Nuclear Scienceand Engineering
Education Sourcebook
2022

U.S. Department of Energy

Nuclear Science & Engineering
Education Sourcebook
2022
North American
EditionAmerican Nuclear Society
Education, Training, and Workforce Division

US Department of Energy
Office of Nuclear Energy

Editor and FounderJohn Gilligan
Professor of Nuclear Engineering
North Carolina State University
Assistant Editor
Sherry Bailey
North Carolina State University
Version 6.22
*Front Cover Photo – Graphic from U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy Website

Welcome to the 2022 Edition of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Education (NS&EE) Sourcebook. We keep
evolving and improving! The core mission of the Sourcebook has not changed, however. Our purpose is tofacilitate interaction among faculty, students, industry, and government agencies to accomplish nuclear
research, teaching and service activities. Since 1986 we have compiled critical information on nuclear
engineering enrollments, degrees, and faculty expertise in printed and electronic formats.
We currently use a web based input format that allows changes to the Sourcebook and the capability to doranking and sort manipulations in a spreadsheet environment as the data is displayed. We will publish a PDF
version of the Sourcebook. We will also include programs that are new and growing, which might include
undergraduate curricula with a nuclear energy minor or graduate programs that offer a track or certificate
option. We will list only faculty involved in the nuclear options in all of these cases. In general we list facultythat have at least a budgeted 25% appointment in nuclear activities.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITY OF IDAHOIDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGNKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDMASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL
McMASTER UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIAMISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYUS NAVAL ACADEMYUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICONORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYOHIO STATE UNIVERSITYONTARIO TECH UNIVERSITYOREGON STATE UNIVERSITYPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉALPURDUE UNIVERSITYRENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLETEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHUTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISONRESEARCH TRAINING AND FISSION REACTORS IN NORTH AMERICAFACULTY INDEX
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY
Nuclear Engineering
4149 Etcheverry Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1730
510-642-5760
FAX: 510-643-9685
Administrative Contact: Kirsten Wimple Hall
510-642-5760
kirstenw@berkeley.edu
Website: www.nuc.berkeley.edu

B.S.
Masters
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Graduate Student Enrollment: 19 Masters/ 93 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: BS degree in Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyPeter Hosemann, Professor and Department Chair (510-717-5752) [peterh@berkeley.edu] Dr.,
Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria, 2008. Small scale materials testing on irradiated and unirradiatedstructural materials for nuclear applications; Investigating new advanced structural materials concepts(e.g. oxide dispersion strengthened steels) for nuclear applications using accelerated materials testing via
ion beam irradiations; Liquid metal corrosion of structural materials for nuclear applications.
Website: https://materials.nuc.berkeley.edu/
Rebecca Abergel, Assistant Professor [rjabergel@lbl.gov] Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2006.
Nuclear, Radio, Inorganic, Coordination, and Biological Chemistry; Medical Countermeasures andRadiopharmaceuticals Development; Nuclear/Radiological Emergency Preparedness; Nuclear Fuel Related
Element and Isotope Solution Thermodynamics and Separation.
Website: http://actinide.lbl.gov/gtsc/BioAn/index.html
Lee Bernstein, Associate Professor (510-642-4077)[labernstein@berkeley.edu] Ph.D., Rutgers University,
1994. Statistical properties of nuclear matter; Nuclear physics in high energy density plasmas; Neutroninduced reaction cross section measurements; Surrogate nuclear reactions.
Website: http://nucleardata.berkeley.edu/

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Massimilliano Fratoni, Associate Professor and Vice Chair (510-664-9079) [maxfratoni@berkeley.edu]
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2008. Advanced reactor design; computational methods; andnuclear fuel cycle. Current projects focus on accident tolerant fuels for light water reactors; molten salt
reactors for used fuel transmutation; and thermal analysis of generic repository.
Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/massimilliano-fratoni
Edward C. Morse, Professor (510-642-7275) [morse@nuc.berkeley.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, 1979. Fusion reactor design and applied plasma physics, experimental investigation of
RF plasma heating; rotating target neutron source at UC Berkeley; experimental studies of compact
toroids; a spectral method for magnetohydrodynamic stability.
Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/edward-morse
Per F. Peterson, Professor, William and Jean McCallum Floyd Endowed Chair (510-643-7749)[peterson@nuc.berkeley.edu] Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1988. High-temperature fission and fusion energy
systems; topics related to the safety and security of nuclear materials and waste management: heattransfer; fluid mechanics; regulation and licensing for high temperature reactors, principally designs thatuse liquid fluoride salts as coolants. Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/per-peterson
Raluca O. Scarlat, Assistant Professor [scarlat@berkeley.edu] Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, 2012. Chemical and termophysical characterization of high-temperature molten salts
and other inorganic fluids, and heat and mass transport pertaining to energy systems. Electrochemistry,
corrosion, thermodynamics. Nuclear reactor safety analysis, licensing and design, and engineering
ethics. Website: https://salt.nuc.berkeley.edu/
Rachel Slaybaugh, Associate Professor (570-850-3385) [slaybaugh@berkeley.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, 2011. Research is based in numerical methods for neutron transport with an emphasis on
supercomputing. Prof. Slaybaugh applies these methods to reactor design, shielding, and nuclear security
and nonproliferation. Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/rachel-slaybaugh
Karl A. van Bibber, Professor and Executive Associate Dean for the College of Engineering (510-642-3477)[karl.van.bibber@nuc.berkeley.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976. Nuclear Physics;
Particle Physics; Particle Astrophysics; Nuclear Instrumentation; Accelerator Science & Technology.
Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/karl-van-bibber
Kai Vetter, (510-642-7071) [kvetter@nuc.berkeley.edu] Ph.D., J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt, 1995.
Development and demonstration of new and/or improved gamma-ray (and neutron) imaging concepts forapplications ranging from homeland security and nuclear non-proliferation tobiomedicalimaging; search
for neutrino-less double-beta decay in 76Ge to obtain better understanding on fundamental properties ofneutrinos to answer fundamental questions; developing and demonstrating new and improved concepts
in Ge detector technologies to provide unprecedented capabilities in observing rare decays or rareinteractions; basic nuclear physics experiments and associated instrumentation to better understand thebasic structure of nuclei.
Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/kai-vetter
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Ehud Greenspan, Professor of the Graduate School (510-643-9983) [gehud@nuc.berkeley.edu] Ph.D.,
Cornell University, 1966. Generation IV reactors - conception and analysis of advanced nuclear reactors;
Transmutation - minimization of nuclear waste as well as the disposition of nuclear waste and the closingof the nuclear fuel cycle; Advanced fuel cycles for improving proliferation resistance and nuclear fuelutilization; as well as development of automated nuclear design optimization methods and theirapplication in the areas of criticality safety, boron neutron capture therapy, radiation shields, and fusionenergy systems. Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/ehud-greenspan
Daniel M. Kammen, Professor (510-643-2243) [kammen@socrates.berkeley.edu] Ph.D., Princeton
University, 1988. Science and technology policy focused on energy, development and environmental
management; Technology and policy questions in developing nations, particularly involving: the linkages
between energy, health, and the environment; technology transfer and diffusion; household energy
management; renewable energy; women; minority groups; Global environmental change including deep
cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and resource consumption; Environmental and technological risk;
Management of innovation and energy R&D policy. Geographic expertise: Africa; Latin America. Website:
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/daniel-kammen
William E. Kastenberg, Professor Emeritus [kastenbe@nuc.berkeley.edu] Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1966.
Ethical issues in emerging technologies, risk assessment and risk management for technological andnatural complex systems, nuclear reactor safety, environmental risk analysis, environmental conflict
resolution. Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/bill_kastenberg
Ka-Ngo Leung, Professor of the Graduate School (510-486-7918) [knleung@lbl.gov] Ph.D., UCLA, 1975.
Plasma and Ion Beam technology in microfabrication processes: maskless ion beam lithography
technology as candidates for next generation lithography (NGL) that will be used to produce feature sizesof 100 nm and below; focused ion beam (FIB) systems equipped with plasma ion sources; compact
neutron tube with rf plasma ion source. Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/ka-ngo-leung
Eric B. Norman, Professor of the Graduate School (510-643-9984) [ebnorman@lbl.gov] Ph.D., University of
Chicago, 1978. Developing active neutron-based interrogation system to screen sea-going cargo containers
for fissionable material; Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) – a planned largescale bolometric detector designed to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te;
Measurements of neutron and charged-particle induced reaction cross sections for homeland security,
nuclear astrophysics, and neutrino physics. Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/eric-norman
Carl Schroeder, Adjunct Professor (510-486-4723) [cbschroeder@berkeley.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, 1999. Interests include intense laser-plasma and beam-plasma interactions, plasmabased accelerators, advanced acceleration concepts, novel radiation sources, free-electron lasers, andrelated topics. Website: https://nuc.berkeley.edu/people/carl-schroeder/

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Youngho Seo, Professor in Residence (415-353-9464) [yseo@berkeley.edu] Ph.D., University of California,
Los Angeles, 2002. Primary research focus is to use quantitative SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MR molecularimaging tools for a broad range of research areas from small animal imaging using dedicated animal
imaging systems and basic instrumentation development to physics analysis of clinical research data.
Website: https://radiology.ucsf.edu/physics & https://nuc.berkeley.edu/people/youngho-seo/
Jasmina L. Vujic, Professor (510-643-8085) [vujic@nuc.berkeley.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1990.
Numerical methods in reactor physics, neutron and photon transport, reactor core design and analysis,shielding and radiation protection, biomedical application of radiation, optimization techniques for vector
and parallel computers: neutronics analysis of fissile material behavior in geologic repositories; computermodeling for radiation diagnostic and cancer therapy; development of multiprocessor multiassembly
neutron transport theory code; development and validation of the GT-SCALE code package for advanced
reactor core designs; development of a unified multidimensional computational method for neutral
particles in complex non-uniform domains. Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/people/jasmina-vujic
Haruko Wainright, Associate Adjunct Professor (510-847-0036) [HMWainwright@lbl.gov] Ph.D., Universityof California, 2010. Environmental remediation at nuclear contaminated sites; regional-scale radiation
monitoring; groundwater remediation and long-term monitoring; radionuclide transport modeling;
uncertainty quantification and parameter estimation; Bayesian geostatistical methods; geospatial
ecological mapping and modeling. Website: https://eesa.lbl.gov/profiles/haruko-murakami-wainwright/
Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Nuclear Science and Security Consortium (NSSC): The NSSC is a consortium of seven major research
universities and five DOE national laboratories, of which UC Berkeley is the lead institution. Funded by the
DOE Office of Non-Proliferation ($25M/5 years), the purpose of the NSSC is to reinvigorate the pipeline ofscientific, engineering and policy talent into the national laboratories and federal service in national
security. Primarily the Consortium is intended to fund undergraduate, graduate student and postdoctoral
research, introducing and connecting this talent with participating DOE labs. The NSSC supports researchacross the entire spectrum of relevant disciplines, including nuclear and particle physics, nuclear
instrumentation and radiation detection, nuclear- and radiochemistry, nuclear engineering, and nuclear
security international policy and programs. Additionally, NA-22 has expanded and augmented theprogram to include solicitations for research grants and internships to Minority Serving Institutions (MSI)
as well.
Applied Nuclear Physics Laboratories: These labs are concerned with the low-energy nuclear physics andinteraction of radiation with matter important to nuclear chemistry, nuclear technology and applications.
Research programs include fundamental nuclear physics measurements for applied purposes and thedevelopment of advanced detectors and methodologies, in addition to the application of nuclear
techniques in a wide range of studies. Current emphasis is on experimental and modeling studies insupport of neutrino mass measurements, the design of methodologies and systems to counter the
possible transport of clandestine nuclear materials and applications in the biomedical and radiologicalsciences.
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Detection Laboratory - Kelp Watch (http://kelpwatch.berkeley.edu/) and Rad Watch. Additional Research
Areas: Computational Methods, Nonproliferation, Risk, Safety, and Large-Scale Systems Analysis, Ethics
and the Impact of Technology on Society, Energy Systems and the Environment, Bionuclear andRadiological Physics, Laser, Particle Beam, and Plasma Technologies Plasma and Fusion Science andTechnology
Nuclear Materials Laboratory: This lab uses thermogravimetric techniques with microbalances toinvestigate the hydriding and oxidation of nuclear reactor core materials and positron annihilation
spectroscopy to characterize the microstructural changes in irradiated structural steels. In addition tounderstanding the performance of nuclear fuels and materials in current nuclear fission plants, thematerials aspects of new fuel element designs and advanced nuclear fuels and structural material systems
are investigated. The lab is devoted to understanding the many causes of materials degradation andfailure in nuclear technology. Specific emphasis is on the behavior of nuclear fuels, cladding and structural
materials in nuclear fission and fusion environments where radiation damage and corrosion are theoverarching concerns. This research combines computational, experimental and theoretical techniques toinvestigate the dynamic response of nuclear materials.
Nuclear Waste and Fuel Cycle Laboratory: The lab focuses on performance assessment of nuclear andradioactive waste management. Research topics include (1) mass-flow analyses in the nuclear fuel cycle toquantify compositions and quantities of wastes from various concepts of fuel cycles, ranging fromreactors, separation processes, and waste stabilization processes, (2) performance assessment ofgeological disposal for various different waste forms and repository concepts and designs, ranging fromshallow-land burial for low and intermediate level wastes, mined repository for spent nuclear fuels andhigh-level wastes, and most recently deep borehole disposal for separated long-lived iodine, and (3)development of integrated performance assessment systems covering both the fuel cycle and thegeological disposal. After the Fukushima accident, the criticality safety for geological disposal of molten
corium and accumulated plutonium has emerged as an important topic.
Nuclear Science User Facility Partner Institution: UCB-NE’s department is a NSUF partner facility providing
facilities to the NE community as a whole. SEM/FIB/EBSD/EDS for active and non-active samples isavailable as well as nanoindentation, (insitu and ex-situ) as well as Helium Ion Beam Microscopy, cry andheating capability, macroscale tensile testing on active and non-active samples as well as heat treatments
and sample preparation. All facilities are available through the NSUF user facility access process.
Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory: The UCB Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory studies heat transfer and fluid
mechanics phenomena that are relevant to fission and fusion energy systems. A principal focus of thelaboratory is on the development of and experimental validation of models for passive safety systems.
Experimental work in the laboratory has investigated effects of noncondensables on condensation inpassive light water reactor containments, large-scale mixing processes in reactor containments and highlevel waste tanks, coolant fluid mechanics for inertial fusion energy chambers, convective heat transport
for high Prandtl number fluids simulating the behavior of fluoride salts, pebble bed granular flows, andother phenomena. The laboratory has extensive capabilities for quality assurance, instrumentation anddata acquisition, and modeling and simulation.
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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
342 Computer Court
Anderson, SC 29625
864-656-3276
FAX: 864-656-0672
Administrative Contact: Timothy A. DeVol
864-656-1014
devol@clemson.edu
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/eees/

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Graduate Student Enrollment: 8 Masters/ 11 Ph.D.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Kyle S. Brinkman, Professor and Department Chair (864-656-1405) [ksbrink@clemson.edu] Ph.D., Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology, 2004. Ceramics; Fuel Cells; Energy Materials including Ionic Conduction;
Nuclear Materials and Experimental Thermodynamics of Materials.
Website: https://cecas.clemson.edu/ceramicmaterials4energy/
Timothy A. DeVol, Toshiba Professor (864-656-1014) [devol@clemson.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan,
1993. Radiation detection and measurements; environmental health physics, homeland security; radiation
damage.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/eees/people/facultydirectory/devol.html
Luiz G. Jacobsohn, Associate Professor (864-656-5965) [luiz@clemson.edu] D. Sc., Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1999. Luminescent Materials; Scintillators; Luminescent Dosimeters;
Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter; Radiation Damage; Synthesis and Processing of CeramicMaterials; Structure-Property Relationships.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/mse/people/faculty/jacobsohn.html
Nicole E. Martinez, Associate Professor (864-656-1984) [nmarti3@clemson.edu] Ph.D., Colorado State
University, 2014. Health physics; radioecology; radiobiology; environmental risk assessment.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/eees/people/facultydirectory/martinez.html
Brian A. Powell, Fjeld Professor in Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science (864-656-1004)[bpowell@clemson.edu] Ph.D., Clemson University, 2004. Radiochemistry; actinide chemistry,
biogeochemistry, radioactive waste.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/eees/people/facultydirectory/powell.html
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Lindsay Shuller-Nickles, Associate Professor (864-656-1448) [lshulle@clemson.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2010. Environmental mineralogy; actinide chemistry; geochemistry; computational materials
science.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/eees/people/facultydirectory/shuller.html
Endre Takacs, Professor (864-656-3419) [etakacs@clemson.edu] Ph.D., University of Debrecen, Hungary,
1992. Atomic Physics; Medical Physics.
Website: https://science.clemson.edu/takacs/index.html
Ming Tang, Associate Professor (864-656-1946) [mingt@clemson.edu] Ph.D., New Mexico Institute of
Mining and Technology, 2006. Ceramics and Glasses; Materials under Extreme Environments; Radiation
Damage Effects; Electron Microscopy; Materials for Nuclear Energy and Environment Management
Application.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/mse/people/faculty/tang.html
Other Faculty
Julia Brumaghim, Professor (864-656-0481) [brumagh@clemson.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 1999. Metal-mediated DNA damage by reactive oxygen species; metal oxide
nanoparticle generation of reactive oxygen species and toxicology; metal-binding drugs; radiation damage
by reactive oxygen species.
Website: https://chemistry.sites.clemson.edu/brumaghimgroup/index.html
Robert A. Fjeld, Emeritus Dempsey Professor (864-656-3276) [fjeld@clemson.edu] Ph.D., The
Pennsylvania State University, 1976. Environmental aspects of nuclear technologies; transport andmeasurement of radionuclides in the environment, with a specific emphasis on the behavior and subsurface transport of radionuclides at Department of Energy sites. Professional Engineer.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/eees/people/emeritus/fjeld.html
Rachel B. Getman, Murdoch Family Endowed Associate Professor (864-656-5423)[rgetman@clemson.edu] Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2009. Computational Catalysis; Multiscale
Modeling; Computationally-Driven Materials Design.
Website: https://computationalcatalysis.sites.clemson.edu/
Scott M. Husson, William B. “Bill” Sturgis, ’57 & Martha Elizabeth “Martha Beth” Blackmon Sturgis Annual
Distinguished Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (864-656-4502) [shusson@clemson.edu]
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1998. Advanced Separation Materials; Bioseparations; WaterEnergy Nexus.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/chbe/people/husson_s.html
Andrew R. Metcalf, Assistant Professor (864-656-0464) [ametcal@clemson.edu] Ph.D., California Instituteof Technology, 2012. Air pollution and air quality, with a particular focus on atmospheric aerosol particles;developing methods to collect atmospheric aerosol particles; microfluidics.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/eees/people/facultydirectory/metcalf.html
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Replacement; Laser-Based Additive/Subtractive Manufacturing of Ceramic Devices; Microstructure
Prediction and Engineering Using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence; Thermal and Mechanical
Properties of Materials; Sintering and Grain Growth; High-Temperature Kinetics and Microstructure.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/mse/people/faculty/peng.html
Chad Sosolik, Professor (864-656-0310) [sosolik@clemson.edu] Ph.D., Cornell University, 2001. Atomic,
Molecular & Optical Physics; Electron Bean Ion Trapping.
Website: https://www.clemson.edu/science/departments/physics-astro/people/profiles/sosolik

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Radiochemistry Preparation and Analyses Laboratories: Clemson University is licensed by the South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to conduct research with a range offission/activation products (for example, 3H, 57Co, 60Co, 90Sr, 99Tc, 137Cs), uranium isotopes (232U, 233U, 234U,
235U, and 238U), and transuranics (238Pu, 239Pu, 240Pu, 241Pu, 242Pu, 241Am, 237Np, 244Cm, 252Cf). The
Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences department maintains three radiochemistry laboratories within
the Linvil G. Rich Environmental Laboratory plus six radiochemistry laboratories and two radioecology
laboratories in the adjacent Clemson Environmental Technology Laboratory. These include a teachinglaboratory, a low-level counting laboratory for environmental samples, three radiation detection andmeasurement laboratory, multiple radiochemical separation laboratories equipped for working withsealed and unsealed sources. These laboratories total up to approximately 2500 ft 2 of space. Additionally,
the laboratories have HEPA filtered anaerobic chambers and glove boxes as needed to perform work ininert atmospheres.
These laboratories contain an array of standard gas and solid-state detectors and pulse processing
instrumentation for both routine and specialized applications including:• Seven High-Purity Germanium Gamma-Ray Spectrometers (one portable)• One low-energy high-resolution X-ray spectrometer (HPGe, Be window)• Three NaI(Tl) spectrometers (5" x 5", 3" x 3" and 2" x 2")• Four alpha/beta discriminating Liquid Scintillation Counters (LSC)• Wallac 1220 Quantulus LSC• Two Perkin Elmer 2910 Alpha Beta Discriminating LSCs
• Flow cell detector (Beta-ram Model 5)• Eight alpha spectrometers• One gas-flow proportional counter with automated sample changer• Miscellaneous gas-filled and scintillation detectors
Analytical instrumentation immediately available for analysis of radionuclides• Thermo XSeries2 quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer• Metrohm Tirando 836 Potentiometric Titration System
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accessories, and 3) multibounce (~9) diamond integrator ATR.
• TA Instruments TAM III Thermostat with two Isothermal Titration Microcalorimeters• MILAbs Vector CT (x-ray computed tomography)• Numerous incubating shaking systems for equilibrating samples at variable temperatures

General Analytical Laboratories: In addition to the radiochemistry laboratories, several dedicatedlaboratories including an instrument room, an organic separations laboratory, a biotechnology laboratory,
a laminar-flow clean room, and a two-story open-bay laboratory, and numerous general-purpose
laboratories are located in the facility. Also included are research support areas, including a darkroom, an
autoclave and media preparations room, and a gas cylinder storage area. A loading dock for receiving
supplies and environmental samples is conveniently located adjacent to the various storage rooms. Some
instrumentation that is relevant to the proposed work is listed below:• Thermo FlashEA 1112 Series CHNS/O Analyzer• Varian 4000 GC-MS/MS• Perkin Elmer 5100 atomic absorption spectrometer with graphite furnace• Cary 300 Bio Spectrophotometer• Beckman DU640 UV/VIS spectrophotometer• Hewlett-Packard 5890 gas chromatographs with FID and ECD• Hewlett-Packard 5890 Series II gas chromatograph with 5971A Mass Selective Detector• Hewlett-Packard 5890 Series II gas chromatograph with FID and NPD• Hewlett-Packard 6890 gas chromatograph with FID and ECD• Waters 840 and Hewlett-Packard 1069 computer-controlled high performance liquid chromatographwith diode array and fluorescence detectors• Waters 510 liquid chromatograph with UV/Vis detector• Shimadzu TOC-5050 low-level organic carbon analyzer• Shimadzu TOC—V CSH low-level organic carbon analyzer• Micrometrics ASAP2010 Surface Area Analyzer• Dionex Ion Chromatograph with gradient elution and multiple detectors
Clemson Electron Microscope Facility is a general user facility that will be fully utilized for examination of
surface precipitation and generation of elemental maps of metal distribution across the mineral phases
used in this work. There are multiple instruments but a few of note that can be utilized for studies withradioisotopes are:• Nano-duet Double Beam Scanning Electron / Focused Ion Beam Microscope (NB5000)• High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (H-9500)• Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope (SU6600)• Imaging X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) & AES - PHI 5000 VersaProbe III Scanning XPS & AES
Microprobe
Computational Mineralogy and Geochemistry Laboratory is housed in EE&ES, and currently has four dual
monitor workstations. Students use these computers to construct files, analyze data, and connect to thePalmetto Cluster. Palmetto is Clemson University's primary high-performance computing (HPC) resource;heavily utilized by researchers, students, faculty, and staff from a broad range of disciplines.
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• 3 nodes with Intel Phi co-processors (2 per node)• 15 large-memory nodes (with 0.75 TB - 1.5 TB of memory); in addition, 604 nodes have at least 128 GB
of RAM• 100 GB of personal space (backed up daily for 42 days) for each user
• 2.2 PB of scratch storage space for computing and a burst-buffer• 10 and 25 Gbps Ethernet, and 56 and 100 Gbps Infiniband networks• benchmarked at 1.4 PFlops (44,016 cores from Infiniband part of Palmetto)• the cluster is 100% battery-backed
Machine Shops: A moderate scale machine shop for fabrication of experimental apparatus. This isaccessible free of charge to all departmental faculty. The Clemson College of Engineering, Computing andApplied Sciences also has a full-scale machine shop capable of production of high-quality materials withhigh precision. This shop is available to all faculty on a per hour fee basis.

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Nuclear Science and Engineering Program
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
FAX: 303-273-3629
Administrative Contact: Mark Jensen
303-273-3785
mjensen@mines.edu
Website: http://nuclear.mines.edu

Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
63

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
4
4
4
1
3
1
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
40

7/20-6/21
2
3

Graduate Student Enrollment: 10 Masters/ 16 Ph.D.
Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyMark Jensen, Professor, Program Director and Grandey University Chair in Nuclear Science andEngineering (303-273-3785) [mjensen@mines.edu] Ph.D., Florida State University, 1994. Nuclear fuelcycle; chemical separations; biochemistry and environmental chemistry of the transuranium elements.
Website: https://chemistry.mines.edu/project/jensen-mark/Mark Deinert, Associate Professor (303-384-2387) [mdeinert@mines.edu] Ph.D., Cornell University.
Understanding the broader impacts of Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles.
Uwe Greife, Professor (303-273-3618) [ugreife@mines.edu] Dr. rer. nat., Ruhruniversitaet Bochum, 1994.
Nuclear astrophysics; applied nuclear physics; nuclear fission and fusion; radiation detector development.
Website: https://physics.mines.edu/project/uwe-greife/
Jeffrey C. King, Professor and Director, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center (303-384-2133)[kingjc@mines.edu] Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, 2006. Reactor physics anddesign; neutron imaging; nuclear materials. Website: http://www.mines.edu/~kingjc
Kyle G. Leach, Associate Professor (303-273-3044) [kleach@mines.edu] Ph.D., University of Guelph.
Nuclear structure; radioactive decay; radiation detection; neutrino physics.
Website: https://physics.mines.edu/project/leach-kyle/
Andrew G. Osborne, Assistant Professor (303-384-2003) [osbornea@mines.edu] Ph.D., University ofGlasgow, 2006. Nuclear reactor theory; nuclear fuel cycles; reactor optimization; numerical methods;
energy systems analysis. Website: https://mechanical.mines.edu/project/osborne-andrew/

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Page 13Jenifer C. Shafer, Associate Professor (303-273-3996) [jshafer@mines.edu] Ph. D., Washington State
University, 2010. Actinide separations; medical radioisotope production; environmental chemistry; nuclear
forensics. Website: https://chemistry.mines.edu/project/jenifer-shafer/

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Nuclear Science and Engineering Center (NuSEC) - Coordinates nuclear science and engineering researchacross campus and maintains the CSM nuclear science and engineering laboratory facilities locatedadjacent to the GSTR.
Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor (GSTR) - 1 MW thermal TRIGA reactor used for teaching and research
located on the Denver Federal Center, approximately 10 minutes from campus.
Active Materials Characterization Laboratory (ActMCL) - Provides materials synthesis andcharacterization capabilities for radioactive materials. Located adjacent to the GSTR. Capabilities include
scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, optical microscopy, x-ray diffraction, andx-ray nano-computed tomography.
Mines Neutron Radiography (MINER) - Provides neutron radiography capabilities at the GSTR. Capabilities
include direct and indirect foil imaging capabilities. The facility can provide a beam flux of 2.2X10 6 n/cm2 –s with an effective L/D of approximately 200.
Laboratory for Applied & Environmental Radiochemistry (LAER) – Located on the Mines Campus, theLaboratory for Applied & Environmental Radiochemistry (LAER) is a multi-user facility well equipped foruse and analysis of radioactive materials, especially tranuranic elements. Our emphasis is onunderstanding the behavior of radionuclides relevant to nuclear energy.. Capabilities include all forms ofradioactive counting, alpha and gamma spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy calorimetry, biochemistry,
chemical synthesis, and all types of chemical separations.

