Students
Foundation for the Next Generation of Professionals
One of the educational functions of CRESP is to provide a multi-disciplinary foundation for the next generation of professionals in nuclear waste management. Graduate and post-graduate training, as well as opportunities for undergraduates through summer internships and degree program work at consortium member universities throughout the nation.
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| Student Name | Advisor | Degree | University | Research Topic | Completion Date | |||||||||
| Post-doctoral students | ||||||||||||||
| University of Arizona | ||||||||||||||
| Alberto Guadagnini | S.P. Neuman | Post-doctoral researcher | University of Arizona | Projects include: a) Multimodel Bayesian analysis of data worth and (b) apparent multifractal scaling of earth and environmental variables. | 2011 | |||||||||
| Monica Riva | S.P. Neuman | Post-doctoral researcher | University of Arizona | Projects include: (a) Multimodel Bayesian analysis of data worth and (b) estimation of statistical groundwater model parameters under uncertainty. | 2011 | |||||||||
| Vanderbilt University | ||||||||||||||
| Sohini Sarkar | D.S. Kosson | Post-doctoral researcher | Vanderbilt University | Probabilistic Durability Analysis of Cementitious Materials | 2011 | |||||||||
| Heather Truelove | C.W. Powers | Post-doctoral researcher | Vanderbilt University | Cognitive, affective and implicit perceptions of nuclear energy, nuclear power plants and nuclear waste. | 2011 | |||||||||
| Graduate Students | ||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt University | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Arnold | D. Kosson | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | Effects of Pore Structure Changes from Environmental Interactions on Transport Properties of Cementitious Materials | 2012 | |||||||||
| Leslie Lyons Duncan | G Hornberger | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | Climate-groundwater interactions: implications for landsliding along the Hanford reach of the Columbia River | May 2013 | |||||||||
| Jessica Haley | S. Krahn, J. Clarke | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | Separations processes for Waste Management (specific topic TBD) | ||||||||||
| John Roseberry | D. Furbish | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | Measurements and modeling of flow conditions surrounding Locke Island, Columbia River, Washington | 2013 | |||||||||
| Joseph Rustick | J. Clarke, D. Kosson | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | Long Term Performance Assessment for Near Surface Disposal Facilities: Site and Waste-Specific Design Approaches, Performance Monitoring and Performance Confirmation | May 2012 | |||||||||
| Roneisha Worthy | M. Abkowitz, J. Clarke | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | Analysis of Modeling Capabilities to Predict Disposal Facility Cover Design and Performance at DOE Sites | May 2012 | |||||||||
| Anadita Sen | D. Kosson | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | TBD | ||||||||||
| Jing Jing Bu | F. Sanchez | Ph.D. | Vanderbilt University | TBD | ||||||||||
| University of Arizona | ||||||||||||||
| Phoolendra Kumar Mishra, | S.P. Neuman | Ph.D. | University of Arizona | Pumping test determination of deep vadose zone properties | December 2010 | |||||||||
| Liang Xue | S.P. Neuman | Ph.D. | University of Arizona | Multimodel Bayesian analysis of data worth | December 2011 | |||||||||
| Oregon State University | ||||||||||||||
| David Bytwerk | K. A. Higley | Ph.D. | Oregon State University | Foliar interception and uptake of radionuclides by crops | March 2011 | |||||||||
| Tristan Hay | K. A. Higley | Ph.D. | Oregon State University | Measurement and modeling of fission and activation products in water/wastewater treatment systems | 2011 | |||||||||
| Elizabeth Houser | K. A. Higley | Ph.D. | Oregon State University | Mechanisms of plant uptake of radionuclides, including mycorrhizal interactions for purpose of refining models and uptake parameters | 2013 | |||||||||
| University of Wisconsin – Madison | ||||||||||||||
| Joseph Scalia | C. Benson, T. Edil | Ph.D. | UW-Madison | Long-term performance of bentonite barrier materials | June 2012 | |||||||||
| Erin Hunter | C. Benson, W. Shackelford | Ph.D. | UW-Madison | Sorption of radionuclides on barrier materials | June 2013 | |||||||||
| Kuo Tian | C. Benson, T. Edil | Ph.D. | UW-Madison | Life expectancy of geomembranes in LLW facilities | June 2013 | |||||||||
| Nikki Woodward | C. Benson, J.M. Tinjum | MS | UW-Madison | Durability of geosynthetics | August 2011 | |||||||||
| Crystal Smith | C. Benson | MS | UW-Madison | Long-term performance of covers for LLW | June 2011 | |||||||||
| Howard University | ||||||||||||||
| Jacob Mlusu | R. Chawla | MS | Howard University | TBD | ||||||||||
| Colorado State University | ||||||||||||||
| Stephanie Regis | W. Shackelford, C. Benson | MS | Colorado State University | Radionuclide diffusion through barrier materials | December 2011 | |||||||||
| Undergraduate Students | ||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt University | ||||||||||||||
| Grace Loy | D. Furbish | BA | Vanderbilt University | Scaled physical experiments of flow around an island with a constricted channel | 2011 | |||||||||
| Brion Lee | D. Kosson | BE | Vanderbilt University | Measurement of diffusion and reaction profiles in aged cementitous materials | 2012 | |||||||||
| Howard University | ||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Oboite | R. Chawla | BA | Howard University | Cr+6 Reduction to Cr+3 in Aqueous and Soil Systems | August 2011 | |||||||||
| Anton St Louis | J.H. Johnson, Jr. | BS | Howard University | Bench-Scale Filtration Testing for Hanford Pretreatment Facility | May 2012 | |||||||||
| Ayoola “Joy” Ogunnubi | J.H. Johnson, Jr. | BS | Howard University | Hanford Sludge Batch Settling Tests | December 2011 | |||||||||
| University of Wisconsin – Madison | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Ziegler | C. Benson | BS | UW-Madison | Varied, assists grad. Students | June 2012 | |||||||||
| Drew Lynde | C. Benson | BS | UW-Madison | Varied, assists grad. Students | December 2012 | |||||||||
| Ross Tipton | C. Benson | BS | UW-Madison | Durability of bentonite barriers | December 2012 | |||||||||
| Ray Wu | C. Benson, J.M. Tinjum | BS | UW-Madison | Thermal properties of barriers | December 2012 | |||||||||