Andy Li

Experience

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  Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Jun 2005 - Nov 2011

  Graduate Research Assistant

  • Optimized a milling system to mill BaFCl:Eu inorganic crystals to manufacture size reduced inorganic crystals for composite scintillators• Characterized optical, structural, and radiation detection properties of milled inorganic crystals• Developed a novel light yield measurement method to evaluate the light yield of milled inorganic crystals• Designed and developed a time dependent radioluminescence spectroscopy system to characterize the lifetime of milled inorganic crystals• Developed simulation models for various radiation characterization instruments Show less

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  Applied Research Associates, Inc.

  Nov 2011 - Jan 2019

  Senior Scientist

  • Managed a multidisciplinary project team to incorporate building characteristics for urban environment simulations• Researched and briefed nuclear weapons effects analyses for federal, state, and local response officials • Developed and implemented radiation transport simulations for virtual training modules designed for DOD nuclear facility inspectors • Researched and characterized fire initiation probabilities following hypothetical improvised nuclear device (IND) detonations • Facilitated IND response and recovery research and development cooperation between federal agencies • Validated the Radiation Induced Performance Decrement (RIPD) software Show less

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  Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

  Feb 2019 - now

  Scientist

  • Developing radiation detection system for DOD end-users, including stakeholder engagement, system design, test and evaluation, and system maintenance.• Designing and implementing radiation detection algorithms for a variety of detection scenarios.• Conducting radiation detector training events for DOD user groups.• Modeling and simulating novel radiation systems.• Supporting and improving project management processes and tools.