DOE Fellows DOE Fellows at Florida International University

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DOE Fellows Internships Reports

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2020 Internship Reports

	Roger Boza Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID. Mentor: Mike Griffel Artificial Intelligence Implementation for Object Detection in Route Operable Unmanned Navigation of Drones (ROUNDS)
	Christopher Excellent Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID. Mentor: Steven Egan Mobile Hot Cell for End-of-Life Source Management – Camera Control
	Gisselle Gutierrez Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad NM. Mentor: Anderson Ward Processing of Time Series Data in Support of Producing a Climatological Summary of WIPP
	Aurelien Meray Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. Mentor: Haruko Wainwright pyLEnM: A Python Package for Long-Term Soil and Groundwater Monitoring
	Juan Carlos Morales Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA. Mentor: Katrina Waters Investigation of Heavy Metal Biomarkers for the Assessment of Remediated Surface Waters
	Jeff Natividad Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), WA. Mentor: Alexander Pappas Navigation and Positioning Tests for Vector Platform
	Edward Nina Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), WA. Mentor: Trent Fullmer Numerical Simulation for Radioactive Waste Transfer using COMSOL Multiphysics (Under Review)
	Michael Thompson Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID. Mentor: Ahmad Rashdan Flight control systems for autonomous indoor drones

2019 Internship Reports

	Alejandro Koszarycz Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Risk Model for EM Decision Support Toolsets(pending review)
	Alexis Suarez DOE HQ EM 3.2, Germantown, Maryland Contributing to the DOE EM 4.1 and 4.12, Office of Groundwater and Subsurface Closure
	Alexis Vento Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico H-6bR Water density Stratification Investigation
	Amanda Yancoskie Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC 2D Dam-Break Analysis of L Lake and PAR Pond Dams Using HEC-RAS
	Anilegna Nunez Abreau DOE HQ EM 3.2, Germantown, Maryland An Assessment of Long-Term Monitoring Strategies and Developing Technologies
	Frances Zengotita (Internship sponsored by the hosting institution) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA Plutonium Migration from Estuary Sediments (Ravenglass, UK)
	Jason Soto Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), WA Test Bed Initiative (TBI) (pending review)
	Juan Carlos Morales Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Lemont, IL Amplicon Sequencing Assessment to Measure Microbial Community Response from Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils in Savannah River Site, Tims Branch Watershed
	Katherine Delarosa & Silvia Garcia Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Innovative Systems for Mercury Speciation (pending review)
	Patrick Uriarte Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), WA Double Shelled Tank Visual Inspections
	Roger Boza Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID Subtle Process Anomalies Detection using Machine Learning Methods
	Ryan Cruz (Internship sponsored by the hosting institution) Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID Nuclear Cyber Ontology: Blueprint for Success in the Digital Tapestry (not for public release)
	Silvina Di Pietro Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA Neptunium (IV) Diffusion Rates through Bentonite Clay
	Tristan Simoes-Ponce Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Mechanical Properties of Permanent Foaming Fixatives for D&D Activities

