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Craig M. Marianno Phone: (702) 217-0572 Email: [email protected]
Education and Training
University of California at Davis Physics B.S., 1993
Colorado State University Radiological Health Sciences M.S., 1996
Oregon State University Radiation Health Physics Ph.D., 2000
Clearances: DOE Q
Research Interests
• Nuclear Security – Developing field detection equipment that is mission flexible, rugged
and low power. These have been collaborative efforts with the National Nuclear Security
Administration’s Remote Sensing Laboratory and Texas A&M University’s Department
of Computer and Electrical Engineering (ENEN), Computer Science and Engineering
(CSEN) and Chemical Engineering (CHEN)
• Consequence Management – Dealing with the aftermath of a radiological incident is
extremely important. My research group has conducted work in detector system
development and Fukushima radionuclide environmental transport. We are currently
looking at dose reconstruction techniques as well as Urban Search and Rescue team
issues in contaminated environments.
• Health Physics/Radioecology – In this area my research group has looked at re-
evaluating transfer factors employed in dose reconstruction. This work includes
radionuclide transport through the environment taking into account how some plants and
animals have been genetically altered/selectively bred to maximize food production. We
are also developing new types of survey instruments that can be used in the nuclear
industry. We have collaborated with the College of Veterinary Medicine and the
Department of Animal Sciences.
Professional Experience
2009 – Present Texas A&M University/Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
• Assistant Professor Effective February, 2016
• Research Assistant Professor (10/2015 – 1/2016)
• Visiting Assistant Professor (6/2009 – 10/2015)
• Senior Research Engineer (6/2009 – 12/2015)
o Associate director for the Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (NSSPI)
where I focus on research and development in the areas of Nuclear Security,
Consequence Management and Health Physics
o Write proposals for original research to fund undergraduate and graduate students
o Supported and lead multi-disciplinary research efforts with other TAMU
departments including Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science
and Engineering, Department of Animal Science, TAMU Veterinary Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences, and Texas Engineering Extension Services
o Provide instruction to students on instrumentation development, health physics,
nuclear security and criticality safety
o Instructor of record for 6 TAMU classes
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▪ Instrumentation and Nuclear Material Measurement (2009 – Present)
▪ Radiation Shielding and Interactions (2010 – 2014)
▪ Emergency Response Dose Assessment (2013 – Present)
▪ AggiE Challenge course (2015 School Year)
▪ Nuclear Nonproliferation (2016 – Present)
▪ Nuclear Security System Design (2016 – Present)
▪ Nuclear Detection and Isotope Technology Laboratory (2017- Present)
o Students Graduated
▪ 11 MS: Advised 10, co-advised 1 (7 supported through funded projects,
the rest through fellowships)
▪ 2 Masters of Engineering (ME)
▪ 3 Ph.D.
o Current Students
▪ 6 MS
▪ 1 ME
▪ Co-advising 1 PhD
▪ 2 PhD students (have not taken Qualifier)
▪ 5 PhD candidates (Passed Qualifier)
o Service Activities
▪ NE Department Admissions Committee
▪ NE Department Search Committee
▪ NE Department Distance Education Committee
▪ NE Department Safety Committee
▪ NE Curriculum Development Committee
▪ Radiation Safety Representative for NSSPI/NUEN teaching labs
▪ Member of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s International
Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) (2010 – Present)
• Working Group II Chairman 2012 – 2013
▪ Executive Committee Member for the Health Physics Society’s Homeland
Security Section (2009 – 2014)
▪ Youth Soccer Coach College Station Youth Soccer league (2010 - 2014)
2000 – 2009 Title: Manager for the Nuclear Instrumentation Section/Senior Scientist
Institution: National Securities Technology at the Remote Sensing Laboratory
(National Nuclear Security Administration contractor)
Responsibilities: Manage 15 person engineering team in software and
hardware design for unique equipment employed by the Department of
Energy’s Nuclear Emergency Response teams.
o Member of the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center
(FRMAC) Dose Assessment Working Group.
o Lead developer for data products for all nuclear power plant exercises and other
Federal Level exercises in which the CMRT participates, 10/03 to 10/09.
o Represented NNSA’s CM program at international trainings and exercises in
Argentina, Brazil, Canada and South Korea
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o Worked with and conduct briefings to members of the Radiological Assistance
Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Military Explosive Ordinance teams,
and other Federal agencies.
o Provide scientific support toward the development of new equipment.
