CHRNS SHIP Presentations

2025 SHIP Presentations

• Classifying and Quantifying Materials from PGAA Spectra with Machine Learning - Cecilia Cohen
• Developing AI agent system for NCNR tools and data - Arin Joshi
• Development and Deployment of Digital Applications for Reactor Operations and Engineering Records - Esha Khosla
• TAS Co-Pilot - Srikar Kovvali
• Datacenter Automation Project - Collin Lee
• Computational Framework Development for Analysis and characterization of Millifluidic Droplet Flow Systems - Amrik Majumdar
• Quantifying the Effects of Air-Water Interface Renewal on the Stability of Pharmaceutical Product - Aariano Rao
• Evaluating Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials for Gas Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks - Sophie Xu

2026 SHIP Presentations

• Developing a Graphical User Interface for Simulating NBSR Reactivity Controls - Oren Egnal [poster]
• Applications of Large Language Models and AI to Neutron Scattering - Aditya Purohit [poster]
• Monte-Carlo Neutron Simulation of Novel Neutron Intensity Modulated Spectrometer (NIMS) - Noah Sonfield [poster]

2024 SHIP Presentations

• Calculating Label Distances Within Biomolecules Using Anomalous Small Angle X-ray Scattering - Benson Chan
• Development of an Interface for Analyzing Neutron Dark Field Imaging Data - Nathaly Lemus Diaz
• Classifying Crystal Structure using Deep Learning - Edward Friedman
• Automating the Sample Switching Process of the Prompt Gamma-Ray Activation Analysis (PGAA) Measurement Technique - Olivia Cozette Goeuzoulian
• Tuning an AI Agent for Autonomous Phase Discovery- Sophia Liu

2023 SHIP Presentations 

• Exploring Material Similarity using Graph-Based Crystal Structure Analysis and Machine Learning - Karen Cao [poster]
• Dynamic Documentation Generation and Crowdsourcing in SasView - Brayden Miller [poster]
• Utilizing Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection - Ryan Park
• Developing an Analysis Software's API Extension - Ting (Xael) Shan [poster]
• Automatically Aligning Crystal Lattices to Neutron Diffraction Instruments Using Reinforcement Learning - Dylan Zhang [poster]
• Implementing SANS Analysis Models for Concentrated Protein Solutions - Alex Zheng [poster]

2022 SHIP Presentations 

• Python Data Reduction in the Browser - Divija Katakam (slides)
• A Self-Supervised Approach for Automatic Crystal Structure Classification - Satvik Lolla (slides)
• Procedural Model Generators for RSoXS Simulation Suite - Aaron Tian (slides)
• Locating Peaks in Neutron Diffraction Patterns Using Machine Learning - Dylan Zhang (slides)
• Develop Python Scripts to Help Investigate the Structure and Interactions of Proteins in Solution - Alex Zheng (slides)

2021 SHIP Presentations 

• OpenAGS: an Online Analysis Program for Prompt & Delayed Gamma Activation Spectra - Christopher Stallard (slides)
• Neutron Profiling for Neutron Activation Analysis - Rafael Virador (slides)
• Database-driven Traceability of Reagents and Stock Solutions - Aaron Tian (slides)
• Using AI to Classify Neutron Diffraction Patterns into Bravais Lattices - Satvik Lolla (slides)

2020 CHRNS High school Internship Presentations

• OpenAGS: An Analysis Program for Prompt Gamma Activation Spectra -Christopher Stallard
• Fitting Order Parameters through Reinforcement Learning - Kate Meuse and Jessica Opsahl-Ong
• Time-Distributed Convolutional LSTM on Tomography Simulation - Alex Campero
• Security Benchmark Implementation for Linux - Lizette Ponce
• Creating an Augmented Reality Training Simulation for the National Bureau of Standards Reactor using Unity and the Microsoft Hololens - Dineth Meegoda

2019 SHIP Presentations

• Improving and Applying the Phase Segmentation of X-ray and Neutron Tomography - Cathy Yung
• CREATING AN ENHANCED WEBINTERFACEFOR THE NCNR DATAREPOSITORY - Eesha Kaul
• A Collection of Scripts for Ab Initio Calculations: Migrating from Python 2 to 3 - Helena Yang
• Investigating Magnetic Dead Layers in Rhombohedral Perovskites - Jeremy Ashe
• Reinforcement Learning in Neutron Crystallography - Jessica Opsahl-Ong and Kate Meuse
• Using Tomography to Scan and Create a 3D Model - Perry Gonzalez
• Neutron Spin Flipper Optimization using Active Learning and Fitting Algorithms - Shreya Shete

2018 SHIP Presentations

• Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Taking Efficient Crystallographic Measurements - Ryan Cho and Telon Yan
• Exploring Segmentation Techniques for Material Identification in Howardite and Chondrite Meteorites - Isabella DeClue
• Automation of a Slit-Rheometer for SANS - Derek Nie
• GUIDE HALL RADIATION MONITORING UPDATE - Emm Damazo
• ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO GLASS ALTERATION - Anna Job
• Neutron Spin Flipper Automation Using a Red Pitaya STEMlab - Kristina Znam