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Nuclear Engineering Program
100 Rhines Hall, PO Box 116400
Gainesville, FL 32611(352) 846-3300
FAX: (352) 392-3380
Administrative Contact: Andreas Enqvist(352) 846-3782
enqvist@ufl.edu
Website: http://nuceng.ufl.edu

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
20
92

7/16-6/17
7/17-6/18
7/18-6/19
24
15
12
16
7
6
6
6
5
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
21
4
5

7/20-6/21
9
4
3

Graduate Student Enrollment: 8 Masters/ 14 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: Nuclear Engineering (BS)
Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyAndreas Enqvist, Nuclear Engineering Program Director and Associate Professor (352-294-2177)[enqvist@mse.ufl.edu] Ph.D., Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, 2010. Nuclear safeguards;
detection statistics of radiation from fissile materials and the physics behind particle-detector interactions;
neutron physics & detectors; neutron noise signals; radiation signal analysis, Data Fusion and Machine
Learning. Website: http://enqvist.mse.ufl.edu
James Baciak, Professor (352-273-2131) [jebaciak@mse.ufl.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2004.
Radiation measurements; radiation detector development; new radiation detector materials; detector
testing and characterization for gamma-ray spectroscopy; environmental monitoring; non-proliferationand treaty verification; nuclear security. Website: http://mse.ufl.edu/people/name/james-baciak/
Assel Aikaliyeva, Assistant Professor (352-846-3778) [aitkaliyeva@ufl.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M, 2012.
Nuclear Fuels and Materials, with emphasis on characterization and property evaluation; Mechanical and
Thermal properties of materials; Reactor Irradiation; Radiation damage in materials; Ion Implantation;
Kinetics; Composites; Nanostructured materials; Multi-Scale simulation of nuclear fuel.
Website: http://manatee.mse.ufl.edu
Kyle Hartig, Assistant Professor (202-270-4721)[hartig@mse.ufl.edu] Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Remote Sensing, Nuclear Nonproliferation/counterproliferation, Nuclear Security, and Nuclear Policy.

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Diego at California, 2008. Fusion; Plasma Physics; Plasma Turbulence; Momentum Transport; Runaway
Electrons; Monte Carlo Methods.
Michael Tonks, Professor (352-846-3779) [michael.tonks@ufl.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign, 2008. Computational nuclear materials, reactor fuel performance, computational materials
science, computational mechanics. Website: http://tonks.mse.ufl.edu/
Nathalie A. Wall, Professor (352-273-0279) [Nathalie.Wall@ufl.edu] Doctorate, University of Paris, France,
1993. Radiochemistry; environmental behavior of radionuclides; nuclear forensics.
Website: https://faculty.eng.ufl.edu/wall-research/
Justin Watson, Associate Professor (352-273-0241)[justin.watson@ufl.edu] Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State
University, 2010. Reactor Kinetics and Dynamics, Neutronics, Thermal Hydraulics, Multiphysics Simulation,
Advanced Numerical Methods, Applied Mathematics, Advanced Code Coupling Techniques, Scientific
Software Development, High Performance Computing. Website: watson.mse.ufl.edu
Yong Yang, Associate Professor (352-392-1401) [yongyang@ufl.edu] Ph.D., University of WisconsinMadison, 2005. Reactor structure materials; nuclear fuel and cladding materials; environmental
degradations including thermal aging, corrosion and radiation damage; advanced manufacturing including
additive manufacturing and new welding technology development. Website: http://manatee.mse.ufl.edu/
Other Faculty
Wesley E. Bolch, Professor of Biomedical Engineering (352-273-0303) [wbolch@ufl.edu] Ph.D., University
of Florida, 1988. Dosimetry; computational medical physics; dose assessment.
Edward Dugan, Adjunct Associate Professor Emeritus (352-273-2129) [edugan@mse.ufl.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Florida, 1976. Backscatter x-ray imaging; reactor analysis; nuclear power plant dynamics andcontrol; space nuclear power and propulsion; radiation transport and Monte Carlo simulations.
David Gilland, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (352-273-0302) [gilland@ufl.edu] Ph.D.,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989. Molecular imaging, instrumentation and algorithm
development using PET and SPECT.
Ira Harkness, Instructional Assistant Professor (352-846-3329) [ira@mse.ufl.edu] Ph.D., University of
Florida, 2018. Monte Carlo methods; neutron transport; nuclear safeguards; nonproliferation; engineering
education.
Michele V. Manuel, Professor & Department Chair (352-846-3780) [mmanuel@ufl.edu] Ph.D.,
Northwestern University, 2007. Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics; Materials Design; Materials
Characterization and Processing in Extreme Environments.

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Juan C. Nino, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (352-846-3787) [jnino@mse.ufl.edu] Ph.D.,
The Pennsylvania State University, 2002. Multifunctional ceramics; energy materials; dielectrics and ionic
conductors in bulk and thin film; single crystal growth; nuclear materials and detectors; bioceramics.
Simon Phillpot, Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering (352-846-3782)[sphil@mse.ufl.edu] Ph.D., University of Florida, 1985. Nuclear fuel and clad; mechanical properties;
thermal transport properties, point defects and microstructure; hierarchical waste forms.
DuWayne Schubring, Instructional Associate Professor and NE Undergraduate/ABET Coordinator (352)294-7870 [dlschubring@ufl.edu] Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009. Two-phase flow (esp.
annular flow), reactor thermal hydraulics, liquid metal fast-spectrum reactors, and nuclear engineering
education/accreditation.
James S. Tulenko, Professor Emeritus (352-392-1427) [tulenko@ufl.edu] M.S., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 1963. Nuclear fuel cycle; processing, fabrication and in-core and ex-core performance of
nuclear fuel; multi-scale simulation of nuclear fuel; economic and environmental evaluation of all forms ofelectrical energy generation.
William Vernetson, Adjunct Faculty (retired) (352-392-1401x309) [vernet@ufl.edu] Ph.D., University of
Florida, 1978. Reactor safety; reactor operations and training; systems design; probabilistic risk
assessment; criticality analysis; neutron activation analysis.
Donald E. Wall, Professor of Practice & Director University of Florida Training Reactor (352-273-3662)[donald.wall@ufl.edu] Ph.D., Florida State University, 2001. Nuclear reactor cooling systems; research
reactor operation; actinide and fission product thermodynamics; research reactor operator licensing.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Backscatter Radiography by Selective Detection (RSD) Lab: Dr. James Baciak. X-ray backscatter imaging
for a wide variety of imaging applications focused on non-destructive testing in aerospace, nuclear facility,
roadway/railway infrastructure, and medical applications.
HiperGator: The Department of Research Computing provides comprehensive support for researchers thatuse HiPerGator, the university supercomputer. HiPerGator is currently ranked as the 136th most powerfulsupercomputer in the world, and third most powerful among public U.S. universities. UF anticipatesacquiring some of the nation’s most advanced AI machinery before the end of 2020, through collaborationand donation form Nvidia. Website: https://www.rc.ufl.edu/services/hipergator/
Nuclear Fuels & Materials Characterization Facility: Characterization of nuclear fuels and materials,
including scanning electron microscope (SEM), focused ion beam (FIB), transmission electron microscope(TEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD), and in-situ
mechanical testing. Drs. Assel Aitkaliyeva & Yong Yang.
Website: https://rsc.aux.eng.ufl.edu/nfmcf/
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Optical Science and Remote Sensing Laboratory: The laboratory comprises approximately 1,000 ft2 ofquality laboratory space that is approved for use of radioactive materials and contains state-of-the-art
experimental laser sources, plasma diagnostics, and scientific infrastructure. His group and laboratory
conduct extensive work on machine learning, X-ray imaging, laser remote sensing of nuclear materials,
laser induced plasmas, and chemistry of actinides in plasmas for nuclear forensics, fuel cycle, and security
applications. Dr. Kyle C. Hartig
Radiochemistry Laboratory: Radioanalytical tools and instrumentations for nuclear fuel cycle applications,
including environmental behavior of radionuclides, nuclear forensics, and radiopharmaceuticalcompounds. Dr. Nathalie A. Wall.
Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Lab: Provides an opportunity for undergraduate andgraduate students in the department to learn about and operate various radiation detectors, detector
systems, and their associated electronics. Laboratory space and equipment is also provided for advanced
research in radiation detector development. Other non-destructive testing systems are also available forinvestigative/educational purposes.
Radiation measurement and detection system labs: Labs focused on radiation measurements, radiation
detector development; new radiation detector materials; detector testing and characterization for
gamma-ray spectroscopy; Radiation -detection interaction measurements, Neutron detector development
and characterization, Radiation data Analysis, non-proliferation and treaty verification; nuclear security.
Drs. James E. Baciak & Andreas Enqvist.
Simulation and modelling center: Investigates the co-evolution of microstructure and properties ofmaterials in harsh environments using multiscale modeling and simulation (Dr. Tonks). Kinetic simulationof magnetic and inertial confinement fusion plasmas (Dr. McDevitt). Coupled multi-scale, multi-physics
simulations for design, operation, and safety analysis of light water and Gen IV nuclear power systems (Dr.
Watson). Atomic-level simulation of fuel systems and waste forms (Dr. Phillpot).
University of Florida Training Reactor (UFTR): A 100 kW reactor used for training and demonstration,
including the design licensing and construction of a fully digital control and safety system.

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GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics Programs
770 State Street
Atlanta, GA 30332-0745
404-894-3718
FAX: 404-894-3733
Administrative Contact: Steven Biegalski
404-894-3717
steven.biegalski@me.gatech.edu
Website: nremp.gatech.edu

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
23
29
11

7/16-6/17
7/17-6/18
7/18-6/19
21
30
32
8
5
12
9
11
6
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
19
19
7

7/20-6/21
16
15
6Graduate Student Enrollment: 42 Masters/ 49 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: B.S.N.R.E.
CAMPEP Accreditation: M.S.M.P. and Ph.D. NRE – MP option

Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses Online
www.dlpe.gatech.edu
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Steven R. Biegalski, Professor and Chair (404-385-5973) [steven.biegalski@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996. Nuclear analytical methods; nuclear
forensics; nuclear instrumentation; nuclear reactor design; neutron radiography; analysis of environmental
media with nuclear methods; modeling of environmental pathways; reactor operations and reactor safety
analysis. Professional Engineer.
Chaitanya S. Deo, Associate Professor (404-385-4928) [chaitanya.deo@nre.gatech.edu]
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2003. Structure property relationships in nuclear materials: theory andsimulations across electronic; atomic, mesoscopic and continuum scales. Radiation effects in materials fornuclear energy including structural materials and nuclear fuels identifying atomic mechanisms in defectmobility and interaction in crystalline solids and modeling the collective evolution of defects.
Shaheen A. Dewji, Assistant Professor (404-894-5800) [shaheen.dewji@gatech.edu] Ph.D., Georgia
Institute of Technology, 2014. Nuclear engineering; health physics; radiation protection; computational
dosimetry; nuclear medicine; radiation detection and simulation; gamma spectroscopy; nuclear
safeguards; gamma-ray spectroscopy; emergency response. Website: https://sites.gatech.edu/dewji/
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Anna Erickson, Assistant Professor (404-894-3731) [anna.erickson@nre.gatech.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 2011. Advanced reactor design; nuclear safety and safeguards; radiation detection
systems.
Dan Kotlyar, Assistant Professor [dan.kotlyar@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
2013, Development of advanced numerical methods and algorithms for fuel depletion and thermal
hydraulic coupled Monte Carlo codes.
Nolan E. Hertel, Professor (404-894-3601) [nolan.hertel@nre.gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 1979. Radiation spectrometry; transport; dosimetry and shielding; radiation detector
simulations and design; neutron measurements and applications; computational dosimetry; radiation
protection. Professional Engineer.
Henry La Pierre, Assistant Professor [la_pierre@chemistry.gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley, magnetism, electronic structure, and reactivity of f-element complexes and materials,
lanthanide/actinide separations, transuranic coordination chemistry and X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
Tianye Niu, Associate Professor (404-894-4085)[tyniu@gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of Science andTechnology of China, 2009. Nuclear imaging, advanced conebeam CT reconstruction, artifacts correction,
dual-energy imaging, radiomics analysis with emphasis on the guidance and evaluation in cancer
treatment.
Bojan Petrovic, Professor (404-894-8173) [bojan.petrovic@gatech.edu] Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State
University, 1995. Reactor physics; transport theory; shielding; Monte Carlo methods; advanced reactor
design; nuclear fuel cycle; numerical simulations of nuclear systems.
Farzad Rahnema, Georgia Power Company Distinguished Professor (404-894-3731) [farzad@gatech.edu]
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1981. Radiation transport theory; reactor physics;
computational medical physics; perturbation and variational methods.
C-K Chris Wang, Professor (404-894-3727) [chris.wang@nre.gatech.edu] Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
1989. Radiation physics; detection; protection and dosimetry; micro- and nano-dosimetry; radiobiologicalmodeling; radiation biology; and radiotherapy modalities using neutrons. Professional Engineer.
Shannon Yee, Assistant Professor [shannon.yee@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of California Berkeley,2013. Heat transfer, energy systems, direct energy conversion, thermoelectrics, and thermal energy
conversion.
Fan Zhang, Assistant Professor (404-894-5735)[fan@gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
2019. Nuclear Power Plant Operation Optimization; Cybersecurity; Predictive Maintenance; Autonomous
Control; Anomaly Detection; Advanced Reactors; Risk Assessment; Machine Learning Applications;
Robotics Applications in Nuclear. Website: https://www.me.gatech.edu/faculty/zhang-2

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Other Faculty
Said I. Abdel-Khalik, Emeritus Professor (404-894-3719) [said.abdelkhalik@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973. Reactor thermal-hydraulics; reactor operations; reactor safety;
fusion technology.
Armin Ansari, Adjunct Associate Professor; Health Physicist, Radiation Studies Branch, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (770-488-3654) [AAnsari@cdc.gov] Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1989; radiation
emergency preparedness and response; radiation biology; internal dosimetry.
Seung-Kyum Choi, Associate Professor (912-966-6771) [seungkyum.choi@me.gatech.edu]; Ph.D., WrightState University, 2006. Probabilistic risk assessment; reliability-based design; multidisciplinary design
optimization; and decision support method.
Anees Dhabaan, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Director of Medical Physics Residency
Program, Emory University School of Medicine; Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech (404-7783535) [anees.dhabaan@emory.edu] Ph.D., University of Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, 1994.
Diplomate, American Board of Radiology 2003; Head physicist for the stereotactic radiosurgery program at
Emory University; neutron and photon transport and the use of Monte Carlo method in dense media;
clinical services including implementing new technologies.
Eric S. Elder, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Director of Clinical Medical Physics, Emory
University School of Medicine, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech (404-778-2304)[eric@radonc.emory.org] Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. Certified by the American Board ofRadiology – Therapeutic Radiologic Physics 1997; image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) methods;
endovascular brachytherapy.
Timothy Fox, Vice President, Varian Medical Systems, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech (770372-1410) [tim.fox@varian.com] Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994. Medical imaging; radiation
treatment planning; oncology data analytics.
Srinivas Garimella, Professor (404-894-7479) [srinivas.garimella@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1990. Heat transfer; thermal-hydraulics; microchannel phase change.
S. Mostafa Ghiaasiaan, Professor (404-894-3246) [mghiaasiaan@gatech.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles, 1983. Heat transfer; two-phase flow; nuclear reactor engineering. Professional
Engineer.
Jarrod Hayes, Associate Professor (404.894.0289) [jarrod.hayes@gatech.edu] Ph.D., University ofSouthern California, 2009. Nuclear proliferation; nuclear strategy and arms control; South and East Asia;
Europe.
Tom C.-C. Hu, Project Officer, The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA),
within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in the U.S. Department
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of Health and Human Services (HHS) [tom.hu@hhs.gov] Part-Time Assistant Professor of Radiology andFounding Director of Small Animal Imaging Program, Medical College of Georgia; [thu@mail.mcg.edu];
Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2001; MBA, Villanova
University, 2005. Non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in small animals.
Laurence J. Jacobs, Professor (404 -894-2344) [laurence.jacobs@coe.gatech.edu] Ph. D, Columbia
University, 1987. Development of measurement techniques for the quantitative nondestructive evaluationof structural materials; nonlinear acoustics for damage characterization and life prediction of structural
materials.
Sheldon M. Jeter, Associate Professor (404-894-3211) [sheldon.jeter@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., Georgia
Institute of Technology, 1979. Heat transfer; thermal hydraulics. Professional Engineer.
Bernd Kahn, Professor Emeritus (404-407-6776) [bernd.kahn@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1960. Radiochemistry; radiochemical analysis; radiological monitoring.
Ratib Karam, Professor Emeritus (404-894-3620) [ratib.karam@nnrc.gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of
Florida, 1963. Reactor physics; transport theory.
Benjamin Klein, Professor (912-966-7945) [bklein@gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 2000. Reactor physics; transport theory; optical; optoelectronic; and electronic device
simulation and design; wide-bandgap semiconductors; nanowire FETs and LEDs; scintillator
characterization and design; photonic crystal devices.
Margaret E. Kosal, Associate Professor (404-894-9664) [margaret.kosal@inta.gatech.edu]
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001. Nuclear, chemical, and biologicalnonproliferation; counterproliferation; counterterrorism; and consequence management; CBRN defensive
countermeasures and policy; deterrence; emerging technologies (nanotechnology, including
metamaterials; biotechnology, including synthetic genomics; neuro- and cognitive sciences) andinternational security.
Jolinta Lin, Assistant Professor in Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University, Adjunct
Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine,understanding mechanisms of toxicity from radiation therapy, identifying potential pathways to decreaseside effects, and improving patients' quality-of-life issues.
David L. McDowell, Carter N. Paden Jr. Distinguished Chair in Metals Processing and Regents' Professor(404-894-5128) [david.mcdowell@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983.
Effects of radiation on metals. multiscale modeling and materials design.
Jonathon A. Nye, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine (404-778-4227)[jnye@emory.edu] Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2005. Nuclear Medical Physics; Radioisotope
production; Positron emission tomography; Kinetic Modeling.

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Pretash Patel, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine; Adjunct
Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech (404-778-3473) [pretesh.patel@emory.edu] M.D., Duke University,
2008. HDR brachytherapy in gynecological and genitourinary malignancies; advancements in clinical andtechnical aspects of SBRT; use of information technology to improve quality and safety in oncology clinicalpractice.
Devesh Ranjan, Associate Professor [devesh.ranjan@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of WisconsinMadison, 2007, fluid mechanics, turbulent mixing process in the complex flow environment, design ofmore efficient fuel pellets for inertial confinement fusion, Use of Brayton cycle for any high-temperature
heat sources including the very High Temperature Reactor, the Sodium Fast Reactor and the Fluoride Hightemperature reactor.
Justin Roper, Medical Physicist, Hospital Corporation of America, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgia
Tech (404-894-1044) [justin.roper@emory.edu] Ph.D., Duke University, 2010. Certified by the American
Board of Radiology - Therapeutic Medical Physics 2013; image guided radiation therapy, functional andmolecular imaging as a means to design treatments based on the biology of cancer and normal tissue.
Lawrence P. Rubin, Assistant Professor (404-385-4081) (lawrence.rubin@inta.gatech.edu)
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2009. Nuclear nonproliferation; terrorism; energy security; andMiddle East politics and security.
Michael P. Shannon, Adjunct Principal Research Engineer, [michael.shannon@gtri.gatech.edu] Ph.D.,
Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009, radiation transport, radiation detection and measurement, MonteCarlo methods, and radiation dosimetry.
Joseph Shelton, Assistant Professor Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University, Adjunct
Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, M.D., University of North Carolina. The treatment
and outcomes of patients with gynecologic and genitourinary malignancies. Current work focuses ondevelopment of new treatment strategies combining modern radiotherapy and chemotherapy in postcystectomy bladder cancer patients. Other work involves investigating strategies for adapting
brachytherapy and external beam radiation treatments to improving outcomes in cervical cancer patients.
Weston M. Stacey, Jr., Emeritus Professor (404-894-3714) [weston.stacey@nre.gatech.edu] Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1966. Fusion plasma physics; reactor physics and conceptual designfor fusion and fission reactors.
Adam N. Stulberg, Professor and Co-Director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, andPolicy (404-385-0090) [adam.stulberg@inta.gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles,
1996. Nuclear strategy; arms control; and nonproliferation; internationalization of the fuel cycle; illicit
nuclear trafficking; nanotechnology and international security.
Christopher J. Summers, Professor Emeritus (404-385-0697) [chris.summers@mse.gatech.edu] Ph.D.,
Physics, University of Reading, England, 1966. Phosphors and luminescent materials for displays; solidstate lighting and scintillators; synthesis of nanophosphors and quantum dots; photonic crystals; optical
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and electrical properties of semiconductors; semiconductor growth; particularly the development of new
atomic layer deposition techniques and processes for optimizing photonic crystals and metamaterials.
James J. Wall, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2007, nondestructive
evaluation, characterization of structural materials for nuclear applications, materials aging, structureproperty relationships, neutron and high energy x-ray scattering.
William J. Wepfer, Professor Emeritus (404-894-3200) [bill.wepfer@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 1979. Heat transfer; energy systems; and fuel cells.
Rachel Whitlark, Assistant Professor, [rachel.whitlark@inta.gatech.edu] Ph.D. George Washington
University 2014, International security, international relations, foreign-policy decision-making, nuclear
weapons and proliferation, military intervention, U.S. foreign and national security policy, grand strategy,
defense policy, qualitative methods.
Xiaofeng Yang, Assistant Professor in Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University, Director of
Medical Physics Residency Program, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, Ph.D.
Xi'an Jiaotong University , 2006. Medical imaging, image-guided radiotherpy, machine learning, medical
image analysis, and prostate cancer.
Dingkang Zhang, Research Engineer II (404-894-2087) [dingkang.zhang@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., Georgia
Institute of Technology, 2005. Computational radiation transport theory; computational reactor physics;
medical physics. Website: http://nremp.gatech.edu/faculty/dzhan
Ting Zhu, Professor (404-894-6597) [ting.zhu@me.gatech.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 2004. Mechanical behavior of solids and thin films; nanomechanics of defect in crystals;
coupled mechano-chemical phenomena; multiscale and nuclear energy related materials modeling.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Fusion Research Center: [www.frc.gatech.edu], Director, Weston Stacey (NRE),[weston.stacey@nre.gatech.edu] (404-894-3714). Plasma edge physics, plasma and neutral particle
transport, fusion neutron source applications, next-step tokamak design analysis, transmutation of spent
nuclear fuel.
Radiological Science and Engineering Laboratory: [www.rsel.gatech.edu] (404-894-3606) The RSEL
provide a wide variety of nuclear and accelerator-driven research and irradiation services to the needs offaculty, staff and external customers. Facilities in the RSEL include: Varian Clinical Linear Accelerator(VCLA) laboratory, A Neutron Reference Field Laboratory, A Neutron Generator Irradiation Facility, A
Gamma Calibration Laboratory, and Sub-critical Graphite and Natural Uranium Pile, as well as various
radiological support instruments.

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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
Nuclear Engineering and Industrial Management
1776 Science Center Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
208-282-7816
FAX: 208-282-7929
Administrative Contact: Indrajit Charit
208-533-8102
icharit@uidaho.edu
Alice Allen
208-757-5452
alicew@uidaho.edu
Website: www.uidaho.edu/idahofalls/nuclearengineeringhttps://www.uidaho.edu/engr/departments/neim

Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
5
5

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
6
3
4
0
3
0
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
70

7/20-6/21
10
4

Graduate Student Enrollment: 35 Masters/ 25 Ph.D.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Indrajit Charit, Professor and Department Chair (208-885-5964) [icharit@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., University ofMissouri-Rolla, 2004. Nuclear materials, radiation effects, high temperature materials, microstructureproperties correlation, advanced manufacturing including additive manufacturing.
David Arcilesi, Assistant Professor (208-533-8107) [darcilesi@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., The Ohio State
University. Thermal sciences, reactor thermal hydraulics, safety.
Robert Borrrelli, Associate Professor (208-533-8122) [rborrelli@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley. Safeguards-by-design, fuel cycle analysis, modeling, scientific computing, risk assessment,
nuclear hybrid energy system design, fuel cask design and analysis, nuclear system data analytics,
cybersecurity
Samrat Choudhury, Assistant Professor (208-885-7572) [samrat@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University, 2008. Structural nuclear materials; nuclear fuels; machine learning; multi-scale modeling ofmaterials; photovoltaic and alloy design.
Richard Christensen, Professor (208-533-8201) [rchristensen@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., Stanford University,
1974. Design, fabrication and testing of heat exchangers for advanced reactors; single and two-phase flow;heat transfer.
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Samrat Choudhury, Assistant Professor (208-885-7572) [samrat@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University, 2008. Structural nuclear materials; nuclear fuels; machine learning; multi-scale modeling ofmaterials; photovoltaic and alloy design.
Michael Haney, Assistant Professor (208-533-8209) [mhaney@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., University of Tulsa,
2015. Cybersecurity for nuclear, power and water systems, critical infrastructure resilience, human-cyberphysical systems (industrial control protocols, digital instrumentation and control), computer and network
security, digital forensics, active defenses.
Robert Hiromoto, Professor (208-533-8119) [hiromoto@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., California State UniversityLong Beach, 1978. Secure wireless networks, parallel algorithms, communication protocols for unmanned
aerial systems.
Michael McKellar, Assistant Research Professor, Director of Industrial Technology (208-757-5431)[mmckellar@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University. Process heat applications and power conversion with
nuclear micro-reactors, heat exchangers, modeling of thermal and chemical processes, food processing.
Krishnan Raja, Associate Professor (208-301-2949) [ksraja@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., Indian Institute ofTechnology, 1993. Degradation of nuclear structural materials; non-destructive materials evaluation;
electrochemistry of molten salt reprocessing.
Dakota Roberson, Assistant Professor (208-533-8120)[dakotar@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wyoming. Power system stability and security; high performance control; renewable energy integration;
estimation and detection.
Vivek Utgikar, Professor (208-885-6970) [vutgikar@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1993.
Advanced fuel cycles, hydrogen and energy systems, energy storage.
Haiyan Zhao, Associate Professor (208-533-8123) [haiyanz@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic
University, 2009. Fuel cycles, molten salts/ionic liquids, pyroprocessing, waste form, electrochemistry,
corrosion, catalysis.
Other Faculty
Matthew Bernards, Associate Professor (208-885-2150) [mbernards@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., University ofWashington, 2008. Beta-votaic micro batteries, biology-material interfacial interactions, bone tissue
engineering.
Lee Ostrom, Professor of Engineering, Center Executive Officer (208-757-5427) [ostrom@uidaho.edu]
Ph.D., Texas Technology University, 1988. Nuclear safety, risk assessment, project management, industrial
ergonomics.