▪ Led the development team for the NNSA’s gamma directional backpack
▪ Led the development team of the Tactical Radiation and Characterization
System (TRACS) used by the New York City Police Counter Terrorisms
Unit
o Other duties include:
▪ Deployed in multiple missions is support of the National Nuclear Security
Administration’s Emergency Response teams from 2000 - 2009
▪ Deployable member and team lead for the Search Response Team (SRT),
Consequence Management Response Team (CMRT), Ariel Measurements
System (AMS)
▪ Captain for the Radiological Assistance Program.
▪ Dose Assessment Scientist for the CMRT
Classes/Course Modules Taught and/or Developed
o Texas A&M University: NUEN 303 (Spring 2017 - Present) Nuclear Detection
and Isotope Technology Laboratory
▪ Instructor of Record
▪ 14-week semester course of 80-100 undergraduate students
▪ This course introduces students to radiation detection equipment and
techniques.
o Texas A&M University: NUEN 650 (Fall 2016 - Present) Nuclear
Nonproliferation
▪ Instructor of Record
▪ 14-week semester course of 15-20 graduate students
▪ Students are presented with the history of nuclear non-proliferation and
introduced topics in nuclear security and safeguards.
o Texas A&M University: NUEN 451 (Spring 2016 - Present) Nuclear Security
System Design
▪ Instructor of Record
▪ 14-week semester course of 15-20 undergraduate and graduate students
▪ Students are introduced to the science, methods and existing technology of
facility and border nuclear security.
o Texas A&M University: NUEN 605 (Fall 2009 – Present) Radiation Detection
and Nuclear Materials Measurement
▪ Instructor of record
▪ 14-week semester course of 10-37 graduate students (Fall of 2014 I have
37 students)
▪ Students are taught the theory and application of radiation detection
instrumentation looking at medical, health physics and nuclear security
applications.
o Texas A&M University: NUEN 604 (Spring 2010 – Spring 2014) Radiation
Interactions and Shielding
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▪ Instructor of Record
▪ 14-week semester course for 30-40 graduate students
▪ Provides basic principles of radiation interactions and transport, especially
as related to the design of radiation shields.
o Texas A&M University: NUEN 689 (Spring 2013 – Present) Radiation
Emergency Response and Dose Assessment
▪ Instructor of Record
▪ 14-week semester course for 10-15 senior and graduate level students
▪ Discusses US radiological emergency capabilities, guidelines and laws.
This course also provides instruction on radioecology, atmospheric
dispersion and radiation dose assessment.
o Texas A&M University: NUEN 689 (Summer 2014) Nuclear Security Radiation
Detection Fundamentals
▪ Instructor of Record
▪ 6-week semester course for 10-15 senior and graduate level students
▪ Radiation Detection Course designed for students attending the US State
Department’s Partnership for Nuclear Security Summer program at
TAMU
▪ Students are taught the theory and application of radiation detection
instrumentation focusing on non-proliferation and nuclear security
applications.
o International Atomic Energy Nuclear Security Series #11: Interdiction of, and
Response to, Criminal or Unauthorized Acts Involving Nuclear and Other
Radioactive Material Out of Regulatory Control.
▪ This is a Master’s level courses developed as part of the IAEA’s
International Nuclear Security Education Network
▪ I helped organize the class and I developed 3 modules: Response to
Alarms, Informing the Public and Consequence Management
o American Academy of Health Physics Continuing Education Course: Health
Physics Role in Nuclear Security
▪ 8 hour continuing education course presented at the 59th annual Meeting of
the Health Physics Society
▪ Developed and taught this course with Dr. Jason Harris from Idaho State
University and Dr. Ed Waller from University of Ontario Institute of
Technology
▪ Developed and taught four modules of the course: Terrorist Threat,
Consequence Management, Facility, Border and Source Security,
Interdiction Exercise
o American Academy of Health Physics Professional Enrichment Program (PEP):
Terrorist Threat and Consequence Management in Radiological Security
▪ 2-hour PEP course presented at the 60th annual Meeting of the Health
Physics Society
o Texas Engineering Extension Services (TEEX) Texas Task Force 1: Radiation
Safety in Emergency Response
▪ This is a 6 hour course I developed and taught to train responders in the
Urban Search and Rescue team, Texas Task Force 1.
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▪ Course was taught Fall 2012
o Texas A&M University: NUEN 101 (Fall 2009 – Present) Principle of Nuclear
Engineering
▪ Developed and continue to teach a module on Nuclear Weapons for the
Class
Publications
Convention used
• For all publications, the names of past or present, graduate or undergraduate
student co-authors (who were advised by me or had no advisor at the time of
publication) are underlined.
