
Anisha Selvan | E-14 | Evaluating Digital Image Correlation As An Alternative To Traditional Modal Testing Measurement Methods: A Further Understanding Of Current Advantagesand Limitations | Sandra Zimmerman |
Lyra Troy | C-CDE | Evaluation Of Hydrogen Permeation For The Direct Internal Recycle (DIR) Concept In The Fusion Fuel Cycle | Joseph Dumont |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor(s) |
Alfredo Cortez | RP-PROG | Effects Of Bremsstrahlung Radiation Options On Dose Calculation In MCNP6.3 | Jordan Douglas |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor |
Henry Chance | MPA-11 | Christopher Leibman | |
Sean Drewry | MST-8 | Performance And Properties Of Cr-UO2 Fuel For Light Water Reactors | Scarlett Widgeon Paisner |
Victoria Kwei | MPA-11 | Optimizing Miniature Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stacks | Tommy Rockward |
Gersen Leonel | EES-16 | Systematic Investigation Of CO2 Adsorption Energetics In Metal Organic Frameworks Based On Imidazolyl Linkers | Hongwu Xu |
Jessica Stanfel | MST-16 | Correlating Cooling Rate To Microstructure In An Alsife Alloy | Mathew Hayne |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor |
Facundo Airaudo | CCS-2 | Development Of A High-Order Numerical Method For Hyper-Elasticity In A Multi-Material Formulation | Aditya Pandare |
Aleksei Sorokin | T-6 | Probabilistic Models For Pdes With Random Coefficients | Nick Hengartner |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor |
Catarina Tchakerian | WRS-NSRCMS | Serendipitous Discovery In Archival Spaces | Laura McGuiness |
Student Name | Group | Title: | Mentor |
Luis Bichon | P-3 | Elliptic Flow Measurement Of J/_ In Phenix Run14 AU+AU At √ SNN = 200 GEV | Cesar Da Silva |
John Cappelletti Patrick Lohr |
XCP-DO | Acceleration Of Orbital-Free Density Functional Theory Using Distributed Fast Fourier Transforms On Gpus | Josh Finkelstein |
John Schmidt | P-1 | Unique Magnet Mapping Systems For Beam Optics Development | William Meijer |
Nathan Ward | MPA-Q | Cavity Stabilization In The Generation Of Squeezed Light | Raymond Newell |
Fifty-six LANL staff and postdocs volunteered significant time to the Symposium as judges and session moderators. It is largely due to their efforts volunteering and supporting the Lab’s students that the Symposium was a success. Thank You!
Volunteer Name | Org | Volunteer Name | Org |
Ahmad, Wajdi | ES-EPD | Muenchausen, Ross | FCI-DO |
Ahmmed, Bulbul | EES-16 | Neil, Chelsea | EES-14 |
Bagchi, Soumendu | T-1 | Nguyen, Doan Ngoc | MPA-MAGLAB |
Barman, Sajib
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MST-16 | Ramirez, Bianca | C-IIAC |
Baumgarten, Brooke | Q-5 | Rielage, Keith | P-1 |
Blaylock, Shannon | ORI-3 | Sharp-Geiger, Raeanna | ALDPS |
Boardman, Beth | E-3 | Skrodzki, Patrick | C-PCS |
Callanan, Jesse | MPA-CINT | Stauffer, Philip | EES-16 |
Chavez, Luis | MPA-11 | Svolos, Lampros | T-3 |
Cogdill, Melissa | DESH-CPCS | Sweeney, Matthew | EES-16 |
Corbally, Michelle Anne | Q-5 | Tews, Ingo | T-2 |
Derby, Benjamin | MPA-CINT | Thompson, David | ISR-6 |
Desjardins, Tiffany | P-2 | Tripodi, Cathy | PPO |
Esch, Shorty | ISR-1 | Ulrich, Andri | W-11 |
Ferguson, Jim | XCP-8 | Wagner, Debora | LDRD |
Foti-Landis, Ian
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FCI-DO | Woods, Andrew | MPA-Q |
Francois, Elizabeth | Q-5 | Zeck, Bryan | XCP-7 |
Guillermo, Bernadette | SAFE-PA | Ma, Martin | EES-16 |
Hayes, Sarah Lynn | SRO-RL | Adikari, Samantha | B-10 |
Huttanus, Bert | B-11 | Bamney, Darshan | MST-8 |
Ingraci Neto, Rubens
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MST-8 | Chandrasekaran, Vignesh | MPA-CINT |
Kuropatwinski, James | NCS | Chu, Feng | P-4 |
Lim,Hyun | CCS-2 | Cleveland, Alexander | Q-5 |
Loychik, Neil | E-1 | Dail, David (Bryan) | EPC-CP |
Martinez, Saundra | J-DO | Fogerty, Shane | XCP-2 |
Matsekh, Anna | CCS-2 | Goering, Timothy | EPC-CP |
McBride, Michael | SIGMA-2 | Groseclose, Thomas | B-11 |
Moore, JT | C-IIAC | Hamalainen, Hannah | SRO-RL |
Hanschen, Erik | B-10 | Hartsfield, Tom | P-2 |
Hickmott, Donald | EES-14 | Klamm, Bonnie | PT-1 |
Kocevski, Vancho | MST-8 | Kruk Izabela | AMPP-4 |
Kumar, Anand | B-10 | Labouriau, Andrea | C-CDE |
Larmat, Carene | EES-17 | Luteran, Emily | MST-7 |
O'Brien, Mary | SIGMA-1 | Peterson, Jeff | XCP-2 |
Rehn, Danny | XCP-5 | Rodriguez, Daniel | MST-7 |
Shin, Sang-Min | B-11 | Solomon, Emilia | B-10 |
Sudasinghe, Nilusha | B-11 | Torrence, Christa | W-13 |
Torres, James | MST-8 | Velappan, Nileena | B-10 |
Weiland, Ashley | MPA-Q |
Casperson, Cassandra |
PPO-SPO |
Student Project Description Books
- 2023 Project Description Book (pdf)
- 2022 Project Description Book (pdf)
- 2021 Project Description Book (pdf); Presentation Videos
- 2020 Project Description Book (pdf). Links to the students' video presentations are included in the book.
- 2019 Project Description Book (pdf)