CHRNS SURF Presentations

2023 SURF Student Presentations

• Simulating Domain Walls in Weyl Semimetals to Study the Effects of Weyl Fermions on Magnetic Behavior - Patrick Chen
• Development of a Validated CFD Model for the Mixing Behavior of Parallel Triple-Channel Flows - Amir Dajani
• Sample Development for Small Angle Scattering and Neutron Interferometry - Kaitlyn Esneault
• Effects of Solvents on the Assembly of Nanoparticles from Poly(styrene-b-ethylene glycol) - Ethan Gasper
• Harmonizing Human-Machine Interfaces: A Standard Reference Guide for HMI Design and Management at NCNR - Navid Misaghian
• Chemical Vapor Deposition of Uranium Ditelluride (UTe₂) - Kimia Samienejad
• Underlying Mechanisms of Mitochondria-related Diseases through Cardiolipin-Cytochrome C Interactions - Surabhi Singh
• Constructing Native Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds for Tissue Repair - Sanjana Sureshbabu
• Optimizing Pharmaceutical Formulations - Rahil Verma
• Spin-Interactions Using Reinforcement Learning - Justin Wang

2022 SURF Student Presentations

• Automating the Fuel Element Visual Inspection Process at the NCNR Reactor - Benen Crombie
• Automatic Identification of Regions of Neutron Diffraction Patterns Changing During Phase Transition - Shriya Haravu
• Multi-Scale Structures of Starch as Revealed by Scattering Techniques: From Unit Cell to Nanostructure - 
  Amy Musser
• Revealing the Magnetism of Weyl Semimetal CeAlGe -  John Peter Nunez 
• Particle Orientation in Soft Materials from Small-Angle Neutron Scattering - Jack Rooks
• Developing a User-Friendly Framework for Stopped Flow SANS at the NCNR - Christopher Stallard
• Surfactant-Free Oil-in-Water Emulsion Stabilized by Chitin Nanocrystals: A Green Recipe - Kim Taylor
• Determining the Validity of Guinier Analysis in Slit-Smeared Small Angle Scattering Data - Roxanne Ware

2021 SURF Student Presentations

• Dynamics of Hybrid Vacancy-Ordered Double Halide Perovskites (FA)2PtI6and (GUA)2PtI6 - 
  Owen Bailey
• Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Glasses Characterization and Pursuing Tunable Solubility - Claire McGuire
• Classifying Spin-Interactions Using Reinforcement Learning - Kate Meuse
• Optimizing a Magnetically Shielded Solenoid for Extended-Q SANS Polarization Analysis Capability - Sidney Molnar
• Quantifying Spin Interactions Using Reinforcement Learning - Jessica Opsahl-Ong
• Nuclear Design and Analysis of the NIST Replacement Reactor - Patrick Park
• Investigating Lipid Bilayer Structures with Neutron Reflectometry - Ryan Puthumana
• Assessing Particle Orientation in Small Angle Neutron Scattering - Jack Rooks
• Characterizing Spherical Nanoparticles by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering to Validate New Interferometry Techniques - Daven Shah
• Temperature-Dependent Binary Solvent Structure of Solvent Segregation Driven Gel (SeedGel) - Aurora Zemborain

2019 SURF Student Presentations

• Thermal-Hydraulics Feasibility for an Ultra-Compact Nuclear Reactor Core - Andrew Seamone
• Exploring Oral Insulin Delivery Via Microencapsulation - Julianna Price
• Neutron Scattering Study of a Triplet Superconductor - Mark Zic
• National Bureau of Standards Reactor (NBSR) Plant State Predictor (PSP) - Hamna Chaudhry
• Probing Anomalous Field-Expulsion in Superconductor/Ferromagnetic Thin Films - Spencer Rodgers
• Using Viscoelastic Properties of Polymer and Lipid to Study the Cell Membrane - Washat Ware
• Depth Dependence of Skyrmions in Thin Films - Lizabeth Quigley
• SURFing with Green Tea: What Neutrons Read in Tea Leaves - Racheal Spruill
• Human Factors Analysis on NBSR Reactor Console - Disha Das
• The Applications of Reinforcement Learning to Neutron Diffraction - Joseph Rath
• Breaking the Crystal Lattice Improving Salt Conductivity - Maggie Psurek
• Capillaryμ-RheoSANS: Lipid Vesicle Nanostructure and Rheology at High Shear - Marshall Nakatani
• When Polymers Meet: Self-Assembled Amphiphilic DiblockCopolymers - Candyce Collins
• Building a Bilayer Overtone Analysis (BOA) Instrument - Emma Rogers
• Neutron Tomography and Simulation of Compton Imaging - Gamintha Wijekoon
• Stability of Liposomal Nanomedicines - Emily Blick