• The names of past or present co-authors who were graduate students at the time of
publication (and were not advised by me) are indicated in underlined italics. Such
students are the students of colleagues who I collaborated with after becoming a
faculty member, or peer students who I collaborated with while I was a graduate
student.
• I have listed: invited talks, peer reviewed journal papers, peer reviewed
conference papers, conference papers, conference presentations and submitted
papers.
• Conference papers, reviewed or otherwise, are not repeated in conference
presentations.
• In a handful of cases, page numbers are not available
Invited Talks
Electronuclear Security Workshop for Engineers ̧November 3,4, 2016. Angra Nuclear
Power Plant, Angra, Brazil. Sponsored by US State Department through the Partnership
for Nuclear Security.
Nuclear Security Week 2, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), November 7-11
2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sponsored by US State Department through the Partnership
for Nuclear Security.
PNS Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Workforce Development, September 20-22, 2016,
Cape Town, South Africa, Sponsored by US State Department through the Partnership
for Nuclear Security.
Marianno CM, “General and Nuclear Security Awareness”
Marianno CM, “Facility Characterization and Target Identification”
Marianno CM, “Case Studies: Human Factor and Nuclear Security”
Workshop on Strengthening Gadjah Mada University Nuclear Engineering Curriculum
with Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Safeguards Education, June 1-3, 2016, Yogyakarta,
Inodnesia, Sponsored National Nuclear Security Administration's International Nuclear
Safeguards Engagement Program
Nuclear Security Workshop for Indian Universities, February 10 – 12, 2016. Pandit
Deendayal Petroleum University. Gandhinagar, India. Sponsored by the US State
Department through the Partnership for Nuclear Security.
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Partnership for Nuclear Security Curriculum Development Workshop, August 13 - 14,
2015, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna Austria. Texas A&M E-Learning
Modules for Nuclear Security.
Nuclear Security Workshop for Indian Nuclear Energy Private Industry, June 4 – 5, 2015,
Amity University, Delhi, India. Sponsored by the US State Department through the
Partnership for Nuclear Security.
Marianno CM, “Deployable Radiation Detection Technologies in Nuclear
Security”
Marianno CM, Charlton WS, “Transportation Security”
Advanced Nuclear Security Workshop, January 6 – 9, 2015. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum
University. Gandhinagar, India. Sponsored by the US State Department through the
Partnership for Nuclear Security.
Marianno CM, Charlton WS, “Consequence Analysis”
Marianno CM, “Radiation Portal for Nuclear Security: Principles”
Marianno CM, “State Level Security Components”
Nuclear Security Workshop for Indian Universities, August 10 – 12, 2014. Indian
Institute of Technology Kanpur. Kanpur, India. Sponsored by the US State Department
through the Partnership for Nuclear Security
Marianno CM, Charlton WS, “Nuclear Security Culture”
Marianno CM, “Nuclear or Radiological Event Consequence Management”
Marianno CM, “Deployable Radiation Detection Technologies in Nuclear
Security”
Marianno CM, “Border Monitoring and Detection, Interdiction and Response to
Material Outside of Regulatory Control”
Technical Support for the Upgrading/Establishment of Infrastructure For Introduction of
Nuclear Power Technical Support on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster
Management as Related to Nuclear Power Plants, May 27 – 30, 2013. Chulalongkorn
University. Bangkok, Thailand. Sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Marianno CM, “Reactor Accidents”
Marianno CM, “United States Response Assets”
Marianno CM, “Consequence Management”
Marianno CM, “Health Physics Applications in Nuclear Emergency Response,” Seminar
at Oregon State University, December 4, 2013.
Marianno CM, “Advanced Low Power Detection Alternatives”, Seminar Colorado State
University, March 23, 2012.
Marianno CM, “Radiological Emergency Response” Seminar at Pennsylvania State
University November 6, 2012
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Marianno CM, “Livestock Monitoring Following a Radiological Event”, Meeting of the
Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Defense Information Analysis Center,
February, 2011.
Marianno CM, “Radiation Detection Research Conducted by the Nuclear Security
Science and Policy Institute”, Industry Discussion: Ionizing Radiation Detection and
Measurement. Sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
December 1, 2011.
Marianno CM, Ryan CM, “Examining a Potential Technique to Determine Gamma-Ray
Background for Radiation Portal”, Canberra User’s Group Meeting, Dallas. Texas July,
12, 2011
Marianno CM, “Response Aspects of the Fukushima-Diachi Incident”, European Nuclear
Young Engineers Forum, Prague, Czech Republic, May 20, 2011
Peer Reviewed Journal
1. Waller E, Harris TH, Marianno CM. “Experiences with Teaching Nuclear
Security Professional Development Courses for Health Physicists”, International
Journal of Nuclear Security, Vol 2(1), November 2016.