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You Qiang, Professor (208-885-7558) [youqiang@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., Albert Ludwig University Freiburg.
Nuclear radiation shielding, nanomaterials and nanotechnology for nuclear energy, advanced magnetic
separation nanotechnology for spent nuclear fuel recycling, neutron radiation detection andinstrumentation.
John Russell, Associate Professor, Associate Director for Center for Advanced Energy Studies (208-5338164)[jtrussell@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago. Energy policy; cybersecurity; big data
and analytics.
Robert Smith, Professor (208-885-2560) [smithbob@uidaho.edu] Ph.D., New Mexico Mining &Technology. Nuclear waste disposal and management, aqueous biogeochemistry, groundwatercontamination remediation, geological carbon sequestration, geothermal energy.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Center for Advanced Energy Studies – Website: www.uidaho.edu/idahofalls/caes

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IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics
921 S. 8th Avenue
Pocatello, ID 83209
208-282-2902
Fax: 208-282-4538
Administrative Contact: Chad L. Pope
208-282-2875
popechad@isu.edu
Website: www.engr.isu.edu/ne

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
16
13
3

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
8
14
14
13
14
11
2
5
4
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
15
64

7/20-6/21
15
62

Graduate Student Enrollment: 25 Masters/ 9 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, B.S. in Health Physics, & MS in Health Physics
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Chad L. Pope, Professor and Program Director (208-282-2875) [popechad@isu.edu] Ph.D., Idaho State
University, 2011. Risk analysis, nuclear safety. Professional Engineer.
Amir Ali, Assistant Professor (208-553-8113) [aliamir@isu.edu] Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2013.
Experimental and computational thermal-hydraulics; two-phase heat transfer; heat-pipe; thermal energy
storage. Professional Engineer.
Richard Brey, Professor and Dean of College of Science and Engineering (208-282-2667)[breyrich@isu.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University. 1994. Health physics, internal dosimetry, radiation
instrumentation, environmental radioactivity. Certified Health Physicist.
Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (208-533-8111) [mldg@isu.edu] Ph.D,
Pennsylvania State University, 2003. Nuclear fuel cycle; radioactive waste management; waste form
development; irradiated nuclear graphite.
George R. Imel, Professor (208-705-2344) [gimel@isu.edu] Ph. D., Pennsylvania State University, 1971.
Experimental reactor physics, fast reactor physics.
Daniel LaBrier, Assistant Professor (208-533-8165) [labrdani@isu.edu] Ph.D., Idaho State University, 2013.
Nuclear materials; high-temperature degredation; used fuel recycling; thermal hydraulics; fuel; andmaterial qualification processes. Professional Engineer.
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Other Faculty
Steve Aumeier, Adjunct Faculty and Director of CAES, (208-522-7479) [steven.aumeier@inl.gov] Ph.D.,
Univ. Of Michigan. Idaho National Laboratory. Reactor engineering, fast reactor physics.
Bob Boston, (208-533-4250) [bostonrd@id.doe.gov] MS, Idaho State University. U.S. Department ofEnergy. Reactor safety and regulations. Professional Engineer.
Kevin Claver, EAL Supervisor (208-282-4066) [clavkevi@isu.edu] BS in Health Physics, Idaho State
University, 1995. Environmental radiation and radionuclide metrology.
Roy Dunker, EML Supervisor (208-282-4368) [dunkroy@isu.edu] MS in Health Physics, Idaho State
University, 1998. Radionuclide metrology and low-level radionuclide measurements of the environment
Thomas Gesell, Emeritus Professor (208-282-3669) [gessthom@isu.edu] Ph.D. Health physics,
environmental radioactivity.
Hans Gougar, Adjunct Faculty (208-526-1314) [hans.gougar@inl.gov] Ph.D. Idaho National Laboratory.
Reactor engineering and reactor physics.
J. Stephen Herring, Adjunct Faculty (208-526-9497) [j.herring@inl.gov] Ph.D. MIT. Idaho National
Laboratory. Reactor engineering and reactor physics, fuel cells and high temperature electrolysis.
Richard T. Jacobsen, Professor, at large. (208-313-3999) [jacorich@isu.edu] Ph.D. (Engineering Science),
Washington State University, 1972. Thermo-physical properties of fluids, of fluid mixtures, of hydrogen;and natural gas; energy system design and analysis; Professional Engineer
Jay F. Kunze, Emeritus and Reactor Administrator (208-282-4147) [kunzejay@isu.edu] Ph.D., CarnegieMellon, 1959. Reactor engineering, reactor physics, health physics, medical physics. Professional Engineer.
Richard Schultz, Adjunct Research Professor (208-521-5605) [srr@srv.net] Ph.D. Idaho State University,
2010. Idaho National Laboratory Thermal hydraulics experimentation, instrumentation, and analysis.
Reactor safety analysis. Professional Engineer.
Curtis Smith, Adjunct Professor (208-526-9804) [curtis.smith@inl.gov] Ph.D. MIT, 2002. Idaho National
Laboratory. Probabilistic risk assessment, reactor safety analysis.
Sebastian Teysseyre, Adjunct Faculty (208-526-8263) [Sebastien.Teysseyre@inl.gov] Ph.D. in Material
Science, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Saint Etienne, France, 2001. Idaho National Laboratory.
Material behavior in nuclear reactors, radiation damage.

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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
AGN-201M, 5 W Reactor Laboratory: Administrator: Jay Kunze, PhD, (208 -282-4147/FAX: 208- 282-4538)[kunzejay@isu.edu] Adam Mallicoat, Reactor Supervisor, (208-282-4237] [mallaem@isu.edu] Lillibridge
Engineering Laboratory, Pocatello, ID 83209-8060. Used for training and research.
Environmental Assessment and Monitoring Laboratory: Director, Richard Brey, Ph.D. (208-282-4539)[breyrich@isu.edu] Low level radiation monitoring, instrument calibration, trace element analysis. Highrange dosimetry support for the Idaho Accelerator Center. Annual Research Expenditures: $500,000.
Environmental Monitoring Laboratory: Director: Richard Brey, Ph.D. (208-282-4539) [gesethom@isu.edu]
Low level radiation monitoring, radio analytical analysis, instrument calibration, trace element analysis.
Research Expenditures: $300,000/year.
CAES (Center for Advanced Energy Studies) Director, Dr. Noel Bakhtian (INL), Associate Director, Dr.
Richard Jacobson (ISU) [jacorich@isu.edu]. Built by Idaho State University for joint research with Idaho
National Laboratory, Boise State University, and University of Idaho. Annual expenditures for research ~$6 million

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
104 S. Wright Street
216 Talbot Laboratory
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-2295
FAX: 217-333-2906
Administrative Contact: Barbara Russell
bjrussel@illinois.edu
Website: http://npre.illinois.edu/

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
36
11
5

7/16-6/17
7/17-6/18
7/18-6/19
36
37
30
18
16
13
7
16
9
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
30
22
11

7/20-6/21
23
9
7

Graduate Student Enrollment: 38 Masters/ 54 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: B.S. (N.E.)
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Rizwan Uddin, Professor and Department Head (217-244-4944) [rizwan@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987. Reactor thermal hydraulics; computational methods; nuclear reactor
theory; homogenization techniques; nuclear engineering education; virtual reality; computational biology;
nonlinear dynamical systems. Website: http://verl.npre.illinois.edu
Daniel Andruczyk, Research Assistant Professor (217-244-4583) [andruczy@illinois.edu] Ph.D., The
University of Sydney-Australia, 2006. Experimental plasma and fusion research; fusion and plasma
diagnostics; plasma heating; fusion materials; plasma material interaction; plasma facing components.
Website: http://npre.illinois.edu
Caleb Brooks, Associate Professor (217-265-0519) [csbrooks@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 2014.
Nuclear thermal hydraulics and reactor safety; boiling heat transfer; modeling and experiment ofmultiphase flows; multiphase flow instrumentation; microreactors. Website: http://mtdl.npre.illinois.edu
Davide Curreli, Associate Professor and Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar (217-300-1787)[dcurreli@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of Padova, Italy, 2011. Plasma sources; transport phenomena inplasmas; plasma modeling using fluid and kinetic models; plasma-material interactions.
Website: http://curreli.npre.illinois.edu/
Angela Di Fulvio, Assistant Professor (217-300-3739) [difulvio@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of Pisa, Italy,
2012. Neutron detection, spectroscopy, dosimetry, and imaging; detection systems and inference
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Brent J. Heuser, Professor (217-333-9610) [bheuser@illinois.edu] Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 1990.
Nuclear materials; corrosion and radiation damage processes in LWR metals; accident tolerant cladding;molten salt reactor materials issue; application of scattering techniques to materials science; hydrogen inmetals. Website: https://publish.illinois.edu/h-lab-npre/
Kathryn D. Huff, Blue Waters Assistant Professor *on leave (217-300-3132) [kdhuff@illinois.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2013. Development of modeling and simulation tools for advanced
nuclear reactors and fuel cycles; coupled multi-physics simulation; open & reproducible scientificcomputing; data science applications in nuclear energy. Website: http://arfc.npre.illinois.edu
Tomasz Kozlowski, Associate Professor and Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs (217-333-4096)[txk@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 2005. Reactor physics and thermal-hydraulics; reactor designand safety analysis; multi-physics methods and modeling; numerical analysis and computational methods.
Website: http://arts.npre.illinois.edu/
Ling-Jian Meng, Professor (217-333-7710) [ljmeng@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of Southampton-UK,
2001. Professor Meng's research area is focused on advanced radiological imaging techniques and theirapplications in medicine and biology, which include the development of high-performance semiconductor
imaging sensors, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography(SPECT), functional X-ray CT instrumentations, radiation-induced therapeutics and image-guided drugdelivery. Website: http://radimg.npre.illinois.edu
Zahra Mohaghegh, Associate Professor (271-300-5076) [zahra13@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of
Maryland, College Park, 2007. Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) for light water & advanced reactors;
risk-informed regulation & policymaking; probabilistic physics of failure; coupled human-physics failure
simulation; system reliability & maintainability; uncertainty quantification.
Website: http://soteria.npre.illinois.edu
R. Mohan Sankaran, Donald Biggar Willett Professor (217-244-7316)[rms1002@illinois.edu] Ph.D.,
California Institute of technology, 2004. Low-temperature, atmospheric-pressure plasmas; plasma
synthesis of nanoparticles; plasma-liquid electrochemistry; plasma synthesis of chemicals; plasma-assisted
additive methods to thin-film fabrication.
Magdi Ragheb, Associate Professor (217-333-6569) [mragheb@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
1978. Computational methods; radiation protection and shielding; probabilistic risk assessment; applied
artificial intelligence; supercomputing. Website: http://mragheb.com/
David N. Ruzic, Abel Bliss Professor (217-333-0332) [druzic@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Princeton University, 1984.
Experimental fusion research especially the use of lithium as a plasma-facing component; plasmamaterial interactions; plasma processing of semiconductors; atmospheric-pressure plasmas forindustrial processing and material creation; extreme ultraviolet (EUV) sources for lithography; physical
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and chemical vapor deposition especially high-powered impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS);
plasma diagnostics and plasma sources. Website: http://cpmi.illinois.edu
James F. Stubbins, Donald Biggar Willett Professor (217-333-6474) [jstubbin@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Universityof Cincinnati, 1975. Japan WPI International Institute on Carbon Neutral Energy Research; development,
analysis and application of materials, primarily for energy-related applications; nuclear systems design andanalysis; nuclear materials; irradiation damage and effects, mechanical properties; high temperature
corrosion; electron microscopy; energy analysis and policy. Professional Engineer.
Yang Zhang (YZ), Associate Professor, Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar and Associate Head for
Graduate Programs (217-300-0452) [zhyang@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
2010. Non-equilibrium physics and accelerated molecular simulations (long timescale phenomena, rare
events, irreversibility, randomness); Physics and chemistry of liquids and complex fluid, especially underinterfacial/non-equilibrium/extreme conditions (water, metallic liquids, molten salts, ionic liquid,
electrolyte solutions); Neutron scattering, sources, and instrumentation); soft robotic sand humancompatible machines; Robots in extreme environments; Understandable artificial intelligence. Website:
http://z.engineering.illinois.edu
Other Faculty
Shiva Abbaszadeh, Adjunct Assistant Professor (217-300-2542) [sabbasza@illinios.edu] Ph.D., University ofWaterloo, Canada, 2014. Radiation detection and instrumentation for molecular imaging; biomedical
devices and sensors; data acquisition and readout electronics; computational problem solving;
quantitative characterization of biological processes.
John R. Abelson, Affiliate Professor Emeritus (217-333-7258)[abelson@illinois.edu] Ph.D. Stanford
University, 1987. Chemical vapor deposition of coatings using novel precursors to afford metals,oxides, nitrides, and borides for extreme environments. Surface mechanisms leading tosuperconformal growth, ultra-smoothness, and filling of deep features. Website: http://
www.matse.illinois.edu/directory/profile/abelson
Jean Paul Allain, Adjunct Professor (814-863-8575) [allain@psu.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 2001. Engineering design for global social impact; ion-driven nanostructures on metals,
semiconductors and polymers; advanced nanostructured biointerfaces for regenerative medicine; multiscale computational surface physics; plasma-surface and materials interactions in fusion devices; in-situ
surface characterization techniques; irradiation surface science.
Jont Allen, Affiliate Professor (217-369-7711)[jontalle@illinois.edu] Ph.D., The University of Pennsylvania,
1970. Multi-physics modeling and simulation; plasma physics and fusion; two-phase flow and heattransfer. Website: http://auditorymodels.org/
Michael Aref, Adjunct Assistant Professor (217-333-2295) [maref@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. M.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. Research interests inNuclear Science & Engineering Education Sourcebook

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nuclear medicine and specificially MRI imaging; contrast agent effectiveness; bioreseptors andbioresponse; functional MRI.
Stephen Boppart, Affiliate Professor (217-244-7479 [boppart@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, 1998; M.D., Harvard Medical School, 2000. Optical diagnostics of cancer; medical
engineering; image-guided surgery; optical coherence tomography; lasers in medicine and biology; opticalbiomedical imaging. Website: http://biophotonics.illinois.edu/
Paul T. Debevec, Affiliate Professor Emeritus (217-333-0285)[debevec@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Princeton
University, 1972. Measurement of the stored muon distribution; parent muon distribution; developmentof microstrip gas chamber.
Thomas J. Dolan, Adjunct Professor (217-333-2295) [dolantj@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 1970. Nuclear fusion technology; molten salt fission reactors; thorium energy; lowenergy nuclear reactions.
Pegah Farshadmanesh, Research Scientist (217-300-6903) [pegah2@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Illinois Institute ofTechnology, Chicago, 2017. Modeling of multi-hazards (e.g., fire following earthquake) and societal
impacts; Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment (SPRA); structural reliability modeling; data analytics; riskinformed decision-making. Website: http://soteria.npre.illinois.edu
Masab H. Garada, Adjunct Assistant Professor (217-333-2295) [Masab.H.Garada@osfhealthcare.org]
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT);
image guided radiation therapy (IGRT); three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; linac radiosurgery
and stereotactic; low dose-rate brachytherapy: prostate seed implants, medium dose-rate brachytherapy;
cervical cesium implants, high dose-rate brachytherapy; iridium lung implants, tumor and normal tissue
response and radiobiological models.
Brian E. Jurczyk, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor (217-333-2295) [bjurczyk@starfireindustries.com]
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. Advanced plasma debris mitigation; advanced tin
and lithium fuels research; optics contamination; erosion and lifetime research; self-healing optics
research; halide etching and condensable material removal; fast ion suppression with light gas mixtures.
Website: http://www.starfireindustries.com
Michael David Kaminski, Adjunct Professor (217-333-2295) [mdkamins@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998. Research interests in radiochemistry; radioactive materials
separations technologies; radiological decontamination; radiological and nuclear threat mitigation; spent
nuclear fuel separations; nuclear materials analysis and security applications; pre and post detonation
analysis; magnetic-based separations; portable detection systems.
Ernie J L Kee, Research Associate Professor (217-333-2295) [erniekee@illinois.edu] B.S., University of
Idaho. Research interests in light water reactor risk assessment, operations, research, performance
evaluation, and maintenance with the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company; dynamic thermalhydraulics analysis with RELAP5 and TRAC.
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Kyekyoon Kim, Affiliate Professor (217-333-7162)[kevinkim@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Cornell University, 1971.
Tailored organometallic, Sol-Gel processing, charged liquid cluster beam deposition and chemical vapor
deposition; controlled fabrication of thin films, nanofibers, and nanoparticles using charged liquid cluster
beams of precursor solutions; fabricating micro and nanoscale structures for development of new devices
and material systems for controlled release, lighting, display, solar cells, photosensors, and power storage;
fabricating uniform micro and nano spheres and capsules of biodegradable and biocompatible materials
for advanced drug delivery and cell-based therapy; development of high power electronic devices basedon III-V Nitride semiconductors using plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy and selective area growthtechnology. Website: http://tfcp.ece.illinois.edu/index.htm
Susan Larson, Affiliate Associate Professor (217-244-3817) [smlarson@illinois.edu] Ph.D., California
Institute of Technology, 1982. Experimental, field, and modeling investigations in air quality; aerosol
optics; growth mechanisms of air pollution particles.
Charles P. Marsh, Adjunct Professor (217-333-2295) [Charles.P.Marsh@usace.army.mil] Ph.D., University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989. Materials research across multiple scales; corrosive degradation,assessment and mitigation; quantum dot based self-sensing materials; pumped thermal flow and transfer
using Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials (MPCM) and nanofluids; fullerene based material
synthesis and incorporation into composites; bacteria based biodeposition for self-healing concrete;
induced vortical flow for enhanced heat transfer.
George H. Miley, Emeritus Professor (217-333-3772) [ghmiley@illinois.edu] Ph.D., The University ofMichigan, 1959. Fusion systems; plasma engineering; reactor kinetics; high voltage technology; nuclear
pumped lasers; direct energy conversion; hydrogen energy production; low-energy nuclear reactions insolids. Professional Engineer. Website: http://fsl.npre.illinois.edu
David W. Miller, Adjunct Assistant Professor (217-333-2295) [dmiller2@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Purdue
University, 1976. Occupational dose reduction at nuclear power plants; colloidal source term removal andmitigation studies in primary coolant at light water reactors; tritium recapture modeling at pressurizedwater reactors; UNSCEAR US effluent databases and analysis; radiological work management research at
nuclear power plants; medical shielding validation studies; ACCESS relational database development fordose trend analysis.
Madicken Munk, Research Scientist (217-300-6680) [mmunk2@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of California- Berkeley, 2017. Hybrid methods for radiation transport in reactor and shielding simulations;computational methods development for neutral particle transport; reactor physics; open-source tools forscience and engineering; data science applications in nuclear energy. Website: http://arfc.npre.illinois.edu
Richard F. Nelson, Adjunct Assistant Professor (217-351-0846) [rfnelson@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984. Radiological physicist; Radiation oncology-external beam and internalsources; diagnostic radiology; consultant physicist.

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Martin J. Neumann, Adjunct Assistant Professor (217-840-5490) [martin@mjneumann.com] Ph.D.,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. EUVL related technologies; semiconductor fabricationand processing and plasma-material interactions related to fusion applications.
Seyed A. Reihani, Research Scientist (217-300-5077) [sreihani@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of Maryland,College Park, 2005. Incorporating Physical Phenomena into Risk Models; Risk-Informed Designs;
Application of Catalytic Combustion in Power Generation Systems; Modeling and Analysis of Fuel Cell
Systems. Website: https://soteria.npre.illinois.edu/
William R. Roy, Adjunct Professor (217-840-9769) [wroy@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 1985. Geology/Geochemistry radioactive and hazardous waste management;
partitioning of chemical constituents at solid-liquid interfaces; solid-phase equilibria and kinetics inaqueous solution; chemical fate and transport of contaminants in groundwater and environmental
impacts of coal utilization.
Tatsuya Sakurahara, Research Assistant Professor (217-244-7546)[sakurah2@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2018. Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) for conventional plants andadvanced reactors; Fire PRA; Common Cause Failure (CCF) modeling; reliability engineering; maintenanceanalysis; Human Reliability Analysis (HRA); Bayesian inference; uncertainty quantification; importancemeasure; sensitivity analysis; risk-informed decision-making. Website: https://soteria.npre.illinois.edu/
Clifford E. Singer, Emeritus Professor (217-333-1814) [csinger@illinois.edu] Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley, 1971. Advanced spacecraft propulsion systems; spent nuclear fuel management; nuclear
proliferation; energy systems analysis; and energy econometrics. Website: http://npre.illinois.edu
Robert A. Stubbers, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor (217-333-2295)[rstubbers@starfireindustries.com] Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994. Plasma
innovations for aerospace; defense, industrial, instrumentation, medical; semiconductor applications.
Website: http://www.starfireindustries.com
Clair Sullivan, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor (217- 333-2295) [cjsulli@illinois.edu] Ph.D., Universityof Michigan, 2002. Radiation detection; instrumentation; radiation dosimetry and shielding;measurements and localization of algorithms for detector devices.
Dallas Trinkle, Affiliate Professor (217-244-6619)[dtrinkle@illinois.edu] Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
2003. Computational materials science: atomistics, electronic structure; mechanical behavior: plasticity
and phase transformation at atomistic scale; defect properties: point defects, dislocations, interfaces;transport: interstitial diffusion, vacancy-mediated diffusion.
Website: http://dtrinkle.matse.illinois.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php

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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
The Advanced Reactors and Fuel Cycles group seeks to advance the safety and sustainability of nuclear
energy production through improved reactor designs, fuel cycle strategies, and waste management
techniques. We achieve this by advancing computational methods and developing software for nuclear
engineering with features essential to advanced reactor multiphysics modeling and fuel cycle simulation.
Website: http://arfc.npre.illinois.edu
The Center for Plasma Material Interactions (CPMI), http://cpmi.illinois.edu, objective is to study plasma
material interactions relevant to fusion, semiconductors, plasma manufacturing, and plasma
nanosynthesis through a combination of computational and experimental means. Projects are supported
by both government and commercial partners to further the application and knowledge of plasma physics.
Facilities include HIDRA: the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications, which is a major-scale
stellarator and/or tokamak. HIDRA will be used for testing plasma-material interactions, liquid lithiumtechnologies, nanosynthesis and electron transport. Mock-up Entry Module for EAST (MEME) which is amajor facility for development of plasma facing components and liquid metal technology allowing for plugand play systems to be built for EAST and other devices.
The Functional X-ray Imaging Laboratory (FXIL), directed by Professor Ling-Jian Meng, is an extensively
equipped experimental facility dedicated to the development of functional X-ray imaging techniques, suchas X-ray fluorescence Emission Tomography (FXET), X-ray Luminescence Computed Tomography (XLCT),
and the study of physical, chemical and biological mechanisms underlying the interaction of ionizing
radiation with matter and ways to activate, modulate and mediate the delivery of radiotherapy and to
facilitate the control over fundamental biological processes in living mechanisms.
Illinois Plasma Institute (IPI), http://ipi.illinois.edu, objective is to do translational research between
industry and the University working at TRL-5 and TRL-6 – putting successful university research directly
into industrial projects. IPI has three current partners: Tokyo Electron (TEL), a semiconductor equipment
manufacturer; Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK), a semiconductor-processing chemical supplier; and LytEn, whichuses proprietary unique energy-optimized plasmas at atmospheric pressure to make new nanomaterials athigh production volumes. Employees and students from the partner companies work hand-in-hand with
University personnel in 3,000+ sq ft. of secure laboratory space on the Research Park adjacent to campus.
The Laboratory of Computational Plasma Physics (LCPP) develops theoretical and computational models
for a variety of Plasma Physics and Plasma Chemistry applications ranging from fusion edge plasmas toindustrial plasmas and nuclear forensic, utilizing advanced, predictive simulation capabilities on highperformance computing machines, and multi-physics multi-scale models.
Website: http://curreli.npre.illinois.edu/
The Multiphase Thermo-fluid Dynamics Laboratory, directed by Assistant Professor Caleb Brooks,
conducts research focusing on two phase flow and heat transfer. Active research includes: Generating
validation data for CFD and system analysis codes; Natural circulation and thermal hydraulic instability;
Characterizing wall nucleation parameters in forced convective flows; Critical Heat Flux (CHF) on

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traditional and engineered surfaces; Two-fluid model with Interfacial Area Transport Equation (IATE); TwoPhase Flow in Molten Salt. Website: http://mtdl.npre.illinois.edu
The North American Technical Center (NATC) for the Information System on Occupational Exposure(ISOE) is located at the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering. NATC is one of four
technical centers for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Nuclear
Energy Agency and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) global occupational dose reduction
information exchange engineering database. NATC manages the Canadian, Mexican, and US nuclear power
plants data analysis. Website: http://isoe-network.net
The High Temperature Nuclear Material Laboratory (HTNML), http://materials.npre.illinois.edu/
members.html, objective is to study nuclear material relevant to microstructure, properties, performance,
and interactions with irradiation through microscopy, x-ray analysis, experimental approaches, andmodeling for light water reactor, and advanced nuclear reactor. Material studied in this lab includes
structural material: copper alloys, nickel-based alloys, stainless/ austenitic/ ferritic/ ODS steel, zirconium
alloy, silicon-carbide composites, and fuel material: uranium dioxide, and cerium dioxide. Frederick Seitz
Materials Research Laboratory (FS-MRL) in UIUC provides variety of analytical techniques. NSUF programsupports activities of post irradiation examination (PIE). State-of-the-art characterization technologies
such as IVEM, APS, and ATP enhance research progress via tight coloration with ANL, ORNL and INL.
Projects are supported by department of energy (DOE) to further application and knowledge of nuclear
material at elevated temperature. Facilities includes in situ biaxial creep-fatigue system which is capable ofdynamic measurement of tubular specimen’s dimension change under high temperature creep-fatigue
test.
The Nuclear Measurements and Neutron Metrology Laboratory (NML) is a neutron experimental facility
for both NPRE students and researchers in NPRE and elsewhere. The lab is equipped with a D-T neutron
generator with an emission rate of ~1E8 neutrons/s. The neutron flux density is well-characterized inenergy and intensity employing various instruments, including novel multisphere spectrometers,
deuterated scintillators, ionization chambers, long counters, calibrated to primary reference standards.
Radiological Imaging Laboratory (RIL), directed by Professor Ling-Jian Meng. RIL is the home of an
extensive collection of instrumental development projects on developing advanced imaging sensors, PET,
SPECT, and Functional X-ray Imaging, and application-specific image processing techniques. It is also the
hub for many of our ongoing collaborations with premier medical centers around the world to tackle someof the most pressing medical problems, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and brain disorders.
The Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) Laboratory, ttp://soteria.npre.illinois.edu/) has a proven trackrecord of advancing Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) for conventional nuclear power plants andadvanced reactors. SoTeRiA’s key research impacts include (1) making scholarly contributions to risk
analysis of complex socio-technical systems; (2) bridging scientific research with industry and regulatory
challenges; (3) providing strong leadership in risk analysis conferences; (4) advancing risk-informed
solutions for new technologies; and (5) promoting international safety and security through risk analysis.
SoTeRiA research has received funding from several sponsors, for example, the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) to advance uncertainty analysis in risk- informed regulation; the National Science
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Foundation (NSF) to develop a big data-theoretic approach for theorizing and quantifying organizational
failure mechanisms in PRA; the Department of Energy (DOE) to advance risk analysis algorithms for the
deployment of new technologies; the DOE to develop a systematic enterprise risk management topromote the nuclear fleet sustainability; and the nuclear power industry for fire PRA and for the riskinformed resolution of Generic Safety Issue 191 (GSI-191), a long-standing issue for the NRC and theindustry. To promote international safety, the SoTeRiA laboratory has conducted research collaborations
with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to develop risk methodologies for advanced reactors
and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to advance simulation models for risk-informed emergency
preparedness and response.
The Extreme Robotics Laboratory, directed by Prof. Yang Zhang (YZ), advances the development of soft
robotics and human-compatible machines, robots in extreme environments, intelligent and continuous
control algorithms, and understandable artificial intelligence, leveraging their expertise in novel soft
materials and sensors. These robotic systems, both soft and hard, have demonstrated promisingcapabilities that could enable a wide range of unique applications not possible with traditional
robots. Website: http://z.engineering.illinois.edu
Virtual Education and Research Laboratory (VERL): Goals of VERL in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma,& Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign span research, teaching,service and outreach. Tools used in this lab are innovative and mostly computer based. From fundamental
advances in numerical methods; advanced modeling and simulation of different aspects of scientific andengineering problems; to virtual, 3D models for training, education and outreach, this laboratory is
focused on development and use of new methods and tools to address fundamental scientific and applied
engineering problems. Applications to problems specific to the field of nuclear power include advanced
numerical methods development; high performance computing; neutronics, thermal hydraulics andcoupled problems; digital I&C and cyber security of NPPs; etc. Website: http://verl.npre.illinois.edu

