Dr. Areg Danagoulian, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), visited AFIT on 21 Jan 2016.  During his visit, Dr. Danagoulian toured AFIT labs and Building 470, which currently houses AFIT nuclear engineering research, as well as interacted with students and faculty from AFIT's Engineering Physics department.
 
Dr. Danagoulian presented a seminar to faculty and students on Nuclear Security, addressing ongoing work on a Multiple Monoenergetic Gamma Radiography (MMGR) system and a Zero Knowledge Treaty Verification system.  The MMGR seeks to identify the presence of Special Nuclear Material hidden bulk cargo in shipping containers.  The Zero Knowledge Treaty Verification system seeks to confirm the presence of a nuclear warhead without disclosure of warhead design information.

Professor Danagoulian earned his PhD in Experimental Nuclear Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  His research at MIT focuses on nuclear security, including areas such as nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, technologies for treaty verification, nuclear safeguards, cargo security, nuclear forensics, and development of new detection concepts.