[LA-SiGMA] Seminar Reminder - Dr. Steven Zinkle, Friday March 22, 3:30 p.m.

[sjlee at cct.lsu.edu]

Hello All,

There has been an unforeseen change, and as a result, the connection  
information for Dr. Steven Zinkle's seminar is  
http://connect.lsu.edu/zinkle/

Regards,
Shelley Lee
> Dear All,
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> As a reminder, Steven Zinkle, of Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be
> giving a seminar today, March 22, at 3:30 p.m. in the Frank H. Walk
> Design
> Presentation Room at Louisiana State University. The title of his talk
> is "Materials Under Extreme Environments: Fission and Fusion Energy".
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> Abstract:
> Development and deployment of a diverse mixture of economic and
> environmentally sustainable energy sources is important for
> international energy security. Nuclear (fission) power currently
> provides 20% of the US electricity, and a variety of fission and
> fusion energy concepts are under consideration for meeting future
> energy needs. After a brief review of current and proposed fission and
> fusion energy systems, the crucial role of high performance materials
> on possible future pathways for fission and fusion energy systems will
> be discussed. Key materials science aspects associated with operation
> in these extreme temperature, mechanical stress and radiation
> environments will be summarized. Radiation-induced nanoscale complexes
> that evolve over multiple length and time scales (with the potential
> for dramatic accompanying property changes) are a recurring feature in
> many materials systems for nuclear energy. Several strategies to
> design new high-performance self-healing structural materials will be
> discussed. Recent exploratory research on potentially improved
> accident-tolerant fuel systems for fission reactors (motivated by the
> 2011 accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plants in Japan
> following the devastating earthquake and tsunami) will be presented.
>
> About the speaker:
> Steve is currently the Chief Scientist of the Nuclear Science and
> Engineering Directorate and a Corporate Fellow at Oak Ridge National
> Laboratory. He previously served as the director of the ORNL Materials
> Science and Technology Division from 2006 - 2010, and in a variety of
> research scientist and program management roles since he joined ORNL
> in 1985. He received a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and an MS in
> Materials Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985.
> His research interests include deformation and fracture mechanisms in
> structural materials and investigation of radiation effects in
> ceramics, fuel systems, and metallic alloys for fusion and fission
> energy systems. He has written over 240 peer-reviewed publications and
> is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Steve is a
> recipient of the 2006 U.S. Department of Energy E.O. Lawrence Award,
> and is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society, ASM International,
> The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), the Materials
> Research Society, the American Nuclear Society (ANS), and the American
> Association for the Advancement of Science. He received the 2007
> Mishima Award from ANS for outstanding R&D on nuclear fuels and
> materials and received the inaugural Robert Cahn Award from Elsevier
> Ltd. in 2010.
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> The seminar will be a live broadcast from Louisiana State University,
> and can be viewed live at the sites listed below:
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> LSU - Frank H. Walk Design Presentation Room
> UNO - Liberal Arts Building 234
> Xavier - Qatar Pavilion Conference Room 226
> Southern University - JB Moore Hall, Room 211
> LATech - PML 1015, Center for Instructional Technology, at the Wyly Tower
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> The seminar will also be accessible via adobe connect by clicking on
> following link:  https://connect.lsu.edu/la-sigma/
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Regards,
>
> Shelley Lee
> Project Coordinator
> 225-578-0465
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