Welcome to my personal github repository
Bio:
Adam Drescher is a Research & Development Program Manager in the Nonproliferation & Arms Control group at Y-12 National security complex. In this role, Adam writes, manages, executes, and documents R&D projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration. Adam’s research primarily leverages data science and machine learning to develop algorithms that directly address current challenges relevant to national security.
Prior to working at Y-12, Adam was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Nuclear Security Modeling Group of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Divsion at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In this role, Adam analyzed records in nuclear material control and accountability systems to identify erroneous transactions, developed statistical tests to characterize the performance of machine learning algorithms, and developed an algorithm for piecewise regression models as an extension of conventional decision tree classifiers.
Adam holds his B.S. in Physics, M.S. in Nuclear and Radiation Engineering, and Ph. D. in Nuclear and Radiation Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. His dissertation work developed machine learning models which can estimate the enrichment of irradiated uranium specimens based off of emitted gamma-ray signatures without precisely constraining the decay time of those specimens. Throughout graduate school, Adam was a fellow of the Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities.
Publications
This section lists my peer-reviewed journal publications, conference proceedings, Master’s Thesis, and Doctoral Dissertation.
Doctoral Dissertation
Master’s Thesis
Characterization of LaBr3:Ce Detectors in a Gamma-Gamma Coincidence Configuration
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Conference Presentations & Proceedings
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
Leveraging Machine Learning Capabilities for the Characterization of Irradiated Uranium: A Case Study of Analysis Methods for Nuclear Safeguards and Nuclear Forensics
Machine Learning Approaches on Nuclear Material Accounting Data from Irradiation and Reprocessing
European Research Reactor Conference
The Complete Neutron Activation Analysis Laboratory: Thermal, Epithermal, Cyclic, Compton Suppression, Gamma-Gamma Coincidence and Prompt Gamma Facilities and Specific Radioprotection Guidelines
26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
Revamping of a Graduate Radiochemistry Course for Nuclear Forensics Applications
Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry
Neutron ACtivation Analysis and Gamma-Gamma Coincidence
IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference
Developing Support Vector Machine Prediction Capabilities of Uranium Enrichment Based on Gamma-Gamma Coincidence Signatures
Global International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference
Modeling a U.S. Equilibrium Closed Fuel Cycle with Waste Product Comparisons
Academic Honors & Awards
Graduate Dean’s Prestigious Fellowship Supplement
The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Fellow, Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities
Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities
Thrust 2000 - John M. Stemmons Graduate Endowed Fellowship in Engineering
Cockrell School of Engineering
University Honors
University of Texas at Austin
