Program
August 11 to August 15, 2024
Conference venue: McKenna Hall (215/216) at the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA (map)
Sunday, August 11
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| 12:00 pm - 18:30 | Registration Open |
| 13:00 - 17:20 | Workshop for Young Investigators |
| 17:30 - 21:00 | Welcome Reception (Drinks and food provided) |
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Workshop for Young Investigators |
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13.00 |
Amita Bedar | Techniques to determine the hydrogen production through radiolysis | ||
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13.20 |
Dipayan Chakraborty | Development and application of velocity slice Imaging technique | ||
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13.40 |
Laboni Das |
Pulse radiolysis at high temperature and high pressure |
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14.00 |
Sumanta Makharjee |
Resonance Raman Spectroscopy study of transient species |
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14.20 |
Coffee break |
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14.30 |
Ilya Sosulin |
Application of EPR spectroscopy in radiation chemistry |
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14.50 |
Hanna Hlushko |
Analytical techniques for the measurements of gaseous radiolytic products |
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15.10 |
Tamon Kusumoto |
High -sensitive, -resolution detection for charged particles using Fluorescent Nuclear Track Detector (FNTD) technology |
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15.30 |
Cody Carr |
From electrochemistry to time-resolved transient infrared spectroscopy: a case study of an electron rich Re-based catalyst with a labile ligand using pulse radiolysis | ||
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15.50 |
Coffee break |
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16.00 |
William Leising |
Fiber optic UV-Vis spectroscopy for the mapping of kinetic systems | ||
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16.20 |
Amy Kynman |
Purification Techniques for Actinide Radiolysis Studies | ||
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16.40 |
Shuai Li |
Tracking reactive species in aqueous systems with ultrafast x-ray spectroscopy | ||
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17.00 |
Rupali Ganesh Deokar |
Transient absorption spectroscopy using Optical Fiber Single Shot (OFSS) detection technique | ||
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17.20 |
Break |
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17.30 |
Welcome Reception (Drinks and food provided) |
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Monday, August 12
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8.00 am Opening remarks (Prof. Edward Maginn, associate vice president for research) |
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Session I: Fundamental advances in radiation chemistry (David Bartels) |
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8.10 |
Hans Jakob Wörner |
Time-resolved studies of water radiolysis using attosecond pulses |
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8.40 |
Andrew Cook |
Ultrafast hole capture after radiolysis |
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9.10 |
Mehran Mostafavi |
Capturing the transient behavior of surface-bound CO2•‒ on nanoparticles in aqueous solutions through pulse radiolysis studies |
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9.40 |
Coffee break |
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Session II: Theoretical and Computational Radiation Science (Ian Carmichael) |
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9.50 |
Benjamin Schwartz |
What can we learn about the structure of the hydrated electron from simulations of solvation entropy and electrolyte solutions? |
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10.20 |
Ward H. Thompson |
Exploring the unusual reactivity of the hydrated electron |
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10.50 |
Jose Ramos-Mendez |
Multiscale Monte Carlo simulations for radiotherapy research |
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11.20 |
Coffee break |
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Session: Early Career Researchers (Jay LaVerne) |
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11.30 |
Hoon Lee |
Monte Carlo simulation of electron tracks in liquid water |
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11.50 |
Shuai Li |
Tracking reactive species in aqueous systems with ultrafast x-ray spectroscopy |
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12.10 |
Lunch break (McKenna Hall, 205/206); Business Lunch (207) |
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Session: Early Career Researchers (Jay LaVerne) |
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14.30 |
Cody Carr |
Characterizing the Free Energy Relationship of the Triethylamine Radical in Acetonitrile by Applying Marcus Theory to Pulse Radiolysis |
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14.50 |
Ilya Sosulin |
EPR and quantum chemistry study on OH-induced radicals from organic acids |
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15.10 |
Lakshmy Kannadi Valloli |
Unveiling transition metal-based photocatalysis using pulse radiolysis |
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15.30 |
Laboni Das |
Borate radical formation and decay in high temperature water: Evidence of dimer radical and rearrangement reaction |
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15.50 |
Coffee break |
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16.05 |