2018 SURF Student Presentations

• Digitization of a Secondary Pump Condition-based Monitoring System - Abdullah Weiss
• Physical Components of Secondary Pump Condition-based Monitoring System - Katie Behnert
• Optimization of 3He Neutron Spin Filters for the Neutron Spin Echo Spectrometer - Hannah Burrall
• PHASE BEHAVIOR AND MORPHOLOGY OF MICROEMULSIONS IN A POLYMER-SURFACTANT SYSTEM - Alexa B. Cano
• Characterizing Protein-Adjuvant Interactions in Vaccines - Carrie Stemple
• NBSR Thermodynamic Performance Analysis - Omar Cavazos
• Crosslinking silica-based nanoporous networks under ambient conditions - Caleb Wigham
• Exploring the Rheological Properties of Dense Lipid Vesicle Solutions as Models for Liposome Nanomedicines - Emily Blick
• Incorporation of the Beta Approximation in SasView - Greg Suczewski
• The Conformation of a Hydrophilic Di-block Copolymer on Silica - Krista Balto
• Cellulose Under Pressure For New Biopolymer Materials - Josh Devorkin
• Simulation of Prompt Gamma Emission Tomography by Compton Scattering and The Implementation of a Neutron Tomography System - Nathaniel Kaneshige
• All Tied Up in Knots: Skyrmions in Chemically Substituted Cu2OSeO3 - Paul Neves
• Capillary µRheoSANS for High Shear Rate, Low Volume Studies - Zach Riedel
• Monte-Carlo Exploration of Focused Neutron Guide Geometries - Samantha Isaac
• Operating a Virtual Nuclear Reactor using Augmented Reality - Kirill Stakhovsky
• Correlating Gramicidin Ion-Channel Formation to Artificial Membrane Dynamics - Temiloluwa Okusolubo
• Determination of Crystallite Orientation Distribution Function (ODF) From Neutron Diffraction Data - Ryan Underwood
• Online Platform for Radiological Computations - Aubrie Weyhmiller
• Applying Reinforcement Learning to the Determination of Crystal Structures with Neutron Diffraction - Abigail Wilson

2017 SURF Student Presentations

• Magnetic Skyrmions - Paul Neves
• Automating the Alignment of Crystals - Rohit Mandavia
• Upgrade of the Tritium Air Monitoring System - Kirill Stakhovsky
• Reactor Control Interface Design - Omar Cavazos
• Effects of Detergents on the Crystallization of Bacteriorhodopsin - Emily Blick
• Visualizing Insulin Structure Under Shear Stress - Andre Chen
• CO2Adsorption in Heterometallic Metal-Organic Frameworks - Anthony Campanella
• Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles via the Chemical Reduction Method - Caleb M. Wigham
• Design of Octo-Strain Device for Sheet Metal Testing using Neutron Diffraction - Eric-Paul Tatman
• COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM REFURBISHMENT AND MODERNIZATION - Moiz Butt
• Parallelization of Atom-Based Molecular Properties using MPI - Annie Bao
• A web-based service for distributing curve fitting algorithms onto remote server clusters for improved performance - Raul Negron and Paul Kienzle
• AN INVESTIGATION OF PROMPT GAMMA ACTIVATION ANALYSIS AND COMPTON IMAGING - Ben Riley
• PHASE BEHAVIOR AND STRUCTURE OF MICROEMULSIONS - Shuzhen Chen
• 6LiF:ZnS(Ag) Neutron Detector and Data Acquisition/Processing System Development - Nathaniel Kaneshige
• Small angle scattering study of NIST SRM1549a: Bovine Whole Milk Powder - Lia Hong

2016 SURF Student Presentations

• Refining a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm for Fitting Neutron Reflectometry Data - Aaron Schankler
• Compton Suppressed Gamma Spectroscopy of Spent Fuel Inventories - Abdullah Weiss
• Using Molecular Dynamics to Model the Structure of Polyelectrolyte Micelles - Hayley Boigenzahn
• Optimization of a Cold Neutron Source for a Proposed LEU Reactor at NIST - Ryan Bonk
• Neutron Scattering studies of the Crystal and Magnetic Structures of Molecular Magnets - Danielle Villa
• Molecular Dynamics Study of the Conformational Properties of Polymers in an Explicit Solvent and the Identification of the θ-Temperature - James Gayvert
• Characterizing and Verifying Parameters for Two New Mechanical Systems Through the Multiaxial Deformation of Automotive Sheet Metal - Daevin Hugh
• SASCalc Periodic Boundary Conditions - Ian Hunt-Isaak
• BLAND UI: User-Friendly Neutron Diffraction Analysis - Nathan Super
• Designing an AC Magnetic Susceptometer Measurement Technique in Conjunction with High Pressures and Low Temperatures in Neutron Beam Experiments - Paul Neves
• Effect of Nanoparticle Architecture on Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites - Medeleine Pasco
• Enhanced Safety Analysis Code Suites for the New Reactor Design at NCNR - Richard Leos
• Upgraded Helium Refrigerator - Ryan Fangmeyer 
• Monte-Carlo Exploration of Focused Neutron Guide and Monochromator Geometries - Samantha Isaac
• Structural and Mechanical Characterization of HPMC/SDS Aggregation through Rheological and Neutron Scattering Measurements - Douglas Scott
• Gas Adsorption in Metal Organic Frameworks - Anthony Ayala

