Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/19/2024
1:55 pm - 2:55 pm
Location
Rhines 125
Categories
Abstract
Join us for a seminar with Lieutenant Sarah Stevenson, Ph.D., a Nuclear Response Officer at the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC).
Lieutenant Stevenson will share her journey from being a first-generation college student to a nuclear engineer, science policy fellow, and Air Force officer. She will discuss her experiences in the government sector, including her time at the White House and Senate and her current role at AFTAC.
Throughout her talk, Lieutenant Stevenson will emphasize the importance of trying new things and seeking out diverse experiences. This seminar will provide insights for students interested in pursuing nuclear science, policy, government or military careers.
Bio
Sarah Stevenson, Ph.D.
Nuclear Response Officer
U. S. Air Force Technical Applications Center
1st Lt. Sarah Stevenson is a Nuclear Response Officer at the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. AFTAC operates and maintains the United States Atomic Energy Detection System to monitor foreign compliance with various treaties limiting nuclear testing. As a Nuclear Response Officer, she helps coordinate airborne and ground material collection teams in deployed locations to collect and analyze nuclear debris in support of nuclear treaty compliance and National Technical Nuclear Forensics.
Lieutenant Stevenson earned her commission in May 2018 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps from Kansas State University. Upon commissioning, she entered the Education Delay Program, earning her M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and then completing a year-long fellowship on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. During her fellowship, she provided technical assistance to U.S. Congress on various topics, including nuclear energy and security, and contributed to legislation.
Prior to her military service, Lieutenant Stevenson was a licensed Senior Reactor Operator at the Kansas State University TRIGA Reactor. She also held various internships from 2016 through 2022 at the Idaho National Laboratory, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Sandia National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.