Other Relevant Research Facilities
The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign is an interdisciplinary research institute devoted to leading-edge research in the physicalsciences, computation, engineering, biology, behavior, cognition, and neuroscience. The Institute's
primary mission is to foster interdisciplinary work of the highest quality, transcending many of thelimitations inherent in traditional university organizations and structures. The Institute was founded on
the premise that reducing the barriers between traditional scientific and technological disciplines can yield
research advances that more conventional approaches cannot. Website: http://beckman.illinois.edu
The University of Illinois’ Coordinated Science Laboratory is a premier, multidisciplinary researchlaboratory that focuses on information technology at the crossroads of computing, control andcommunications. With a rich history of more than 60 years of innovation, CSL has developed and deployed
new technologies that have achieved international scientific recognition and transformed society. Led by a
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faculty of world-renowned experts and researchers, CSL uses these innovations to explore critical issues in
defense, medicine, environmental sciences, robotics, life-enhancement for the disabled and aeronautics.
Website: http://csl.illinois.edu
The Materials Research Laboratory Central Research Facilities allow for the sharing of expensive andcomplex cutting-edge research instrumentation while providing for maintenance and continuous
development by a dedicated professional staff. The presence of the facilities dramatically enhances
intellectual interactions among users. Additionally, having expert scientists to work with users improves
efficiency as well as the quality of the scientific results. Website: http://mrl.illinois.edu
Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MNTL) is one of the country's largest and most sophisticateduniversity facilities for conducting photonics, microelectronics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology
research. MNTL is the place where campus researchers and visiting scientists come to design, build, andtest innovative nanoscale technologies with feature sizes that span the range of atoms to entire systems.
Our 16 class 100 and 1000 cleanrooms, 46 general purpose labs, and 2,500 square foot biosafety level-2
bionanotechnology complex contain all the tools researchers need to conduct their work. The building
houses faculty and graduate students from the departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering,
Bioengineering, Physics, Mechanical Science & Engineering, Material Science & Engineering, Agricultural
and Biological Engineering, and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. Website: http://mntl.illinois.edu
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is a hub of transdisciplinary research anddigital scholarship where University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students, and collaborators from aroundthe globe, unite to address research grand challenges for the benefit of science and society. Current
research focus areas are Bioinformatics and Health Sciences, Computing and Data Sciences, Culture andSociety, Earth and Environment, Materials and Manufacturing, and Physics and Astronomy. The Center
also provides integrated cyberinfrastructure—computing, data, networking, and visualization resourcesand expertise that are essential to the work of scientists, engineers, and scholars at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and across the country. NCSA is also an engine of economic impact for thestate and the nation, helping companies address computing and data challenges and providing hands-on
training for undergraduate and graduate students and post-docs. Website: http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu

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Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
3002 Rathbone Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6805
FAX: 785-532-7057
Administrative Contact: Mitzi Farmer
785-532-6805
mwfarmer@ksu.edu
Website: www.mne.ksu.edu

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
120
2

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
8
9
8
2
1
3
2
1
3
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
161
6

7/20-6/21
11
0
4

Graduate Student Enrollment: 3 Masters/ 13 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: ME
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses Online
www.mne.ksu.edu/big12ne
http://www.dce.k-state.edu/engineering/minors/nuclear/
Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyWilliam L. Dunn, Professor and Nuclear Program Director (785-532-6805) [dunn@mne.ksu.edu] Ph.D.,
North Carolina State University, 1974. Radiation measurement and applications; explosives detection;
nondestructive evaluation; quantitative analysis; radiation shielding and dosimetry; Monte Carlo methods
and applications; fusion-fission energy systems. Website: www.mne.ksu.edu/people/faculty/dunnAmir Bahadori, Associate Professor (785-532-7040) [bahadori@ksu.edu] Ph.D., University of Florida, 2012.
Characterization of radiation environments; response of humans to radiation exposure.
Website: http://www.mne.k-state.edu/people/faculty/bahadori/Hitesh Bindra, Associate Professor (785-532-3039) [hbindra@ksu.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Urbana Champaign, 2010. Passive nuclear safety; thermal-hydraulics; energy storage; computational
physics. Website: http://www.mne.ksu.edu/people/faculty/bindra
Douglas S McGregor, Professor (785-532-4093) [mcgregor@ksu.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1993.
Development of room temperature gamma ray spectrometers; semiconductor radiation detectors; solidstate neutron detectors; miniaturized neutron detectors; scintillator crystal growth; compound
semiconductor crystal growth; radiation detector arrays.
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Website: http://www.mne.ksu.edu/people/faculty/mcgregor
Walter McNeil, Associate Professor (785-532-3379) [wmcneil@ksu.edu] Ph.D., Kansas State University,
2010. Radiation detection systems design; gamma-ray imaging; radiation background monitoring.
Jeremy Roberts, Associate Professor (785-532-7182) [jaroberts@ksu.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, 2014. Computational nuclear engineering; reactor physics; neutron transport (bothdeterministic and stochastic); optimization, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis.
Website: http://www.mne.ksu.edu/people/faculty/roberts
J. Kenneth Shultis, Professor (785-532-5626) [jks@ksu.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1969. Radiationtransport and shielding; Monte Carlo techniques; radiation detector design; simulations and modeling.
Website: www.mne.ksu.edu/~jks

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
SMART Lab: design, fabrication and testing of novel radiation detectors. TRIGA MArk II Reactor Facility:
1.25 MS steady power and pulsing capability.
Radiological Engineering Analysis Laboratory: Research involving radiation transport and dosimetry with afocus on radiation protection and imaging applications. |Substantial computational resources, including
dedicated nodes on the KSU high performance computing system Beocat; several radiation software/code
packages, including COMSOL Multiphysics, HZETRN-2015, Geant4, PHITS, and MCNP; a 3D printer used for
rapid prototyping; a hand-held 3D scanner; a RadSource RS 1800 irradiator for x-ray experiments; several
pieces of equipment enabling passive radiation dosimetry, including a Harshaw 5500 TLD reader; Timepixbased pixel detectors with semiconductor radiation sensors
Radiation Measurement Applications Lab: research concerning application of radiation to themeasurement of physical properties of matter.

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Materials Science and Engineering
1113 Chem/Nuc Eng. Building
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-5989
FAX: 301-314-2029
Administrative Contact: Mohammad Modarres
301-405-5226
modarres@umd.edu
Website: www.mse.umd.edu
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses and Degree Online
http://www.oaee.umd.edu/

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Mohammad Modarres, Professor and Director of Nuclear Engineering Program (301-405-5226)[modarres@umd.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Probabilistic risk assessment,
Probabilistic modeling of failure mechanisms, Reliability analysis of complex engineering systems, nuclear
safety analysis.
Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, Professor (301 -405-5214) [mohamad@umd.edu] Ph.D., University of Newcastle
Upon Tyne, England, 1981. Polymers, radiation engineering, electronic packaging materials, environmental
effects.
Aris Christou, Professor (301-405-5208) [christou@umd.edu] Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1971.
Materials processing and manufacture technology, Strained engineered materials for optoelectronics,
Physics-of-failure in electronic materials, Opto-electronic monolithically integrated optoelectronics, Analog
mm-wave integrated circuits; Molecular nanoelectronics devices using 1D and 2D Structures; Tribology ofceramics and surface lubricants; Finite element methods applied to metal alloys, metal-nonmetalcomposites and electronic packaging.
Gary Pertmer, Associate Dean, A. James Clark School of Engineering & Associate Professor (301-405-3936)[pertmer@umd.edu] Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1978. Reliability engineering, nuclear powersystems design and analysis.

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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
University of Maryland Radiation Facilities: Laboratory for Radiation and Polymer Science; High-Energy
Linear Accelerator (LINAC); The Biophysical and Polymer Radiation Laboratory
Maryland University Training Reactor: a dry cell gamma vault irradiator, and a 10 MeV electron linear
accelerator. Website: http://radiation.umd.edu

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Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 24-107
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
617-253-7522
Administrative Contact: Brandy Baker
617-253-5456
brandyb@mit.edu
Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
915
13

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
9
7
12
15
14
14
13
19
14
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
9
11
14

7/20-6/21
5
4
16

Graduate Student Enrollment: 16 Masters/ 91 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: SB
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Anne E. White, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Head of the Department of Nuclear
Science and Engineering (617-253-8667) [whitea@psfc.mit.edu] Ph.D., University of California, Los
Angeles, 2008. Plasma physics, turbulence and turbulence-driven transport, fluctuation diagnostics formagnetic confinement fusion experiments. Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/white.html
Emilio Baglietto, Norman C Rasmussen Associate Professor (617-253-4231) [emiliob@mit.edu] Ph.D.,
Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2004. Turbulence modeling; Unsteady flow phenomena; multiphase flow
and boiling; virtual reactor modeling. Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/baglietto.html
Matteo Bucci, Norman C. Rasmussen Assistant Professor (617-253-2336) [mbucci@mit.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Pisa, Italy, 2009. Multi-phase flow and heat transfer; Reactor thermal-hydraulics;
Nanotechnologies for advanced heat transfer; Integration of sensors, simulations and machine learning
tools. Website: http://bucci.mit.edu
Jacopo Buongiorno, TEPCO Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering(617-253-7316) [jacopo@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. Multi-phase flow
and heat transfer; innovations in nuclear fission technology; advanced reactor design; reactor thermalhydraulic. Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/buongiorno.html
Paola Cappellaro, Esther and Harold E Edgerton Associate Professor (617-253-8137) [pcappell@mit.edu]
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Quantum control; quantum information; precision
measurement; nuclear magnetic resonance.
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Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/cappellaro.html
Areg Danagoulian, Assistant Professor (617-324-6329) [aregjan@mit.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 2006. Nuclear security; arms control; non-proliferation; nuclear safeguards. Website:
http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/danagoulian.html
Benoit Forget, Professor and Associate Department head of Nuclear science and Engineering (617-2531655) [bforget@mit.edu] Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. Computational transport theory;
Reactor Physics and Nuclear Fuel Cycle. Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/forget.html
Zachary Hartwig, John C. Hardwick Assistant Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering (617-253-5471)[hartwig@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. Head of the SPARC project. Highfield superconducting magnet engineering; fusion energy device design; accelerator-based nuclear
science; neutronics and radiation detection for accelerator and fusion energy systems.
Ian H. Hutchinson, Professor (617-253-8670) [ihutch@mit.edu] Ph.D., Australian National University,
1976. Plasma physics and controlled fusion.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/hutchinson.html
Alan Pradip Jasanoff, Associate Professor of Biological Engineering (617-452-2538) [jasanoff@mit.edu]
Ph.D., Harvard University. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); molecular neuroimaging;
behavioral and systems neuroscience. Website: http://web.mit.edu/jasanofflab/
R. Scott Kemp, Associate Professor (617-324-3308) [rsk@mit.edu] Ph.D., Princeton University, 2010.
National security, nonproliferation, and arms control policy; verification techniques; energy policy andclimate change. Website: http://lnsp.mit.edu/r-scott-kemp
Richard K. Lester, Associate Provost for International Activities, Japan Steel Industry Professor and faculty
chair of Industrial Performance Center (617-253-7704) [rklester@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, 1979. Local, national and international systems of innovation; nuclear technology
innovation, management and controls; energy innovation policy.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/lester/index.html
Ju Li, Battelle Energy Alliance Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Professor of Materials
Science (617-253-0166) [liju@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. Overcoming
timescale challenges in atomistic simulations; energy storage and conversion; materials in extreme
environments and far from equilibrium. Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/li.html
Mingda Li, Assistant Professor (617-452-2505) [mingda@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 2015. Defects on functional properties; Nanoscale radiation matter interaction; Artificial
intelligence aided spectroscopy development; Nanoscale energy transport.
Website: http://engnano.mit.edu/
Nuno F. G. Loureiro, Associate Professor (617-253-9741) [nflour@mit.edu] Ph.D., Imperial College, 2005.
Theory and computational modeling of plasma physics and controlled fusion.
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Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/loureiro.html
Korush Shirvan, Assistant Professor (617-452-3017) [kshirvan@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 2012. Nuclear reactor design; Nuclear fuel performance; Reactor safety; Advanced energy
systems. Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/shirvan.html
Michael Short, Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering (617-324-6329)[hereiam@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. Mesoscale nuclear materials,
corrosion and foulding; radiation damage quantification. Website:
http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/short.html
Dennis G. Whyte, Hitachi America Professor of Engineering and Head of the Department of Nuclear
Science and Engineering; Director of the Plasma and Fusion Center (617-253-1748) [whyte@psfc.mit.edu]
Ph.D., Université du Quebec, 1992. Plasma-surface interactions physics and diagnostics for magnetic
fusion energy; accelerator-based simulation of plasma-surface interaction in fusion reactors.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/whyte.html
Bilge Yildiz, Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering(617-324-4009) [byildiz@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. Electrochemicalmaterials and interfaces; electrochemical energy conversion by fuel cells, electrolyzers, membranes;
corrosion and hydrogen resistant films in extreme environments; electrochemical energy storage by solidstate batteries; neuromorphic computing materials; redox based memristive information storage andprocessing; cation based memristive information storage and processing; ceramics; surface science;computational materials science; synchrotron and scanning probe experiments. Website:
http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/yildiz.html

Other Faculty
Ronald G. Ballinger, Emeritus Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science andEngineering (617-253-5118) [hvymet@mit.edu] Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982.
Corrosion and fatigue. Fuel behavior modeling, environmental effects on materials performance.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/ballinger.html
Peter Catto, Senior Research Scientist (617-253-5825) [catto@psfc.mit.edu] Ph.D.
Plasma and neutral flows; electric fields, and edge physics issues in diverted tokamak plasmas, and dipole
stability. Website: http://www.psfc.mit.edu/people_new/faculty/catto.html
Sow-Hsin Chen, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering Emeritus (617-253-3810)[sowhsin@mit.edu] Ph.D., McMaster University, 1964. Thermal Neutron Spectroscopy of Soft Condensed
Matter. Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/chen.html
Michael J. Driscoll, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering Emeritus (617-253-4219)[mickeyd@mit.edu] Ph.D. Deep borehole waste disposal; Fast reactor physics and engineering.
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Charles W. Forsberg, Principal Research Scientist; Executive Director, MIT Nuclear Fuel Cycle Project (617324-4010) [cforsber@mit.edu] Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974. Development ofintegrated nuclear fuel cycles, advanced high-temperature nuclear reactors using liquid-salt coolants, anddevelopment of global nuclear-renewables energy systems. Professional Engineer.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/forsberg.html
Jeffrey P. Freidberg, Professor of Nuclear Science & Engineering Emeritus (617-253-8670)[jpfreid@mit.edu] Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1964. Plasma Physics; Fusion Technology.
Website: http://www.psfc.mit.edu/people_new/faculty/jf.html
Michael W. Golay, Professor Emeritus of nuclear science and Engineering (617-253-5824) [golay@mit.edu]
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1969. Nuclear power innovation, risk and regulation, non-proliferation.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/golay.html
Linn W. Hobbs, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Emeritus (617-253-6835) [hobbs@mit.edu] D.Phil., Oxford University, UK 1972. Radiation effects inmaterials (principally ceramics, but also metals and organics); extended defects and non-stoichiometry innonmetalic solids; atomistic and topological modeling of glass structures; high-temperature corrosion;orthopaedic biomaterials and biomineralization. Website: http://web.mit.edu/hobbsgroup/
Richard C. Lanza, Senior Research Scientist (617-253-2399) Ph.D. Radiation imaging; radiation detectors;
nondestructive testing; radiological and industrial applications of radiation; development of new radiation
sources.
Ronald R. Parker, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering andComputer Science (617-258-6662) [parker@mit.edu] Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Plasma physics and controlled thermonuclear fusion.
Kord Smith, Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) Professor of the Practice of Nuclear Science andEngineering (617-252-1570) [kord@mit.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980. Reactor
analysis methods; computational methods; high performance computing (HPC)s.
Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/smith.html
Neil E. Todreas, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Emeritus (617-253-5296) [todreas@mit.edu] Ph.D. Reactor engineering; reactor thermal analysis; heattransfer and fluid flow.
Sidney Yip, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering(617-253-3809) [syip@mit.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan 1962. Statistical physics and condensed
matter of sciences, atomistic simulations. Website: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/yip.html

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Nuclear Engineering Research Centers
Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (CANES)[http://energy.mit.edu/reserach/future-nuclear-energy-carbon-constrained-world/]
Director, Professor Jacopo Buongiorno (NSE). CANES has four research themes: Near-term Innovations in
Fission Systems, Inventing the Future of Fission, Working at the Foundations of Nuclear Energy Technology,
and Educating the Community/Informing the Policy. Ongoing projects cover the full spectrum of fission
energy technology and policy from Advanced Reactors to Nuclear Fuel Cycles, from Enhanced Plant
Performance to Nuclear Energy and Sustainability. The Center offers three short summer professionalcourses: Nuclear Systems Safety, Nuclear Energy: Key Facts and Issues, Reactor Technology for Power Plan
Executives, and Probabilistic Methods for Nuclear Plant Management. Annual Research Expenditure:>$10M. The Center has recently completed the seminal study of the Future of Nuclear Energy in a CarbonConstrained World.
Plasma Science and Fusion Center [http://psfc.mit.edu/] Director, Professor Dennis Whyte (NSE)[whyte@psfc.mit.edu]. The Plasma Science and Fusion Center carries out a broad range of experimental
and theoretical research in understanding the physics of plasmas and their applications to magnetic andinertial confinement fusion, the physics of waves and beams, development of state-of-the-art
superconducting magnet systems, and development of plasma technologies for industry applications. The
Center’s Magnetic Resonance Division is internationally recognized for advances in Magnetic ResonanceImaging (MRI) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy, in NMR and MRI magnet
development, and in nanoscience condensed matter physics.
Industrial Performance Center (IPC) [http://web.mit.edu/ipc] Faculty Director, Richard K. Lester (Japan
Steel Industry Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering); Executive Director, Elisabeth B. Reynolds(Principal Research Scientist and Lecturer, DUSP). The Industrial Performance Center (IPC) is an MIT-wide
research unit, based in the School of Engineering. The Center serves as a focus at MIT for interdisciplinary
research on the rapidly changing global economy. Our interdisciplinary teams observe, analyze and reporton strategic, technological, and organizational developments in a broad range of industries and examine
the implications for society and the global economy. The IPC currently has four main research areas:
innovation; production; energy and globalization. It currently leads the Institute-wide Task Force on theWork of the Future.
Laboratory for Nuclear Security and Policy (LNSP) [http://lnsp.mit.edu] Director, R. Scott Kemp (NSE).
LNSP is home to interdisciplinary research that aims to solve the social challenges arising from nuclear
technologies. Research has focused in areas such as the detection of nuclear proliferation, theproliferation risk of emerging fuel-cycle technologies, verification technologies for arms control treaties,
and the detection of smuggled nuclear material in cargo. LNSP researchers combine a broad range core
analytical methods, ranging from low-energy nuclear physics to information science, and history tointernational politics.
MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory (6 MW reactor) [http://nrl.mit.edu/] Directors, Dr. Gordon Kohse, Prof.
Jacopo Buongiorno, Dr. Lance Snead . The MIT NRL is an interdepartmental center that operates a highperformance 6 MW nuclear research reactor known as the MIT Reactor (MITR), which is a partner of the
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Department of Energy’s National Science User Facilities. The MITR is a light-water cooled and moderated,heavy-water reflected, reactor that utilizes flat, finned, aluminum-clad, plate-type, fuel elements. The
average core power density is about 70 kW per liter. The maximum fast and thermal neutron flux
available to experimenters are 1.2×1014 and 6×1013 neutrons/cm2-s, respectively. Experimental facilities
available at the MITR include two medical irradiation rooms, beam ports, automatic transfer facilities(pneumatic tubes), and graphite-reflector irradiation facilities. In addition, several types of in-coreexperimental facilities are available, e.g., a pressurized-water loop capable of reproducing thetemperature, pressure, flow, neutron flux and water chemistry conditions of a commercial power reactor.
Focus is on advanced materials, fuel and instrumentation irradiation tests, reactor physics modeling,neutron beam applications, and neutron activation analysis. New methods are under development toenable advanced x-ray and neutron imaging of irradiated nuclear materials. The MITR is also used tosupport lab courses, irradiation services, student operator training and public outreach activities.
Center for Ultracold Atoms [https://www.rle.mit.edu/cua_responsive/] CUA is an NSF-funded physics
frontier center bringing together faculty from MIT and Harvard. CUA research exploits the growing powerof controlling complex quantum systems, and single atoms and photons. These techniques are applied toproblems of central interest in condensed matter physics, and quantum information science.
Center for Quantum Engineering [https://www.rle.mit.edu/cqe/] The MIT-CQE is a platform for research,education, and engagement in support of quantum engineering – a new discipline bridging quantum
science and engineering to accelerate the development of quantum technologies.
Research Laboratories
Center for Science and Technology with Accelerators and Radiation (CSTAR)[https://cstar.mit.edu/home.php] CSTAR is dedicated to advancing nuclear science and engineering
through the development and application of particular accelerators, particle detectors, and linear plasma
devices.
Concrete Sustainability Hub [http://cshub.mit.edu/] The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, CSHub, is a
dedicated interdisciplinary team of researchers from several departments across MIT working on concrete
and infrastructure science, engineering, and economics since 2009. The MIT CSHub brings together leadersfrom academia, industry, and government to develop breakthroughs using a holistic approach that willachieve durable and sustainable homes, buildings, and infrastructure in ever more demanding
environments.
H.H.Uhlig Corrosion Laboratory [http://uhliglab.scripts.mit.edu/] The H. H. Uhlig Corrosion Lab
investigates the causes of failure in materials and the prevention of failure in materials, with an emphasis
on nuclear materials.
Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Group [https://baglietto.mit.edu/] The CFD group in NSE
focuses on the advancement of single and multiphase closure models that incorporate novel physicalunderstanding that more generally represent the complex anisotropic nature of the mass, momentum andheat flux processes. The objective is to deliver advances in computational fluid flows and heat transfer
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simulations, which will benefit the operation and safety of the current nuclear reactor fleet, and support
the deployment of next generation nuclear power systems.
Laboratory for Nuclear Innovation in Fission Technologies (NIFT)[http://web.mit.edu/kshirvan/www/] NIFT focuses on acceleration of innovations in nuclear fission
technology by utilizing an integrated system-level approach. Innovation is the key for unlocking nuclear
energy technology potential for deployment and to support its sustainability. The innovations at NIFT arebased on three pillars: artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing and high performing materials. NIFT
uses a multi-disciplinary approach including detailed economics and regulatory assessment to quantify the
impact of innovations and formulate accelerated pathways for their adoption.
Laboratory for Electrochemical Interfaces [http://web.mit.edu/yildizgroup/LEI/index.html] Director:
Professor Bilge Yildiz (NSE/DMSE). The lab’s research focuses on laying the scientific groundwork andproof-of-principle material systems for the next generation of high-efficiency devices for energy
conversion and information processing, based on solid state ionic-electronic materials.
Laboratory for Innovation in Fusion Technologies (LIFT) The Laboratory for Innovations in Fusion
Technologies (LIFT) is dedicated to exploring disruptive technology solutions for fusion energy withprivate-sector sponsors within the broader framework of the PSFC, NSE, and the MIT Energy Initiative.
Research topics include materials, liquid-immersion blankets and fusion fuels. Commonwealth Fusion
Systems and ENI are present sponsors.
Laboratory for Thermal-Hydraulics Engineering and Design (The Red Lab) The laboratory for ThermalHydraulics Engineering and Design is dedicated to exploring the fundamentals and the application ofadvanced heat transfer solutions for power technology. The research portfolio includes the developmentof high-resolution diagnostics and data processing tools, first-of-a-kind experimental capabilities, heattransfer enhancement techniques, and modeling approaches.
MIT Computational Reactor Physics Group (CRPG) [http://crpg.mit.edu/] CRPG focuses on thedevelopment of novel methods and algorithms for accurate and efficient nuclear reactor simulations.
Better simulations help the nuclear industry set well-informed safety margins, but also enable assessmentof innovative new fuel and reactor designs. From accurate quantification of uncertainty of neutron crosssections to Exascale simulation of nuclear systems, computing is pushing the boundaries of reactor
physics.
Quantum Engineering Group [http://qeg.mit.edu] Director: Professor Paola Cappellaro (NSE). The
Quantum Engineering Group develops transformative tools based on the fundamental laws of quantum
physics, with applications in quantum simulation of complex systems, quantum computation beyond
current classical limits, and quantum sensing of atomic-scale phenomena in the physical and life sciences.
Collaborating MIT Academic & Research Units
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) [https://www.csail.mit.edu/]
Laboratory for Nuclear Science [http://web.mit.edu/lns/]
Research Laboratory of Electronics [https://www.rle.mit.edu/]
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL
Nuclear Engineering and Science Programs
1 University Avenue
Lowell, Massachusetts 18540
978-934-3166
FAX: 978-934-3047
Administrative Contacts:
Sukesh Aghara, Nuclear Engineering
978‐934‐3115
Sukesh_Aghara@uml.edu
www.uml.edu/nuclear
Mark Tries, Radiological Health Physics
978‐934-3353
Mark_Tries@uml.edu
www.uml.edu/sciences/physics/programs-of-study
Erno Sajo, Medical Physics
978-934-3288
Erno_Sajo@uml.edu
www.uml.edu/medphys

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16***

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
4
7
*
2
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*
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Graduate Student Enrollment: Not Reported
ABET Accreditation: Nuclear Engineering Option in Chemical Engineering (BS),Radiological Health Physics Option in Physics (BS, MS)
CAMPEP Accreditation: Medical Physics (MS, PhD)
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses Online

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Sukesh Aghara, Professor and Director, Nuclear Engineering Program (979-934-3115)[Sukesh_Aghara@uml.edu] Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2003. Radiation transport; spaceradiation protection; reactor experiments; radiation protection and shielding.
Partha Chowdhury, Professor (978-934-3730) [Partha_Chowdhury@uml.edu] Ph.D., S.U.N.Y. Stonybrook,
1979. Gamma-ray spectroscopy; nuclear structure.
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Justin M. Pounders, Assistant Professor (978-934-5204) [justin_pounders@uml.edu] Ph.D., Georgia
Institute of technology, 2010. Reactor physics; radiation transport; multiphysics; nuclear plant simulation.
Erno Sajo, Professor (978-934-3288) [Erno_Sajo@uml.edu] Ph.D., University of Lowell, 1989. Radiationtransport; medical physics, aerosol physics; radiation biology.
Mark Tries, Associate Professor (978-934-3353) [Mark_Tries@uml.edu] Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts, Lowell, 2000. External dosimetry; shielding; radiochemistry.
Anna N. Yaroslavsky, Associate Professor (978-934-3766) [Anna_Yaroslavsky@uml.edu] Ph.D., Saratov
State University, Russia. Multimodal image-guided intervention techniques; Biophotonics.
Other Faculty
Leo Bobek, Adjunct Professor and Nuclear Reactor Supervisor (978-934-3365) [Leo_Bobek@uml.edu]
M.S., University of Lowell. Research reactor operations.
Gilbert J. Brown, Emeritus Professor (978-934-3166) [Gilbert_Brown@uml.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1974. Nuclear workforce development; public acceptance; material
characterization; safety energy economics.
James Egan, Professor Emeritus (978-934- 3774) [James_Egan@uml.edu] Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Experimental nuclear physics; neutron physics; spectroscopy; detection.
Clayton S. French, Jr., Professor Emeritus (978-934-3286) [Clayton_French@uml.edu] Ph.D., University ofLowell, 1985. Internal dosimetry; health physics.
Marco Marzo, Associate Director (978-934-5284) [Marco_Marzo@uml.edu] Ph.D., University of Karlsruhe,
Germany, 1981. Nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear safeguards and security; nuclear material accountancy;
state evaluation approaches.
Thomas Regan, Adjunct Professor and Chief Reactor Operator (978-934-3548)[Thomas_ Regan@uml.edu] M.S., University of Lowell. Research Reactor operations; materials.
Sirikul Sriprisan, Sr., Research Associate (978-934-2519) [Sikikul_Sriprisan@uml.edu] Ph.D., University ofTennessee, 2008. Radiation shielding and protection, mathematical modeling, space radiation transport,
neutron and proton beam experiments.
John R. White, Professor Emeritus (978-934-3165) [John_White@uml.edu] Ph.D., University of Tennessee,
1976. Research reactor digital control and data acquisition; computational reactor physics; computer
methods; reactor modeling.