Michele Myong |
The determination of referenced HOMO/LUMO levels with pulse radiolysis |
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16.25 |
Amita Bedar |
Kinetics of Hydrogen Production on Radiolysis of Boehmite |
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16.45 |
Rupali Deokar |
Early-stage oxidation and subsequent damage of the UNF extractant TODGA |
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17.05 |
Sumanta Mukherjee |
Fluorescence and Resonance Raman Spectra of Hydrated electron: A Temperature Dependent Study |
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17.25 |
Michaela Bronstetter |
Investigation into Chemical Reactivity of Diglycolamides with the Dodecane Radical Cation and Solvated Electron by Pulse Radiolysis |
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17.45 |
Brian M. Rotermund |
Impacts of Neodymium Complexation on Radiolysis of Tetramethyl Diglycolamide (TMDGA) in Aqueous Solution |
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18.00 |
Break |
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18.15 - 20.00 |
Poster Session I (odd numbers) & Reception (drinks and buffet dinner provided) |
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Tuesday, August 13
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Session III: Radiation-Induced Effects in Biological Systems (Sylwia Ptasińska) |
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8.00 |
Amitava Adhikary |
Pathways of dissociative electron attachment observed in 5- and 6-azidomethyluracil nucleoside: nitrogen vs. azide anion elimination |
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8.30 |
Harold M. Swartz |
FLASH effect – Critical questions that could and should be addressed by radiation chemists |
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9.00 |
Shinichi Yamashita |
Radiation damage to DNA and its protection with a tiny amount of additives considering the water-DNA interface |
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9.30 |
Coffee break |
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9.45 |
Bronisław Marciniak |
Photo- and radiation-induced oxidation of methionine peptides. From short-lived intermediates to stable products |
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10.15 |
Christian Schöneich |
Visible light photo-degradation of proteins in the presence of Fe(III): mechanisms of site-specific generation of radicals |
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10.45 |
Coffee break |
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11.00 |
Jacek Zielonka |
Targeting viologens to cell mitochondria to induce superoxide production – from pulse radiolytic characterization to cell-based assays |
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11.30 |
Tamon Kusumoto |
A recent attempt of water radiolysis experiments towards the elucidation of the mechanism of FLASH radiotherapy |
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12.00 |
Lunch break (McKenna Hall, 205/206); ICIP board meeting (207) |
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Session IV: Dosimetry (Aliaksandra Lisouskaya) |
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14.00 |
Alan Keith Thompson |
Biology-related Dosimetry Research at NIST |
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14.30 |
Ann Barry Flood |
Measuring radiation dose based on stable long-lived radiation-induced free radicals in vivo: Challenges for radiation chemistry |
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15.00 |
Aliaksandr Baidak |
Instant Measurement of Radiation by Diacetylene Colorimetric Sensors |
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15.20 |
Coffee break |
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Session: Early Career Researchers (Jay LaVerne) |
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15.35 |
Amy E. Kynman |
Leveraging Radiation Chemistry for the Generation and Study of Am(IV) in Nitric Acid Media |
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15.55 |
Hanna Hlushko |
Radiolysis of Zirconium Oxide Modified with Polyphenols |
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16.15 |
Samantha J. Kruse |
Radiation-Induced Defects in Uranyl Tetrachloride Solids |
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16.30 |
Elodia Ciprian |
Probing the Effects of Self-irradiation on Plutonium Oxalates |
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16.45 |
Coffee break |
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17.00 |
Jordan Elliot |
Investigating RNA Damage Induced by Ionizing Radiation in Various Radioprotective Environments |
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17.15 |
Edwin Hsu |
Differences Between the Radiation Response of Traditional and Additively Manufactured Polypropylene |
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17.30 |
Zoe Emory |
The Impact of Node Structure on Ionizing Radiation Stability of Thorium- Terephthalate Coordination Polymers |
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17.45 |
Break |
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18.00 - 20.00 |
Poster Session II (even numbers) & Reception (drinks and buffet dinner provided) |
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Wednesday, August 14
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Session V: Radiation-driven Processes in Nuclear Environments (Jim Wishart) |
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8.00 |
Mats Jonsson |
Surface-bound hydroxyl radicals – Linking heterogenous photocatalysis to nuclear technology |
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8.30 |
Gregory Holmbeck |
Radiation-Induced Plutonium Redox Chemistry |
