{"id":5,"date":"2022-10-25T14:26:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T18:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/home\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T15:59:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T19:59:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-154954-1200x206.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-154954-1200x206.png 1200w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-154954-600x103.png 600w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-154954-768x132.png 768w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-154954.png 1238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-wolfpack-red-color has-text-color\">Our Group&#8217;s Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_3658-1067x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138\" style=\"width:523px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_3658-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_3658-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_3658-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_3658-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/IMG_3658.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Our research group studies nuclear materials relevant to nuclear energy, defense, forensics, and non-proliferation applications. We are focused on nuclear materials detection, and characterization of important physical phenomena related to materials behavior in nuclear relevant environments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Detection\/monitoring of nuclear materials\/substances used laser-based methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laser-material interaction, laser produced plasmas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials degradation in nuclear-relevant environments <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuclear materials processing for advanced reactors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-155414.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>An article co-authored by Nusrat Karim (graduate student) and Dr. Kautz won &#8216;Best Overall Paper Award&#8217; at the 2024 ANS student conference held at Penn State University April 4 &#8211; 6th. Congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/image.png 885w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/image-600x435.png 600w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/image-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jacob Martin (undergraduate student researcher) presented his research at the 2024 Waste Management Symposia in Las Vegas, NV. Jacob attended the conference through support provided by the Roy G. Post scholarship award. Congratulations, Jacob!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-222929.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-222929.png 572w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-222929-509x600.png 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Nusrat Karim was awarded the IAEA Marie-Sklowdowska Curie fellowship! Congratulations, Nusrat!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-10-at-3.13.25-PM-1200x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-10-at-3.13.25-PM-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-10-at-3.13.25-PM-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-10-at-3.13.25-PM-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-10-at-3.13.25-PM-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-03-10-at-3.13.25-PM-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Josephine Hartmann (graduate student) presented her research regarding structure evolution and Sn redistribution accompanying Zircaloy-4 oxidation at The Minerals, Metals &amp; Materials Society (TMS) 2024 conference in Orlando, Florida in March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1188\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/IMG_0204-1188x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/IMG_0204-1188x800.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/IMG_0204-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/IMG_0204-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/IMG_0204-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/kautzgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/03\/IMG_0204-2048x1379.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Josephine Hartmann was selected for the National Security Internship Program (NSIP) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). She will be spending May &#8211; August at this national laboratory working with staff scientists on important national security projects focused on nuclear materials. Congratulations, Josephine!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ci.lib.ncsu.edu\/citation\/1149026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Detection of tritium using ultrafast laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy<\/a> <em>Harilal, S. S., Shaik, A. K., Kautz, E. J., Devaraj, A., Casella, A. M., &amp; Senor, D. J. (2024, February 5),&nbsp;JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY, Vol. 2. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D3JA00439B<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ci.lib.ncsu.edu\/citation\/1040068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comparing the kinetics of ionized and neutral atoms from single and multi-element laser-produced plasmas<\/a><em> <\/em><em>Kautz, E. J. J., Phillips, M. C. C., Diwakar, P. K. K., Zelenyuk, A., &amp; Harilal, S. S. S. (2023),&nbsp;PHYSICS OF PLASMAS,&nbsp;30(5). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0146958<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ci.lib.ncsu.edu\/citation\/1030548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comparison of excitation and kinetic temperatures in a laser-produced plasma using absorption spectroscopy<\/a> <em>Phillips, M. c., Kautz, E. j., &amp; Harilal, S. s. (2023),&nbsp;OPTICS LETTERS,&nbsp;48(7), 1942\u20131945. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1364\/OL.487910<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ci.lib.ncsu.edu\/citation\/1145961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experimental and theoretical comparison of ion properties from nanosecond laser-produced plasmas of metal targets<\/a> <em>Polek, M. P., Kautz, E. J., Ahmed, T., Kowash, B. R., Beg, F. N., &amp; Harilal, S. S. (2023),&nbsp;Journal of Applied Physics. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0146428<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ci.lib.ncsu.edu\/citation\/1111121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impact of environmental oxygen on nanoparticle formation and agglomeration in aluminum laser ablation plumes<\/a> <em>Kautz, E. J., Zelenyuk, A., Gwalani, B., Olszta, M. J., Phillips, M. C., Manard, M. J., \u2026 Harilal, S. S. (2023),&nbsp;JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS,&nbsp;159(17). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0167400<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Group&#8217;s Research Interests Our research group studies nuclear materials relevant to nuclear energy, defense, forensics, and non-proliferation applications. 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