Cazalas Group of Radiation Detection, Effects, and Dosimetry (CAZ-RAD) at the University of Utah

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• March 2024: Prof. Cazalas and InnoSys Inc. awarded Navy phase I grant for rad effects on electronics (~$40K to UU).

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• December 2023: Teancum Quist and Codey Olson graduate with Ph.D.'s in Nuclear Engineering from University of Utah with Prof. Cazalas as primary advisor. Congrats, Teancum and Codey!

 

• November 2023: Wall Street Journal ranks University of Utah #1 Public University in Western U.S.: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/top-public-private-colleges-western-u-s-81eb8632?mod=education_more_article_pos11

 

• November 2023: Jesse Snow publishes, "A Perovskite-graphene Device for X-ray Detection." with Prof. Cazalas as co-author.

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• November 2023: Codey Olson successfully defends Ph.D. dissertation, "Computational and Experimental Characterizations of Radiation Sources and Detection Systems." Congratulations, Codey!

 

• October 2023: Prof. Cazalas establishes 'spin-off' company Radiation Research.

 

• September 2023: Prof. Cazalas mentioned in article about Wasatch Thunder - a training exercise held by Department of Energy (DOE) with University of Utah, State of Utah, and FBI on handling terrorist attacks on radiation sources. https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/wasatch-thunder/

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• August 2023: Teancum Quist successfully defends Ph.D. dissertation, "Modernizations in the Measurement and Analysis of Low-Flux Neutron Sources." Congratulations, Teancum!

 

• July 2023: Teancum Quist publishes, "Design, Modeling, and Initial Testing of a Multi-volume Neutron Spectrometer," with E. Cazalas as co-author.

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• June 2023: Dr. Cazalas chairs ANS Annual Meeting sessions in "IRD: Isotopes and Radiation," and "IRD: Radiation Detection and Imaging."

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• May 2023: Codey Olson and Jesse Snow publish, "An Experimental Validation of Spectrally Matched Neutron Detection Systems Using He-3 and BF3," with co-authors V. Wang, G. Sjoden, and E. Cazalas.

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• Nov 2022: Dr. Cazalas presents at IEEE-NSS Conference on, "Fast Real-time Dosimeter Development for FLASH Radiotherapy," with co-authors Codey Olson (Ph.D. student) and Dr. Geoff Nelson.

 

• Oct 2022: Dr. Cazalas and InnoSys Inc. awarded Phase II STTR grant by DoD with $500K going to University of Utah. Project entitled, "Methodologies to Develop Radiation Testing Environments for Survivable Microelectronics."

 

• Oct 2022: Dr. Cazalas co-authors poster with Hans Priesmeyer as lead author entitled, "Thermal Neutron Triggered Nuclear 'Hotspots': Can They Initiate D-D Fusion?" at European Nuclear Physics Conference.

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• July 2022: It is with great sadness that I report one of my students, Scott Miller, has passed away. I am very grateful to have known him and he will be remembered.

 

• May 2022: William Bates graduates with M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Utah (Cazalas advising). Congratulations Will!

 

• May 2022: Scott Miller graduates with M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Utah (Cazalas advising). Congratulations Scott!

 

• Mar 2022: Pre-WWII shielding cave moved and placed.

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• Mar. 2022: Codey Olson featured in Innovation at the University of Utah, https://lassonde.utah.edu/advancing-nuclear-research/

 

• Jan. 2022: Codey Olson and Will Bates publish, "Retrieval and Characterization of a Plutonium-beryllium Source at the University of Utah," in Health Physics Journal.

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• Dec. 2021: Dr. Cazalas awarded $80k (to UU) as PI with industry partner InnoSys Inc. entitled, "Methodologies to develop radiation testing environments for survivable microelectronics," as a Phase I STTR from DOD.

 

• Dec. 2021: Dr. Cazalas organizes and hosts IRD session at ANS Winter Conference, entitled, “Measurement techniques for nuclear security and radiation effects."

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• Dec. 2021: Codey Olsen presented at ANS Winter Conference, entitled, “Retrieval and characterization of plutonium beryllium source for new irradiation facility."

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• Oct. 2021: Jesse Snow presented at IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, entitled, “An Organic Perovskite-Graphene Device for Radiation Detection.”