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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
The UMass Lowell Radiation Laboratory houses a 1 megawatt Research Reactor, a multimega curie
Cobalt-60 Irradiation Facility, and a 5.5 MeV Van de Graaf particle accelerator. The Radiation Laboratory
provides controlled radiation environments and analytical measurement services to governmentorganizations and to industry. The laboratory also provides facilities for proton, neutron and gamma
environments and has been used for pure and applied nuclear physics research, for simulating radiation
conditions of hostile space environments, for non-destructive testing and analysis, for research anddevelopment of radiation resistant electronics and materials, and for research and development ofradiation induced modifications to materials.
Website: http://www.uml.edu/centers/RadLab/default.html

Integrated Nuclear Security and Safeguards Laboratory (INSSL) is a multidisciplinary laboratory structured
to bring together the expertise in the Nuclear Science and Engineering programs and Center for Terrorism
Security Studies to form strategic partnerships in the nuclear security and safeguards area. The INSSL
laboratory personnel in partnership with industry and national laboratories work on research projects inradiation detection, material accountancy, and State evaluation processes. INSSL is also engaged in thedevelopment of MS and the Graduate Certificate program in Nuclear Security and Safeguards andspecialized training programs in this area for working professionals.

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McMASTER UNIVERSITYEngineering Physics
1280 Main St West
Hamilton, Ontario L8S4K1
905-525-9140
FAX: 905-527-8409
Administrative Contact: Shinya Nagasaki/Robert Laidler
905-525-9140
nagasas@mcmaster.ca/laidlerr@mcmaster.ca
Website: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/engphys

B.S.
Masters
PhD

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17
9
12

7/16-6/17
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7/18-6/19
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20
25
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8
14
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12
11
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
24
12
10

7/20-6/21
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11

Graduate Student Enrollment: 10 Masters/ 32 Ph.D.
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses and Degrees Online
Through the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (www.unene.ca)
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Adriaan Buijs (905-525-9140 x24925) [buijsa@mcmaster.ca] Ph.D., Utrecht University, 1987. The physics
of nuclear reactor cores, in particular of Small and Very Small Modular Reactors; Development of analysis
tools for research in reactor physics.
Website: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/engphys/people/faculty/adriaan-buijs
John C. Luxat, Professor (905-525-9140 x 24670) [luxatj@mcmaster.ca] Ph.D., University of Windsor, 1972.
Nuclear safety; severe accidents; thermalhydraulics; advanced fuel cycles; safety analysis methodology;
reactor core physics. Professional Engineer.
Website: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/engphys/people/faculty/john-luxat
Shinya Nagasaki, Professor (905-525-9140 x27090) [nagasas@mcmaster.ca] Ph.D., University of Tokyo,
1993. Safety and security of used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste management, Actinide andradionuclide chemistry, and ethics of nuclear fuel cycle engineering in 21st century’s society.
Website: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/engphys/people/faculty/shinya-nagasaki
David R. Novog, Professor (905-525-9140) [novog@mcmaster.ca] Ph.D., McMaster University, 1999.
Nuclear safety; thermalhydraulics; reactor physics; reactor control; uncertainty analysis; safety systemdesign and performance; critical heat flux; computational fluid synamics; computer code coupling.
Professional Engineer. Website: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/engphys/people/faculty/Dave-Novog
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Other Faculty
Simon Day, Adjunct Professor, Engineering Physics (905-525-9140 x 23191)[dayse@mcmaster.ca] Ph.D.,
McMaster University, 2003. Reactor Physics with specialties in Safety Analysis, Operations Support, andCriticality Safety. Leading the Reactor Analysis group at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor.
Laurence Leung, Adjunct Professor, Ph.D., Ottawa. Manager, Advanced Concepts & Collaboration at
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (retired) [leungl@sympatico.ca].
Website: experts.mcmaster.ca/display/leungl1
Thambiayah Nitheanandan, Industry Professor, Director, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. Ph.D.,
Manitoba. [nitheant@mcmaster.ca]. Website: experts.mcmaster.ca/display/nitheant
Nik Popov, Adjunct Professor, Program Director at University Network of Excellence in Nuclear
Engineering (UNENE) Ph.D., Zagreb. [npopov@mcmaster.ca] experts.mcmaster.ca/display/npopov
Ben Rouben Adjunct Professor, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Reactor Physics,[roubenb@alum.mit.edu]. Website: experts.mcmaster.ca/display/roubeb1
Victor G. Snell, Industry Professor (905-525-9140 x20168) [snellv@mcmaster.ca], Ph.D., University ofToronto, 1972. Nuclear safety concepts and philosophy, safety system design and performance, safety
analysis, education of staff working in the nuclear industry, nuclear licensing.
Website: experts.mcmaster.ca/display/snellv
Peter Vilks, Adjunct Professor (204-753-2311 ext. 63172) [peter.vilks@cnl.ca] Ph.D., McMaster
University, 1984. Geochemistry and transport of radionuclides such as sorption, colloids, naturalorganics and diffusive and advective processes in fractures and rock matrix.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR). MNR is an open-pool type Materials Test Reactor (MTR) with a coreof low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel that is moderated and cooled by light water. Primary and secondary
cooling systems act to remove the heat that is generated in the core of the reactor, with externalcooling towers acting as the ultimate thermal sink. The reactor is housed within a concrete containmentbuilding and generally operates weekdays from 8 a.m. until 12 midnight at a thermal power of 3 MW.
The nuclear reactor was designed with its end use as a multi-purpose research facility in mind. Its openpool design provides ready access to the reactor core and allows for easy insertion and removal ofsamples for neutron irradiation, imparting a degree of flexibility that many other classes of reactors
lack. As well, several beam-tubes were built into the reactor structure: today, the neutron beams
extracted by these tubes are used for applications including neutron radiography and neutron
diffraction experiments. MNR also has an industrial hot cell inside the reactor containment building forhandling highly radioactive samples.
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Staff at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor conduct hundreds of thousands of neutron irradiations every
year, many in support of industry (mining exploration, environmental samples). MNR is a world leader
in the production of iodine-125, a radioactive isotope that is used in the treatment of prostate cancer,
with hundreds of doses produced each week. Neutrons from MNR are also used by Nray Services Inc. toconduct quality assurance testing on turbine blades for jet engines using the neutron radiography
facility at one of the beam-ports. Research activities at MNR continue to expand, with a new neutron
diffractometer installed in 2009 and a state of the art positron beam facility currently being designed.
The Centre for Advanced Nuclear Systems (CANS) CANS provides a unique world-class capability toadvance research in three focus areas: 1) nuclear materials, 2) nuclear safety thermalhydaulic behavior,and 3) health physics.
CANS McMaster is comprised of three primary facilities, namely:
1. Post-Irradiation Examination of Nuclear Materials: an irradiated materials examination facility
consisting of a suite of custom designed, fabricated and installed hot cells including an instrument room
containing a shielded dual beam Scattering Electron Microscope/Focused Ion Beam (SEM/FIB) and a
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM).
2. Nuclear Materials Characterisation Facility: a materials characterization and analysis facility that will
be used to investigate the mechanical behaviour of existing and newly developed materials (including
irradiated in-reactor core components, GEN IV materials and technology). The facility includes a Three
Dimensional Atom Probe (3DAP) and Scattering Electron Microscope/Focused Ion Beam (SEM/FIB).
3. Thermal Testing Facility: to obtain experimental data to develop and test nuclear safety
thermalhydraulic models. This facility include a heated Flow Loop, upgraded power supply with 265 kW
capacity, cooling heat exchangers, a new heat transfer test section and 3-D Tomography and High Speed
Video instrumentation for state-of-the-art visualization.

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
2355 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2104(734) 764-4260
FAX: (734) 763-4540
Administrative Contact: Besnik Topulli(734) 936-0122
btopulli@umich.edu
Website: http://www.ners.engin.umich.edu

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
37
29
15

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
25
24
20
29
23
23
24
15
18
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
20
18
24

7/20-6/21
23
32
20

Graduate Student Enrollment: 19 Masters/ 111 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: B.S.E. (N.E.R.S)
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Todd R. Allen, Chair and Professor (734-647-5845)[ traumich@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan,
1997. Nuclear & Climate Policy; Radiation Damage of Materials; High-Temperature Corrosion; Nuclear
Fuels. Website: http://www.ners.engin.umich.edu/people/allen-todd/
Michael Atzmon, Professor (734-764-6888) [atzmon@umich.edu] Ph.D., California Institute of Technology,
1985. Thermodynamics and kinetics of materials; mechanical and thermal properties of metallic glasses.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/atzmon-michael/
Scott D. Baalrud, Associate Professor (734-615-5010) [baalrud@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Madison, 2010. Plasma theory; low temperature plasmas; high energy density plasmas; computational
plasma physics. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/baalrud-scott/Alex F. Bielajew, Professor (734-764-6364) [bielajew@umich.edu] Ph.D., Stanford University, 1982. Theoryof electron and photon transport; Monte Carlo theory and development; radiation dosimetry theory;
radiotherapy treatment planning algorithms. Website:https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/bielajew-alex/Thomas Downar, Professor (734-615-9002) [downar@umich.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 1984. Computational nuclear reactor physics; nuclear reactor dynamics, and the developmentof coupled neutronics and thermal-hydraulics methods for power reactor safety analysis.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/downar-thomas/

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Kevin G. Field, Associate Professor (734-764-4260([kgfield@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of WisconsinMadison, 2012. Advanced manufacturing, radiation effects, irradiation design and control, advanced
characterization, small angle scattering, analytical microscopy, materials processing & design.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/field-kevin/John E. Foster, Professor (734-764-1976) [jefoster@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1996. Lowtemperature plasma science; propulsion, environmental, energy conversion, and processing plasmas;
space and atmospheric plasma phenomena. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/foster-john/
Fei Gao, Professor (734-615-0697) [gaofeium@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Liverpool, UK, 1995.
Computational Nuclear Materials; Radiation Detector Materials; Radiation Effects in Metals, ceramics andglasses; Multi-scale computer simulations of ion-solid interaction, electron-solid interaction, mechanicaland electrical properties of nanostructures. Website: http://www.ners.engin.umich.edu/people/gao-fei/
Ronald M. Gilgenbach, Chihiro Kikuchi Collegiate Professor and Director of Plasma, Pulsed Power andMicrowave Laboratory (734-763-1261) [rongilg@umich.edu] Ph.D., Columbia University, 1978. Plasmas;
fusion, z-pinches, intense electron beam physics, and high power microwave generation.
Website: http://plasmabay.engin.umich.edu/people/gilgenbach-ron/Zhong He, Professor (734-764-7130) [hezhong@umich.edu] Ph.D., Southampton University, U.K., 1993.
Room-temperature semiconductor gamma-ray imaging spectrometers and associated electronics.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/he-zhong/ or https://cztlab.engin.umich.edu/
Igor Jovanovic, Professor (734-647-4989) [ijov@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2001.
Radiation detection, nuclear security, high-power lasers and optics. Website:
http://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/jovanovic-igor/
Kimberlee J. Kearfott, Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and Biomedical
Engineering (734-763-9117) [kearfott@umich.edu] Sc.D. and C.H.P., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 1980. Radiation safety, medical physics; radiation detection and dosimetry; environmental
radioactivity; explosives detection; homeland security.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/kearfott-kimberlee/
Brian Kiedrowski, Associate Professor (734-615-5978) [bckiedro@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, 2009. Monte Carlo methods development for radiation transport; sensitivity analysis anduncertainty quantification. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/kiedrowski-brian/
Brendan Kochunas, Assistant Professor (734-763-3867)[bkochuna@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2013. Computational reactor physics methods; multiphysics methods; data-driven methods;
nuclear reactor design; parallel algorithms and high performance computing.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/kochunas-brendan/

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Karl M. Krushelnick, Professor (734-763-4877) [kmkr@umich.edu] Ph.D., Princeton University, 1994.
Plasma physics; nuclear fusion; high power lasers. Website:
https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/krushelnick-karl/
Carolyn C. Kuranz, Associate Professor (734-615-6282[ckuranz@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan,
2009. Plasma physics, high-energy-density physics, nuclear fusion, radiation hydrodynamics, hydrodynamic
instabilities, magnetized plasmas. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/kuranz-carolyn/
Mark Kushner, Professor (734-647-1695) [mjkush@umich.edu] Ph.D., California Institute of Technology,
1979. Computational low temperature plasmas and plasma surface interactions; plasma materials
processing; plasma-liquid interactions; applications in biotechnology.
Website: http://uigelz.eecs.umich.edu
Y.Y. Lau, Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and Applied Physics Program (734764-5122) [yylau@umich.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973. Plasma and beamphysics; high power radiation sources; vacuum microelectronics.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/lau-yue-ying/
Annalisa Manera, Professor (734-647-2433 [manera@umich.edu] Ph.D., Delft University of Technology,
The Netherlands, 2003. Experimental two-phase flow, thermal-hydraulics, computational fluid dynamics,
and multiphysics methods for power reactor safety analysis.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/manera-annalisa/
Martha Matuszak, Assistant Professor (734-936-4309) [marthamm@med.umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2007. Treatment planning and optimization for external beam radiotherapy with an emphasis
on intensity modulated radiotherapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy, and seteriotactic body radiation
therapy. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/matuszak-martha/
Ryan D. McBride, Associate Professor and Director of Plasma, Pulsed Power, and Microwave Laboratory(734-763-7504) [mcbrider@umich.edu] Ph.D., Cornell, 2009. Plasma physics; high-energy-density physics;
nuclear fusion; radiation generation; pulsed-power technology; plasma diagnostics; magnetically driven,cylindrically imploding systems.
Website: http://www.engin.umich.edu/ners/people/faculty/mcbride-ryan/
Sara Pozzi, Professor (734-615-4970) [pozzisa@umich.edu] Ph.D., Polytechnic of Milan, Italy, 2001.
Development of new methods for nuclear materials identification and characterization for nuclear
nonproliferation and homeland security applications.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/pozzi-sara/
Xiaodong Sun, Professor (734-615-9749) [xdsun@umich.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 2001. Thermal
hydraulics and reactor safety; two-phase flow experimentation, modeling and numerical simulation;interfacial structure characterization and bubble dynamics; thermal hydraulics in high-temperature
reactors and high temperature compact heat exchangers.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/sun-xiaodong/
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Alexander G.R. Thomas, Professor, (734-763-6008) [agrt@umich.edu] Ph.D., Imperial College, London, UK,2007. High-power laser-plasma interactions, particle accelerators, radiation sources, kinetic plasmacomputation. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/thomas-alec/
Lumin Wang, Professor (734-647-8530) [lmwang@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1988. Radiation effects, ion beam modification of materials; transmission electron microscopy; nanostructured materials, and nuclear engineering materials.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/wang-lu-min/
Gary S. Was, Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and Materials Science andEngineering; Walter J. Weber, Jr. Professor of Sustainable Energy, Environmental and Earth Systems
Engineering (734-763-4675) [gsw@umich.edu] Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980.
Radiation materials science; materials degradation and design for advanced reactor systems; materials
processing with radiation; ion beam modification and analysis of materials; corrosion, stress corrosion
cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, materials degradation modes, nuclear fuels and fuel materials.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/was-gary/David K. Wehe, Professor (734-763-1151) [dkw@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1984.
Radiation measurements and applications.
Website: http://www.ners.engin.umich.edu/people/wehe-david/ or https://radmeas.engin.umich.edu
Won Sik Yang, Professor (734-647-8117) [wonyang@umich.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 1989. Nuclear
Engineering; Nuclear reactor physics; computational methods for reactor analysis; reactor core design;fuel cycle analysis; fast reactors; accelerator driven systems; sensitivity/uncertainty analysis; cross section
processing; stability analysis; and reliability analysis.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/yang-won-sik/
Other Faculty
Ziya A. Akcasu, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (734-764-5534)[ziya@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1963. Nonlinear reactor dynamics; Reactor noise analysis;
theory and applications of stochastic differential equations; dynamics of dense fluids; calculation of timecorrelations and transport coefficients; dynamics of macromolecular solutions and melts. Particle
transport in stochastic media (current). Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/akcasu-ziya/
Kristy Brock, Adjunct Professor (736-936-4294) [kkbrock@med.umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan,
2003. Developing biomechanical models for cancer diagnosis, image-guided therapies and treatment
response assessment. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/brock-kristy/
Forrest Brown, Adjunct Professor (505-667-7581) [fbrown@lanl.gov] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1981.
International reputation in Monte Carlo simulation & advanced computing; reactor physics, criticality
safety, radiation transport, teraflop & petaflop computers, large-scale engineering computations,
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parallel/vector computing, distributed computing, computer benchmarking, & computer codedevelopment. Website: http://www.ners.engin.umich.edu/people/brown-forrest
Frederick W. Buckman, Adjunct Professor (734-764-4260) [fwb@umich.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1970. Interests are in the design, development, and operation of nuclear power
plants; historical performance of plants, people, and the evolution of our licensing and self-assessment
processes. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/buckman-frederick/
Adam Burak, Assistant Research Scientist (734-764-4260)[ajburak@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Utah,2019. Molten salt chemistry, electrochemistry, high temperature spent nuclear fuel reprocessing, severe
environment materials, molten salt corrosion, experimental design, and prototype design. Website:
https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/burak-adam/
Milos Burger, Assistant Research Scientist (734-764-8234)[milosb@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofBelgrade, 2015. Laser-matter interactions, plasma and laser spectroscopy, nonlinear optically-driven
processes in gases. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/burger-milos/
Jeremy Busby, Adjunct Associate Professor (865-241-4622) [jbusby@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2000. Irradiation effects in metals for high temperature reactors, fusion reactors, and spacecraft
reactors, radiation-effects in refractory metals, identifying the mechanisms of embrittlement for materials
under high temperature irradiation, irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking, radiation-induced
microstructure and microchemistry changes, characterization of radiation-induced changes, deformation
mechanics, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/busby-jeremy/
Shaun D. Clarke, Associate Research Scientist (734-615-7830) [clarkesd@umich.edu] Ph.D., Purdue
University, 2007. Simulation techniques for active interrogation systems using high-energy photons methods under investigation include photoneutron energy spectra and multiplicity analysis.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/clarke-shaun/
Benjamin Collins, Adjunct Assistant Professor (734-764-4260) [bscollin@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2011. Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences; and Scientific Computing. Website:
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/collins-benjamin/
Denia Djokic, Assistant Research Scientist (734-764-4260) [djokic@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, 2013. Impacts of nuclear technologies through a feminist and antiracist perspective.
Gianluigi De Geronimo, Adjunct Research Scientist (516-983-4859) [dgianlui@umich.edu] Ph.D., Milan
Polytechnic, Italy, 1997. Low-noise electronics and microelectronics for radiation detectors.
Website: https://www.dgcircuits.com
Donghai Du, Assistant Research Scientist (734-353-5027)[donghaid@umich.edu] Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, 2017. Degradation of nuclear materials in high temperature water.
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James J. Duderstadt, President Emeritus, University of Michigan and University Professor of Science andEngineering (734-647-7300) [jjd@umich.edu] Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1967. Nuclear
reactor theory and design (both fission and fusion); radiation transport theory; kinetic theory andstatistical mechanics; interaction of intense laser and particle beams with plasmas; inertial confinement
fusion, energy systems analysis; computer simulation and networking; energy policy.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/duderstadt-james/
Rodney C. Ewing, Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, andProfessor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (734-763-9295) [rodewing@umich.edu] Ph.D.,
Stanford University, 1974. Nuclear waste management; radiation effects in complex ceramics and glasses.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/ewing-rodney/
Gennady Fiksel, Research Scientist (734-647-3769) [gfiksel@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Madison, 1991. Plasma Physics. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/fiksel-gennady/Ronald F. Fleming, Emeritus Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (734-647-9661)[flemingr@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1976. Neutron activation analysis; materials analysis
using nuclear techniques; radiation measurements.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/ronald-fleming/
Michael Flynn, Adjunct Professor (313-874-4483) [mikef@rad.hfh.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan,
1975. Radiation imaging with emphasis on medical applications; statistical concepts of image formation
for radiography; radioisotope imaging, and computed tomography; measurement methods for image
quality assessment; high fidelity image display and human visual perception as pertains to radiologicalinterpretation; active research projects in quantitative lung densitometry, musculo-skeletal tomosynthesis,
phase contrast imaging, display calibration, and radiological informatics.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/michael-flynn/
Mitchell Goodsitt, Adjunct Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, Professor ofRadiological Sciences Department of Radiology (734-936-7474) [goodsitt@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, 1982. Medical physicist specializing in research in diagnostic x-ray and ultrasound imaging andquality control such as development of a combined 3D X-ray and 3D ultrasound breast imaging system;
diagnostic radiology quality assurance research projects.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/goodsitt-mitchell/Mark Hammig, Associate Research Scientist (734-764-5225) [hammig@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2005. Radiation detector development; stochastic systems research; photonic devices.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/hammig-mark/James P. Holloway, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineeringand Radiological Sciences (734-936-3126) [hagar@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1989. Radiationtransport, reactor physics, plasma kinetic theory, computational physics, nonlinear dynamics.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/holloway-james/
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Zhijie Jiao, Associate Research Scientist (734-615-7761) [zjiao@umich.edu] Ph.D., Polytechnic University of
New York, 2004. Irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking; high temperature corrosion; radiation
effects; microstructure evolution under irradiation; transmission electron microscopy; focus ion beam
microscopy; atom probe tomography. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/jia-zhijie/
Nicholas M. Jordan, Associate Research Scientist (734-763-0213) [jordann@umich.edu] Ph.D., Universityof Michigan, 2008. Plasma Physics. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/jordan-nicholas/
Terry Kammash, Stephen S. Attwood Professor of Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Nuclear
Engineering and Radiological Sciences (734-764-0205) [tkammash@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 1958. Theoretical and computational investigations of high temperature plasma confinement inmagnetic fusion devices, including the study of equilibrium, transport, and stability of plasma in toroida
and open-ended devices; inertial confinement fusion; plasma engineering; power producing fusion
reactors; space applications of nuclear energy.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/kammash-terry/
Dale Lancaster, Adjunct Professor (814-574-1912)[dalelan@umich.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnolgy, 1981. Criticality, Spent Fuel Management, Core Design and Fuel Management.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/lancaster-dale/
Edward W Larsen, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, College ofEngineering (734-936-0124) [edlarsen@umich.edu} Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1971.
Numerical and analytical methods for neutron, electron, photon, and thermal radiation transport.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/larsen-edward/
John C. Lee, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (734-764-9379)[jcl@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1969. Nuclear reactor physics; reactor safety;
power plant simulation and control; fuel cycle analysis.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/lee-john/
Yuxuan Liu, Assistant Research Scientist (734-764-5603) [yuxuanl@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2015. Computational neutron transport, cross section data and nuclide transmutation methods;
Reactor physics; Numerical methods and scientific computation. Website:
https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/liu-yuxuan/
Yang Ma, Assistant Research Scientist (734-239-34840[yongm@umich.edu] Ph.D., Institute of Physics,
University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2016. Laser-plasma interactions; Laser Wakefield
accelerators; Advanced Radiation Sources.
Website: https://cuos.engin.umich.edu/researchgroups/hfs/profiles/Yong-Ma/
William R. Martin, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (734-764-5534)[wrm@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1976. Computational methods development for thesolution of the Boltzmann transport equation including deterministic and Monte Carlo methods. Website:
https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/martin-william/
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Thomas A. Mehlhorn, Adjunct Professor (505-363-6106)[thmehlho@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 1978. Plasma physics and nuclear fusion.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/mehlhorn-tom/Namdoo Moon, Adjunct Professor (734-764-4260) [namdoo.moon@HQ.DHS.GOV] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 1993. Nuclear Detection. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/moon-namdoo/
Imre Pazsit, Adjunct Professor (46-31-772-3081) [imre@nephy.chalmers.se] Ph.D., Roland Eotvos
University, Budapest, 1975. Theory of neutron fluctuations in multiplying materials with application to
nuclear material detection and identification; stochastic theory of neutron slowing down, energy
deposition and light generation in detectors; solving inverse problems in material identification;
deterministic and stochastic transport of neutrons and charged particles; dynamics and diagostics of
current and future reactor systems. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/pazsit-imre/
Victor Petrov, Associate Research Scientist (734-763-4626) [petrov@umich.edu] Ph.D., Institute ofEngineering Physics (IIF) and Moscow State Industrial University, Russia, 2008. Experimental andComputational Fluid Dynamics. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/petrov-victor/
Dipankar Ray, Adjunct Assistant Professor (734-963-7286) [dipray@med.umich.edu] Ph.D, Indian Instituteof Science, Bangalore, India, 2001. Radiation pneumonities and lung fibrosis;understanding anddevelopment of molecularly targeted approaches in cancer therapeutics.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/ray-dipankar/
Piyush Sabharwall, Adjunct Professor (734-764-4260) [sabhp@umich.edu] Ph.D., University of Idaho,
2009. Applied Heat Transfer and Enhancement; Thermal-Hydraulics; Thermodynamics; Energy Storage
Systems; Advanced Reactors (Gas Cooled, Molten Salt Cooled, Liquid Metal Cooled); Advanced Energy
Systems (Microreactors and Fission Battery Systems); Nuclear safety analyses and Integrated Energy
Systems (Hybrid Energy Systems). Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/sabharwall-piyush/
Kristine Svinicki, Adjunct Professor (734-764-4260) [svinicki@umich.edu] BSE, University of Michigan,
1988. Public Policy. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/svinicki-l-kristine/
Dieter Vincent, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (734-936-1592)[dvincent@umich.edu] Ph.D., Universitaet Goettingen, 1956. Radiation effects in materials, hydrogen (andhelium) in metals; ion beam analysis; moessbauer spectroscopy; positron lifetime spectroscopy.
Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/vincent-dietrich/Peng Wang, Associate Research Scientist (734-763-3116) [wpf@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofManchester, UK, 2011. Corrosion Behavior of Zirconium Alloys, High Temperature Aqueous Environment
by Electrochemical Impedence Spectroscopy. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/peng-wang/

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Yuefeng Zhu, Associate Research Scientist (734-763-8566) [zhuyuef@umich.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2012. Digital signal processing methods for pixelated 3-D Position Sensitive Room-Temperature
Semiconductor Detectors. Website: https://ners.engin.umich.edu/people/zhu-yuefeng/

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Applied Nuclear Science Instrumentation Laboratory
The Applied Nuclear Science Instrumentation Laboratory features approximately 1000 sqft of quality spaceand supports the development of advanced instrumentation for a wide range of projects. Some examples
of current research include the development of novel neutron and antineutrino detectors and detection
methodologies for applications in nuclear security, nonproliferation, nuclear power, and fundamental
scientific research. Website: https://ansg.engin.umich.edu/applied-nuclear-science-instrumentationlaboratory/
Center for Laboratory Astrophysics (CLA)The Center for Laboratory Astrophysics (CLA) is a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Centerof Excellence. We study fundamental high-energy-density plasmas relevant to astrophysical systems, the
NNSA mission of science-based stockpile stewardship, and inertial confinement fusion concepts. We
create these systems using high-energy laser and pulsed-power facilities and simulate them using theradiation hydrodynamics code CRASH. Our research focus is hydrodynamic instabilities, radiationhydrodynamics, and magnetized flows. In addition, we fabricate and characterize experimental targets andresearch novel diagnostic techniques.
Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Laboratory
The Detection for Nuclear Nonproliferation Lab is used to explore novel techniques for radiation detection
and characterization for nuclear nonproliferation and homeland security applications. In addition, westudy the detailed response of liquid and plastic scintillation detectors in the presence of neutron andgamma-ray sources. This laboratory is used in the senior-graduate laboratory course in detection for
nuclear non-proliferation, NERS 590. Website: dnng.engin.umich.edu/labs/
Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow (ECMF) Laboratory
The lab was established in 2013 with the purpose of advancing and understanding thermal-hydraulics andfluid-dynamics phenomena of relevance for nuclear applications. In the ECMF lab, we perform fluiddynamic experiments using in-house advanced state-of-the-art high-resolution experimental techniquessuch as wire-mesh sensors and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) combined with novel refractive-index
matching techniques. Experimental facilities in the lab are used to investigate the propagation of stratified
fronts, mixing in plena, and turbulence-induced thermal fatigue in isolated branch lines. The highlyresolved (in time and space) experimental data are used to establish a database for the validation andfurther development of Computational Fluid Dynamics models. Website:
http://www.umich.edu/~nuclear/labs/ecmf/

