Tech Transfer Workshop (CUA, 1/11-1/12 2018)

Meeting Location

Please see the CUA campus map for the meeting location in the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center

For parking, please use the parking lots in grid c12, g13, e7, or b6 on the CUA campus map. The parking permits should be displayed in your car either over the front mirror or on the dashboard. Please avoid parking in spots specifically reserved for either students, faculty or staff.

Agenda

Thursday 11 January 2018 (Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center, Room 323)

Introduction

8:45 - 9:00 - Welcome to CUA and Goals of the Workshop - TBD

9:00 - 9:30 - Overview of the DOE Nuclear Physics SBIR/STTR Program - Michelle Shinn (DOE)

9:30 - 10:00 - Overview of the NIH National Cancer Institute SBIR/STTR Program - Deepa Narayanan (NIH)

10:00 - 10:30 - Applications of Nuclear Physics Technology - Drew Weisenberger (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)

COFFEE BREAK

Imaging Technologies and Detectors I

11:15 - 11:45 - Technology Transfer - A Dilon perspective after 20 years - Ben Welch (Dilon Technologies, LLC)

11:45 - 12:15 - Proton Computed Tomography - George Coutrakon (NIPTRC)

LUNCH

Imaging Technologies and Detectors II

1:15 - 1:45 - Dosimetry Technology for Radiation Oncology - Brian K. Hulse (IBA)

1:45 - 2:15 - Dosimetry for Baloon-based Brachytherapy - TBD

2:15 - 2:45 - Detector and Imaging Applications at Jefferson Lab - Wenze Xi (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)

2:45 - 3:15 - Micropattern Gas Detection Technology - Kondo Gnanvo (UVA)

3:15 - 3:45 - Noble Gas MRI Imaging - Gordon Cates (UVa)

COFFEE BREAK

Novel Applications I

4:15 - 4:45 - Success story: Passport Systems - Bob Ledoux (Passport Systems)

4:45 - 5:15 - Makerspace Technologies in the Classroom - Wouter Deconinck (W&M)

5:15 - 6:00 - Discussion - All

Friday 12 January 2018 (Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center, Room 323)

Software and Data Acquisition

9:00 - 9:30 - Treatment Planning in Radiation Therapy - Vahagn Nazaryan (HUPTI)

9:30 - 10:00 - Satellite Multi-Source Data Acquisition - TBD

10:00 - 10:30 - Advanced Data Acquisition Techniques and Applications - Graham Heyes (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)

10:30 - 11:00 - Machine Learning - TBD

COFFEE BREAK

Materials and Detectors I

11:30 - 12:00 - Success story: Aspen Aerogels - Ricardo Alarcon (ASU)

12:00 - 12:30 - Recent efforts with micromegas for ionization detectors - Eugene Galyaev (Radiation Imaging)

LUNCH

Novel Applications II

1:30 - 2:00 - Success Story: From Laser to Fiber, Application Oriented - Steven Lu (Raytum Photonics)

2:00 - 2:30 - ScanPyramids Project - Sebastian Procureur (CEA)

Materials and Detectors II

2:30 - 3:00 - Glass - TBD

3:00 - 3:30 - Radiation Tolerance Issues with Implementation of Silicon Photomultipliers - Carl Zorn (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)

COFFEE BREAK

4:00 - 4:30 - Crystals - Marco Battaglieri (INFN)

4:30 - 5:00 - Technology Transfer: Boron Nitride Nanotubes … world’s strongest material vs. the Valley of Death - Tom Henneberg, (BNNT Materials, LLC)

5:00 - 5:30 - Small Business, High Tech Development: CZT Detectors for Medical Imaging and Plant Biology - Haris Kudrolli (QuadraSquare, Inc)

Workshop Summary

5:30 - 6:00 - Summary - Drew Weisenberger/Thia Keppel (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)