Name: Workshop for Applied Nuclear Data Activities (WANDA)
Start: 2020-03-03T07:30:00-05:00
End: 2020-03-05T17:15:00-05:00
Location: Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University

Workshop for Applied Nuclear Data Activities (WANDA)

from Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (7:30 AM) to Thursday, March 5, 2020 (5:15 PM)

Monday, March 2, 2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Room: City View and State Room (7th Floor)
8:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks - Tim Hallman (Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics )
Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Tim Hallman (Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics )
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: City View Room
8:15 AM Introduction - Structure and Goals - Catherine Romano (ORNL)
Introduction - Structure and Goals
- Catherine Romano (ORNL)
8:15 AM - 8:35 AM
Room: City View Room
8:35 AM Nuclear Data for NA-22 Proliferation Detection - Christopher Ramos Donny Hornback
Nuclear Data for NA-22 Proliferation Detection
- Christopher Ramos
- Donny Hornback
8:35 AM - 8:55 AM
Room: City View Room
8:55 AM Nuclear Data for NA-22 Forensics - Timothy Ashenfelter (DOE/NNSA)
Nuclear Data for NA-22 Forensics
- Timothy Ashenfelter (DOE/NNSA)
8:55 AM - 9:05 AM
Room: City View Room
9:05 AM DTRA Nuclear Data Needs - Joanna Ingraham
DTRA Nuclear Data Needs
- Joanna Ingraham
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: City View Room
9:15 AM NRC Nuclear Data Needs - Don Algama
NRC Nuclear Data Needs
- Don Algama
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Room: City View Room
9:25 AM Office of Nuclear Energy Data Needs - David Henderson
Office of Nuclear Energy Data Needs
- David Henderson
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
Room: City View Room
9:35 AM Nuclear Criticality Safety Program - Michael Zerkle
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program
- Michael Zerkle
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: City View Room
9:45 AM Naval Reactors Nuclear Data Needs - Stephen Bell
Naval Reactors Nuclear Data Needs
- Stephen Bell
9:45 AM - 9:55 AM
Room: City View Room
9:55 AM Break
Break
9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM IAEA Nuclear Data Activities - Arjan Koning (IAEA)
IAEA Nuclear Data Activities
- Arjan Koning (IAEA)
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: City View Room
10:30 AM Nuclear Energy Agency Nuclear Data Activities - Michael Fleming Arjan Koning (IAEA)
Nuclear Energy Agency Nuclear Data Activities
- Michael Fleming
- Arjan Koning (IAEA)
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: City View Room
10:45 AM Nuclear Data Pipeline Getting Data To The User - David Brown (BNL/NNDC) Jeremy Conlin Yaron Danon (RPI) Michael Zerkle Patrick Talou Teresa Bailey Robert Casperson (LLNL)
Nuclear Data Pipeline Getting Data To The User
- David Brown (BNL/NNDC)
- Jeremy Conlin
- Yaron Danon (RPI)
- Michael Zerkle
- Patrick Talou
- Teresa Bailey
- Robert Casperson (LLNL)
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: City View Room
11:45 AM WANDA Successes and Lessons Learned - Lee Bernstein
WANDA Successes and Lessons Learned
- Lee Bernstein
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: City View Room
12:00 PM Lunch Group Photo
Lunch Group Photo