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Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS-EECS)CUOS researchers develop optical instrumentation and techniques to generate, manipulate, and detect
ultrashort and ultrahigh-peak-power light pulses. They use these ultrashort pulses to study ultrafast
physical phenomena in atomic, nuclear, plasma, and materials physics, in solid-state electronics, in highenergy-density physics, and in biomedicine. When amplified to even modest energies, such short pulses
can achieve the highest peak powers: the HERCULES laser at CUOS holds the world record for on-target
laser-focused intensity. The center is currently building ZEUS, which when finished will be the mostpowerful laser in the U.S. Website: cuos.engin.umich.edu
High-Resolution TH Imaging Laboratory
In the high-resolution TH imaging laboratory, we develop and apply measurement techniques forquantitative imaging of single-phase and multiphase flows in complex geometries and high-pressure
systems. The latest developments include an in-house, high-resolution gamma tomography system, and ahigh-speed X-ray radiography system. Additional high-resolution instrumentation employed in the lab
includes wire-mesh sensors and fiber optic probes. The high-resolution experiments are being performed
two investigate two-phase flows in fuel bundles, helical coils and for post-CHF two-phase flow regimes athigh pressure/temperature. Additional experiments include setups to investigate the behavior of heat
pipes for micro-reactors applications and hydrogen migration in nuclear fuel cladding materials.
High Temperature Corrosion Laboratory (HTCL)The High-Temperature Corrosion Laboratory (HTCL) provides the capability to conduct corrosion, stresscorrosion cracking, and hydrogen embrittlement tests in high-temperature aqueous environments and, inparticular, simulated light water reactor environments. The corrosion laboratory has unique facilities for
conducting both high and low-temperature corrosion, stress corrosion cracking (SCC), electrochemical
testing, and mechanical testing. Website: https://htcl.engin.umich.edu
Irradiated Materials Testing Complex (IMTC)The Irradiated Materials Testing Laboratory provides the capability to conduct high-temperature corrosion
and stress corrosion cracking of neutron-irradiated materials and to characterize the fracture surfaces
after failure. The laboratory consists of a high-temperature autoclave, circulating water loop, load frame,and servo motor for conducting constant extension rate tensile (CERT) and crack growth rate (CRG) tests in
subcritical or supercritical water up to 600°C. Website: https://imtl.engin.umich.edu/
Materials Preparation Laboratory
The Materials Preparation Laboratory provides facilities for the preparation and characterization ofmaterials for materials research studies. The lab houses a grinding and polishing table for metallographic
sample preparation, a tube furnace for annealing and heat treating, an electropolishing and etchingsystem, and a jet-electropolisher for making TEM disc samples.
Metastable Materials Laboratory
In the Metastable Materials Laboratory, studies of the kinetics and thermodynamics of nanocrystalline andamorphous materials are conducted. The lab is equipped with facilities for x-ray diffraction, calorimetry,mechanical alloying, and annealing of samples. This laboratory is used in the senior laboratory course
NERS 425, Applications of Radiation.
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Michigan Center for Materials Characterization [(MC)2-MSE](MC)2 houses state-of-the-art equipment, including aberration-corrected transmission electron
microscopes, dual-beam focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopes, an x-ray photoelectron
spectrometer, a tribo-indenter, an atomic force microscope, and an atom probe tomography instrument.
A few of the instruments contained at the laboratory include: Tescan MIRA3 FEG SEM, Tescan RISE SEM,FEI Quanta 3D e-SEM/FIB, FEI Nova 200 Nanolab SEM/FIB, and more. Website:
https://mc2.engin.umich.edu/
Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory (MIBL)
The Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory for Surface Modification and Analysis (MIBL) was established for the
purpose of advancing our understanding of ion-solid interactions by providing up-to-date equipment withunique and extensive facilities to support research at the cutting edge of science. The lab houses a 1.7 MV
tandem ion accelerator, a 400 kV ion implanter, and an ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) system. This
laboratory is used in the senior laboratory course NERS 425, Applications of Radiation. Website:
mibl.engin.umich.edu
Neutron Science Laboratory
The Neutron Science Laboratory is dedicated to advancing the fundamental understanding andapplications of neutron science, particularly the development of radiation detection materials, devices,and systems. The lab space is equipped with DD and DT neutron generators, radioisotope neutron sources,
and a variety of standard and advanced radiation detectors and nuclear electronics. Website:
https://ansg.engin.umich.edu/facilities/neutron-science-laboratory/
Nuclear Plant Simulation Laboratory (NPSL)The Nuclear Plant Simulator Laboratory was recently established with the installation of the Generic
Pressurized Water Reactor Simulator. This simulator represents the entire instrumentation and control(I&C) system of a three-loop Westinghouse PWR plant with all its gauges, knobs, recorders and control
systems. The Simulator satisfies the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements for licensed
reactor operator training and is being modified to represent the I&C system of the six-unit NuScale SMR
plant under development. With an investment of $105,000 made for the Simulator, it is currently used fora cyber-security NEUP project and for various nuclear reactor analysis and design classes. With thedevelopment of efficient and secure digital I&C systems looming as a new frontier for nuclear engineers,
we plan to use the Simulator as an integral part of advanced nuclear plant development projects going
forward. The NPSL also includes an interactive Virtual Reality (VR) model of Michigan's Ford Nuclear
Reactor. This environment is used for teaching and conducting experiments that were previously a part of
the NERS curriculum when the FNR was still operational. This platform that was developed with support
from Michigan's Center for Academic Innovation also provides a unique digital infrastructure for research
into developing digital twin and VR technology for nuclear engineering applications.
Nuclear Reactor Analysis and Methods (NURAM) Center
The NURAM center provides technical expertise in reactor analysis, including design and safety analysis,
and methods development. NURAM Center includes faculty, research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, andPhD students from four departments across the University of Michigan: NERS, Aerospace, MechanicalEngineering, and Math. NURAM faculty, staff, and students, are involved in the development of advanced
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computational methods for analysis of coupled nuclear reactor phenomena including neutron transport,
thermal/hydraulics, materials performance, and validation of these methods against experimental data.
Specifically the NURAM center develops and maintains the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's coresimulator PARCS, and the next generation high-fidelity neutronics code MPACT that is a part of VERA. We
also develop the AGREE code for the US NRC, as well as derivatives for industry partners. In addition todeveloping codes, the personnel of the NURAM center also maintain expertise in many othercomputational tools used for reactor analysis. These tools come from U.S. National Labs, many from the
NEAMS program, including: VERA, Griffin, BISON, RAVEN, SAM, MC2, SHIFT, SCALE, MCNP, and DIF3D. The
NURAM center, with the University of Michigan, also maintains academic licenses to many industry
products such as Westinghouse's APA package, CASMO-4/SIMULATE, HELIOS, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, andmore. Website: https://nuram.engin.umich.edu
Nuclear Reactor Design and Simulation Laboratory (NRDSL)NRDSL aims to develop advanced nuclear reactor and associated fuel cycle concepts and core design andfuel cycle analysis methods by integrating the advances in reactor physics, thermal-hydraulics, materials,
and computing technologies.
Plasma, Pulsed Power, and Microwave Laboratory
PPML uses powerful electromagnetic pulses to generate plasmas and charged particle beams. The lab
features three premier pulsed power facilities: MELBA, MAIZE, and BLUE. These machines produce
momentary bursts of electrical power (hundreds of billions of watts) to study high-power electromagnetic
phenomena. Areas of interest include nuclear fusion, extreme material states, and extreme radiation
generation (x-rays, neutrons, and high-power microwaves). Lab research efforts include experiment,
theory, and computation. Website: plasmabay.engin.umich.edu
Plasma Science and Technology Laboratory
The Plasma Science and Technology Laboratory’s focus is on understanding and applying plasma science toreal-world problems. The lab has four major thrust areas: plasma/nuclear-derived space propulsion,
environmental hazard mitigation (water treatment, surface sterilization, sanitation), and basic plasma
science such as self-organization and the mysteries of the plasma liquid interface. Particular attention ispaid to those applications that protect the environment and those that improve the quality of life inunderdeveloped countries. Here, research focuses on using plasmas to achieve sustainability and reuse ofresources here on Earth—the resulting technologies have applications in space exploration as well,
supporting in situ resource utilization. The laboratory houses a number of vacuum tanks and associatedpower systems such as DC, rf, and microwave power sources for plasma production. Advanced laser
diagnostics are also used to probe fields and particles in the plasmas under test. Website:
pstlab.engin.umich.edu
Position-Sensing Semiconductor Radiation Detector Laboratory
The Position-Sensing Semiconductor Radiation Detector Laboratory is dedicated to the development ofroom-temperature semiconductor radiation detectors. These instruments are being developed for
applications in nuclear nonproliferation, homeland security, astrophysics, planetary sciences, medical
imaging, high- energy physics experiments. This lab is home to the Orion Radiation Measurement Group.
Website: cztlab.engin.umich.edu
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Radiation Effects and Nanomaterials Laboratory
The Radiation Effects and Nanomaterials Laboratory is for the preparation and analysis of materials for the
study of radiation effects and nanoscience/technology. The laboratory facilities include a Regarku Miniflex
x-ray diffractometer (XRD), a high-temperature furnace, a Gatan precision ion polishing (PIPS) workstation,
an ultramicrotomy workstation, a carbon coater, and other standard equipment for TEM sample
preparation.
Radiological Health Engineering (RHE) Laboratory
The Radiological Health Engineering (RHE) Laboratory includes equipment and space for the development
and testing of new instruments and systems for application to specific radiological health problems. Workis concentrated on practical systems and radiation measurement methods deployable within theimmediate future. This laboratory is used in the senior laboratory course NERS 425, Applications ofRadiation. Website: rhelab.engin.umich.edu
Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory (THL)The Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory carries out separate-effect and integral-effects tests in reactor thermal
hydraulics to support the improvement of light water reactors (LWRs) and the development of advanced
non-LWR reactors, including molten salt reactors and high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. It hasestablished a number of high-temperature test facilities, including molten salt and helium test facilities.

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http://mudirect.missouri.edu/degprog/specialized/_homeland.shtm
Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyMark A. Prelas, Professor and Director of Research (573-882-9691) [prelasm@missouri.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 1979. Radiation damage; diamond and related materials; directenergy conversion; radiation detection; molecular sensors; directed energy; nonproliferation; risk
management. Professional Engineer. Website: http://prelas.nuclear.missouri.edu/
Tushar Ghosh, Director of Graduate Studies and Professor (573-882-9736) [GhoshT@missouri.edu] Ph.D.,
Oklahoma State University 1989. High temperature adsorption of fission products, Diffusion of fission
products in graphite—experimental and theoretical investigation, adsorption phenomena in biochemicalsystems, kinetics and reaction mechanisms of catalytic reactions, nuclear waste treatment.
Sudarshan K. Loyalka, Curators’ Professor, Professor, and Director of Particulate Systems Research Center(573-882-8201) [LoyalkaS@missouri.edu] Ph.D., Stanford University, 1967. Kinetic theory of gases,
Diffusion of fission products in graphite, neutron transport, mechanics of aerosols, physics and thermal
hydraulics of nuclear reactors, reactor safety analysis.
Robert V. Thompson, Professor (573-882-2881); [TompsonR@missouri.edu]; Ph.D., University of Missouri,
1988. Kinetic theory of gases, experimental and theoretical aerosol mechanics, neutron transport theory,
nuclear reactor physics and safety, lasers and laser applications, materials.
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radiation-based analytical techniques, proton recoil neutron spectrometers, energy systems, public
information.
Nuclear Engineering Research Centers
Particulate Systems Research Center: Aerosol mechanics, dynamics, interactions; Particulate production;
nuclear safety, very high temperature reactor fuels.

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Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
222 Fulton Hall, 301 W 14th St.
Rolla, MO 65409
573-341-4720
Administrative Contact: Dawn Davis573-341-4720
dawnd@mst.edu
Website: http://nuclear.mst.edu

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
34
6
5

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
38
32
35
9
3
2
3
4
6
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
25
5
8

7/20-6/21
26
64

Graduate Student Enrollment: 12 Masters/ 20 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: BS Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Ayodeji B. Alajo, Associate Professor and Interim Chair (573-341-6609) [alajoa@mst.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, 2010. Nuclear systems design and modeling; Advanced fuel cycles; Nuclear waste minimization;
Nuclear forensics. Website: https://people.mst.edu/faculty/alajoa/index.html
Syed Alam, Assistant Teaching Professor (573-341-4881) [sbagqm@mst.edu] Ph.D., University ofCambridge, 2018. Radiation transport methods for reactor physics analysis; Design of advanced reactor
core; Multiphysics for thermal-hydraulics coupling; Uncertainty quantification; Health physics. Website:
https://people.mst.edu/faculty/sbagqm/index.html
Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Professor (573-341-7518) [aldahhanm@mst.edu] Ph.D., Washington University in
St. Louis, 1993. Advanced process measurement and monitoring techniques; Radiometric techniques andapplications of radioisotopes and nuclear technology in industrial process imaging and visualization; 4th
generation nuclear energy and related topics; Multiphase reaction engineering, reactors and processes via
advanced measurement, modeling and computational techniques; modeling of transport (momentum,
mass, heat) – kinetic interactions; energy efficient and environmentally responsible design, scale-up andperformance of multiphase reactors and flow systems; sustainable development via advancing theknowledge and investigating various multiphase processes related to sustainable energy and environment,
production of clean energy, bio-energy, fuels, chemicals, and petrochemicals, petroleum processes,
biomass and coal conversion and their clean utilization, wastes treatment, animal and farm wastes
treatment via anaerobic digestion, environmentally responsible and risk free proliferation nuclear energy.
Carlos H. Castano, Associate Professor (573-341-6766) [castanoc@mst.edu] Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2007. Nano particles with radiation, simulation nuclear
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Website: https://people.mst.edu/faculty/castanoc/index.html
Joseph T. Graham, Associate Professor (573-341-7759) [grahamjose@mst.edu] Ph.D., The University ofTexas at Austin, 2013. Radiation effects; Radiation-solids interactions; Nuclear Materials; Nuclear
Ceramics. Website: https://people.mst.edu/faculty/grahamjose/index.html
Joshua P. Schlegel, Associate Professor (573-341-7703) [schlegelj@mst.edu] Ph.D. Purdue University, 2012.
Two-phase flow experiments and modeling, nuclear reactor thermalhydraulics, heat transfer, fluid
mechanics. Website: https://people.mst.edu/faculty/schlegelj/index.html
Joseph Smith, Professor & Laufer Endowed Chair in Energy (573-341-4294) [smithjoseph@mst.edu] Ph.D.,
Brigham Young University, 1990. Research focuses includes developing resilient hybrid energy systems withfossil, nuclear and renewable energy. Develops and applies multi-physics computational tools to analyze
turbulent flow inside Small Modular Nuclear Reactors and to analyze dynamic behavior in large processing
facilities including Foundries and Aluminum Smelters.
Website: https://people.mst.edu/faculty/smithjose/index.html
Shoaib Usman, Associate Professor (573-341-4745) [usmans@mst.edu] Ph.D., University of Cincinnati,
1997. Thermo-fluids; natural convection and passive safety; radiation detection; nuclear fuel cycle.
Website: https://people.mst.edu/faculty/usman/index.html
Haiming Wen, Assistant Professor (573-341-6167) [wenha@mst.edu] Ph.D., University of California-Davis,
2012. Nuclear materials. Website: http://people.mst.edu/faculty/wenha/index.html
Other Faculty
Syed Alam, Assistant Teaching Professor (573-341-4881) [sbagqm@mst.edu] Ph.D., University ofCambridge, 2018. Radiation transport methods for reactor physics analysis; Design of advanced reactor
core; Multiphysics for thermal-hydraulics coupling; Uncertainty quantification; Health physics.
Website: https://nuclear.mst.edu/facultystaffandfacilities/alam/
Mohammed S. Aljohani, Adjunct Professor [mjohani@kau.edu.sa] Ph.D., Georgia Tech, 1996. Nuclear
desalination; Thermal and membrane desalination; Renewable energy; Nuclear and non-nuclear
tomography techniques; Radiation detection and measurement.
Mariesa Crow, F. Finley Distinguished Professor (573-341-6305) [crow@mst.edu] Ph.D., U. Illinois, 1989.
Electric power engineering; microgrids. Professional Engineer.
Delbert E. Day, Curators Professor Emeritus (573-341-4354) [day@mst.edu] Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University, 1961. Vitrification of nuclear waste; microspheres for radioembolization of tumors;radiotherapy; glasses for brachytherapy. Professional Engineer.
Arvind S. Kumar, Professor Emeritus (573-341-4747) [kumar@mst.edu]
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Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1977. Nuclear materials, radiation effects, mechanical properties,
nuclear plant life extension. Website: http://nuclear.mst.edu/facultystaffandfacilities/kumar/
Tod Moser, Adjunct Professor (573-823-9253) [tmoser@ameren.com] MSNE, University of Missouri –Columbia, 1992. Professional Engineer.
Gary E. Mueller, Associate Professor Emeritus (573-341-4348) [gmueller@mst.edu] Ph.D., University ofMissouri, Rolla, 1980. Packed Bed Particle Characterization; Analytical Fluid Flow; Sub-Atomic Particle
Interaction; Professional Engineer.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
The Nuclear Reactor: The Missouri S&T Nuclear Reactor is a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
licensed 200 kilowatt pool-type reactor that is used to support the engineering and science activities on
campus. Using the facility, the reactor staff provides hands-on laboratory, research and development, andproject opportunities. The reactor uses uranium fuel and is cooled by either natural convection or a forced
cooling system in a pool containing approximately 30,000 gallons of water. The open pool design allows
access to the reactor core where experiments and samples to be irradiated can be positioned. The facility
is equipped with a pneumatics sample irradiation system, a neutron beam port that provides a collimatedneutron beam, a thermal column, and an internet accessible hot cell. The reactor is open to the greater
campus community and offers an active (operations) licensure program for interested students andothers.
Radiation Measurements and Spectroscopy Laboratory (RMSL): The Nuclear Engineering RMSL isequipped with NIM standard electronic units, neutron and gamma scintillation detectors, solid-state
detectors, coincidence electronics, and multi-channel analyzers connected to PCs for automated data
analysis. The laboratory also includes two portable EG&G HPGe detectors, a Canberra Thermoluminescentdosimeter with state-of-the-art electronics and software, and a Lynx digital data analysis system forremote web-based experimental capacity.
Graduate Center for Materials Research: The facilities of the Graduate Center for Materials Research, andmetallurgical engineering and nuclear engineering departments are available for nuclear materials-related
research. The Nuclear Materials Lab allows for use of instruments such as a scanning electron microscope,a 300 keV EM-430 Phillips transmission electron microscope, an atomic absorption spectrometer, and aquadrupole mass spectrometer.
Internet-Accessible Hot Cell Facility: A dual-chambered internet-accessible heavily shielded facility withpneumatic access to the 200 kW Research Nuclear Reactor (MSTR) allows authorized distance users toremotely manipulate and analyze neutron irradiated samples. The system consists of two shieldedcompartments, one for multiple sample storage, and the other dedicated exclusively for radiation
measurements and spectroscopy. The second chamber has multiple detector ports, with graded shielding,and has the capability to support gamma spectroscopy using radiation detectors such as a HPGe detector.
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Both these chambers are connected though a rapid pneumatic system with access to the MSTR nuclear
reactor core. The total transportation time between the core and the hot cell is less than 3.0 second.
Advanced Radiography and Tomography Lab (ARTLAB): The Nuclear Engineering ARTLAB is designed toperform radiation imaging for medical or industrial purpose. Students have opportunities of running
Monte Carlo simulation codes for radiation imaging systems and experimenting with digital x-ray
radiography, x-ray computed tomography (CT), neutron radiography, neutron CT, etc. The technologies
developed in the lab can be applied to either medical imaging or non-destructive inspection of various
materials or objects including nuclear fuel rods and plates. On-going researches include flat-panel x-ray
source for imaging, neutron and x-ray combined CT, and digital image processing.
Neutron Generator Laboratory: The neutron generator laboratory has a D-D neutron generator that
produces approximately 109 neutrons/sec. The neutron generator is available for both graduate andundergraduate research and education at Missouri S&T. Examples of research using the neutron generator
are reactor kinetics research, the study of two-phase flow, research in nuclear forensics andradiochemistry, particle tracking in complex flows, and the photon-neutron tomography for mechanicaltesting of structural materials.

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US NAVAL ACADEMY
Mechanical Engineering
590 Holloway Road
Annapolis, Maryland 21402
410-293-6500
FAX: 410-293-3041
Administrative Contact: Mark Murray410-293-6451
mmmurray@usna.edu

B.S.

7/16-6/17
29

7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
31
23
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20*

7/20-6/21*

ABET Accreditation: Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyMark Murray, Professor and Nuclear Engineering Program Director (410-293-6451)[mmmurray@usna.edu] Ph.D., Duke University, 2000. Reactor plant operations, dosimetry, radiation
detection, heat transfer and fluid flow. Professional Engineer.
Brad Baker, Assistant Professor (410-293-6511) [bbaker@usna.edu] Ph.D., Naval Postgraduate School,
2013. Nuclear materials; Additive Manufacturing; Joining methods.
Stuart Blair, Assistant Professor (410-293-6502) [sblair@usna.edu] Ph.D., Naval; Post Graduate School,
2012. Computational fluid dynamics; Fluid-structure interactions; Nuclear reactor plant design; Thermalhydraulics.
Elizabeth Getto, Assistant Professor (410-293-6506) [getto@usna.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan,
2016. Nuclear materials; Ion irradiation effects in materials; Reactor structural materials.
Stephen McHale, Assistant Professor (410-293-6495) [mchale@usna.edu] Ph.D., Air Force Institute ofTechnology, 2011. Radiation transport and shielding; Nuclear weapons effects; Neutron imaging andactivation analysis.
Marshall G. Millett, Assistant Professor [mmillett@usna.edu] Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1997.
Radiation transport and detection modeling, detector use in homeland security. Professional Engineer.
Other Faculty
Travis Chapman, Senior Instructor (410-293-6530)[tchapman@usna.edu] M.E. Nuclear Engineering,
University of Maryland, 2016. Reactor plant operations; waste monitoring; regulatory implementation;
thermal-hydraulics.
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Martin E. Nelson, Professor Emeritus (410-293-6427) [nelson@usna.edu] Ph.D., University of Virginia,
1972. Dosimetry, radiation detection and measurement, radiation effects on microelectronics, radiationtransport. Professional Engineer.

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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
Department of Mechanical Engineering
4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 4027
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4027(702) 895-1331
FAX: (702) 895-4569
Administrative Contact: Joan Conway(720) 895-3426
joan.conway@unlv.edu
Website: me.unlv.edu

Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
2
1

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
0
1
2
4
1
1
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
02

7/20-6/21
30Graduate Student Enrollment: 7 Masters/ 6 Ph.D.
Graduate Certificates in Nuclear Criticality Safety & Nuclear Safeguards and Security.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Alexander Barzilov, Professor (702-895-4325) [alexander.barzilov@unlv.edu] Ph.D., Institute for Physics
and Power Engineering. Nuclear engineering, radiation applications, nondestructive assay methods.
Website: http://www.unlv.edu/people/alexander.barzilov
William G. Culbreth, Associate Professor (702-895-3426) [William.Culbreth@unlv.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara, 1981. Molten Salt Technology for Energy Storage; Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage,
Pulsed Reactor Design. Website: https://www.unlv.edu/meThomas Hartmann, Instructor (702-895-1934) [thomas.hartmann@unlv.edu] Ph.D., University Heidelberg/ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany). Nuclear waste forms; advanced nuclear fuels; x-ray
crystallography; solid phase analysis. Website: https://www.unlv.edu/me

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UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
Mechanical Engineering
P.O. Box 4400
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3
506-447-3105
FAX: 506 -453-5025
Administrative Contact: William Cook
506-447-3105
wcook@unb.ca
Website: http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/engineering/depts/mechanical/
Graduate Student Enrollment: ?? Masters/?? Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation BScE

Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyWilliam G. Cook, Professor (506-452-6318) [wcook@unb.ca] Ph.D., University of New Brunswick, 2005.
Reactor chemistry; corrosion; molten salts reactors, sodium fast reactors. Professional Engineer.
Olga Y. Palazhchenko, Assistant Professor (506-453-4540) [olga.palazhchenko@unb.ca] Ph.D., Universityof New Brunswick, 2017. Simulation & modelling; reactor chemistry & corrosion; ion-exchange processes.
Professional Engineer.
Other Faculty
Derek H. Lister, Professor Emeritus (506-447-3299) [dlister@unb.ca] Ph.D., University of New Brunswick,2017. Flow-accelerated corrosion; reactor chemistry; film forming substances. Professional Engineer.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Laboratory for Threat Material Detection: using atomic/nuclear radiation to detect and characterize
concealed objects.