2. Hellfeld, S. Dazeley, A. Bernstein, C. Marianno, " Reconstructing the Direction
of Reactor Antineutrinos via Electron Scattering in Gd-doped Water Cherenkov
Detectors", Accepted Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A
Corresponding. October 2016 NIMA-D-16-00718R1
3. Rogers JL, Marianno CM, Kallenbach G, Trevino JF, “Modeling Study of a
Proposed Field Calibration Source Using K-40 And High-Z Targets for Sodium
Iodide Detectors”, Journal of Health Physics, 110(6):563-570, June 2016.
4. Gariazzo CA, Ragusa RH, Boyle, DR, Charlton WS, Chirayath SC, Marianno CM,
Nelson P, “The Nuclear Security Science Policy Institute at Texas A&M
University”, International Journal of Nuclear Security, Vol 1(1), November 2015.
5. Marianno CM, “Signal Processing and Its Effect on Scanning Efficiencies for a
Field Instrument for Detecting Low-Energy Radiation”, Journal of Health
Physics, 109(1):78-83, July 2015.
6. Fitzmaurice MB, Marianno CM, Solodov AA, “Developing a Methodology for
Determination of Elemental Composition of Shielding Materials”, Journal of
Health Physics Vol 109(4), pp 302-306, October, 2015
7. Erchinger, J., Marianno, C., and Herring, A. “Development of a Customized
Radiation Monitor for Livestock Screening.” Journal of Health Physics Vol
108(5), pp 485 – 491 May, 2015.
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8. Grypp MD, Marianno CM, Poston JW, Hearn GC, Design of a Spreader Bar
Crane-Mounted Gamma Ray Radiation Detection System, Nuclear Instruments
and Methods in Physics Research A, Vol 743 April 2014.
9. Hearn G, Marianno CM, Khatri S, Grypp M, "List Mode with the ORTEC
digibase-E", Journal of Health Physics, Vol 106(2), pp S12 – S15. February, 2014
10. Ryan CM, Marianno CM, Charlton WS, Solodov AA, Livesay RJ, Goddard B,
“Predicting Concrete Roadway Contribution to Gamma-ray Background in
Radiation Portal Monitor Systems”, Nuclear Technology, 2014, Vol. 186(3), pp
415–426.
11. Ryan CM, Marianno CM, Charlton WS, James WD “Neutron activation analysis
of concrete for cross-border nuclear security”, Journal of Radioanalytical and
Nuclear Chemistry, 2012, Vol. 291(1), pp.267-272.
12. Buchheit R, Marianno CM, “Update of Technology for Use with FIDLER
Detectors”, Radiation Protection Management, 2005, 22(4), 19.
13. Hart K, Duffy W, Higley KA, Marianno CM, Moss SC. "Predicting instrument
detection efficiency when scanning point and small area radiation
sources." Health Physics 84(5) (2003): 616-625.
14. Marianno, C. M., Higley, KA, Moss, SC, Palmer, TS, “An experimental
determination of FIDLER scanning efficiency at specific speeds.” Health
physics, 84(2) (2003), 197-202.
15. Marianno CM, Higley KA, Hunter, D "An innovative technique in scanning land
areas with a multi-FIDLER system", Health Physics, 2001, Vol.80(5), pp.S77-S79
16. Higley KA., Marianno, C.M. "Making engineering education fun", Journal of
Engineering Education, January 2001, Vol. 90(1), pp.105-107+162
17. Marianno, CM ; Higley, KA ; Palmer, TS, "A comparison between default EGS4
and EGS4 with bound Compton cross sections when scattering occurs in bone and
fat", Health Physics, 2000, Vol.78(6), pp.716-720
18. Marianno CM, Higley KA, Palmer TS, "Theoretical Efficiencies for a FIDLER
Scanning Hot Particle Contamination" Radiation Protection Management, 2000,
Vol 17(3), pp 31-34
Submitted Articles
1. Trevino J, Marianno CM, “Calculation of Canine Dose Rate Conversion Factors
for Photons and Electrons.” Journal of Health Physics, Submitted December
2016
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2. Marianno CM, Smith M, Cook K, “Analysis of Radionuclide Deposition Ratios
from the Fukushima-Daiichi Incident”, Journal of Health Physics, Submitted
December 2016. HPJ-D-16-00198
3. Cochran LD, Marianno CM, “Radionuclide Selection for Emergency Response
Exercise at Disaster City Using Unsealed Radioactive Contamination”, Journal of
Health Physics, December 2016. HPJ-D-16-00188
4. Jennifer Erchinger, Matthew Douglas, Erin Fuller, Bruce Bernacki, Martin
Keillor, Craig Aalseth, John Orrell, Shannon Morley, Glen Warren, Craig
Marianno, Mark Panisko, Crystal Mullen, “Background Characterization of an
Ultra-Low Background Liquid Scintillation Counter” Applied Radiation and
Isotopes. August 2016.