2017 SHIP Presentations

• SASNets: Classifying Small Angle Scattering Data Using Convolutional Neural Networks - Chris Wang
• Updating the Fume Hood Monitor System - Disha Das
• Exploring Modified Closo-Borate Electrolytes in All-Solid-State Batteries - Erin Huang
• Testing the Electrical Conductivity of Solid Electrolytes - Jake Gurowitz
• Understanding Length Scales for Magnetic Coupling in Thin Film Topological Insulators - Jyotsana Rao
• DEVELOPING A SOLID ELECTROLYTE BY INFILTRATING NANOPOROUS SILICA WITH NaCB11H12 - Maggie Psurek
• GRAPHICAL CREATION AND MANIPULATION OF SUBROUTINES IN VISUAL PROGRAMMING - Stephanie Qie
• Using A Multiple-Temperature MCMC Model to More Efficiently Find the 95% Credible Interval - David Witten
• Spinwave Calculations - Michael Yang

2016 SHIP Presentations

• SIMPLIFIED AND IMPROVED MODEL SMOOTHING IN REFLECTOMETRY FITTING - Aaron Green-Thomas
• Dynamic Temperature Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling Without Posterior Distribution Distortion - James Vinson
• Constructing a Reinforcement Learning Environment for Determining a UB Matrix - Cynthia Liu
• 3-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING RADIAL COLLIMATORS FOR NEUTRON REFLECTOMETRY - Ethan Seide
• Motor Systems and Neutron Detection - Jonathan Gelmann
• Structure and Formation of Antigen-Antibody Complexes - Melody Lee
• Visualization of Perovskite Octahedral Tilts in Augmented Reality - Nayman Leung

2015 SHIP Presentations

• Effects of peptides on lipid phase behavior - Annie Bao
• The Addition of Functionality to the Jmol/JSmol Application - Samuel Blackman
• Entropy and Experimental Design - William Golding
• Motors, Displays, and Fibers - Jonathan Gelmann
• Improving the Robustness of Bumps using Parallel Tempering - Kenneth Jiang
• CLASSIFYING CRYSTAL STRUCTURES - Cynthia Liu
• CRYOGENIC HELIUM REFRIGERATOR DISPLAY - Ryan Fangmeyer
• D2O AND THE LIPIDIC CUBIC PHASE - Stacy Young

2014 SHIP Student Presentations

• Direct Measurement of the Orientation of Atomic Vibrations Using Inelastic Neutron Scattering - Paul Neves
• GPU Programming: 2D Fitting for Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Data - Helen Park
• Developing Methods for Preparation and Imaging of Nafion© Filled Nanopore Arrays in Anodiscs© - Joseph Bowser
• Small Angle Neutron Scattering Study of Reversible Aggregation of COlloidal Particles In a Near Critical Binary Mixture - Robert McAllister
• Monte Carlo Simulation for Reactor Anti-Neutrino Detector Shielding - Jacob Siegel
• Oxygen Deficiency Hazard - Ryan Fangmeyer
• User Interface Enhancements - Yusuf Ameri

2013 SHIP Student Presentations

• Crystal and Magnetic Structure of LuFeO₃ - Alexander Zhang
• Effects of Tethering on Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) for Confined Thin Films - Amy Lin
• Enhancing the DCS with Everyday Interface Technologies - Mark Richardson
• Modeling Off-Specular X-Ray Scattering from Patterned Thin Films Using the Born Approximation - André Guzmán
• Optimizing Sputtering Parameters to Minimize the Roughness of Permalloy Thin Films - Jana Lu
• Parallelization of the Nelder-Mead Simplex Algorithm - Scott Wu
• Simply Fitting - Erica Peng

2012 SHIP Student Presentations

• Bayesian Uncertainty - Shomiron Ghose
• Web Reduction for Reflectometry Data - David Chu
• Niceweb: A Live Web Display of Instrument Status - Esther Wang
• WebRefine: Calculating Neutron Structure Factors on the Web! - Priyanka Patel
• Magnetic Properties of Defect Dicubane Lanthanide Clusters as Single Molecule Magnet Candidates - Jason Hyun
• Optimizing Sputtering Parameters to Minimize the Roughness of Permalloy Thin Films - Tanya Shi
• Modeling Shielding for a Short Baseline Neutrino Experiment - Anirudh Neti

2011 SHIP Student Posters and Presentations

• Neutron Reflection Conditions for Magnetic Lattices and Symmetry Operations (Poster, Presentation) - Daniel Sun
• Photo-Induced Magnetic Anisotropy Due to Coherent Domain Growth (Poster, Presentation) - Scott Hallock
• Preparation and Diffraction Studies of Layered Manganese Oxides - Sara Reitzes
• Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) Web-Based Data Reduction - Elakian Kanakaraj
• Web-Based Flexible Data Reduction for Neutron Reflectometry (Poster, Presentation) - Brendan Rowan
• Web-Based Triple-Axis Data Reduction - Alex Yee

2010 SHIP Student Presentations

• Neutron Studies of Magnetism and Crystal Structure of Chromium Tellurides and Their Potential for Magnetic Refrigeration - Jonathan S. Schear
• WRED: Data Fitting and Calculation in a Web-Based Environment - Ophir Lifshitz and Alex Yee

2009 SHIP Student Presentations

• Creating a Nafion thin-film with a Surface Water Layer in Order to Increase the Accuracy of Neutron Reflectometry Studies of Lipid Bilayers - Pavan Bhargava
• Exploring the Synthesis and Structure of Y_2-xCe_xTi₂O₇ Compounds - Vikas Bhatia