DAVE WEISZ

I am a second year Nuclear Engineering PhD student at UC Berkeley.  Currently, I am conducting research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Stanley Prussin.  My work involves the study of fallout particulates from historical nuclear tests through computer modeling and experimental methods.  It is the goal of this research to gain insight into physical and chemical processes that take place in near-surface detonations for possible future applications in nuclear forensic analysis.  I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2008 with a B.S. in Chemistry, minoring in Mathematics and Physics.  I received my M.S. in Health Physics from Georgetown University in 2012, with a focus in nuclear nonproliferation policy and technology.

Contact: weiszdg@berkeley.edu