ETI consortium hosted its Annual Workshop at Colorado School of Mines on February 20-21, 2024. 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 creates and cultivates 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.
Registration
Please register here (or scan its QR code) by February 16, 2024. There will be an registration fee ($200, including continental breakfasts, refreshments at breaks, lunches, and workshop reception) for in-person participants.
Agenda
The workshop agenda is available now.
Workshop Virtual Access
The Zoom platform access for virtual participants: https://gatech.zoom.us/j/96299788050
Abstracts, Presentation Slides, Posters, and Video Recordings
The presentation abstracts, posters, presentation slides, and video recordings are available now with presenters’ release approvals:
Venue Location
Green Center, Friedhoff Hall, Colorado School of Mines.
909-1011 15th St, Golden, CO 80401.
Workshop Photos
Lab Tours
The lab tours are scheduled in the afternoon of February 21, 2024, including:
- Electroweak Interactions Group Lab tour — tour a lab whose research primarily focuses on performing precision measurements of nuclear decay to probe the fundamental interactions of nature. (30 min)
- Radiochemistry Lab tour — tour a lab whose efforts span from assessing the fundamental chemistry of the heaviest available elements to responsible stewardship of nuclear materials in the fuel cycle. (30 min)
- United States Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor — tour a 1 MW TRIGA reactor whose mission is to support USGS science by providing information on geologic, plant, and animal specimens to advance methods and techniques unique to nuclear reactors. (90 min, including travel time)
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Getting There
Flying into Denver (DEN) is recommended.
Hotels
| Table Mountain Inn | 303.277.9898 | 0.3 miles (walking) |
| The Golden Hotel | 303.279.0100 | 0.4 miles (walking) |
| Holiday Inn Express and Suites | 888.465.4329 | 3 miles |
| Hampton Inn Denver West | 303.278.6600 | 3 miles |
| Courtyard Marriott | 303.271.0776 | 5 miles |
| Denver Marriott West | 303.279.9100 | 5 miles |
Weather of Golden in February
- The average temperature in Golden in February for a typical day ranges from a high of 38°F (3°C) to a low of 17°F (-9°C).
- Snowfall in the winter can be significant, with accumulations greater than 6 inches (15 centimeters) being common.
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