People

Dr. Kai Vetter is a Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and Faculty Senior Scientist and Head of the Applied Nuclear Physics program at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is director of the Institute for Resilient Communities that was established in 2015 to address the need to better integrate advancements in sciences and technologies with communities through education and outreach locally and globally. Prof. Vetter initiated and still leads the Berkeley Radwatch and DoseNet programs.

Ali Hanks is a Research Scientist and Lecturer in the Nuclear Engineering department at UC Berkeley. She works under Prof. Kai Vetter as a member of the radiation imaging group, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in nuclear science research. Dr. Hanks operates as the day-to-day lead for the RadWatch and Dosenet teams and runs a summer internship program for high school students sponsored by this outreach program.

Chris is a PhD student primarily acting as a resource for other undergraduate researchers involved with DoseNet and RadWatch or helps with public education at outreach events .

Dani Solakian is an Undergrad Student Researcher working with the Dosenet/Radwatch team to educate, empower, and provide tools for the public to understand radiation and the environment surrounding them.

Ben graduated UC Berkeley with a bachelors in Nuclear Engineering and currently works as a junior researcher assisting undergraduate researchers, lab interns, and PhD students in their projects and endeavors.

Akhila Krishnan is a rising sophomore at Lowell High School working on measuring volatile organic compounds in the air and assembling a radon sensor.

Eric recently graduated at UC Berkeley with a bachelors in Nuclear Engineering and a minor in Public Policy. His work includes outreach across the bay with RadWatch/DoseNet and developing RW/DN's code base for radiation spectrum analysis.

Aditya is a rising sophomore at Basis Independent Fremont, working with seismic sensors and analyzing data taken from Dosenet’s sensors. He’s interested in computer science, math, and physics, and in his free time, enjoys following basketball and baseball.

Kel is a sophomore at UC Berkeley majoring in Nuclear Engineering, with an intended minor in EECS. They are interested in how radiation interacts with natural ecosystems and computer science. Kel helps in the UI design of our portable sensors and data visualization.

Omar is a sophomore Nuclear Engineering major at UC Berkeley interested in math, computer science, and language. He is currently working on data visualization with a focus on improving the groups website.

Esther is a junior at Maria Carrillo High School. She is primarily focused on outreaching to local high schools including her own as well as helping out and learning about RadWatch's data analysis endeavors.

Gilder is a senior at UC Berkeley majoring in Nuclear Engineering with a minor in EECS. He is currently working on neutron activation analysis, software development, and outreach events.

Rex is a sophomore at Redwood High School, focused on outreach with RadWatch and the American Nuclear Society. In his free time, he swims and tinkers with radiation detectors.