2015 SUR Student Presentations

• Residual Gas Effect on aCORN - William (Drew) Byron
• Project CESR: The Design of a World - Class Cold - Neutron Source at NIST - Dylan Prevost 
• Dynamic Reliability Assessment of the NIST NBSR Thermal Shield Cooling System - Emily Herrmann
• The Inversion of Quasielastic Neutron Scattering Data from Differing Instruments - Janelle Henrich
• Optimizing and Testing a Prototype for Beamline Helium-3 Polarization - Joelle Baer
• Magnetic Ordering in Ce1-xYbxRhIn5  Heavy Fermions as a Function of Doping - John Collini
• Understanding Interfacial Structures of Ultrathin Self-Assembled Nafion - John Fischer
• Characterizing Radiation-Induced Faults in Microprocessors - Kurt Lynn
• BLAND: A Stimulating Method for the Analysis of Diffraction Patterns - Joseph Lesniewski
• Control your SPIN Au2Mn - Maria Pascale
• Python Scripting Feature for NICE Software - Max Poole
• Designing a Cross-Slot for Extensional-FlowSANS Shooting Neutrons at Soap - Koty McAllister
• Can One Build A Global Neutron Surface Spectrum Map? - Robert Valdillez
• Construction and Molecular Dynamics of a Nanodisc for Membrane Protein Simulation - Ryan Franklin
• Monte-Carlo Modeling of Multiplexed Neutron Spectrometers - Samantha Isaac
• Synthesis and Characterization of Conducting Composite Nanoparticles for Flow Battery Applications - Austin D. Scherbarth

2014 SURF Student Presentations

• See You On The Flipped Side: The Construction and Testing of RF Coils Used to Flip ³He Polarization - Joelle Baer
• NCNR Hood Monitor: Monitoring Fume Hood Contamination Levels - Spencer Connor
• The Effects of Shim Arm Depletion and Xenon Buildup on Estimated Critical Positions in NBSR for New- and Mid-Cycle Startups - Bryan Eyers
• Nitrogen and oxygen adsorption in metal-organic frameworks for gas separations - Stephanie Gnewuch
• Super Sheet Metal Stressing: The Stimulating Design Process of Two Novel Straining Devices - Scott Hallock
• Computational Methods to Analyze Small Angle X-ray Scattering Data of Biological Molecule & Free Energy Calculations to Validate Structural Ensembles - Andrew Heindel
• Could Fish Help Us Treat Cancer?: Study of Pore Formation by Piscidin-1 - Jorge Hernandez
• Reactor Data at your Desk v2.0 - Alexander Hull
• The Role of Size and Crystallinity on Magnetic Nanoparticle Response - Hoan Henry Le
• Interactive Analysis of Neutron Scattering Data - Joseph Lesniewski
• Extensional Flow-SANS of Wormlike Micelles - Bonnie Newman
• Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering from Methanol Associates - Jeffrey Self
• Cold Source Engineering: Operation and Upgrade of the BT-9 Cold Source, Nicknamed "Peewee" - James Torres
• Magnetic Ground State of Industrial Sensors - Teresa Turmanian
• Exploring the Structure of Surfactants with 2D Rheo-SANS - Aaron West

2013 SURF Student Presentations

• A Bayesian Approach to Crystal Structure Refinement - Dylan Quintana
• CO₂ Binding in Metal-Organic Frameworks - Tim Dougherty
• Conceptual Design of a High-Power LEU Research Reactor - Max Carlson
• Etch Damage in Magnetic Thin Film Head Materials - Lisa Krayer
• Evaluation of Thiol Acetates (CH₃OSR) and Disulfides (RSSR) as Lipidic Anchors in Tethered Bilayer Membranes (tBLMs) - Perri Weinstein
• Graphitic Carbon Thin Films for Neutron Reflectometry Investigations of Rechargeable Batteries and Fuel Cells - Ben Jones
• Improvements on the Cold Source Vacuum System - Grant Fong
• Incorporating Water in Small-Angle Scattering Calculations of Proteins - Anita Kundu
• Investigation of Stability of Silica Particles in Lutidine/Water Solvent - Katherine Borner
• An Investigation of the Stabilizing Effects of Surfactants on Biotherapeutics - Marianna Fleischman
• Molecular Self-Assembly in Alcohol-Water Solutions - Jackson Waller
• Neutron Diffraction Study of Pressure-Dependent Magnetism in Molecule Based Magnets - Steven Conklin
• Reactor Data at Your Desk - Issac Khadar

