CARRE 2026 Tri-Lab Support Team Meeting

21–22 April 2026

Registration

• There is a $200 fee for registration to help cover meeting expenses including shared meals during during working sessions (April 21: breakfast, lunch, dinner; April 22: breakfast, lunch). Payment can be made by Visa or Mastercard.
• Please register for the meeting by March 15. This will help us meet the venue deadline to confirm the number of participants.
• CARRE TST 2026 registration link
• For questions about registration, please reach out to Maria Wright

Meeting Venue

• Scarritt Bennett Center and Institute for Space and Defense Electronics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• Link to Google map with meeting and hotel locations
• Link to map of Scaritt Bennet Center buildings
• Registration, Meals, Poster Session, and Day 2 Events will be in the Laskey Great Hall
• Presentations on Day 1 will be in the Harambee Auditorium in Fondren Hall

Detailed Schedule

Tuesday, April 21, 2026:

Start Time	End Time	Session Description	Presenter	Presentation Title
8:00 AM	9:00 AM	Registration, Light Breakfast, and Conversation in the Laskey Great Hall
9:00 AM	9:45 AM	Welcome and Overview of CARRE	Todd Palmer, CARRE Director, Oregon State University
9:45 AM	10:05 AM	Student Research Presentations – Session 1	Massimo Larsen, Postdoc, Oregon State University	Multiscale Coupling of MC/DC and G4SEE
10:05 AM	10:25 AM		Kurt Cantrell, PhD Student, Vanderbilt University	Monte Carlo Model for Single-Event Burnout Failure in Time for SiC MOSFETs
10:25 AM	10:35 AM	Discussion
10:35 AM	10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM	11:05 AM	Student Research Presentations – Session 2	Aubrey Denici, PhD Student, University of Notre Dame	Generative Monte Carlo for Particle Transport
11:05 AM	11:25 AM		Melek Derman, PhD Student, Oregon State University	First Charged-Particle Capability in MC/DC: Single-Scattering Electron Transport Accelerated with Numba
11:25 AM	11:45 AM		India Allan, PhD Student, North Carolina State University	Methods for Solving the Boltzmann Transport Equation with Forward-Peaked Scattering
11:45 AM	12:00 PM	Discussion
12:00 PM	1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	1:20 PM	Student Research Presentations – Session 3	Julian Paciaroni, PhD Student, Vanderbilt University	Monte Carlo Simulation of Atomic-Scale Displacement Damage in Charge Coupled Devices
1:20 PM	1:40 PM		Wren Kawamura, PhD Student, UC Berkeley	Measuring Neutron Energy Deposition in Silicon for SEE Model Validation
1:40 PM	2:00 PM		Gunnar Larsen, Undergraduate Student, Oregon State University	An AI Agent for MCDC
2:00 PM	2:20 PM	Discussion
2:20 PM	2:40 PM	Break
2:40 PM	3:00 PM	Student Research Presentations – Session 4	Nathan Glaser, PhD Student, Oregon State University	Variance Reduction Techniques in MCDC
3:00 PM	3:20 PM		Elliot Wong, PhD Student, Vanderbilt University	Dose Enhancement Effects in Nanometer-Scale Technologies
3:20 PM	3:40 PM		Jamie Landeros, PhD Student, UC San Diego	Probabilistic Model Calibration for the CARRE Code
3:40 PM	4:00 PM	Discussion	Kyle Hansen, PhD Student, North Carolina State University	Projection Methods for Solving Electron Transport with Continuous Slowing-Down
4:00 PM	5:30 PM	Poster Session
5:30 PM	6:00 PM	Break
6:00 PM	8:00 PM	Dinner

Wednesday, April 22, 2026:

Start Time	End Time	Session Description	Presenters
8:00 AM	9:00 AM	Light Breakfast and Conversation
9:00 AM	9:45 AM	TST Panel Discussion
9:45 AM	10:30 AM	Breakout Discussions
10:30 AM	10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM	11:30 AM	Wrap Up Session	Todd Palmer, CARRE Director, Oregon State University
11:30 AM	12:30 PM	Lunch
12:30 PM	3:00 PM	Field Trip to Vanderbilt Institute for Space and Defense Electronics	Robert Reed and James Trippe, Vanderbilt
3:00 PM		Meeting Ends

Travel Sugestions

Accommodations:

• Scarritt Bennett Center dormitory style accommodations
  • Call 615-340-7469 to reserve
  • We are encouraging students to stay at Scarritt Bennett so that you have more time together.
• Hyatt House, 2100 Hayes Street Nashville, TN
  • Direct booking link – limited block of rooms available at a group rate for the nights of April 20 and 21. Reservation code is “G-CARE”.
• Other hotels offering a government rate:
  • Loews Hotel, 2100 West End Avenue
  • ALOFT Nashville West End, 1719 West End Avenue
  • Holiday Inn at Vanderbilt, 2613 West End Ave
• Other hotels with current rates below government rate:
  • Hampton Inn Nashville/Vanderbilt, 1919 West End Avenue
  • Home2 Suites by Hilton, 1800 Division Street

Ground Transportation:

Transportation from BNA Nashville Airport to Vanderbilt University Area:

• BNA airport website on Ground transportation
• Rideshare (Uber & Lyft)
  • Estimated Cost: $20–$35 (varies by demand)
  • Pickup Location: Follow airport signs to the designated rideshare pickup area outside of baggage claim.
  • Time to Destination: 15–20 minutes-
• Taxi Services
  • Estimated Cost: $30–$40 (flat-rate fares may apply)
  • Pickup Location: Taxi stand outside baggage claim
  • Time to Destination: 15–20 minutes
  • Best For: Quick access, no app required
• Rental Cars
  • Estimated Cost: Varies by rental company
  • Pickup Location: Rental car facility near the terminal (shuttle service available)
  • Time to Destination: 15–20 minutes
  • Best For: Those planning to traveling beyond Nashville