2024 ETI Summer School — a great success!
The Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation (ETI) hosted its fourth ETI Annual Summer School. The Part I of this summer school was virtually held on June 12 – August 7, 2024 and received about 30 registrations, while the Part II of 2024 ETI Summer School was held in-person at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, on August 11 – 16, 2024. 15 participants with various academic levels and backgrounds from both universities and national labs in US were selected to join the Part II (in-person) at GT and ORNL.
In this summer school program, cross-cutting technologies across core disciplines for nuclear nonproliferation were explored. In addition to invited lectures and panel discussion by research scientists, in-person hands-on experiments, lab demonstrations and tours were also conducted for the Part II, including travel to ORNL to meet phenomenal scientists and tour comprehensive & advanced labs.
Financial support from ETI Consortium are available, including breakfast, lunch, hotel, and travel to Georgia Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
This program was a great success according to the feedback from participants, for example, Kassidy Aztergo, who is a PhD student in Chemistry from The Ohio State University, “I have met some phenomenal leaders during this summer school. I was totally was inspired by their talks, especially during the Early Career Luncheon at ORNL. Thank these scientists for showing the possibilities of career advancement, while prioritizing family commitments and for proving that a non-linear career path can build you into a capable, well-rounded scientist!”
2024 ETI Workshop Successfully Concluded in Golden!
ETI consortium hosted the 2024 ETI Workshop at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, on February 20-21. Over 80 participants representing university partners and national laboratories joined together to build and strengthen the research collaboration between the labs and the universities. The workshop also created and cultivated a research and education environment to support cross-cutting technologies across three thrust areas for nuclear nonproliferation. In addition to the welcome remarks, followed by technical talks, poster presentations, as well as recruitment session, and lab tour, this workshop had Dr. Siegfried Hecker, the fifth Director of LANL (1986~1997), to give a keynote speech in the Opening Session, and discuss “the movie Oppenheimer and beyond” in the Reception Session. This event is primarily in-person with hybrid option available for select participants. All presenters attended in-person!
Thank you for your contribution to the team, which will hopefully thrive beyond the ETI lifespan, and look forward to the continuation of this fruitful and stimulating collaboration!
Innovation is exploration of uncertain and unfamiliar space. In ETI consortium, we place a special emphasis on innovation through our research, education of the next generation of scientists, and broad outreach activities. Reflecting on the achievements of the past year in ETI consortium, this 2024 Newsletter highlights a combination of creativity, resourcefulness, and discipline leading the success of various initiatives.
You can find:
- 2023 ETI Newsletter here.
- 2022 ETI Newsletter here.
- 2021 ETI Newsletter here.
- 2020 ETI Newsletter here.
More Intern & Job Opportunities on ETI Lab Day — Live Q&A Session!
ETI consortium virtually hosted the ETI Lab Day — Live Q&A Session at 12:00 ~ 14:00 (ET), December 13, 2023. This is a great opportunity for students to discuss with representatives from national labs about the 2024 internships/jobs. This event also provides unique opportunities for faculty members to explore collaborations with national labs. The breakout rooms for this Live Q&A Session are named after the national labs. Participants may join and leave from one to the other during the discussion session. Welcome to join us to explore the 2024 internships/jobs opportunities from national labs on the ETI Google Drive.
The core mission of the Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation (ETI) is to direct the multidisciplinary research and innovation that enable the technologies to train the next-generation of human capital, and to bridge the gap between the university basic research and NNSA national laboratories’ mission-specific applications. The ETI Consortium is composed of 14 institutions of higher education and 12 national laboratories committed to promoting the spirit of collaborative intelligence.
Overall Goals
The overarching goal of this Consortium is to create a research and education environment to support cross-cutting technologies across three core disciplines: the umbrella of (1) computer and engineering science research specifically in a form of machine learning and high performance computing (HPC) will support and enhance (2) advanced manufacturing and (3) nuclear detection technologies.
We are looking to employ predictive strategies to enhance our understanding of tomorrow’s needs in nuclear nonproliferation. The core of the research expenditures is directed at student education and support in order to grow the next generation of nonproliferation scientists with strong connections to national laboratories.