Avigdor (Victor) I. Gavron Senior Advisor to the LANSCE Division Office (Los Alamos Neutron Science Center) Los Alamos National Laboratory PO Box 1663 MS H845 Los Alamos, NM 87545 Phone: (505) 667-5475 Email: gavron at* lanl.gov * (the @ sign - hopefully, spambots won't pick this up...)

Education:

Ph. D. In Nuclear Physics, from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

Research Experience:

Extensive experience with neutron and particle measurements and Monte Carlo simulation for basic and applied science and technology.

Developed the "Neutron Clock" that is widely used in basic research with Heavy-Ion reactions to determine the duration of the fission process.

Conceived and developed advanced neutron detectors for medium-energy neutron imaging.

Developed High-Energy Neutron Radiography for Science Based Stockpile Stewardship.

  Developed the SUPERHET code, a superset of LAHET, that extends to higher energies, includes photon and electron transport using EGS4, and calculates scintillator neutron detection efficiencies.

Positions I had:

Deputy Group Leader of P-17, Neutron and Nuclear Science, that operated and performed research at WNR, the LANSCE-based Weapons Neutron Research facility.

Group Leader of NIS-5, Safeguards Science and Technology, Non-Proliferation and International Security division.

Acting Non-Proliferation and International Security Deputy Division Director.

Special Assistant to Dr. William H. Press, (then) Deputy Director for Science and Technology.

Science and Technology Advisor to the Bureau of Verification and Compliance in the State Department, working for Assistant Secretary Paula DeSutter.

Currently:

Senior Advisor in LANSCE-DO

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