Seminars
Seminars are held monthly and are open to all interested members of the scientific community.
Unless otherwise stated, these seminars will take place on Zoom Fridays once a month at 1:30-2:30 PM ET. Some webinars will be hybrid events with an in-person component at the CMU campus.
To join, you must be subscribed to our seminar mailing list. You can also add the seminars to your calendar by subscribing to the Google Calendar below. Past recordings and information are available in the online archive and on the STAMPS YouTube Channel.
Upcoming Seminars
September 18, 2026 - HYBRID TALK
Kelly Moran, LANL
Location: BH 232M (Overflow Room: 129Q)
Title: From Fusion to the Ionosphere to the Universe: Statistical Vignettes from Los Alamos National Laboratory
Abstract: In this talk, I will present three vignettes from collaborative work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The first uses Bayesian modeling to characterize source temperature and emission profiles from inertial-confinement-fusion diagnostics. The second develops a statistical pipeline to turn measurements from a compact sensor flown on the International Space Station into meaningful ionospheric signal. The third builds statistical emulators to learn about the universe from computationally expensive cosmological simulations. Across the examples, I will focus on the interplay between scientific objectives, statistical modeling, uncertainty, and close collaboration with domain experts.
Bio: Kelly R. Moran is a staff scientist in the Statistics Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she develops statistical methods for scientific problems ranging from space physics to public health. Her work focuses on using tools such as Gaussian processes, emulation and calibration, and uncertainty quantification to learn from complex experiments, noisy observations, and large-scale simulations. She earned her Ph.D. in Statistical Science from Duke University as a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow. During the 2026–27 academic year, she is a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where she is particularly interested in building new collaborations and working with and supporting students.