2012 SURF Student Presentations

• Cloning, Expressing, and Purifying Transient Receptor Potential Mucolipin (TRPML-1) - Addison Goodley
• Correcting Substrate Warp for X-Ray Reflectometry - Pavan Bhargava
• Data Visualization for Analysis of the NCNR Cold Neutron Source - Max Carlson
• Neutron Diffraction Studies of Reduced Perovskite Iron Oxides - Vikas Bhatia
• Structural Studies of Important Industrial Gases Adsorbed in Zeolites - Matthew Kline
• Structural Studies of Multiferroic Thin Films - Lisa Krayer
• Synthesis of NTA-Terminated PEG Thiols for CB2 Structural Characterization with Neutron Scattering Techniques - Elizabeth Ghias
• Understanding the Structural and Rheological Properties of Triblock Copolymer Solutions - Michelle Reele

2011 SURF Student Presentations

• Cryogenic Environmental Process Instrumentation for New Beam Tube #9 (BT-9) Cold Source at the Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) - Navneet Gill
• Development of Thin-Film Fuel Cell Models for Degradation Studies - Pavan Bhargava
• The Effect of Tethering on the Glass Transition Temperature in Thin Polymer Films - Christine Franzel
• Growth and Purification of Human Growth Hormone - Nathan Jones
• Optimizing Sputtering Parameters to Minimize Roughness in Permalloy Thin Films - Theresa Ginley
• Reactor Software Upgrades and Test Stand Behavior - Josh Johnson
• Structure and Dynamics of Peripheral Membrane Proteins - Arielle Strong
• Structure-Property Relationships of Photomagnetic Coordination Polymer Heterostructures - Brian Zakrzewski
• Tether Lipid Molecules for High Precision Metrology of Integral Proteins - Fay Crawshaw

2010 SURF Student Presentations

• Investigating Lamellar Structures in Hydrated Nafion Thin Films - Andrew Baker
• Neutron Diffraction Studies on the Structure and Chemical Composition of Superconducting Phases of Fe_1+yTe_1-xSe_x - Vikas Bhatia
• Neutron Reflectivity and Magnetization Reversal in Heusler Alloy Spin Waves - Tess Ginley
• Studying Protein Clusters in Solution Using SANS and Rheometry - Navjot Kaur
• Synthesis & Characterization of a Spin-1 Kagome Lattice - Maggie Lovell
• WRed: Web-Based Data Reduction - Joe Redmon
• Data Acquisition and Analysis During a 5° Rod Drop Test - Will Riedel
• Selective Gas Sorption in Metal Organic Frameworks - Grant White

2009 SURF Student Presentations

• Aggregation of α-Chymotryspinogen A in Aqueous Solutions - Aaron Aziz
• Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles with Potential Application in Cancer Hyperthermia - Jeffrey Camp
• Development of Single-Magnon Cross-Section/Spin Wave Dispersion Software - William Flynn
• Biomimetic Lipid Membranes for the Study of Membrane Protein Structure - Emily Hoff
• Improving Magnetic Media Storage Capacity Using Phenomena Seen in Magnetic Multilayers - Daniil Kitchaev
• Packing of Soft Spheres - Mara Levine
• Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Heterogeneous Complexes - Sindhu Raghunandan
• Imaging the Adsorption of Methane and Hydrogen in Corncob Carbon - Eylon Winterstein
• Predicting Neutron Scattering Off of Nanoscale Magnetic Elements - Nathan Wright

2008 SURF Student Presentations

• The Applicability of a P(r) Inversion Method - Raiza Cortes Hernandez
• Triplet Correlations in Weakly Disordered Arrays of Flux Lines within Elemental Type II Superconductors - Matthew Glazer
• Preparation and Characterization of a New Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membrane (tBLM) model membrane system - Tiffany Ng
• HIV-1 Gag Protein Insights into Viral Assembly - Sindhu Raghunandan
• Development of a Graphical Interface for Monte Carlo Simulations of Magnetic Crystals - Thomas Sarvey
• NaY Zeolite Templated Carbons - Jacob Schalch
• SANS-USANS Investigation of Magnetic Nanoparticles Chaining in Polymer Epoxy Nanocomposites - Jennifer Shih
• Neutron Optics and the Beam-stop Problem - David Winogradoff