2018 Internship Reports

	Joseph Coverston Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), WA Double Shell Tank Visual and Non-Destructive Evaluation Program Plan
	Ryan Cruz Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Authentication Protocol for Industrial Control Systems without Encryption
	Clarice Davila Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), WA Utilizing OSIsoft Visualizing PI Data System for Tank Level Data
	Katherine Delarosa Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Mercury Speciation via Direct Mercury Analyzer
	Michael DiBono Carnegie Mellon University, CA Deployment of the Pipe Crawling Activity Measurement System (PCAMS)
	Silvina Di Pietro Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA Iodate Reduction and Dissolution by Dithionite of Hanford Sediments
	Christopher Excellent DOE HQ EM 3.2, Germantown, Maryland Pipe Crawling Activity Measurement System (PCAMS)
	Silvia Garcia DOE HQ EM 4.12, Germantown, Maryland Assisting DOE EM 4.12, Office of Groundwater and Subsurface Closure
	Alejandro Koszarycz DOE HQ EM 4.11, Germantown, Maryland DOE EM Web Refresh Project and LLNL Building 280
	Manuel Losada Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC IMU Integration into Sensor Suite for Inspection of H-Canyon
	Ximena Lugo DOE HQ EM 4.31, Germantown, Maryland Regulatory Reform: A Summer Experience
	Juan Carlos Morales DOE HQ EM 4.31, Germantown, Maryland Contrast of Cultures in Interagency Radiological Management Involving Human Health Reference Dose and Risk
	Anibal Morales Argonne National Laboratory, IL Performance Evaluation of Augmented Teleoperation of Contact Manipulation Tasks
	Joshua Nuñez DOE HQ EM 3.2, Germantown, Maryland Support to the Technology Development Office
	Tristan Simoes-Ponce Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Characterizing the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Foams (limited public release, please contact lagosl@fiu.edu)
	Sebastian Zanlongo Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Informative Path Planning for Mapping Radiation
	Frances Zengotita Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), NM Potential for Transport of Cesium as Biocolloids in a High Ionic Strength System

2017 Internship Reports

	Alexander Piedra Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC High Density Polyurethane Foam for Radiation Shielding & D&D Applications (Alexander Piedra completed his summer internship but left the DOE Fellows Program before developing a technical report.)
	Andres Cremisini Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico Coding a Weather Model
	Christine Wipfli DOE HQ EM 4.31 Office of Regulatory Compliance, Germantown, Maryland Supporting DOE EM 4.31, Office of Regulatory Compliance
	Frances Zengotita Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM The Role of Chromohalobacter on Transport of Lanthanides and Cesium in the Dolomite Mineral System
	Juan Morales and Mohammed Albassam Savannah River Site (SRS) Aiken, S.C. Groundwater/Surface Water Interface and Radioactive Contaminant Ecological Risk Assessment Using EPA Method at the F- Area Seepage Basins
	Michael DiBono Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group – University of Texas at Austin Simulation of a Mobile Robotic Platform in Gazebo and RViz using ROS
	Ripley Raubenolt and Sarah Solomon Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Mercury Speciation via Diffusive Gradients in Thin-Films Technology
	Ron Hariprashad In-Situ Data Collection, Sampling, and Water Quality Monitoring in Tims Branch Watershed, Savannah River Site, SC In-Situ Data Collection, Sampling, and Water Quality Monitoring in Tims Branch Watershed
	Sebastian Zanlongo Sandia National Laboratory Anomaly Detection and Task Planning via Neural Networks and Hierarchical Task Networks (limited public release, please contact lagosl@fiu.edu)

2016 Internship Reports

	Alejandro Garcia Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA Spectral Induced Polarization (SIP) Measurements on Sediment Columns
	Alejandro Hernandez Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC In Situ Precipitation of Silver Chloride for Treatment of 129I-Contaminated Groundwater
	Alexis Smoot & Sarah Bird DOE-EM Headquarters in Germantown, MD Sustainability Index
	Awmna Rana University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab on the Savannah River Site (SRS), SC Tritium Partitioning in the Biosphere
	Christopher Strand Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington Calculating the Retention Storage Volume of Surface Water within a Predetermined Contour Area in Los Alamos County
	Hansell Gonzalez Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC Study of an Unrefined Humate Solution as a Possible Remediation Method for Groundwater Contamination
	Maximiliano (Max) Edrei National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Morgantown, WV Investigation of Ethanol as a Feasible Tracer in the Experimental Investigation of a Non-Newtonian Fluid Undergoing Pulse Jet Mixing
	Sebastian Zanlongo Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM Artificial Personality Synthesis (limited public release, please contact lagosl@fiu.edu)
	Silivina Di Pietro Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA Effects of Base Treatment and Redox Conditions on Mineral Dissolution

