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Sam Hanson<\/strong>

PhD Candidate<\/strong>

Email: schanson@ncsu.edu<\/P>\n\n \t\t\t\t

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Sam is a graduate student and research assistant under the advisory of Dr. Robert Hayes. He began enrollment at NC State\u2019s Department of Nuclear Engineering in January 2020. Sam\u2019s current research includes radiation hardness assurance, simulating and testing equipment functionality in high radiation environments, developing polymer based bulk materials for novel outer space radiation shielding techniques, and analyzing possible radiation conditions that impact satellites in varying orbits. He is working towards a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering with expected graduation in May 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam also works as a Student Co Op with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Research. While there he has primarily worked in areas of probabilistic risk assessment and operational experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam performed undergraduate research at Brookhaven National Laboratory while enrolled in Ohio University\u2019s Dept. of Physics and Astronomy under the advisory of Dr. Justin Frantz. There, he analyzed data from Quark-Gluon Plasma generated in high energy heavy ion collisions within the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Master of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Graduate Certificate in Health Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • B.S in Applied Physics, Ohio University, Athens, OH 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Accolades:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 2021 ANS Winter Meeting Radiation Protection and Shielding, Best Student Paper, \u201dPreliminary Material Property Characterization of Metal Oxide Infused Conformal Coats for Shielding Applications.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • 2018 Kennedy Distinguished Professor\u2019s full academic scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2018 OU Undergraduate Research Conference Runner Up Best Presentation \u201cSurvey of Quark Gluon Plasma and Particle Jets at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2017 Undergraduate Research Fellow at Brookhaven National Laboratory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Notable Technical Papers and Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, S. M. MCDONELL, R. B. HAYES, \u201cRadiation Hardness Assurance Testing for Raspberry Pi Boards,\u201d Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Gaylord, MD, July 23-27, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        S. M. MCDONELL, S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. B. HAYES, \u201cOptimized Novel Shielding for Van Allen Belt Radiation,\u201d Health Physics Society National Meeting, Gaylord, MD, July 23-27, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. M. PUDELKO, R. B. HAYES, \u201cDesign of a Multipurpose Radiation Shielding Technology: Metal Oxide Infused Conformal Coating,\u201d American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting and Technology Expo, Student Design Competition, Washington, D.C, Nov. 30 \u2013 Dec. 4, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. M. PUDELKO, R. B. HAYES, \u201cGamma Shielding Assessment of Metal Oxide Infused Conformal Coating,\u201d American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting and Technology Expo, Washington, D.C, Nov. 30 \u2013 Dec. 4, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. M. PUDELKO, R. B. HAYES, \u201cPreliminary Material Property Characterization of Metal Oxide Infused Conformal Coats for Shielding Applications,\u201d American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting and Technology Expo, Washington, D.C, Nov. 30 \u2013 Dec. 4, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        R. M. PUDELKO, M. A. LONG, S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. B. HAYES, \u201cAn Operational MCNP GUI Workshop,\u201d American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting and Technology Expo, Washington, D.C, Nov. 30 \u2013 Dec. 4, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        R. M. PUDELKO, S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. B. HAYES, \u201cEstimating Dose Rates Prior to Neutron Irradiation Testing of Electronics,\u201d presented at Third AAAFM 2021 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, August 18-20, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        R. M. PUDELKO, S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. B. HAYES, \u201cEvaluating Uncertainty in Shielding Worth of Metal Oxide Impregnated Conformal Coatings Using MCNP,\u201d presented at MCNP Users Symposium, Los Alamos, NM, July 12-16, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        S.C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. M. PUDELKO, R. B. HAYES, \u201cPVT Scintillator Compton Edge Gamma Spectroscopy in Micro Reactor and Border Monitoring,\u201d presented at Health Physics Society Midyear Workshop, Clemson, SC, May 23-26, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        S. C. HANSON<\/strong>, R. M. PUDELKO, R. B. HAYES, \u201cRadiation Environments and Threats from Coronal Mass Ejection in Low Earth Orbit,\u201d presented at Health Physics Society NC Chapter Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC, March 29-30, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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