Peer Reviewed Conference Papers
1. Behne PA, McMath GE, McKinney GW, Marianno CM, “Predicting Solar
Modulation Potentials for Modeling Cosmic Background Radiation”, American
Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, November 2016.
2. Wilde WA, Murphy RR, Shell DA, Marianno CM, “Man-Packable Unmanned
Surface Vehicle for Radiation Localization and Forensics”. 2015 IEEE
International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robots. October 2015.
3. Elshennawy A, Marianno CM, Khatri SP, "Architecture and 3D device simulation
of a PIN diode-based Gamma radiation detector." Proceedings of the 23rd ACM
international conference on Great lakes symposium on VLSI. ACM, 2013.
4. Marianno CM, Charlton WS, MacNamee R, Unlu K, Lanza RC, "Designing a
Nuclear Security Education Program for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative"
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 2011, Vol.105, pp.373-374
5. Hayes, R, Marianno CM. "Use of MCNPX for alpha spectrometry simulations of
a continuous air monitor." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 2007,
Vol.96, pp.631-633
Conference Papers
1. Chirayath SC, Marianno CM, Ragusa KH, Peddicord KL, “Preparing the Next
Generation of Nuclear Security Professionals-the Technology/Policy Nexus”,
Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions, International Atomic
Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria December 2016.
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2. Elmore E, Osborne-Lee I, Wilkins, R, Gersey B, Marianno C. “Prairie View
A&M University Nuclear Forensics for Minority Serving Institutions Pipeline”.
American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, November 2015.
3. Hellfeld D, Dazely S, Marianno C, Bernstein, “Nuclear Reactor Antineutrino
Directionality Via Elastic Electron Scattering in a Gd-Doped Water Cherenkov
Detector”, 56th Annual Meeting of the International Nuclear Materials
Management. July 2015.
4. Shah M, Marianno CM, Khatri SP, Boyle, DR, “Simulation Analysis of
Scintillation in Sodium Iodide Detector”, 55th Annual Meeting of the
International Nuclear Materials Management, July 2014. Winner of best student
paper in the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division.
5. Osborn JM, Marianno CM, Solodov AA, Charlton WS, "Concrete
Characterization Using Gamma-ray Interaction Methods" 53rd Annual Meeting
of the International Nuclear Materials Management, July 2012
6. Fitzmaurice MB, Solodov AA, Marianno CM, Charlton WS, Livesay J, Guzzardo
T, "Developing a Methodology for Characterization of Building Materials'
Natural Radiation Background and Integration into an MCNP Model for
Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems", 53rd Annual Meeting of the International
Nuclear Materials Management, July 2012
7. Elshennawy A, Marianno CM, Khatri SP, "Efficient Solid State Gamma Radiation
Detector" Symposium on Radiation Measurements and Applications (SORMA)
2012, Berkeley, CA, May 14-17, 2012.
8. Ryan CM, Marianno CM, Charlton WS, Solodov AA, Livesay RJ, “Determining
the Effect of Concrete Roadways on Gamma-ray Background for Radiation Portal
Monitoring Systems” European Safeguards Research & Development Association,
2011
9. Charlton WS, Boyle DR, Chirayath SC, Ford DG, Gariazzo CA, Marianno CM,
Ragusa K, Solodov A, “Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards Education at
TAMU: Embracing Novel Teaching Practices” 52nd Annual Meeting on the
International Nuclear Materials Management, July 2011
10. Marianno CM, Charlton WS, MacNamee R, Unlu K, Lanza RC, "Designing a
Nuclear Security Education Program for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative",
Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting on Institute of Nuclear Materials and
Management, 2011.
11. Marianno CM, Boyle DR, Charlton WS, Gaukler GM, and Veditz A, "A Guide
for Detector Development and Deployment," Proceedings of the 51st Annual
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Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD,
USA, July 11-15, 2010.