2015 Internship Reports

	Anthony Fernandez Washington River Protection Solutions at Washington State Overview of DOE Hanford Site Single-Shell Waste Storage Tank Internship (limited public release, please contact lagosl@fiu.edu)
	Andrew De La Rosa Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Division of Cyber and Computational Sciences Using a 64-bit Disassembler to Employ Heuristic Analysis of Executable Programs using Hyperion
	Aref Shehadeh Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, SC Optimizing Remediation of I-129 using AgCl Colloidal-Sized Particles in SRS F-Area Sediments
	Christine Wipfli DOE EM Headquarters, Germantown, MD Development of Case Study Examples for ITRC Remediation of Complex Sites Subgroup
	Claudia Cordona Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington Geochemistry Related to NH3 Gas Used for Uranium Remediation in the Vadose Zone
	Janesler Gonzalez Idaho National Laboratory Mercury Abatement via Strippable Coating Technologies
	Jesse Viera Idaho National Laboratory Mock- Up Scrubber System
	John Conley DOE Office of River Protection, WA Stainless Steel Corrosion: Feed Properties Affecting Material Selection for LAWPS Piping at Hanford Site
	Jorge Deshon Savannah River National Laboratory, SC 3D Visualization
	Kiara Pazan Savannah River National Lab in Aiken, South Carolina Processing of Diffusion Samplers to Test Remediation of Uranium by Humate
	Max Edrei Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA Radial Jet Impingement Correlation Investigation
	Meilyn Planas Washington River Protection Solutions at Washington State Heat Transfer Calculations for the Use of an Infrared Temperature Sensor
	Natalia Duque Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, South Carolina Analysis of Solar Generated Power in the Southeastern United States
	Ryan Sheffield Savannah River National Laboratory, SC Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Radioactive Release
	Yoel Rotterman Savannah River National Laboratory, SC Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan for DOE Sites

2014 Internship Reports

	Anthony Fernandez Washington River Protection Solutions, WA Enraf & Densitometer Reference Level Updates for High-Level Nuclear Waste Tanks at Hanford Site
	Carmela Vallalta Washington River Protection Solutions, Hanford Site Analysis of Tank Chemistry Compliance with Chemistry Specification in Double-Shell Tanks
	Christian Pino Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA Use of XRF to Characterize Pre-Hanford Orchards in the 100-OL-1 Operable Unit
	Deanna Moya Washington, D.C. – DOE Headquarters EM Advanced Simulation Capability for Environmental Management
	Hansell Gonzalez Savannah River National Laboratory, SC Study of an Unrefined Humate Solution as a Possible Remediation Method for Groundwater Contamination
	Natalia Duque Washington, D.C. – DOE Headquarters EM Sustainable Remediation and Literature Review for Savannah River Site A/M Area Groundwater Remediation System
	Robert Lapierre Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA Studying the NH3 Injection Methodology Proposed for Remediation of the Hanford Deep Vadose Zone
	Sasha Philius DOE Office of River Protection, WA HVAC Design Assessments for the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
	Steve Noel Savannah River National Laboratory, SC Development of Web Applications for Savannah River Site

2013 Internship Reports

	Jennifer Arniella Washington River Protection Solutions, WA Analysis of Life Expectancy for Waste Transfer Lines Located in SY-Farm at Hanford Site
	Dayron Chigin Washington River Protection Solutions, Hanford Site Preventative Maintenance Procedures for Sensors along PC-5000 Condensate Transfer Line
	Joel McGill Washington, D.C. – DOE Headquarters EM Office of Environmental Management International Program
	Valentina Padilla Savannah River National Laboratory SRS In Situ Bioremediation Techniques and F-area Post Molasses Injection Analysis
	Paola Sepulveda DOE HQ Office of Soil and Groundwater EM-12 Database of Groundwater Pump-and-Treat Systems
	Gabriela Vazquez Office of Waste Management (EM-30) Low Level and Mixed Low Level Waste Treatment Technology and Orphan Waste Stream Identification

