2021 Summer SLAM - Special Edition
About the Summer SLAM - Special Edition
On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, the Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF) hosted its second-annual virtual Summer SLAM – Special Edition. Since 2018, the Foundation has partnered with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to recognize top presenters at the Lab’s annual poster symposium. This year, the Lab hosted approximately 650 summer research student interns. Over 200 students participated in the Lab’s virtual poster sessions. Two students from each directorate (Computing, Engineering, Global Security, NIF and Photon Science, Physical and Life Sciences, and Weapons and Complex Integration) were chosen to present at LLF’s Summer SLAM – Special Edition. These students were selected by their mentors and senior leaders for their exceptional work and presentations, showcasing the depth and breadth of the Lab’s world-class science and technology. The event featured student presentations with follow-up opportunities for Q&A from the audience of current and former Lab managers, mentors, and staff.
Watch Now: Recording of Live August 11 Event
A Special Thanks
The Foundation would like to acknowledge the leadership and support of Dr. Joanna Albala, Manager of the Lab’s Science Education Program, for making this event possible.
We are also indebted to Amy Aines, founder of Talking STEM, for generously providing science communication training and support to all Summer SLAM – Special Edition participants. Each student will receive a copy of Amy’s book, Championing Science.
Student Projects
This year’s event showcased the real-world applications of student research projects and connected Lab retirees to current LLNL initiatives. We are honored to ‘open the door’ to the next generation of aspiring scientists and engineers, and wish these scholars success as they embark on their future academic and professional endeavors!
An Organized Approach to Drug Safety
Randy Posada, UC Merced
Directorate: Computing
Lab Mentor: Mary Stella Silva
Sub-imaging in position detection algorithms: Comparison of execution time in IDL and Python
Payal Singh, UC San Diego
Directorate: Computing
Lab Mentor: Abdul Awwal
Copper Dendrites and Surface Engineering For Enhanced CO2 Reduction
Kai Goodman, UC Davis
Directorate: Engineering
Lab Mentor: Drew Wong
Fantastic Ghosts and Where to Find Them
Henry Quach, University of Arizona
Directorate: Engineering
Lab Mentors: Sid Patankar & Stacie Manuel
Learning from Real Systems to Improve Energy Grid Resilience
Elizabeth Reed, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Directorate: Global Security
Lab Mentor: Jean-Paul Watson
Command Verification Through Matrix Completion
Aaron Barrett, University of Kansas
Directorate: Global Security
Lab Mentor: Chris Vogal
Preform Performance: Perfecting Glass for a New Era of Fiber Optics
William Moore, UC Davis
Directorate: NIF & Photon Science
Lab Mentor: Andrew Lang
Monte Carlo Studies of Bremsstrahlung Emissions for HEDP and Ignition Radiography
Sarah Azhar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Directorate: NIF & Photon Science
Lab Mentor: Dr. Dean Rusby
Void Analysis of High-Density Carbon Capsules for the NIF
Rebecca Wheeler, UC San Diego
Directorate: Physical & Life Science
Lab Mentor: Tom Braun
Gaining context for radiation source detection through back projection and machine learning algorithms
Matthew Durbin, Penn State University
Directorate: Physical & Life Sciences
Lab Mentor: Simon Lab
Learning Nuclear Reaction Theory with DJINN
Kirana Bergstrom, University of Colorado, Denver
Directorate: Weapons & Complex Integration
Lab Mentors: Juta Escher & Michael Kruse
A new workflow for untangling large-sc"ALE" parameter studies
Bryan Garcia, UC Santa Cruz
Directorate: Weapons & Complex Integration
Lab Mentor: Alister Maguire
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