BIO:
Natalie is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in LANNS. She earned a Master’s in nuclear engineering from Georgia Tech in 2023 and a bachelor’s degree in physics from Long Beach State University in 2021. She has completed DOE internships at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. In her free time, Natalie enjoys playing DnD, training for races, and befriending local opossums.
RESEARCH:
Natalie’s masters research focused on developing a regulatory policy framework to address nuclear proliferation risks associated with advanced manufacturing. Natalie works full-time at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Advanced Nuclear Technology group, where her Ph.D. work involves optimizing real-time neutron noise analysis for use with Fukushima fuel debris and critical assemblies.