FIU Researchers Recognized for Technical Papers Presented at the 2025 Waste Management Symposia

Five (5) technical papers presented in March 2025 at the Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix, AZ by researchers at Florida International University’s Applied Research Center (FIU ARC) have received special recognition as “Superior” papers. The papers and associated presentations represent research funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that is focused on the development, demonstration, and testing of technologies to address the legacy contamination derived from the U.S. nuclear program through multi-disciplinary research collaborations between the University’s applied researchers, academia, government, private sector and industry partners, bridging the gap between the basic research normally conducted in academic departments and its practical application in support of real-world problem sets faced by government and industry.

The papers, authors and contributors are listed below. Congratulations to all!!!

Simulating Hydrology and Climate Impacts for Basin 6 near the WIPP in New Mexico with the Advanced Terrestrial Simulator

Authors: Aubrey Litzinger, E.I., Drummond Carpenter; Pieter Hazenberg, Angelique Lawrence, Ravi Gudavalli, Leonel Lagos, Applied Research Center – FIU; David Moulton, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Anderson Ward, US DOE; Zexuan Xu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

ALTEMIS: Developing an Integrated Flow and Transport Advanced Terrestrial Simulator (ATS) Model at Savannah River Site

Authors: Aubrey Litzinger, E.I., Drummond Carpenter; Pieter Hazenberg, Florida International University; Zexuan Xu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Haruko Wainwright, MIT; Carol Eddy-Dilek, Savannah River National Laboratory

Polyurethane Foam Technologies for Mitigating Risk During Nuclear Pipe Decommissioning

Authors: Mellissa Komninakis, Joseph Sinicrope, Applied Research Center – FIU; Victor Gonzalez, Florida International University; Evan Koelker, Austin Coleman, Savannah River National Laboratory

Identifying Leading Indicators & Use of Field Deployable Sensors for Long-term Monitoring of SRS F-Area

Authors: Ravi Gudavalli, Brittany Pellettiere, Ram Praneeth, Brandon Rodriguez, Yelena Katsenovich, Applied Research Center – FIU; Hansell Gonzalez-Raymat, Savannah River National Laboratory; Miles Denham, Panoramic Environmental Consulting, LLC; Aparna Aravelli, North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T)  

Protective Polyurea Coatings for the Protection of DOE-EM Concrete Infrastructures

Authors: Mayren Echeverria Boan, Leonel Lagos, Dwayne McDaniel, Applied Research Center – FIU

Mayren Echeverria, Postdoctoral Associate

Pieter Hazenberg, Sr. Research Scientist

Angelique Lawrence, Research Specialist II

Ravi Gudavalli, Sr. Research Scientist

Joseph Sinicrope, Research Scientist

Dwayne McDaniel Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Yelena Katsenovich, Sr. Research Scientist

Mellissa.Komninakis, Research Analyst I

Leonel Lagos, Associate Professor, Moss Construction Management, Director of Research, ARC

Mellissa Komninakis presenting paper title “Polyurethane Foam Technologies for Mitigating Risk During Nuclear Pipe Decommissioning” at WM2025

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