12. Ryan CM, Marianno CM, Charlton WS, Solodov AA, Livesay RJ, “Determining
the Effects of Construction Materials on Background Readings for Second Line of
Defense Program Portal Monitoring Systems” Proceedings of the 51st Annual
Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD,
USA, July 11-15, 2010.
13. Gariazzo C, Marianno CM, “Si-based Neutron Blanket Detector” Proceedings of
the 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management,
Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.
14. Lakeotes L, Marianno CM, “Comparison in Neutron Detection as Modeled by
MCNPX, in Li-6 Glass, He-3, BF-3 and Borated PVT”, American Nuclear Society
Student Conference; University of Florida; Gainesville, 2009
15. Essex, JJ, Marianno C.M., "Accelerating the data collection process through
digital forms and telemetry", First Joint Emergency Preparedness and
Response/Robotic and Remote Systems Topical Meeting, 2006, Vol.2006, p.495
Conference Presentations
1. T.W Jacomb-Hood, C. M. Marianno, B. A. VanDevender, J. E. Fast, "Ultra-high
Rate Gamma Spectroscopy for Post-detonation Nuclear Forensics," National
Technical Nuclear Forensics Center Annual Academic-Laboratory Collaboration
and Technical Advancement Program Review. Los Alamos, NM. August 1st-4th,
2016.
2. Marianno C, Falkner J, Jacob-Hood T, Trevino J, Dromgoole, Shah ., Boyd M,
Emory G, Murchison, D, “Mobile Radiation Detection Security Sweeps as
Teaching Tool”, 61st Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 2016.
3. Dromgoole, L., Marianno, C., Poston, J., “Preliminary Dose Assessment for
Emergency Response Exercise at Disaster City Using Unsealed Radioactive”, 61st
Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 2016.
4. Trevino, J., Marianno, C., Poston , J., Ford, J., “Calculation of Scaled Dose Rate
Conversion Factors for Search and Rescue Dogs”, 61st Annual Meeting of the
Health Physics Society, July 2016.
5. Sham MD, Marianno CM, Khatri SP, “Neutron Detector Using Radiation
Integrated Circuits”, SORMA West 2016, May 2016.
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6. Erchinger JL, Orrel JL, Douglas M, Aalseth Ce, Bernacki BE, Fuler, ES, Keillor
ME, Marianno CM, Mullen CA, “Initial Background Evaluation of an Ultra-Low
Background Liquid Scintillation Counter”, SORMA West 2016, May 2016.
7. T.W. Jacomb-Hood, C.M. Marianno, J.E. Fast, B.A. VanDevender, "An Overview
of the Ultra-high Rate Germanium Detector," 2016 South Texas Chapter of the
Health Physics Society (STC-HPS) Student Presentation and Annual Business
Meeting, Bryan, Texas, 16 April 2016
8. Alsalman A, Marianno C. “Evaluation of Polyvinyl Toluene Plastic Detectors to
Distinguish Man-Made Sources from NORM.” 60th Annual Meeting of the Health
Physics Society, July 2015.
9. Trevino J, Marianno C. “Post RDD-Scenario Dosimetry of Search and Rescue
Dogs.” 60th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 2015.
10. Shah M, Marianno C. “An Increase in Optical Collection Efficiency of a Sodium
Iodide Crystal.” 60th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 2015.
11. Dean D, Osborne-Lee I, Wilkins R, Gersey B, Elmore R, Marianno CMM, “A
Student Perspective on the New Nuclear Forensics Curriculum Under
Development at Prairie View A&M University: Year 1”, 8th DNDO Annual
Academic Research Initiative Grantees Program Review, July 7 – 9, 2014
(Poster).
12. Shah MD, Marianno CM, Khatri SP, "Radiation Detection Using Integrated
Circuits", 59th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society Meeting, July, 2014.
13. Marianno CM, Smith M, Trevino J, Erchinger J, “A radiation Contamination
Exercise for Urban Search and Rescue Teams”, 59th Annual Meeting of the
Health Physics Society Meeting, July, 2014.
14. Erchinger, J., Marianno, C. “Utilizing RadResponder in Emergency Response
Instruction.” 59th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society Meeting, July,
2014.
15. Smith M, Marianno CM, Coles T, Custead D, Horowitz S, Lancon T, Mendoza P,
“Determining Location of a Radiation Source in a Box”, 59th Annual Meeting of
the Health Physics Society Meeting, July, 2014.
16. Shah MD, Marianno CM, Khatri SP, "Integrated Circuits Replacing PMTs" South
Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society's Student Presentations and Annual
Business Meeting. March 2014.