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM Roadmapping Session 1: AI/Machine Learning for Nuclear Data - Nicholas Schunck Amanda Lewis (UC Berkeley) Pedro Vincente Valdez Michelle Kuchera Leo Neufcourt Amy Lovell Mike Grosskopf Kelli Humbird Denise Neudecker Kyle Wendt Shinjae Yoo Guannan Zhang Vlad Sobes Tim Hallman (Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics ) Jesson Hutchinson Jutta Escher (LLNL)
Roadmapping Session 1: AI/Machine Learning for Nuclear Data
- Nicholas Schunck
- Amanda Lewis (UC Berkeley)
- Pedro Vincente Valdez
- Michelle Kuchera
- Leo Neufcourt
- Amy Lovell
- Mike Grosskopf
- Kelli Humbird
- Denise Neudecker
- Kyle Wendt
- Shinjae Yoo
- Guannan Zhang
- Vlad Sobes
- Tim Hallman (Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics )
- Jesson Hutchinson
- Jutta Escher (LLNL)
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: City View Room
Roadmapping Session 2: Detector Models, Atomic Data and Stopping Powers - Chris Grant Brian Quiter Bethany Goldblum Seth McConchie Bruce Pierson Namdoo Moon Donny Hornback Mike Rising Stephen Croft Joanna Ingraham Ram Venkataraman Bryce Littlejohn (IIT) Morgan Fox Michael Moore (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Juan Manfredi
Roadmapping Session 2: Detector Models, Atomic Data and Stopping Powers
- Chris Grant
- Brian Quiter
- Bethany Goldblum
- Seth McConchie
- Bruce Pierson
- Namdoo Moon
- Donny Hornback
- Mike Rising
- Stephen Croft
- Joanna Ingraham
- Ram Venkataraman
- Bryce Littlejohn (IIT)
- Morgan Fox
- Michael Moore (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
- Juan Manfredi
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: State Room
3:15 PM Break
Break
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM Roadmapping Session 1: AI/Machine Learning for Nuclear Data - Guannan Zhang Michelle Kuchera Pedro Vincente Valdez Nicholas Schunck Mike Grosskopf Amy Lovell Amanda Lewis (UC Berkeley) Jutta Escher (LLNL) Jesson Hutchinson Tim Hallman (Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics ) Vlad Sobes Shinjae Yoo Denise Neudecker Kyle Wendt Kelli Humbird Leo Neufcourt
Roadmapping Session 1: AI/Machine Learning for Nuclear Data
- Guannan Zhang
- Michelle Kuchera
- Pedro Vincente Valdez
- Nicholas Schunck
- Mike Grosskopf
- Amy Lovell
- Amanda Lewis (UC Berkeley)
- Jutta Escher (LLNL)
- Jesson Hutchinson
- Tim Hallman (Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics )
- Vlad Sobes
- Shinjae Yoo
- Denise Neudecker
- Kyle Wendt
- Kelli Humbird
- Leo Neufcourt
3:35 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: City View Room
Roadmapping Session 2: Detector Models, Atomic Data and Stopping Powers - Joanna Ingraham Ram Venkataraman Bryce Littlejohn (IIT) Morgan Fox Michael Moore (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Chris Grant Juan Manfredi Bethany Goldblum Seth McConchie Bruce Pierson Namdoo Moon Donny Hornback Mike Rising Stephen Croft Brian Quiter
Roadmapping Session 2: Detector Models, Atomic Data and Stopping Powers
- Joanna Ingraham
- Ram Venkataraman
- Bryce Littlejohn (IIT)
- Morgan Fox
- Michael Moore (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
- Chris Grant
- Juan Manfredi
- Bethany Goldblum
- Seth McConchie
- Bruce Pierson
- Namdoo Moon
- Donny Hornback
- Mike Rising
- Stephen Croft
- Brian Quiter
3:35 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: State Room
5:16 PM Adjourn Day 1
Adjourn Day 1
5:16 PM - 5:17 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