 

• Oct. 2021: Dr. Cazalas awarded $40k (to UU) as Co-PI on "Perovskite-Graphene Energy Integrating Detector for X-ray Imaging," from NIH SBIR Phase I, with PI: Kendon Shirley (Kairos Detectors LLC.).

 

• Aug. 2021: Jesse Snow becomes Ph.D. student in CAZ-RAD group (Dr. Cazalas as committee chair).

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• July 2021: Dr. Cazalas assumes role as Faculty Advisor for the UU Chapter of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM).

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• July 2021: Teancum Quist presents at the LANL MCNP User Symposium, entitled, "Utilizing PTRAC for Time of Flight Detector Characterization."

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• May 2021: Jesse Snow graduates with M.S. in Nuclear Engineering (Dr. Cazalas as committee chair). Congrats, Jesse!

 

• May 2021: Teancum Quist and Codey Olson accepted into PNNL's Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security Summer School.

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• Feb. 2021: Teancum Quist receives "Best Student Paper" award, as given by the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of ANS for his presentation on “MCNP modeling of a multi-volume neutron spectrometer,” at the 2020 Winter ANS Conference. Congrats, Teancum!

 

• Dec. 2020: Will Bates joins CAZ-RAD group as an M.S. researcher

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• Nov. 2020: Teancum Quist presents, "MCNP Modeling of a multi-volume neutron spectrometer," at the ANS Virtual Winter Conference, E. Cazalas as co-author.

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• Aug. 2020: Proposal team led by Dr. Cazalas awarded DOE NEUP grant ($617K total with $130K cost share) to upgrade the UUTR cooling system to 1 MW capacity. 

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• Jun. 2020: K. Powell et al., presents, "Photovoltaic Response of Thin-Film CdTe Solar Cells under Accelerated Neutron Radiation in a TRIGA Reactor," at the Electronic Materials Symposium (NSF), E. Cazalas as co-author.

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• Jun. 2020: Ryan Godin graduated from UU with a B.S. in E.E. Congrats Ryan!

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• May 2020: Aaron Fjeldsted graduates from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Congratulations, Aaron!

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• May 2020: Ryan Godin featured in CVEEN Newsletter.

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• Jan. 2020: Aaron Fjeldsted joins CAZ-RAD as an undergraduate researcher.

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• Nov. 2019: Dr. Cazalas publishes "Gamma-ray radiation effects in graphene-based transistors with h-BN nanometer film substrates."

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• Aug. 2019: Dr. Cazalas formally institutes CAZ-RAD (Cazalas Group of Radiation Detection, Effects, and Dosimetry).

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• Aug. 2019: Jesse Snow becomes an M.S. student in the Nuclear Program at UU.

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• July 2019: Maj. Matthew Recker (Air Force, AFIT) graduated from AFIT with Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering.

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• Jun. 2019: Codey Olson joins CAZ-RAD as a Ph.D. student.

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• Jun. 2019: Ryan Godin joins CAZ-RAD as an undergraduate researcher.

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• April 2019: William Erwin (AFIT, Ph.D. - Dr. Cazalas advising), Dr. Cazalas co-author, publishes "The gamma emission spectrum from the Fast Burst Reactor." Distribution DOD limited.

 

• Feb. 2019: Jesse Snow joins CAZ-RAD as an undergraduate researcher.

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• Dec. 2018: Dr. Cazalas publishes "Defending Cities Against Nuclear Terrorism: Analysis of A Radiation Detector Network for Ground Based Traffic."

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• Dec. 2018: Teancum Quist joins CAZ-RAD as a Ph.D. student.

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• Nov. 2018: Matthew Recker (AFIT, Ph.D. - Dr. Cazalas on Ph.D. committee), Dr. Cazalas co-author, presents "Comparison of SiPM and PMT performance using Cs2LiYCl6:Ce3+ (CLYC) scintillator with two optical windows." at IEEE-NSS, Sydney, Australia.

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• Oct. 2018: Matthew Recker (AFIT, Ph.D. - Dr. Cazalas on Ph.D. committee), Dr. Cazalas co-author, publishes "Pulse shape discrimination with a low-cost digitizer using commercial off-the-shelf components."

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• Aug. 2018: Dr. Cazalas hired into the Nuclear Engineering Program as Assistant Professor at the University of Utah.