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17. Trevino J.F, Marianno C.M, Poston J, “Dose Reconstruction and Estimation to
Search and Rescue Dogs Following an RDD Explosion” South Texas Chapter of
the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, College Station, Tx, March, 2014
18. Erchinger, J., Marianno, CM. “Development of a Specialized Radiation Portal
Monitor for Livestock Screening.” South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics
Society Annual Meeting, College Station, Tx, March, 2014
19. Trevino J.F, Marianno C.M, Poston J, “Dose Estimation and Effects of
Radioactive Particulate Inhalation in Search and Rescue Dogs” Pathways to the
Doctorate Research Symposium, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville,
TX, November 6, 2013.
20. Marianno CM, "Radiological Emergency Response Education: Teaching the Next
Generation of Radiation Professionals", 58th Annual Meeting of the Health
Physics Society, July 2013
21. Marianno CM, Erchinger J, Herring A. "Development of a Custom Portal Monitor
for Detection of Radioactive Contamination on Livestock", 58th Annual Meeting
of the Health Physics Society, July 2013
22. Trevino J, Marianno CM, "Dose Estimation and Effects of Radioactive
Particulate Inhalation in Search and Rescue Dogs", 58th Annual Meeting of the
Health Physics Society, July 2013
23. Volia M, Marianno CM "A review of the Indonesian Emergency Response Plan",
58th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 2013
24. Smith MR, Marianno CM, "Analysis of Radionuclide Deposition Ratios from the
Fukushima-Daiichi Incident", 58th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics
Society, July 2013
25. Dromgoole LE, Marianno CM, "A Case Study for Changing I-131 Transfer
Factors Based on Changes in Dairy Industry Practices", 58th Annual Meeting of
the Health Physics Society, July 2013
26. Pedicini EE, Marianno CM, "Passive Neutron Detection in Ports for Homeland
Security Applications", 58th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July
2013
27. Grypp M, Marianno CM, "An Analysis of a Spreader Bar Crane Mounted Gamma
Ray Radiation Detection System", 58th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics
Society, July 2013
28. Poston Sr. JW, Chirayath SS, Tsvetkov PV, Marianno CM, Kelly RP, Kitcher ED,
"Radiation Shield Design ad Dose Rate Analysis of the Independent Spent Fuel
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Dry Cask Storage Installation at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant", 58th
Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 2013
29. Dromgoole LE, Marianno CM, "A Case Study for Changing I-131 Transfer
Factors Based on Changes in Dairy Industry Practices", National Radiological
Emergency Response and Preparedness Conference, April 2013.
30. Marianno CM, Erchinger J, "Using a Specialized Radiation Portal System to
Monitor Livestock Following a Radiological Accident", National Radiological
Emergency Response and Preparedness Conference, April 2013.
31. Osborn J, Marianno CM, "Concrete Characterization Using Gamma-ray
Interaction Methods" 53rd Annual Meeting on the International Nuclear Materials
Management, July 2012, POSTER
32. Roger JL, Marianno CM, "Proposed Field Calibration Source for NaI(Tl)
Detector Using K-40 and High-Z Targets", 57th Annual Meeting of the Health
Physics Society, July 2012
33. Marianno CM, Erchinger JM, Herring, A “The Use of Pedestrian Portal Monitors
to detect Contamination on Livestock Following a Large Scale
Radiological” Health Physics, 57th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics
Society, July 2012
34. Grypp MD, Marianno CM "Gamma Radiation Detection from a Spreader Bar
Crane at the Port of Tacoma", 57th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics
Society, July 2012. POSTER
35. Erchinger J, Marianno CM "Emergency Response Plans for Animals and
Livestock" 57th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 2012.
36. Marianno CM, Justina J, Erchinger JM, Herring, A. “Evaluating the Use of
Radiation Portal Monitors to Screen Livestock during Radiological Consequence
Management Operations”, International Radiation Protection Association 13th
International Congress. May 13-18, 2012. POSTER
37. Grypp MD, Marianno CM "Gamma Radiation Detection from a Spreader Bar
Crane at the Port of Tacoma", South Texas Chapter for Health Physics Society,
March 2012
38. Roger JL, Marianno CM, "A review of Neutron Detection Methods in the Age of
the 3He Shortage", 56th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, June
2011.
39. Justina J, Marianno CM, Chirayath SC, “Radiation Transport Simulation Studies
Using MCNP for a Cow Phantom to Determine an Optimal Detector
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Configuration for New Livestock Portal”, 56th Annual Meeting of the Health
Physics Society, June 2011.