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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Department of Nuclear Engineering
MSC01 1120, 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505-277-5431
FAX: 505-277-5433
Administrative Contact: Heather Sissons505-277-2692
hsissons@unm.edu
Website: ne.unm.edu

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
16
10
1

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
13
16
16
4
7
11
6
6
5
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
11
12
3

7/20-6/21
12
8
1

Graduate Student Enrollment: 18 Masters/ 35 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: BS in ChE and BS in NE
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses Online
ne.unm.edu
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Hyoung Koo Lee, Professor and Chair (505-277-0686) [leehk@unm.edu] Ph.D., University of CaliforniaBerkeley, 1995. Radiation Imaging; Radiation Detection; Nondestructive Evaluation.
Website: https://ne.unm.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-profiles/hyoung-k.-lee.html
Osman Anderoglu, Assistant Professor (505-277-0667) [oanderoglu@unm.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, 2010. Advanced Nuclear Materials Development, Characterization and Manufacturing.
Website: http://ne.unm.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-profiles/osman-anderoglu.html
Minghui Chen, Assistant Professor (505-277-1941) [mnu@unm.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2018.
Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics.
Website: http://ne.unm.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-profiles/minghui-chen.html
Cassiano R. E. de Oliveira, Professor (505-277-5661) [cassiano@unm.edu] Ph.D., University of London,
1987. Computational nuclear science; deterministic and stochastic radiation transport; reactor physics
methods; nuclear criticality safety; radiation shielding and dosimetry; high performance computing;advanced numerical discretization methods; data assimilation and optimization methods.
Website: http://www-chne.unm.edu/faculty/oliveira/oliveira.htm
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Mohamed S. El-Genk, Regents' Professor, Chemical, Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering (505-277-5442)[mgenk@unm.edu] Ph.D. Nuclear reactors neutronics analysis, design, thermal-hydraulics and safety;
nuclear fuel and fuel cycle; energy conversion; space nuclear power and propulsion; radiation shielding ofspace energetic particles; thermal management and energy storage; heat pipes; CFD analysis of advanced
reactors and complex systems; boiling heat transfer and two-phase flow; advanced cooling of electronics;
and fluid flow and heat transfer in micro-systems.
Website: https://ne.unm.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-profiles/mohamed-el-genk.html
Adam A. Hecht, Associate Professor (505-277-1654) [hecht@unm.edu] Ph.D., Yale University, 2004.
Radiation detection and measurement with work in nuclear nonproliferation; experimental work in array
detection techniques to extract further radioactive source information; calculational work expanding
Monte Carlo simulations to fission for use in active interrogation radiation detection; deasurement workon fission output for a range of interrogation beams; investigating properties of novel materials forradiation detection and spectroscopy. Website: www.unm.edu/~hecht
Christopher M Perfetti, Assistant Professor (505-277-1945) [cperfetti@unm.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2012. Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis; Radiation Transport and Computational Methods
Development; Monte Carlo Methods; Criticality Safety; Reactor Physics and Advanced Reactor Design;Radioisotope Production; Radiation Shielding; Nuclear Data Evaluation and Integral Experiment Design.
Website: https://ne.unm.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-profiles/christopher-perfetti.html
Other Faculty
Robert D Busch, Principal Lecturer Emeritus (505-277-8027) [busch@unm.edu] Ph.D., University of New
Mexico, 1976. Nuclear criticality safety; reactor physics measurements; laboratory educational techniques.
Professional Engineer.
Gary W. Cooper, Research and Associate Professor Emeritus (505-277-2557) [garywc@unm.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Illinois, 1976. Neutron diagnostics of fusion plasmas.
Anil K. Prinja, Distinguished Professor Emeritus (505-277-4600) [prinja@umn.edu] Ph.D., Queen Mary
College, University of London, U.K., 1980. Stochastic theory of neutron populations; theory and modelingof high-energy charged particle transport; stochastic uncertainty quantification techniques for radiationtransport. Website: www.chne.unm.edu
Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
AGN Reactor, Small sample reactivity measurements and rossi-alpha measurements.
Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation Science and Technology: Interdisciplinary center promoting classand lab coursework and laboratory research.
Nuclear nonproliferation research laboratory: For work on radiation detection materials and techniques,with capabilities in multichannel digital data acquisition, high vacuum and controlled gas environments.
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Nuclear Engineering
2500 Stinson Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27695
919.515.1464
FAX: 919.515.5115
Administrative Contact: Kostadin Ivanov
919.515.1466
knivanov@ncsu.edu
Website: http://www.ne.ncsu.edu/

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
23
12
11

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
39
30
32
13
8
16
9
10
18
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
18
15
23

7/20-6/21
11
15
14

Graduate Student Enrollment: 25 Masters/ 97 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: BS
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses and Degrees Online
http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/PS/grad_degrees.html

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Kostadin Ivanov, Professor and Head (919-515-1466) [knivanov@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Institute for Nuclear
Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1990. Reactor physics; methods in static anddynamic analysis; nuclear power plant modeling; fuel management; verification and validation of multiphysics simulations and uncertainty quantification. Professional Engineer.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/knivanov
Dmitriy Y. Anistratov, Professor (919-513-4353) [anistratov@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Mathematical and PhysicalSciences Institute for Mathematical Modeling, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1993. Computational physics,
transport theory, numerical analysis.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/dyanistr
Maria Avramova, Professor and Director of CNP (919-513-6354) [mnavramo@ncsu.edu] Ph.D.,
Pennsylvania State University, 2007. Reactor thermal-hydraulics; core design; transient and safety analysis;
multi-physics multi-scale simulations; verification and validation; uncertainty and sensitivity analysis.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/mnavramo

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Yousry Y. Azmy, Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Director of CNEC and NCSU
NUC University Lead (919-515-3385) [yyazmy@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
1985. Nuclear computational Science, computational transport theory, multiprocessing.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/yyazmy
Alexander William Bataller, Assistant Professor (919-515-3612) [awbatall@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles, 2014. Dense plasmas; ultrafast spectroscopy; molten salts.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/awbatall
Benjamin W. Beeler, Assistant Professor (919-515-3737)[bwbeeler@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Georgia Institute ofTechnology, 2013. Computational nuclear materials science; Next generation nuclear fuels; Molten salt
systems for nuclear applications; radiation damage and defect evolution; Density functional theory;
Molecular dynamics.
Igor A. Bolotnov, Professor (518-542-8939) [igor_bolotnov@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, 2008. Multiscale approaches for nuclear reactor simulations; development of new spectral
cascade transfer multiphase flow. Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/iabolotn/
Mohamed A. Bourham, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Nuclear Engineering(919-515-7662)[bourham@ncsu.edu]Ph.D., Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt, 1976. Plasma-matterinteraction, plasma diagnostics, plasma-driven launch echnology, fusion engineering and technology,
plasma dynamics, plasma propulsion and space thrusters, industrial and atmospheric plasmas, physics of
low temperature and non-ideal plasmas, physics of beams, particle accelerators and electron beamirradiation systems, atmospheric and industrial plasmas, x-ray sources for medical and screening imaging.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/bourham
Mihai A. Diaconeasa, Assistant Professor (919-515-3768) [madiacon@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles, 2017. Probabilistic risk assessment; dynamic probabilistic risk assessment;
reliability analysis; resilient systems design; probabilistic physics of failure modeling; Bayesian inference.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/madiacon
Nam Dinh, Professor (919-515-5421) [ntdinh@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Moscow Power Engineering Institute,
1991. Mechanistic modeling and analysis of multi-phase thermal-fluid phenomena of importance tonuclear reactor design and safety. Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/nam-din
Jacob Eapen, Professor (919-515 5952) [jacob.eapen@ncsu.edu] Sc.D., MIT, 2006. Molecular andmultiscale simulations, nuclear materials, radiation interactions with materials, computational materialscience, thermal and fluid transport. Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/jeapen/
John G. Gilligan, Distinguished University Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Executive Associate Dean ofEngineering, and Director of the Nuclear Energy University Programs Integration Office for the US DOE(919-513-7144) [john_gilligan@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1977. High power density plasma
modeling and applications; fission and fusion energy systems; engineering education programs andmethods. Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/gilligan
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Ayman I. Hawari, Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Director of Nuclear Reactor Program(919-515-4598) [ayman.hawari@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1995. Neutron thermalization;
slow neutron scattering models and atomistic simulations; nondestructive examination with slow neutron
and positron beams; neutron imaging; radiation measurements; nuclear materials assay; research reactors
and accelerator-based neutron sources. Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/aihawari
Robert Hayes, Associate Professor (919-515-2321) [rbhayes@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., University of Utah, 1999.
Nuclear nonproliferation technologies; radiation detection; air monitoring; luminescence and magnetic
resonance; Monte Carlo radiation transport modeling. Professional Engineer.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/rbhayes
Jason Hou, Assistant Professor and Director of RDFMG (919-513-6705) [jason.hou@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., The
Pennsylvania State University, 2013. Multi-physics reactor simulation; Advanced reactors; In-core fuelmanagement; Fuel cycle analysis; Uncertainty analysis; Plant simulator.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/jasonhou/
Djamel Kaoumi, Associate Professor (919-515-2301) [dkaoumi@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Penn State, 2007.
Metallic Materials degradation in harsh environments; Irradiation damage and effects in advanced alloys
for structural and cladding applications; mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of hightemperature; advanced alloys; characterization techniques of predilection.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/dkaoumi
John K. Mattingly, Professor and Chief Scientist of CNEC (919-515-0224) [john_mattingly@ncsu.edu]
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1998. Research focus on developing active neutroninterrogation methods that employed time-correlation signatures using fast organic scintillators. The
principal objective was to estimate bulk SNM properties like fissile mass and multiplication to enable
monitoring and surveillance of SNM production, use, storage, movement, and disposition activities to help
foster transparency in NMC&A, safeguards, arms control, and nonproliferation. Website:
https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/jkmattin
Korukonda L. Murty, Progress Energy Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Director of
Graduate Programs (919-515-3657) [murty@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Cornell University 1970. Nuclear materials,
radiation effects, mechanical properties, creep, fatigue and fracture mechanics, processing andcharacterization of nanograin structured metals, NDE, NMR.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/murty
Scott Palmtag, Research Professor and Chief Technologist of CASL (919-865-6696) [sppalmta@ncsu.edu]
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. Reactor physics; multiphysics applications;computational methods.
Steven C. Shannon, Professor (919-515-3292) [scshannon@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1999.
Industrial plasma applications; plasma diagnostics; radiation/material interaction; nanofabrication;compact neutron generators for low fluence applications.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/scshanno
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Katharina Stapelmann, Assistant Professor (919-515-5987) [kstapel@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Ruhr University
Bochum, Germany, 2013. Low-temperature plasma; plasma medicine; interactions of technical plasmas
with biological systems; plasma diagnostics.
Xu Wu, Assistant Professor (919-515-6570) [xwu27@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 2017. Calibration, Validation, Data Assimilation, Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis; Scientific
Machine Learning; Computational Statistics and Reduced Order Modeling.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/xwu27
Ge Yang, Associate Professor (919-515-5267) [gyang9@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Northwestern Polytechnical
University. Novel materials for radiation sensor applications; effects of radiation on electronic, photonic
and structural materials; Radiation imaging and measurement.

Other Faculty
Joseph M. Doster, Professor Emeritus (919-515-3658) [doster@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., North Carolina State
University, 1982. Systems dynamics, systems simulation, Computational methods in two-phase flow,
Systems simulation in support of advanced control and diagnostic systems, design and optimization ofadvanced targetry for the cyclotron production of radiopharmaceuticals. Website:
https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/doster
Donald J. Dudziak, Professor Emeritus (505-667-7983) (505-661-3832) [dudziak@ncsu.edu,
dudziak@lanl.gov] Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1963. Transport and Reactor Theory. Professional
Engineer.
Robin P. Gardner, Professor Emeritus and Director of CEAR (919-515-3378) [gardner@ncsu.edu] Ph.D.,
The Pennsylvania State University, 1961. Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications
including: Radioisotope Tracers; Radiation Gauges; Radiation Analyzers; Monte Carlo Simulation ofPrevious Three; and Radiation Detection. Professional Engineer. Website:
https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/gardner
David Kropaczek, Adjunct Professor [dkropac@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., North Carolina State University. Fuel cycle
and plant optimization, computational reactor physics and thermal-hydraulics, and numerical algorithm
development.
Michael Simpson, Adjunct Associate Professor (208-520-1068) Ph.D., Princeton University. Nuclear fuelcycle.
Matthew Stokely, Adjunct Associate Professor (919-619-3851) Ph.D., North Carolina State University.
Advanced characterization methods.

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University, 2000. Monte Carlo methods and code development for radiation transport; Application ofradiation transport codes to radiation detection problems.
Paul J. Turinsky, Professor Emeritus (919-515-5098) [turinsky@ncsu.edu] Ph.D., Univerity of Michigan,
1970. Computational reactor physics; nuclear fuel management and mathematical optimization; validationand verification of software; uncertainty quantification; data assimilation and optimum experimental
design; adaptive model refinement; multiphysics simulation.
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/people/turinsky/
Kuruvilla Verghese, Professor Emeritus. Ph.D., Iowa State University. Reactor Engineering/Fuel Cycles.
Monroe Wechsler, Adjunct Professor (919-515-2301) Ph.D., Columbia University. Nuclear materials,
radiation effects.
Gerald Wicks, Reactor Health Physicist and Lecturer (919-515-4601) [wicks@ncsu.edu] M.S., University ofLowell, 1983.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Nuclear Reactor Program operates the 1MW PULSTAR with the following major experimental facilities:
Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy, Ultracold neutron source, neutron diffractometer, neutron imaging.
Director: Ayman I. Hawari
Consortium for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR)
Director: Robin Gardner
Website: www.cearonline.com
Consortium for Nuclear Power (CNP)
Director: Maria Avramova
Website: https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CNP-Flyer.pdf
Reactor Dynamics and Fuel Modeling Group (RDFMG)
Director: Jason Hou
Associate Director: Maria Avramova
Website: www.ne.ncsu.edu/rdfmg

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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Nuclear Engineering Graduate Program
201 West 19th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Administrative Contact: Joanne Holland614-292-3204
holland.129@osu.edu
Website: http://mae.osu.edu/nuclear

Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
10
4

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
11
7
6
7
3
4
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
3
3

7/20-6/21
3
6Graduate Student Enrollment: 3 Masters/ 22 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: B.Sc. in Engineering with Nuclear Minor

Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyLei (Raymond) Cao, Professor and Director of Nuclear Engineering Program (614-247-8701)[Cao.152@osu.edu] Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2007. Instrumentation and Sensors; In-pile
Instrumentation; Radiation Detection; Neutron Radiography/Tomography; PGNAA, NDP, Radiation Effects
on Electronics. Website: https://nars.osu.edu/
Tunc Aldemir, Professor (614-292-4627) [aldemir.1@osu.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1978. Dynamic
system reliability; probabilistic risk assessment. Website: https://mae.osu.edu/people/aldemir.1
Marat Khafizov, Assistant Professor (614-292-2544) [Khafizov.1@osu.edu] Ph.D., University of Rochester,
2008. Radiation effects on physical properties of materials, nuclear fuel and ceramics, thermal transport,
in-pile sensors, optical spectroscopy and ultrasonics. Website: https://mae.osu.edu/people/khafizov.1
Vaibhav Sinha, Assistant Professor of Practice (614-292-3571) [sinha.181@osu.edu] Ph.D., University ofMissouri, Rolla, 2013. Radiation Imaging (Gamma, X-ray and Neutron Imaging); Radiation Detection,
Measurement and Instrumentation; Radiation Protection and Dosimetry; Radioisotope Technology;
Nuclear Power and Thermal Hydraulics; Reactor Physics and Techniques. Website:
https://mae.osu.edu/people/sinha.181
Carol S. Smidts, Professor (614-292-6727) [smidts.1@osu.edu] Ph.D., Universite Libre de Bruxelles,
Belgium, 1991. Reliability Engineering; Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Software Reliability; Software Safety;
Dynamic Risk Assessment; Human Reliability; Digital Systems Risk and Reliability. Website:
https://mae.osu.edu/people/smidts.1

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Richard Vasques, Assistant Professor (510-340-0930) [vasques.4@osu.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan,
2009. Particle transport; radiative transfer; mathematical and computational modeling of transportphenomena; reactor theory; acceleration schemes; diffusion theory.
Website: https://mae.osu.edu/people/vasques.4
Dean Wang, Associate Professor (614-292-1337) [wang.12239@osu.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 2003. Transport Theory and Computation; Nuclear reactor design, modeling and simulation;
Nuclear reactor systems and safety. Website: https://ncg.engineering.osu.edu
Other FacultyThomas E. Blue, Professor Emeritus (614-292-0629) [blue.1@osu.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1978.
Space nuclear systems; advanced nuclear reactor instrumentation, including semiconductor sensors, staticand dynamic characterization of radiation-induced degradation of semiconductor power devices; fiberoptics. Website: https://mae.osu.edu/people/blue.1
Richard Denning, Adjunct Professor (614-736-1793) [denningrs.8@gmail.com] Ph.D., University of Florida,
1967. Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Severe Accident Phenomena; Advanced Reactor Source Term
Methodology; Regulatory Analysis.
Steven J. Maheras, Lecturer (614-486-5350) [Maheras.1@osu.edu] Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1988.
Health physics; radioactive waste management; decontamination and decommissioning; transportation
risk assessment; radiological and nuclear terrorism; and radiation dose reconstruction.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
The Ohio State University Nuclear Reactor Laboratory (OSUNRL)The OSUNRL is a major asset of the OSU NE Program and is partner facility of DOE Nuclear Science User
Facilities. The OSUNRL houses the OSURR a 500-kW pool type reactor, a Co-60 high-dose rate irradiation
facility, and a sub-critical assembly.
Website: http://reactor.osu.edu/

Laboratories:
Academic Center of Excellence (ACE) in Instrumentation, Control and Safety Structure
OSU Director: C. Smidts
OSU Co-Director: T. Aldemir
Website: https://rrl.osu.edu/

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ONTARIO TECH UNIVERSITYFACULTY OF ENERGY SYSTEMS AND NUCLEAR SCIENCE
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, L1H 7K4
905.721.8668 X5482
FAX: 905.721.3046
Administrative Contact: Michelle Cholak
michelle.cholak@ontariotechu.ca
Website: http://nuclear.ontariotechu.ca

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
61
11
1

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
63
70
64
15
6
8
2
1
3
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
52
10
2

7/20-6/21
71
25
1

Graduate Student Enrollment: 56 Masters/ 26 Ph.D.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Akira Tokuhiro, Dean and Professor of Nuclear Science (905-721-8668 x5511)[Akira.Tokuhiro@ontariotech.ca] Ph.D., Purdue University. Small to large nuclear reactor design, thermalhydraulics, safety and accident analyses. Experimental and computational methods and data analyses.
Instrumentation in heat transfer
Kirk Atkinson, Associate Professor (905-721-8668 x5501), (kirk.atkinson@ontariotechu.ca) Ph.D in Physics,
King’s College London, UK. An applied radiation physicist with experience in radiation science, reactor
physics, radiation transport, shielding, detector physics, radiation imaging and computational methods.
Hossam A. Gaber, Professor of Nuclear Engineering (905-721-8668 x5497)[hossam.gaber@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D., Okayama University. Plasma Generation and Control for Nuclear
Fusion, Safety and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants and SMR, Operation Design, Emergency
Shutdown/Disaster Management Systems, Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring, Risk Assessment andManagement, and Smart Energy Grid Engineering.
Glenn Harvel, Professor of Nuclear Engineering (905-721-8668 x5508)[Glenn.Harvel@ontariotechu.ca]
Ph.D., McMaster University. Small Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear plant ageing and design, decommissioning,
multiphase flow, instrumentation for multiphase flow, neutron radiography.
Daniel Hoornweg, Associate Professor and Richard Marceau Chair of Energy Systems (905-721-8668
x5560) [daniel.hoornweg@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D., University of Toronto. Energy and material flows of
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cities, urban systems, sustainability, smart cities, renewable energy, waste management, integrated
energy and transportation systems.
Brian Ikeda, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering (905-721-8668 x5523)[Brian.Ikeda@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D., University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Corrosion of materials in molten
fluoride salts, electrochemical and physical behavior of fluorine generating anodes, corrosion of nuclear
waste container materials, stress assisted corrosion cracking of metals, radioactive waste management,
localized corrosion, elevated temperature corrosion.
Matthew Kaye, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering (905-721-8668 x5524)[Matthew.Kaye@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D., Queen’s University. Nuclear materials, high temperaturematerials chemistry, phase diagram development, nuclear fuel behavior, aqueous chemistry of nuclear
materials and corrosion.
Lixuan Lu, Professor of Nuclear Engineering (905-721-8668 x5526)[Lixuan.Lu@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D.,
University of Western Ontario. Nuclear power plant instrumentation and control, distributed control,
network control systems, reliability and safety of I&C Systems, risk-informed decision-making, nuclear
based hydrogen generation.
Rachid Machrafi, Professor of Nuclear Science (905-721-8668 x5522) [rachid.machrafi@ontariotechu.ca]
Ph.D., Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Transmutation of nuclear waste, health physics and dosimetry,radiation detection technology, radiation techniques, space radiation, Monte Carlo modelling andeducation technology.
Jennifer McKellar, Associate Professor of Energy Systems (905-721-8668 x5498)[jennifer.mckellar@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D., University of Toronto. Techno-economic and environmental
assessments of energy systems. Conventional and unconventional fuels. Options for improving thesustainability of energy systems. Tools in support of decision-making.
Eleodor Nichita, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering (905-721-8668 x5527)[Eleodor.Nichita@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology. Neutronic design and analysis
methods for advanced nuclear reactors, reactor kinetics and control, neutron and radiation transport,
mathematical modeling and numerical analysis.
Igor Pioro, Professor of Nuclear Engineering (905-721-8668 x5528)[Igor.Pioro@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D.,
National Technical University of Ukraine. Thermalhydraulics of nuclear reactors and Generation IV reactor
concepts, boiling and forced convection including supercritical pressures, two-phase thermosyphons, heatexchangers, and heat recovery systems.
Markus Piro, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Nuclear Fuels andMaterials (905-721-8668 x5525) [markus.piro@ontariotechu.ca) Ph.D., Royal Military College of Canada.
Nuclear fuel performance and safety, nuclear materials, GenIV reactors (i.e., MSR, SFR, SCWR), small
modular reactors, additive manufacturing, experimental and computational thermodynamics,
experimental and computational fluid dynamics, multi-physics nuclear code development and simulations.
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Edward Waller, Professor of Nuclear Engineering (905-721-8668 x5521)[Ed.Waller@ontariotechu.ca]
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Applied health physics, radiation detection, dosimetry, biologicaleffects of radiation, risk analysis, non-intrusive investigation, threat detection and security.

Other Faculty
John Froats, Nuclear Engineer in Residence (905-721-8668 x5507) [john.froats@ontariotechu.ca] B.Eng.
McMaster University, Electrical engineering, nuclear plant design.
Filippo Genco, Associate Teaching Professor (905-721-8668 ext. 5444)[Filippo.Genco@ontariotechu.ca]
Ph.D. Purdue University, 2013. Plasma Material Interactions; Magnetic Fusion Applications; Radiation
damage in materials; Advanced numerical methods; Renewable Energies and Alternative Technologies;
Nuclear and electric propulsion; Direct energy conversion systems and applications; NanoFluids &Nanopatterning applications.
Sharman Perera, Associate Teaching Professor, Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science (905-7218668 x5505) [sharman.perera@ontariotechu.ca] M.A.Sc. Ryerson University, Computational Fluid
Dynamics, Aerosol Mechanics, Integrated Engineering Design and Undergraduate Laboratory Design.
Anthony Waker, Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Science (905-721-8668
x5520)[Anthony.Waker@ontariotechu.ca] Ph.D. London South Bank University. Radiation detector
development, experimental microdosimetry, high LET radiation, X-ray and beta particle impact on cellularand molecular systems.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centre
SIMULATION LABORATORYThe simulation lab contains a state of the art computer and display system for simulation of nuclear power
plants, such as the Pickering and Darlington nuclear-electric generating units, and the School has thecapability to develop software for advanced reactor designs. Dr. George Bereznai.
AEROSOL AND RADIATION RESEARCH LABORATORY
A state-of-the-art aerosol research laboratory is used to investigate potential hazards from terrorist use ofradiological dispersal devices (RDDs). The research is widely applicable to determination of hazards fromairborne radioactive contaminants. Dr. Ed Waller.
DETECTOR PHYSICS AND EXPERIMENTAL MICRODOSIMETRY LABORATORYThe radiation detector development and experimental microdosimetry laboratory is set up for the custom
design, construction and testing of advanced gas ionization detectors such as tissue equivalent
proportional counters and gas electron multipliers and other detection systems for mixed-field radiation
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protection dosimetry and microdosimetry. Coupled with these detectors are the electronic and computer
facilities necessary for the development of novel data acquisition systems and control software. Dr.
Anthony Waker.
CORROSION AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY LABORATORY The corrosion and Electrochemistry lab is set-up to
investigate the electrochemical processes that drive corrosion at elevated temperatures. A particularemphasis is placed on the chemical and electrochemical processes associated with localized corrosion
processes such as localized corrosion and stress assisted corrosion cracking. Special facilities are used to
examine processes in molten salts that range from ow melting point, but noxious fluoride salts to hightemperature metal chloride salts. A variety of electrochemical methodologies are available to interrogate
localized corrosion processes. Dr. Brian Ikeda.
NUCLEAR DESIGN LABORATORY
The primary mission of the Nuclear Design Laboratory is to study multi-disciplinary interfaces andintegrated designs related to nuclear technology including mechanical design, system controls,
instrumentation, and nuclear thermalhydraulics. Dr. Glenn Harvel.
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND VISUALIZATION LAB
The High Performance Computing and Visualization Lab is set up for the investigation of computationallyand output intensive problems that appear in reactor and radiation physics. It supports research into
parallel algorithms and into methods for displaying large amounts of data in a meaningful way using threedimensional graphic representations. Dr. Eleodor Nichita.
NUCLEAR MATERIALS LABORATORYThe nuclear materials laboratory investigates and characterizes metals, alloys, and aqueous systems thatare important in nuclear reactor systems and other energy production facilities. The lab houses an X-ray
Diffractometer capable of characterizing samples at both room temperature and elevated temperatures.
Custom-built vessels allow for exploration of aqueous systems up to 250 ºC. The experimental work canprovide fundamental thermochemical data that supports applied thermodynamic modelling work also
performed in this laboratory. Dr. Matthew Kaye.
APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS LABORATORYThe applied thermodynamics laboratory investigates various thermodynamic properties of nuclear fuels,
nuclear materials, and other non-nuclear materials pertinent to energy systems and manufacturing.
Examples include oxidation tests of advanced research reactor fuels and Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF)
cladding materials. Experimental measurements play an integral role in providing validation data forvarious modelling and simulation efforts. Dr. Markus Piro.
ADVANCED PLASMA ENGINEERING LABORATORY
Advanced Plasma Engineering Laboratory (UOIT) specializes in high density, high energy plasma researchand thermal engineering research. The research has numerous applications in nuclear fusion, aerospace,
waste-to-energy, oil and gas, nanotechnology, biochemical instruments, and manufacturing. The APEL labemphasizes on innovations in plasma generation, diagnostics, and experimentations, and their
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applications on multiple disciplines. The plasma generation include inductive and capacitive plasma
discharge. Experimental work includes ion optics, propulsion, and energy harvesting. Dr. Hossam Gaber.
ENERGY SAFETY AND CONTROL LABORATORY
Energy Safety and Control Laboratory (ESCL) specializes in advanced safety and control systems and theirapplications in nuclear, energy and plasma systems. Research includes: Development of probabilistic risk
models for accurate NPP safety verification; Improved performance of safety and shutdown systems andrecovery operation in NPP; Improved NPP performance with intelligent control systems; and Fault
propagation modeling and real time safety verification of NPP. Experimental work on fault diagnosis incontrol loops, CATHENA simulation code, and uncertainty estimation software tools. Dr. Hossam Gaber

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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
School of Nuclear Science and Engineering
151 Batcheller Hall
1791 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331(541) 737-2343
FAX: (541) 737-0480
Administrative Contact: Brian Woods(541) 737-0675
brian.woods@oregonstate.edu
Website: http://ne.oregonstate.edu/

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
37
21
9

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
46
44
44
32
19
27
4
11
8
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
37
32
8

7/20-6/21
33
49
8

Graduate Student Enrollment: 92 Masters/ 36 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: BS Nuclear Engineering; BS Radiation Health Physics
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses & Degrees Online
http://ne.oregonstate.edu/

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Kathryn A. Higley, Professor (541-737-0675)[kathryn.higley@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Colorado State
University, 1994. Health physics; human and ecological risk assessment; environmental pathway analysis;
environmental radiation monitoring; radionuclide and hazardous chemical transport; radiochemistry;neutron activation analysis; nuclear emergency response planning; environmental regulations. CertifiedHealth Physicist. Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/ kathryn-higley
Samuel A. Briggs, Assistant Professor (541-737-7838) [samuel.briggs@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, 2016. Materials development for next-generation nuclear reactors; microstructuralcharacterization and microscopy of radiation damage in materials; materials degradation in liquid sodium
and molten salt environments; in-situ monitoring of materials health in nuclear reactors; combined effectsof superimposed environmental stressors. Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/samuel-briggs
Tianyi Chen, Assistant Professor (541-737-8190) [Tianyi.chen@oregonstate.edu] PhD, Texas A&M
University, 2015. Nuclear materials including applying the combined techniques of irradiation,
microstructure analysis, multiscale mechanical testing, and molecular dynamics simulations to materials
research and development. Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/tianyi-chen
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Abdollah T. Farsoni, Associate Professor (541-737-9645) [abi.farsoni@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Oregon
State University, 2006. Radiation Detectors; real-time digital electronics; FPGA design; digital pulse
processor; radioxenon detection; nuclear weapon test monitoring; low-cost radiation spectroscopy;
direction-sensitive detectors. Website: http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~tavakola/
Izabela Gutowska, Assistant Professor (541-737-7053) [izabela.gutowska@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Oregon
State University, 2016. Nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics, with emphasis on application of computational
fluid dynamics. Experimental and computational thermal hydraulics aspects involving Generation IV (e.g.,very high temperature, molten salt) and small modular reactors. Computational fluid dynamics
verification, validation, and uncertainty analyses. Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/izabela-gutowska
Jack F. Higginbotham, Professor, Director of Space Programs (541-737-9949)[jack.higginbotham@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1987. Space reactor development,
nuclear spectroscopy, radiation dosimetry, radiation shielding. Certified Health Physicist. Prof.
Higginbotham is currently on a full-time, administrative appointment as Director of Space Programs in theCollege of Science. Website: http://ne.oregonstate.edu/jack-f-higginbotham
Wade Marcum, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Professor (541-737-3018)[wade.marcum@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2010. Nuclear reactor thermal
hydraulics; computational fluid dynamics; reactor safety; flow induced vibration; advanced reactor design.
Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/wade-marcum
Camille J. Palmer, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Committee Chair (541-737-7065)[camille.palmer@Oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2003. International nuclear security andnonproliferation, investigating robotic applications for nuclear safeguards, introducing new analyticaltechniques for nuclear forensics, and nuclear forensic signature development. Website:
https://ne.oregonstate.edu/camille-j-palmer
Todd S. Palmer, Professor (541-737-7064) [todd.palmer@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering andScientific Computing, University of Michigan, 1993. Numerical techniques for particle transport anddiffusion; computational fluid dynamics; reactor physics; general numerical methods; nuclear criticality
safety; Monte Carlo methods; transport in stochastic mixtures. Website: http://ne.oregonstate.edu/todds-palmer
Alena Paulenova, Professor and Faculty Status Committee Chair (541-737-7070)[alena.paulenova@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D. Radiochemistry; chemistry of fuel cycle; advanced separations
methods for used fuel reprocessing and fuel waste forms; behavior of actinides and fssion products;
environmental and biomedical applications. Website: http://ne.oregonstate.edu/alena-paulenova
Steven R. Reese, Associate Professor, Radiation Center Director, and Curriculum Committee Chair (541-7372344) [steve.reese@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1997. Regulatory Compliance;
Reactor Dosimetry; Neutron Radiography; Neutron Depth Profiling; Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation
Analysis. Certified Health Physicist. Website: http://ne.oregonstate.edu/steven-r-reese
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Brian G. Woods, School Head and Professor (541-737-2343) [brian.woods@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Maryland, 2001. Experimental and computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer; nuclear
reactor thermal-hydraulics; nuclear reactor safety. Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/brian-g-woods
Qiao Wu, Professor (541-737-7066) [qiao.wu@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 1995. Nuclear
reactor thermal-hydraulics, two-phase flow theory and experiments, multiphase flow instrumentation,
nuclear reactor safety, scaling analysis of complex systems, neutron radiography for two-phase flow
visualization, nuclear system system design, fuel enrichment, system safety analysis code validation.
Website: http://ne.oregonstate.edu/qiao-wu
Haori Yang, Associate School Head and Associate Professor(541 737-7057) [Haori.Yang@oregonstate.edu]
Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 2009. Non-destructive interrogation techniques; developmentof innovative radiation sensors; general applications of nuclear engineering. Website:
https://ne.oregonstate.edu/haori-yang

