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The Materials Science in Extreme Environments University Research Alliance (MSEE URA) is continually exploring ways to collaborate and interact with Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DOE) organizations.\u00a0 As a basic research consortium with a strong focus in workforce development, exposing MSEE students and postdocs to DoD organizations and the careers they offer is of paramount interest.<\/p>\n

In support of this workforce development focus, MSEE graduate students and postdocs, in collaboration with a host DoD or DOE laboratory, organize a Student Symposium annually.\u00a0 Only open to MSEE\u2019s students and postdocs, these symposia offer our primary workforce the opportunity to interact with federal researchers, scientists, program managers, and leadership; network and build connections amongst their peers; practice technical presentation skills; and explore careers and facilities at various federal laboratory locations.\u00a0 Typically, the symposia consist of remarks from the federal lab leaders, technical presentations given by the students, poster sessions, networking and panel discussions amongst federal researchers and scientist, and tours of the host lab\u2019s campus and facilities.\u00a0 Since 2022, this event has been held annually in the Fall and helped place students and postdocs in technical positions at the hosting organizations.<\/p>\n

Members of our Government and Corporate Affiliates Program \u2013 Interested in hosting our students and postdocs for a symposium?\u00a0 Please contact mseeura@jhu.edu.<\/em><\/p>\n

2024 Symposium at DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"GroupThanks to an Education Partnership Agreement between Johns Hopkins and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), MSEE students had the opportunity to collaborate with DoD scientists and researchers at DEVCOM CBC. \u00a0In September 2024, MSEE held its third annual Student Symposium in collaboration with DEVCOM CBC.\u00a0 Across the two-day symposium, the student-organized symposium offered a full list of activities.<\/p>\n

The first day of activities was held off-site and consisted of opening remarks from the student organizing committee, Dr. Warren Gardner, Responsible Official for DEVCOM CBC.\u00a0 The day continued with technical talks, a student poster session, and a career panel staffed by DEVCOM CBC and Army Research Lab researchers.<\/p>\n

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The second day was held on DEVCOM CBC\u2019s campus in Edgewood, MD.\u00a0 During the morning session, MSEE participants were introduced to DEVCOM CBC leaders Dr. Matt Shue, Deputy Director for Research, and Dr. Ri<\/span>ck C<\/span>o<\/span>x, Director of Research and Operations, who provided an overview\u00a0of the center and their experience in federal service.\u00a0 Following the morning session, students toured the various DEVCOM CBC facilities of relevance to MSEE and interacted with laboratory staff and researchers.<\/p>\n

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2023 Symposium and Workshop at AFRL Eglin<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"IndividualsIn the first week of September 2023, MSEE held two events for their graduate students and postdocs in support of the alliance\u2019s workforce development goals. Both events took place at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida, where attendees were able to network and explore the facilities and career opportunities available at an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).<\/p>\n

The first of these events was the second annual Student Symposium. On September 5 and 6, attendees of the student-organized symposium participated in a full slate of networking, mentorship, and educational opportunities.<\/p>\n

The symposium\u2019s first day featured a discussion with Kyle Overdeep, an AFRL technical program manager. Overdeep, a former DTRA-funded graduate student, discussed his journey from PhD student to technical program manager. After hearing from Overdeep, students presented their MSEE research through oral talks and a poster session, followed by tours of the facilities within the Advanced Munitions Technology Complex at Eglin AFB.<\/p>\n

Day two of the symposium continued with a networking session and tours of the Terminal Engagement Research Facility and the McKinley Climatic Laboratory. Throughout the symposium, MSEE students and postdocs were able to engage with AFRL researchers and scientists, including the Branch Chief of the Energetics Materials Branch, Jacob Morris.\"Group<\/p>\n

Following the student symposium, AFRL researchers and MSEE students and postdocs participated in a two-day short course on uncertainty quantification (UQ) in physics-based modeling using Python. The UQ Short Course, led by\u00a0Dimitris Giovanis\u00a0and Dimitrios Tsapetis of Johns Hopkins University,\u00a0was held at AFRL\u2019s off-site facility, the Doolittle Institute.<\/p>\n

Participants in the short course were introduced to uncertainty quantification (UQ) in computational modeling using the Python programming language and a variety of UQ methods, including forward propagation of uncertainty, surrogate modelling, and Bayesian inference using the UQpy toolbox.<\/p>\n

2022 Symposium at LLNL<\/strong><\/p>\n

In September 2022, MSEE held its first Student Symposium at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).\u00a0 The two-day event was attended by 23 MSEE graduate students and postdocs, and various LLNL Scientists.<\/p>\n

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Day 1 activities were held off-site and consisted of remarks from MSEE\u2019s Technical Point of Contact, Dave Petersen, followed by technical presentations from our students.<\/p>\n

Day 2 activities were held on LLNL\u2019s open campus.\u00a0 During the morning session, MSEE students and postdocs had the exciting opportunity to hear from LLNL\u2019s Director, Dr. Kim Budil; Associate Director of the Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Dr. Glenn Fox; and Associate Program Manager, Tom Arsenlis.\u00a0 Following the morning session, the students held a poster session for the LLNL scientists.<\/p>\n

After lunch, MSEE students were offered tours of the National Ignition Facility, High Explosives Applications Facility, Jupiter Laser Facility, and the High-Performance Computing Center.<\/p>\n\n\t\t