2012 Internship Reports

	Claudia Cardona Washington, D.C. – DOE Headquarters Database of Groundwater Pump-and-Treat Systems
	Elicek Delgado-Cepero Sullivan International Inc, Chicago, IL Metal Remediation of the Zinc Site
	Janty Ghazi Washington, D.C. – DOE Headquarters Hydrogen in Pipes and Ancillary Vessels (HPAV)
	Heidi Henderson DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN Analysis of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Outfall 211 Contributing Drainage Areas
	Eric Inclan Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN Development of Pre-processing Software for Lattice Boltzmann Fluid Dynamics Solver
	Robert Lapierre Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA Single Pass Flow-Through Testing of Metals
	Lilian Marrero Sullivan International Inc, Chicago, IL An Evaluation of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination at Two Superfund Sites An Evaluation of Volatile Organic Compound Contamination at Two Superfund Sites: Appendices
	Joshua Midence Savannah River National Laboratory, SC Saltstone Processing of Low-Level Waste at Savannah River Site
	Jaime Mudrich Oak Ridge National Laboratory, WA Development of a Parallel, 3D, Lattice Boltzmann Method CFD Solver for Simulation of Turbulent Reactor Flow
	Ximena Prugue Washington River Protection Solutions, WA Development of Mechanical Systems for Dry Retrieval of Single Shell Tank Waste at Hanford
	Revathy Venkataraman Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge Reservation, TN Y-12 EMBOS Medical Lab Interface Batch Loader

2011 Internship Reports

	Amaury Betancourt Savannah River National Laboratory, SC Tin Distribution and Fate in Tims Branch at the Savannah River Site
	Givens Cherilus Savannah River Site, SC Saltstone Liquid Permeability and Formed Core Grout Sampler
	Alexander Henao Moab Site, Utah PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF NITROGEN CONCENTRATION IN WELLS 0437, 0438, AND 0439
	Heidi Henderson Washington, D.C. – DOE Headquarters Office of Environmental Management International Program
	Janty Ghazi Washington River Protection Solutions/ Areva Federal Services, WA Electrical Upgrades for Hanford Supporting Facilities
	Rinaldo Gonzalez Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA Soil Mesh Optimization and Preliminary FEA Study of Tank-to-Tank Interaction for Hanford Type IV SST
	Jose Matos Washington River Protection Solutions/ Areva Federal Services, WA Agitated Thin- Film Evaporator
	William Mendez Savannah River Site, SC Formed Core Sampler
	Sheidyn Ng Washington, D.C. – DOE Headquarters U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters Environmental Management (EM-20) Office of Safety and Security Program
	Mario Vargas Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA Air Flow Calculations for the Centralized Waste Processing Line (CWPL) Glovebox

2010 Internship Reports

	Serkan Akar DOE Headquarters, Forrestal EM Management Systems
	Amaury Betancourt Oak Ridge National Laboratory Understanding Mercury Transfer to the Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20
	Elsa Cabrejo Oak Ridge EM Office In Situ Remediation and Stabilization Technologies for Mercury in Clay Soils
	Denny Carvajal Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland Uranium Toxicity to Native Microbial Communities in the Hanford 300 Area Groundwater
	Charles Castello Oak Ridge National Laboratory Development of a Prototype Methyl-Mercury Monitor for Pore Water Analysis at Oak Ridge Reservation Creek Beds
	Ramon Colon DOE Headquarters, Germantown Preparation of the 11th Annual Meeting Working Party on D&D
	Edgard Espinosa DOE Headquarters, Germantown A Brief History of the Yucca Mountain Project
	Alexander Henao DOE Headquarters, Germantown Disposal of Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) Low-Level Radioactive Waste and GTCC-Like Waste
	Melina Idarraga DOE Headquarters, Germantown Logic Model for the Deep Vadose Zone Program at the Hanford Site
	Jose Matos Hanford Site, Richland Water Hammer Analysis
	William Mendez Oak Ridge National Laboratory Development of Characterization Tools for Contaminated Nuclear Stacks
	Nadia Lima Savannah River Site 105-P Reactor Disassembly Basin D & E Canal Cellular Grout Laboratory Testing
	Mario Vargas Oak Ridge National Laboratory Development of Remote Tools for Characterizing and Inspecting the Inside Walls of Off-gas Stacks
	Jose Vasquez Oak Ridge EM Office Remedial Action Work Plan for the S-3 Ponds Site at the Y-12 National Security Complex Oak Ridge, Tennessee
	Leydi Velez DOE Headquarters, Forrestal Risk Assessment in Support of DOE Nuclear Safety

