Bio
Birdy is a nonproliferation data scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division. Birdy holds a B.Sc. in Physics (2012), an M.S.E. in Nuclear & Radiation Engineering (2014), and a Ph.D. in Nuclear & Radiation Engineering (2018) from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include decision theory, game theory, systems modeling and machine learning. Birdy has over 10 publications in nuclear energy research, is the recipient of two DOE Innovations in Fuel Cycle research awards in the Energy Policy category, and was a Nuclear Energy University Program Fellow from 2013 to 2017.
Awards
2015 : DOE Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Award (1st place in Energy Policy for Hedging Against Uncertainty in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle)
2013 : DOE Nuclear Energy University Program Graduate Fellowship
2013 : DOE Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Award (2nd place in Energy Policy for A Monte Carlo Approach to Uranium Front End Market Analysis)
2011 : Best Film at UT Austin Texas Atomic Film Festival (featured in ANS Nuclear Cafe)