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9.00 |
Tori Forbes |
Atomistic insights into the formation of radicals within actinide solids: Combined Theory and Experiment |
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9.30 |
Coffee break |
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9.45 |
Olivia Roth |
The impact of the radial radionuclide distribution in simulations of radiation-induced oxidative dissolution of spent nuclear fuel |
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10.15 |
Ghinwa Yaghy |
Modelling Water Radiolysis in the Irradiated Coolant Circuit of the EU DEMO Fusion Power Plant |
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10.35 |
Coffee break |
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Session: Early Career Researchers (Jay LaVerne) |
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10.50 |
Jacy Conrad |
Dodecane Radiolysis Yields and Product Kinetics by Time-Resolved and Steady-State Methods |
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11.10 |
Patricia L. Huestis |
Radiolytic and Photolytic Degradation of Dodecane Substituted with Common Energetic Functional Groups |
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11.30 |
Alejandro Ramos-Ballesteros |
Radiation-Induced Transients and Iodine speciation in alkali halides |
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11.50 |
Kazuhiro Iwamatsu |
Effect of rhenium ion on radiolysis in molten LiCl-KCl eutectic |
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12.10 |
Lunch boxes (sandwich, fruit and drink), gathering at McKenna |
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13.30 |
Tour to St Joseph, MI Download map [PDF, 2MB] |
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18.00-21.00 |
Three Oaks (Journeyman Distillery buffet dinner) |
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~22.00-22.30 return to hotels |
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Thursday, August 15
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9.00 |
Radiation laboratory tour |
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10.30 |
Coffee break | |
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Session VI: Radiation Chemistry and the Environment (Kenji Takahashi) |
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10.40 |
Kenji Takahashi |
Introduction of F-REI (Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation)
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10.50 |
Stephen Mezyk |
Using Radiation Chemistry for Environmental Water Remediation: Radical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms occurring in Advanced Oxidation Processes |
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11.20 |
Mark Driscoll |
Optimization of Alpha Cellulose and N-Cellulose Solubility in Sodium Hydroxide |
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11.50 |
Julie Peller |
Radical-based weathering studies of microplastics and nanoplastics in water using ionizing radiation |
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12.10 |
Lunch break (McKenna Hall, 205/206) |
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Session VII: Radiation-Induced Materials Synthesis and Damage (Piotr Ulański) |
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14.00 |
Julie Jessop |
Impact of Monomer Structure on Dose Rate Effects in Ionizing Radiation Polymerizations |
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14.30 |
Carolyn Pearce |
Impurity-based control of reactive species formation upon ionization in radioactive tank waste |
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15.00 |
Clelia Dispenza |
Radiation harvesting of bioactive molecules from egg proteins and their integration into functional products |
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15.20 |
Coffee break |
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15.30 |
David Grills |
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactions in Acetonitrile |
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15.50 |
Małgorzata Bayda-Smykaj |
Radical-driven processes of Carbazole and its Derivatives |
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16.10 |
Matthew Bird |
Determining Hammett constants for open-shell substituents using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy with pulse radiolysis |
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16.30 |
Kotchaphan Kanjana |
Biomass-derived Activated Carbon via Radiation Processing for supercapacitor application |
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16.50 |
Coffee break |
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Session: Early Career Researchers (Jay LaVerne) |
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17.00 |
Hao Yu |
Synergistic effects of temperature, atmosphere and catalyst on irradiation-induced PTFE decomposition |
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17.20 |
Alex Stone |
Effect of Gamma Radiation on Alternative Polymers for use in the Nuclear Industry |
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17.40 |
William Leising |
An Exploration of Radiation Grafting of Acrylic Acid onto 3D Printed Polypropylene Objects |
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18.00 |
Bashir Jelani Usman |
Electron-beam accelerated oxidation of Zircaloy-4 in simulated PWR primary water |
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18.20 |
Concluding remarks |
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19.00 |
Conference Dinner (buffet) at Morris Inn (Smith Ballroom) till 21.00 |
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21.00 |
Open Evening |
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