40. Marianno CM, Hearn G, “Development of a Detection Array for Field Work and
Instructional Laboratories”, Health Physics Society Mid-year Meeting, Feb 2011
41. Ryan CM, Marianno CM, Charlton WS, James WD, “Neutron Activation Analysis
of Concrete for Cross-Border Nuclear Security” International Conference on
Modern Trends in Activation Analysis. March 2011.
42. Fitzmaurice M, Solodov A, Marianno CMM, Charlton WS, Livesay, Guzzardo,
"Developing a Methodology for Characterization of Building Materials' Natural
Radiation Background and Integration into an MCNP Model for Radiation Portal
Monitoring Systems", 53rd Annual Meeting on the International Nuclear
Materials Management, July 2010
43. Marianno CM, Charlton WS, MacNamee R, Unlu K, Lanza RC, "Designing a
Nuclear Security Education Program for the Global Threat Reduction
Initiative"53rd Annual Meeting on the International Nuclear Materials
Management, July 2010
44. Charlton WS, Boyle DR, Chirayath SC, Ford DG, Gariazzo CA, Marianno CM,
Ragusa K, Solodov A, “Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards Education at
TAMU: Embracing Novel Teaching Practices” 53rd Annual Meeting on the
International Nuclear Materials Management, July 2010
45. Gariazzo C, Marianno CM, “Si-based Neutron Blanket Detector” Proceedings of
the 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management,
Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.
46. Marianno CM, Khatri SP, “Unique Radiation Detection Method Using Si Based
Integrated Circuits”, 55th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July
2010
47. Marianno CM, “Conveying Uncertainty In Map Products for Radiological
Events”, 54th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 2009.
48. Essex J, Marianno CM, “A Solution for Real-Time Acquisition, Analysis and
Dissemination in Support of Nuclear Emergency Response”, 42nd Mid-Year
Meeting of the Health Physics Society, January 2009.
49. Marianno CM, “Locating Illicit Radioactive Material: Instrumentation Design
Considerations”, 42nd Mid-Year Meeting of the Health Physics Society, January
2009.
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50. Marianno CM, “FRMAC Open House: Assessment Map Product Interpretation”,
National Radiological Emergency Response and Preparedness Conference, April
2008
51. Ansari A, Dempsey G, Spence J, Lee E, Marianno CM, “Population Monitoring
in Radiation Emergencies: Practical Considerations”, National Radiological
Emergency Response and Preparedness Conference, April 2008
52. Marianno CM, Hendricks TJ, “The United States’ Department of Energy’s Aerial
Measurement System”, 52nd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July
2007
53. Hayes R, Marianno CM, “the Next Generation air Particle Detectors for the
United States Navy”, 52nd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July
2007
54. Marianno CM, “Exercises Abroad: How Differing National Experiences are
Reflected in Emergency Response Planning and Exercises”, National
Radiological Emergency Response and Preparedness Conference, April 2007.
55. Marianno CM, “FRMAC Update”, National Radiological Emergency Response
and Preparedness Conference, March 2006.
56. Marianno CM, “GPS and GIS, Simplifying the Ingestion Pathway Exercise
Planning Process”, National Radiological Emergency Response and Preparedness
Conference, March 2006.
57. Marianno CM, Higley KA, Hunter D, “A Device for Quantitatively Determining
Scanning Efficiency for Mobile Radiation Detectors”, 45th Annual Meeting of the
Health Physics Society, July 2000. POSTER
58. Marianno CM, Higley KA, “The Effect of Signal Processing on Data Collection
Efficiencies in Field Surveys”, 33rd Mid-year Meeting of the Health Physics
Society, January, 2000.
59. Marianno CM, Higley KA, “The Effectiveness of FIDLERS in Detecting Low
Energy Hot Particles While Scanning a Land Area”, 44th Annual Meeting of the
Health Physics Society, June 1999. POSTER
60. Marianno CM, “The Treatment of Incoherent Scattering in the EGS4
Photon/Electron Transport Computer Code”, 43rd Annual Meeting of the Health
Physics Society, July 1998.
61. Higley KA, Marianno CM, “Innovations in Teaching Health Physics: Making it
Fun”, 43rd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 1998.
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Professional Memberships
Member of the Health Physics Society
Member of the Health Physics Societies’ Homeland Security Committee
Certifications/Awards
Certified Health Physicist, 2005
Inducted into the Oregon State University Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers (2005)
Professional References
Dr. David Boyle
[email protected]
979-229-4248
Dr. John Poston `
[email protected]
979-845-4175
Dr. William Charlton
[email protected]
402-559-1838