2009 Internship Reports

	Cristian Acevedo Savannah River Site, SC Determining the Effects of Radiation on Aging Concrete of Nuclear Reactors
	Serkan Akar Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) TN Biosensor Development for Detection/Quantification of Phosphate in Hanford Contaminated Area
	Amaury Betancourt Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), WA Adsorption of Dissolved Metals in the Berkeley Pit using Thiol-SAMMS
	Lee Brady Nuvision Engineering Inc, NC NuVision Engineering Power Fluidics™ System: Improving the Efficiency of Enhanced Chemical Cleaning
	Duriem Calderim Columbia-Energy & Environmental Services WA Wiped Film Evaporator Pilot- Scale Experimental Design Data Analysis
	Charles Castello Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) TN Mercury Remediation using Dow’s Experimental XUS-43604.00 Ion-Exchange Resin at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
	Ramon Colon DOE Headquarters, Washington, DC Compendium of Technology Providers, Experts, & University/Commercial Research Programs Applicable to D&D
	Raul Dominguez Columbia-Energy & Environmental Services WA Temperature Profiles for Single Shell Tank Closure through Mass Grout Pours
	Edgard Espinosa Nuvision Engineering Inc, NC NuVision Support: Demonstration of Power Fluidic™ Mixing Technology to Enhance Chemical Cleaning Operations in High Level Waste Tanks
	Alexander Henao Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Separation of Metal and Metal Oxides using Ethyl Acetate and Bromine
	Melina Idarraga Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), WA The Dissolution of Natural Autunite as a Function of Aqueous Bicarbonate
	Rosa Ramirez DOE Headquarters, Washington, DC SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT DOE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE OF GROUNDWATER AND SOIL (EM-22)
	Stephen Woods Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) TN Verification and Validation of the AMROC Fluid Solver Framework Coupling with DYNA3D within the Virtual Test Facility Fluid Structure Interaction Suite

2008 Internship Reports

	Serkan Akar Hanford Site Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) – Pre-Engineering Platform (PEP) Automated Operation Control via Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
	Denisse Aranda DOE Headquarters-Washington DC Internet Concept Development and Web Design for EM–20
	Danny Brenner Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Modification and Instrumentation of a Siemens In Vitro X-ray CT Scanner for Bioenergy Sample Characterization
	Henry Diaz Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Building and Employment of a GUI for a Stochastic Simulation and Optimization Tool Used to Study Cargo Inspection Protocols
	Alexander Henao Hanford Site Caustic Dissolution of Chromium Compounds Present in Hanford Tanks
	William Mendez Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Characterization of Contaminated Stacks at Nuclear Facilities
	Merlin Ngachin Hanford Site External Exposure of the United States Population from Terrestrial Sources of Radiation
	Amy Pahmer Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Coal-Bed Methane Produce Water Treatment
	Jose Rivera Idaho National Lab Department Of Energy (DOE) Pipeline Unplugging Requirements Development
	Jose Vasquez Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Chemical Reduction/Volatilization to Remove Mercury from East Fork Poplar Creek (EFPC)
	Leydi Velez Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Decision Support Tool for Prioritization of Surveillance and Maintenance Funds across all Excess Facilities