7:30 AM Registration (if you didn’t attend Day 1) & Continental Breakfast (included in meal fee)
Registration (if you didn’t attend Day 1) & Continental Breakfast (included in meal fee)
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Room: City View Lobby
8:00 AM Roadmapping Session 3: Covariance/Sensitivity/Uncertainty/Validation - Denise Neudecker Kent Parsons Mike Rising Kyle Wendt Teresa Bailey Rike Bostelmann BJ Marshall Alejandro Sonzogni Bradley Rearden (ORNL) Vlad Sobes
Roadmapping Session 3: Covariance/Sensitivity/Uncertainty/Validation
- Denise Neudecker
- Kent Parsons
- Mike Rising
- Kyle Wendt
- Teresa Bailey
- Rike Bostelmann
- BJ Marshall
- Alejandro Sonzogni
- Bradley Rearden (ORNL)
- Vlad Sobes
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: City View Room
Roadmapping Session 4, Part 1: Nuclear Data for Isotope Production - Ethan Balkin (DOE) Greg Severin Lee Bernstein Dave Rotsch Etienne Vermeulen (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Catherine Romano (ORNL) Arjan Koning (IAEA)
Roadmapping Session 4, Part 1: Nuclear Data for Isotope Production
- Ethan Balkin (DOE)
- Greg Severin
- Lee Bernstein
- Dave Rotsch
- Etienne Vermeulen (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- Catherine Romano (ORNL)
- Arjan Koning (IAEA)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: State Room
10:00 AM Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM Roadmapping Session 3: Covariance/Sensitivity/Uncertainty/Validation - Vlad Sobes Bradley Rearden (ORNL) Alejandro Sonzogni BJ Marshall Teresa Bailey Kyle Wendt Mike Rising Kent Parsons Rike Bostelmann Denise Neudecker
Roadmapping Session 3: Covariance/Sensitivity/Uncertainty/Validation
- Vlad Sobes
- Bradley Rearden (ORNL)
- Alejandro Sonzogni
- BJ Marshall
- Teresa Bailey
- Kyle Wendt
- Mike Rising
- Kent Parsons
- Rike Bostelmann
- Denise Neudecker
10:20 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: City View Room
Roadmapping Session 4, Part 2: Nuclear Data Target Production - John Greene Etienne Vermeulen (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Evelyn Bond Paul Benny Andrew Voyles Catherine Romano (ORNL) Mike Zach Hye Young Lee
Roadmapping Session 4, Part 2: Nuclear Data Target Production
- John Greene
- Etienne Vermeulen (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- Evelyn Bond
- Paul Benny
- Andrew Voyles
- Catherine Romano (ORNL)
- Mike Zach
- Hye Young Lee
10:20 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: State Room
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM Roadmapping Session 5: Neutron Induced Gamma Production and Gamma Decay - Amanda Lewis (UC Berkeley) Darren Bleuel (LLNL) Gustavo Nobre Ramona Vogt Libby McCutchan (BNL/NNDC) Mauricio Ayllon Unzueta (University of California, Berkeley) Marie-Laure Mauborgne (Schlumberger Limited) Kristin Hertz Seth McConchie Jo Ressler Lee Bernstein
Roadmapping Session 5: Neutron Induced Gamma Production and Gamma Decay
- Amanda Lewis (UC Berkeley)
- Darren Bleuel (LLNL)
- Gustavo Nobre
- Ramona Vogt
- Libby McCutchan (BNL/NNDC)
- Mauricio Ayllon Unzueta (University of California, Berkeley)
- Marie-Laure Mauborgne (Schlumberger Limited)
- Kristin Hertz
- Seth McConchie
- Jo Ressler
- Lee Bernstein
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: City View Room
Roadmapping Session 6: Scattering, Transport and Shielding - Will Wieselquist Teresa Bailey Jon Dahl Ayman Hawari Matthew Devlin (LANL) Mike Rising Yaron Danon (RPI) Michael Zerkle Carl Brune
Roadmapping Session 6: Scattering, Transport and Shielding
- Will Wieselquist
- Teresa Bailey
- Jon Dahl
- Ayman Hawari
- Matthew Devlin (LANL)
- Mike Rising
- Yaron Danon (RPI)
- Michael Zerkle
- Carl Brune
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: State Room
3:15 PM Break
Break
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM Roadmapping Session 5: Neutron Induced Gamma Production and Gamma Decay - Mauricio Ayllon Unzueta (University of California, Berkeley) Jo Ressler Libby McCutchan (BNL/NNDC) Marie-Laure Mauborgne (Schlumberger Limited) Lee Bernstein Amanda Lewis (UC Berkeley) Darren Bleuel (LLNL) Gustavo Nobre Ramona Vogt Seth McConchie
Roadmapping Session 5: Neutron Induced Gamma Production and Gamma Decay
- Mauricio Ayllon Unzueta (University of California, Berkeley)
- Jo Ressler
- Libby McCutchan (BNL/NNDC)
- Marie-Laure Mauborgne (Schlumberger Limited)
- Lee Bernstein
- Amanda Lewis (UC Berkeley)
- Darren Bleuel (LLNL)
- Gustavo Nobre
- Ramona Vogt
- Seth McConchie
3:35 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: City View Room
Roadmapping Session 6: Scattering, Transport and Shielding - Jon Dahl Ayman Hawari Will Wieselquist Teresa Bailey Matthew Devlin (LANL) Mike Rising Michael Zerkle Carl Brune Yaron Danon (RPI)
Roadmapping Session 6: Scattering, Transport and Shielding
- Jon Dahl
- Ayman Hawari
- Will Wieselquist
- Teresa Bailey
- Matthew Devlin (LANL)
- Mike Rising
- Michael Zerkle
- Carl Brune
- Yaron Danon (RPI)
3:35 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: State Room
5:15 PM Adjourn Day 2
Adjourn Day 2
5:15 PM - 5:16 PM

