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    carl.willis
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    Greetings all.

    Thanks to the generosity of Radu, I am the proud operator of the following devices:

    https://www.uradmonitor.com/?open=110000F8 (This is a fixed Model A that is currently undergoing some tests; its geographic address is 7101 Ottawa Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 rather than Grants as it currently displays on the map)

    https://www.uradmonitor.com/?open=51000016 (This is a KIT1 that is installed on the bedroom wall at my primary residence, and displays location correctly on the map. Its reading is high for the area due to background from radioactive collectibles throughout the home, so please do not interpret this measurement as representative of Albuquerque.)

    Personal background
    I’m a nuclear engineer (currently titled “Health Physicist”) at a US government facility, and live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I also teach an introductory nuclear engineering course at the University of New Mexico. Most of my background has been involved with particle accelerator applications. Avocational pursuits have included building fusion neutron generators (I was an active admin / participant on the http://www.fusor.net forums for most of the last two decades); traveling to radioactive destinations such as Chernobyl, Semipalatinsk, and Fukushima; and collecting radioactive items (I have a personal blog linked in my profile where that stuff tends to be discussed). I’m also an amateur radio operator (KF4KIG).

    I have a strong interest in radiation detection and measurement, and some ideas for expanding on the uRADMonitor hardware to create a high-sensitivity neutron detection station, which should provide some insights into secondary cosmic ray backgrounds and their variation.

    I look forward to contributing to and interacting with this community.

    Best regards,
    Carl Willis

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