Optional No Host Social
Optional No Host Social
5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2020

7:45 AM Registration (if you didn’t attend Day 1 or 2) & Continental Breakfast
Registration (if you didn’t attend Day 1 or 2) & Continental Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Room: City View and State Room (7th Floor)
8:30 AM The Nuclear Data Interagency Working Group FOA - Tim Hallman, Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics
The Nuclear Data Interagency Working Group FOA
- Tim Hallman, Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Room: City View Room
8:45 AM Improving the Nuclear Data on Fission Product Decays at CARIBU - Guy Savard
Improving the Nuclear Data on Fission Product Decays at CARIBU
- Guy Savard
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: City View Room
9:00 AM Novel Approach for Improving Antineutrino Spectral Predictions for Nonproliferation Applications - Filip Kondev Guy Savard
Novel Approach for Improving Antineutrino Spectral Predictions for Nonproliferation Applications
- Filip Kondev
- Guy Savard
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: City View Room
9:15 AM 238U(p,xn) and 235U(d,xn) 235-237Np Nuclear Reaction Cross Sections Relevant to the Production of 236gNp - Lee Bernstein
238U(p,xn) and 235U(d,xn) 235-237Np Nuclear Reaction Cross Sections Relevant to the Production of 236gNp
- Lee Bernstein
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: City View Room
9:30 AM State-of-the-art Gamma-ray Spectroscopy to Enhance the ENSDF - Libby McCutchan (BNL/NNDC)
State-of-the-art Gamma-ray Spectroscopy to Enhance the ENSDF
- Libby McCutchan (BNL/NNDC)
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: City View Room
10:00 AM Improving the double-differential 238U(n,n’g) cross section using neutron-gamma coincidences - Lee Bernstein
Improving the double-differential 238U(n,n’g) cross section using neutron-gamma coincidences
- Lee Bernstein
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: City View Room
10:15 AM Break
Break
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
10:35 AM Integral Measurements of Independent and Cumulative Fission Product Yields Supporting Nuclear Forensics and Other Applications - Todd Bredeweg (LANL)
Integral Measurements of Independent and Cumulative Fission Product Yields Supporting Nuclear Forensics and Other Applications
- Todd Bredeweg (LANL)
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Room: City View Room
10:50 AM Evaluation of Energy Dependent Fission Product Yields - Toshihiko Kawano (LANL)
Evaluation of Energy Dependent Fission Product Yields
- Toshihiko Kawano (LANL)
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Room: City View Room
11:05 AM Measurement of Independent Fission Product Yields - Dana Duke (LANL)
Measurement of Independent Fission Product Yields
- Dana Duke (LANL)
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: City View Room
11:20 AM Independent Fission Product Yields from 0.5 to 20 MeV - Jack Winkelbauer
Independent Fission Product Yields from 0.5 to 20 MeV
- Jack Winkelbauer
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
Room: City View Room
11:35 AM Energy Dependent Fission Product Yields - Anton Tonchev
Energy Dependent Fission Product Yields
- Anton Tonchev
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: City View Room
11:50 AM Nuclear Data Scoping Studies - Catherine Romano (ORNL)
Nuclear Data Scoping Studies
- Catherine Romano (ORNL)
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: City View Room
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: City View and State Room (7th Floor)
1:00 PM Session Summary - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Nuclear Data - Vlad Sobes
Session Summary - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Nuclear Data
- Vlad Sobes
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Room: City View Room
1:20 PM Session Summary - Detector Models, Atomic Data and Stopping Powers - Bethany Goldblum
Session Summary - Detector Models, Atomic Data and Stopping Powers
- Bethany Goldblum
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Room: City View Room
1:40 PM Session Summary - Neutron Induced Gamma Production and Gamma Decay - Lee Bernstein
Session Summary - Neutron Induced Gamma Production and Gamma Decay
- Lee Bernstein
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: City View Room
2:00 PM Session Summary - Scattering, Transport and Shielding - Michael Zerkle Matthew Devlin (LANL)
Session Summary - Scattering, Transport and Shielding
- Michael Zerkle
- Matthew Devlin (LANL)
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Room: City View Room
2:20 PM Session Summary - Covariance/ Sensitivity/ Uncertainty/ Validation and Its Impact on Applications - Denise Neudecker
Session Summary - Covariance/ Sensitivity/ Uncertainty/ Validation and Its Impact on Applications
- Denise Neudecker
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Room: City View Room
2:40 PM Session Summary - Nuclear Data for Isotope Production and Nuclear Data Target Fabrication - Etienne Vermeulen (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Session Summary - Nuclear Data for Isotope Production and Nuclear Data Target Fabrication
- Etienne Vermeulen (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: City View Room
3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM Q&A Session - Lee Bernstein
Q&A Session
- Lee Bernstein
3:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Room: City View Room
4:50 PM Workshop Closing and Next Steps - Catherine Romano (ORNL)
Workshop Closing and Next Steps
- Catherine Romano (ORNL)
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: City View Room
5:00 PM Adjourn Final Day 3
Adjourn Final Day 3
5:00 PM - 5:01 PM

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