Other FacultyDavid M. Hamby, Professor Emeritus (541-737-8682)[david.hamby@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., University ofNorth Carolina, 1989. Health physics; beta dosimetry; beta spectroscopy; radiation instrumentation;
environmental health physics; environmental transport; fate and transport model analysis; radiation risk;
uncertainty analysis. Website: http://ne.oregonstate.edu/david-m-hamby
Trevor Howard, Assistant Professor, Senior Research (541-737-6152) [trevor.howard@oregonstate.edu]
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2018. Fluid-structure interactions; computational multiphysics; nuclear
reactor thermal hydraulics; novel instrumentation and data analysis techniques; verification, validation anduncertainty quantification for multiphysics; artificial intelligence applications in design and analysis.
Website https://ne.oregonstate.edu/trevor-howard
Andrew C. Klein, Professor Emeritus (541-737-2343) [andrew.klein@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 1983. Nuclear energy policy; space nuclear systems design; transient analysis of
nuclear power systems; radiation shielding; nuclear nonproliferation; safeguards and security; and fusionenergy systems design. Professional Engineer. Website https://ne.oregonstate.edu/andrew-c-klein
Mitch K. Meyer, Professor of Practice (208-533-7155) [mitchell.meyer@inl.gov] Ph.D. Iowa State
University. Director of Characterization and Advanced PIE division at INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex.
Developing advanced methods for measuring and characterizing irradiated fuels and materials.
Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/mitchell-meyer
Guillaume Mignot, Assistant Professor Senior Research (541-737-6382)[guillaume.mignot@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008. Study nuclear reactor
severe accidents, development of advanced instrument and metering techniques for condensation film
measurement, operational manager of the Naval Reactor Test Loop (NRTL).
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Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/guillaume-mignot
Jose N. Reyes, Jr. Professor Emeritus (541-737-2343) [jose.reyes@oregonstate.edu] Ph.D., University of
Maryland, 1986. Thermal hydraulics; multi-phase fluid flow; scaling analyses; reactor safety; reactor systemdesign. Professional Engineer. Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/jose-n-reyes
Aaron W. Weiss, Senior Faculty Research Assistant I (541-737-7084) [weissa@oregonstate.edu] M.S.
Oregon State University, 2017. Thermal hydraulics experimental research, instrumentation development,
operational manager of the Hydro-Mechanical Fuel Test Facility (HMFTF).
Website: https://ne.oregonstate.edu/aaron-weiss

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center
OSU Radiation Center: The school is housed in the OSU Radiation Center. Research facilities include a 1.1
MW TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor; Advanced Thermal-Hydraulic Research Laboratory (ATHRL) which
includes Advanced Plant Experiment (APEX) facility and the Multi-Application Light Water Reactor(MASLWR) facility; the Advanced Nuclear Systems Engineering Laboratory (ANSEL) which includes a High
Temperature Test Facility (HTTF), a 1/4-scale test model of a modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled
Reactor (HTGR), and a Fuel Development Hydro-Mechanical test loop; the Advanced Nuclear
Instrumentation Development Laboratory; Radiochemical Analytical Laboratory with radio-HPLC- andradio-LC-IS-MS/MS systems; Cobalt-60 Gamma Irradiator; Neutron Radiography facilities; Gamma andAlpha Spectrometry facilities; Radiological Instrument Calibration facilities; Liquid Scintillation Counting
Systems; Thermoluminescent Dosimetry Systems.

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
138A Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-0036
FAX: 814-865-1280
Administrative Contact: Jaime Focht
814-865-6383
Jlb402@psu.edu
Website: www.mne.psu.edu

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
99
30
8

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
63
69
44
21
13
18
6
5
3
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
46
14
5

7/20-6/21
45
13
3

Graduate Student Enrollment: 60 Masters/ 50 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: BS
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses and MEng Degree Online
https://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/nuclear-engineering-masters/overview

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Jean Paul Allain, Professor and Department Head (814-863-8575) [allain@psu.edu] Ph.D., University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001. Engineering design for global social impact; ion-driven nanostructures
on metals, semiconductors and polymers; advanced nanostructured biointerfaces for regenerative
medicine; multi-scale computational surface physics; plasma-surface and materials interactions in fusion
devices; in-situ surface characterization techniques; irradiation surface science.
Fan-Bill Cheung, Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (814-863-4261) [fxc4@psu.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Notre Dame, 1974. Director of Global Nuclear Power Safety Center; Solidification andMelting; Turbulent Natural Convection; Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer; Nuclear Reactor Thermal
Hydraulics and Safety; Thermal Processing of Materials; Thermal Behavior of High-Temperature Ablatives;
Dense Spray and Atomization.
Marek Flaska, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering (814-867-4754) [mxf5309@psu.edu] Ph.D.
Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology, 2006. Detection of neutrons, gamma rays and x-rays fornuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and forensics; radiation imaging; data-acquisition and dataprocessing electronics; fundamental nuclear physics.
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Jeffrey A. Geuther, Associate Director for Operations of the RSEC and Associate Research Professor of
Nuclear Engineering (814-863-2745) [jag671@psu.edu] Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2007.
Nuclear reactor control systems; neutron activation analysis; radiation detection; radioisotope production;neutron beam experiments.
Miaomiao (Mia) Jin, Assistant Professor (814-863-6938) [mmjin@psu.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, 2019. Computational materials science and engineering; Materials behavior in extreme
environments; Development of radiation-tolerant structural materials; Defects and microstructure
evolution in materials; Materials informatics.
Amanda Johnsen, Assistant Professor (814-865-6351) [amj15@psu.edu] Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley, 2008. Production and purification of radioisotopes; neutron activation analysis; chemistry ofused nuclear fuel and reprocessing; environmental radiochemistry; radiochemistry education.
Hojong Kim, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Nuclear Engineering (814-8653117) [huk29@psu.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. Electrochemistry;
Pyroprocessing; Molten Salt Chemistry; Corrosion.
Saya Lee, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering (814-865-0043) [sjl6054@psu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, 2014. Experimental Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics; Turbulent Flow Analysis; Flow in PorousMedia; Boiling Heat Transfer; Non-Water-Coolant Experiment; Development of Thermal-Fluid
Measurement Techniques.
Azaree T. Lintereur, Assistant Professor (814-867-1783) [atl21@psu.edu] Ph.D., University of Florida,2013. Radiation detector development, multiplicity and coincidence counting, MCNP, nuclear safeguards.
Elia Merzari, Associate Professor (814-863-7469)[ebm5351@psu.edu] Ph.D., Tokyo Institute ofTechnology, 2008. Nuclear thermal-hydraulics; Computational fluid dynamics; Supercomputing;Multiphysics simulations.
Arthur T. Motta, Professor and Graduate Program Chair of Nuclear Engineering (814-865-0036)[atm2@psu.edu] Ph.D., University of California- Berkeley, 1988. Materials behavior in the nuclear reactor
environment, especially nuclear fuel cladding.
Asok Ray, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (814-865-6377) [axr2@psu.edu]
Ph.D., Northeastern University. Instrumentation and control; Signal processing and identification; Robotics
and automation; Nondestructive evaluation; Fatigue and fracture; Aerospace systems; Power systems.
Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering and Professor (814-865-7757)[DeanSchwartz@psu.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. Superconducting magnets
and materials technology for fusion reactors, and energy, medical and defense systems; optical fiber
sensors for cryogenic and radiation environments; fusion reactor engineering and design.

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Kenan Unlu, Director of Radiation Science and Engineering Center and Professor of Nuclear Engineering(814-865-6351) [kxu2@psu.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1989. Development and Applications of
Nuclear Analytical Techniques; Neutron Depth Profiling; Cold Neutron Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis;
Neutron Radiography, Neutron Activation Analysis; Radiation Detection; Radiochemistry; Nuclear
Forensics and Nuclear Security Education and Research.
William J. Walters, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering (814-867-4329) [wjw24@psu.edu] Ph.D.,
Virginia Tech, 2015. Monte Carlo, deterministic, and hybrid methods for radiation transport simulation;
Applications in reactor physics, nuclear safeguards, and spent fuel pool monitoring.
Xing Wang, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering (814-863-0413) [xvw5285@psu.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2016. Radiation damage in materials; Materials in extreme
environments; Development of structural materials for advanced reactors; Electron microscopy and atom
probe tomography.
Douglas Wolfe, Metals, Ceramics and Coatings Processing Department Head for the Applied ResearchLaboratory, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Engineering Science and Mechanics andNuclear Engineering. (814-865-0316) (dew125@arl.psu.edu). Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University,
2001. Structure-processing-property-performance relationships and the development of coatings andmaterials characterization.

Other Faculty
Darryl Farber, Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society and Affiliate Assistant Professor ofInternational Affairs (814-865-3042) [dfarber@engr.psu.edu] Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University,
1999. Policy and management of nuclear waste; scenario analysis and planning for engineering systems;
nuclear ethics.
Massimiliano Rosa, Assistant Teaching Professor of Nuclear Engineering (814-865-4863)[mzr127@psu.edu] Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2007. Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering;
Nuclear Reactor Theory; Mathematics and Computation; Deterministic Transport Methods.
Melika Sharifironizi, Assistant Teaching Professor of Nuclear Engineering (814-863-6938)[mvs6807@psu.edu] Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2017. Environmental radiochemistry; Reactive
transport modeling; Sustainable energy systems.
Jogender Singh, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (814-863-9898) [jxs46@psu.edu] Ph.D.,
Banaras Hindu University, 1981. Powder sintering (metal, ceramic and composite) by Field Assisted
Sintering Technology (FAST); design and development of heat sink components; coatings for extreme
environments; materials characterization and evaluation.
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Leigh Winfrey, Adjunct Associate Professor (814-865-1339) [lzw290@psu.edu] Ph.D., North Carolina State
University, 2010. Plasma-material interactions, plasma boundary layer physics, plasma materials
deposition, space nuclear propulsion.
Dennis L. Youchison, Adjunct Professor of Nuclear Engineering (814-863-6938) [dxy111@psu.edu] Ph.D.,
Pennsylvania State University, 1989. Plasma facing components and plasma-material interactions; highheat flux engineering; materials development for extreme environments.
Matthew Zerphy, Instructor in Nuclear Engineering (814-863-6720) [mxz206@psu.edu] M.S.S.I, National
Intelligence University, 2002. Nuclear Security Threat Analysis; Nuclear Security System Design.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Detector Development Laboratory (DDL): Established in 2017, DDL features a variety of detectors(including a muon detector and a large number of NaI detectors) as well as electronics and computational
stations. The group performs both fundamental and applied radiation detection related research andprovides graduate and undergraduate students with hands-on learning opportunities.
FUNNEL - FUsioN NEutron Laboratory - A dual-tube D-T neutron-generation system is available in thislaboratory: one tube with a neutron output of 1e8 n/sec and the other tube with a neutron output of 1e10
n/sec. The neutron-producing tubes have separate control units so they can be operated independently.
The lower-neutron-output part of the system will provide a capability to accurately detect the alphaparticles resulting from the D-T fusion reaction, thereby allowing for accurate measurements of neutron
emission angles.
LEAF - Laboratory for Experiments to Advance Fission - A low-backscatter, stand-alone, off-campus,
suppressed-room-return building houses a large-area, neutron/gamma-ray multi-detector system tosignificantly reduce the back-scatter effects that are relevant for time-correlated experiments. The
experimental building has dimensions of 25’ x 25’ x 25’ and is internally completely covered, including thefloor and ceiling, by 1” of borated polyethylene to minimize the neutron return. Also, because the building
is a pre-fabricated, stand-alone structure, only a minimal amount of concrete has been used to minimize
the gamma-ray return. This unique laboratory is used for measurements of high-fidelity prompt anddelayed gamma-ray/neutron data.
Radiation Science and Engineering Center: The Radiation Science and Engineering Center (RSEC) is a unit
under the College of Engineering and the Vice President for Research at Penn State. The RSEC promotes
research, education, and applications of radiation and nuclear science and engineering to students,
faculty, and staff at Penn State, as well as to scientists in universities, governments, and industries
worldwide. The RSEC facilities include the Penn State Breazeale Reactor (PSBR), gamma-ray irradiation
facilities (in-pool irradiator and dry irradiator), the Neutron Beam Laboratory, the Hot Cell Laboratory, theRadionuclear Applications Laboratory, the Radiochemistry Teaching Laboratory, the Nuclear Security
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Education Laboratory, the Subcritical Graphite Reactor Facility, and various radiation detection andmeasurement laboratories. The PSBR is a 1 MW, TRIGA reactor with moveable core in a large pool andwith pulsing capabilities. A new core moderator assembly and five new beam ports including a cold
neutron source were installed at the PSBR in the summer of 2018. An expanded neutron beam hall isbeing added to RSEC as a joint initiative with the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear
Engineering in order to accommodate Small Angle Neutron Scattering capabilities.

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Nuclear Engineering Program
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
3700 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-624-9784
412-624-4846
Administrative Contact: Thomas Congedo
412-624-3069
tvc9@pitt.edu
Website: http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/MEMS/

Masters

7/15-6/16
4

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
2
1
3
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
4

7/20-6/21
5Graduate Student Enrollment: 95 Masters
ABET Accreditation: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses and Degrees Online
http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/nuclear/
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Heng Ban, R.K. Mellon Professor in Energy and Director of Nuclear Engineering (412-624-0325)[heng.ban@pitt.edu] Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1994. Thermal properties and measurement
techniques for nuclear materials, transient fuel performance, sensor development for in-pile applications.
Professional Engineer.
Daniel Cole, Associate Professor (412-624-3069) [dgcole@pitt.edu] Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Instituteand State University, 1998. Dynamic systems; measurement and control. Professional Engineer
Minking Chyu, Leighton Orr Chair Professor and Associate Dean for International Initiatives(412-624-9783) [mkchyu@pitt.edu] Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1986. Heat and mass transfer;turbomachinery.
Thomas Congedo, Professor and Associate Director of Nuclear Engineering (412-624-9799)[tvc9@pitt.edu] Ph.D. Nuclear Physics. Nuclear Core Engineering, Criticality Safety, and nuclear technology
applications in substance detection and materials modification.
Jung-Kun Lee, Assistant Professor (412-648-3395) [jul37@pitt.edu] Ph.D., Seoul National University, 2000.
Nanotechnology; radiation effects on Material Properties; Ion-beam Synthesis of functional materials.
Website: http://www.engr.pitt.edu/mems/people/facstaff/lee_jungkun.html
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Jorg Wiezorek, Professor (412-624-5430) [wiezorek@pitt.edu] Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Cambridge,
UK, 1994. Materials Science & Engineering; Physical Metallurgy & Metal Physics; Phase Transformations;
Micro-Characterization & Analysis by Diffraction and Spectroscopy; Transmission Electron Microscopy;
Scanning Electron Microscopy; Mechanical Behavior; Microstructure Engineering.
Other FacultyDavid Aumiller, Adjunct Associate Professor (724-516-9437) [dla12@pitt.edu] Ph.D.,
The Pennsylvania State University, 1996. Two-phase flow and heat transfer; best-estimate plus uncertainty
methods development; reactor safety code development.
Ken Balkey, Adjunct Lecturer (412-374-4633) [balkeykr@westinghouse.com] M.S., University ofPittsburgh, 1980. Nuclear codes and standards; risk assessment; mechanical component integrity; nuclear
reactor pressure vessel integrity; piping design-by-analysis.
John Bartocci, Adjunct Lecturer (412-624-5430) [jtb51@pitt.edu] B.S., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. SRO Certified Instructor.
Bruce Berquist, Adjunct Associate Professor (412-476-6053) [berqb@comcast.net] Ph.D., University ofPittsburgh, 1979. Nuclear materials development.
Heather Detar, Faculty Lecturer (412-716-1445) [detarhl@westinghouse.com] B.S., The Pennsylvania State
University, 2005. PRA Research.
Gary Elder, Faculty Lecturer (412-856-5967) [eldergg@westinghouse.com] Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh,
1982. Operating nuclear plants.
Daniel Gill, Adjunct Lecturer (412-476-7714) [dfg3@pitt.edu] Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University,
2009. Numerical particle transport theory; computational physics; numerical analysis.
David Griesheimer, Adjunct Assistant Professor (412-624-5430) [dpg20@pitt.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2004. Computational methods of radiation transport; Monte Carlo methods; multiphysics
methods for reactor analysis; high performance and parallel computing.
Jason Gruber, Adjunct Assistant Professor (412-624-5430) [jas182@pitt.edu] Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
University, 2007. Computational materials science, multiscale materials modeling, microstructural science,
texture and anisotropy, numerical methods and global optimization.
David Haser, Faculty Lecturer (412-367-9177) [haserd@firstenergy.com] MBA, Youngstown State
University, 2005. SRO License; Safety Culture; Plant Operation Improvements; Nuclear Plant Operations
and Safety. Professional Engineer.

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David Helling, Faculty Lecturer (724-722-5301) [davidh179@gmail.com] B.S., Miami University, 1969. SRO
License; Nuclear Power Plant safety and operations; Nuclear Power Plant instrumentation and control;
Curriculum integration and online learning.
Vefa N. Kucukboyaci, Adjunct Professor (412-374-5652) [kucukbvn@westinghouse.com] Ph.D.,
Pennsylvania State University, 2001. Multi-Physics Methods and Applications; Lattice Physics methods;
Criticality Safety Analysis; Particle transport theory and applications; Thermal-Hydraulics methods; Highperformance/ parallel computing on supercomputer platforms; LOCA Analysis methods; Radiation
shielding applications; Power and research reactor applications.
Charles M. Laymon, Assistant Professor (412-647-0730) [cml14@pitt.edu] Ph.D., University ofPennsylvania, 1989. Positron Emission Tomography acquisition systems; image and signal processing; data
analysis
Eric Loewen, Adjunct Professor (412-624-9799)[eric.loewen@ge.com] Ph.D., Uniersity of Wisconsin.
Advanced reactors and advanced recycling of spent fuel.
Neale S. Mason, Research Associate Professor (412-647-0736) [masons@upmc.edu] Ph.D., Vanderbilt
University, 1991. PET radiochemistry; Molecular Imaging.
Kurshad Muftuoglu, Adjunct Lecturer (412-480-2067) [kurshad.muftuoglu@ge.com] Ph.D., Pennsylvania
State University. Experience includes nuclear reactor safety with emphasis on loss-of-coolant accident;
best-estimate methodology development; computational thermal-hydraulics; and system codesdevelopment.
Justin Pounders, Faculty Lecturer. Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Pounders works at the Bettis
Atomic Power Laboratory in the area of multiphysics methods development. He is generally interested incomputational methods development for reactor physics problems. His most recent research efforts havebeen in the areas of neutronic homogenization and equivalence methods in plant simulations, transient
multiphysics code coupling, and tightly-coupled multiphysics computations.
Richard Siergiej, Adjunct Associate Professor. Ph.D. Lehigh University, 1992. Dr. Siergiej is presently
employed by the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory and previously worked at the Westinghouse Science andTechnology Center. His interests are computer simulation and modeling, advanced energy conversion
technologies, semiconductor physics, fabrication, and materials, and next generation instrumentation andcontrol system.
Sola Talabi, Adjunct Professor (412-448-6823)[sola@pit-tech.com] Ph.D, Carnegie Mellon University, 2013.
Identification and characterization of additional post-nuclear accident decontamination mechanisms to
support Level II PRA safety margin characterization; measurement and analysis to account for additional
post-accident aerosol decontamination in SMR systems, and methodology to improve post-accident
evacuation time estimates and allow potential emergency planning zone size reduction.
Website: www.pit-tech.com
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David S. Teolis, Instructor (412-624-9799)[DAT121@pitt.edu] MS Statistics, Colorado State University,
2010. MS Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1984. Analysis of Transportation Systems.
Michael T. Wenner, Adjunct Professor (724-940-8295)[wennermt@westinghouse.com] Ph.D., University
of Florida, 2010. Technical analyses in the areas of criticality safety for spent fuel pool storage; radiation
shielding; source term analyses for various systems; reactor physics modeling; advanced fuel cycle
analysis; related software design and development.

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POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉALInstitut de génie Nucléaire
Nuclear Engineering Institute2500, chemin de PolytechniqueMontreal, Quebec H3T1J4(514)-340-4711 x 4803
FAX: (514)-340-4192
Administrative Contact: Guy Marleau(514)-340-4711 x 4204
guy.marleau@polymtl.ca
Website: http://www.polymtl.ca/nucleaire/en/

Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
3
3

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
2
*
2
4
*
2
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
3
1

7/20-6/21
20Graduate Student Enrollment: 4 Masters/ 3 Ph.D
ABET Accreditation: Ph.D., M.Sc.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Alain Hébert, Professor (514-340-4711 x 4519) [alain.hebert@polymtl.ca] Ph.D., Paris-XI, 1980. Reactor
Physics; lattice code; neutron diffusion theory. Professional Engineer.
Alberto Teyssedou, Professor (514-340-4711 x 4522) [alberto.teyssedou@polymtl.ca]
Ph.D. Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, 1987. Diphasic flow; thermodynamics; supercritical flows.

Other Faculty
Cornelia Chilan, Senior Research Scientist (514-340-4780) [cornelia.chilian@polymtl.ca]; Ph.D.,
Polytechnique Montréal, 2008. Nuclear engineering; Reactor design and operation; Radioactive materials;
Nuclear physics; Experimental methods and instrumentation.
Website: https://www.polymtl.ca/expertises/en/chilian-cornelia
Guy Marleau, Adjunct Professor (514-340-4711 x 4204) [guy.marleau@polymtl.ca] Ph.D., McGill
University, 1983. Reactor physics, lattice code, neutron transport theory.

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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
SLOWPOKE Laboratory – Development of the method of neutron activation analysis for greater sensitivity,
accuracy and ease of use. Application of neutron activation analysis for the chemical analysis of newmaterials, plastics, rocks, biological tissues and archaeological artefacts. Research collaborations inenvironmental sciences, medicine and archaeology. Production of radioactive tracers for research inchemistry (dynamics of fluidized bed reactors) and medicine (digestive system).
Research Staff
Director of Laboratory and reactor operator: Cornelia Chilian
Reactor operator and research fellow: Darren Hall
Research fellow: Cyril Koclas
Specialized Equipment
SLOWPOKE nuclear reactor; five gamma-ray spectrometers.

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School of Nuclear Engineering
516 Northwestern Ave
West Lafayette, IN 47906
765-494-5739
Administrative Contact: Kellie Reece
kreece@purdue.edu
Website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/NE

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
20
11
4

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
22
16
20
6
12
7
4
7
3
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
27
8
2

7/20-6/21
22
611

Graduate Student Enrollment: 23 Masters/ 40 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: B.S. (N.E.)
Nuclear Engineering Faculty
Seungjin Kim, Professor and Capt. James F. McCarthy, Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of the School of
Nuclear Engineering (765-494-5742) [seungjin@purdue.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 1999. Thermalhydraulics; Reactor Safety; Modeling of two-phase flow and fluid particle interactions; interactions;interfacial area transport modeling; Two-phase flow experiment and instrumentation; Thermal-hydraulics
systems analysis code.
Hany S. Abdel-Khalik, Associate Professor (765-496-9718) [abdelkhalik@purdue.edu] Ph.D., North
Carolina State University, 2004. Validation and Uncertainty Quantification. Big Data Analytics and Data
Assimilation. Cyberattack-resilient Control Systems. LWR Computational Reactor Physics.
Stylianos Chatzidakis, Assistant Professor, Associate Reactor Director and Director of Nuclear Engineering
Radiation Laboratory (765-496-9698) [schatzid@purdue.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 2016. Artificial
Intelligence and deep learning; functional sensors; remote sensing; muon tomography; nonproliferation;
nuclear fuel cycle; advanced reactor monitoring.
Chan Choi, Professor (765-494-6789) [choi@purdue.edu] Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1973. Fusion
Plasma Engineering; Compact Tori Plasma Studies; Inertial Confinement Beam Target Stability; Space
Propulsion; Energy Conversion; Nuclear Nonproliferation.
Allen Garner, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Chairman(765-494-0618)[algarner@purdue.edu] Ph.D. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2006. Biomedical applications of pulsed
power and plasmas; Plasma Physics; Pulsed Power; High Power Microwaves; Theoretical biophysics.

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Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1982. Plasma Material Interactions; Magnetic and Inertial Fusion
Research; Computational Physics and Hydrodynamics; Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography; Laser anddischarge produced plasma; Radiation and Particle Transport in Materials; Biomedical Engineering
Applications.
Mamoru Ishii, Walter H. Zinn Distinguished Professor (765-494-4587) [ishii@purdue.edu] Ph.D., Georgia
Institute of Technology, 1971. Two-phase flow experiments and modeling research; 3-D two -fluid modeland interfacial area transport.
Martin Lopez-De-Bertodano, Associate Professor (765-494-9169) [bertodan@purdue.edu] Ph.D.,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1992. Experimental Two-Phase Flow; Computational Fluid Dynamics;
Turbulence; Thermal Hydraulics and Reactor Safety; Nuclear Systems Simulation.
Shripad T Revankar, Professor, Graduate Programs Chairman (765-496-1782) [shripad@purdue.edu]
Ph.D., Karnatak University, 1983. Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer; Reactor Safety and Thermal
Hydraulics; Next Generation Reactors; High Conductivity Nuclear Fuel; Multiphase Flow in Packed Beds
(Trickle Bed Reactors); Multiphase Instrumentation Development; Fuel Cell -Design and Simulation;
Regenerative Fuel Cell; Distributed Energy Generation; Hybrid Nuclear Systems; Hydrogen Generation High Temperature Thermochemical Reactions; Hydrogen Storage. Website:
http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~shripad/
Rusi Taleyarkhan, Professor of Nuclear Engineering (765-313-1876) [rusi@purdue.edu] Ph.D.(1982),
M.B.A.(1980), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Nuclear power engineering, safety, thermal-hydraulics;
homeland security; combating nuclear terrorism via novel sensor development; Nano-to-macro scale
applications of nuclear technology; acoustic inertial confinement fusion; radiation-matter interactions
coupled with thermal hydraulics; metastable fluid technologies for nanoscale energetic burst generation;
advanced nuclear particle detection technologies based on metastable fluid states; novel explosives andpropellant systems for less-than-lethal and barrier penetration devices.
Lefteri Tsoukalas, Professor (765-496-9696) [tsoukala@purdue.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1989.
Neurofuzzy methodologies for complex power systems modeling, diagnostics and control; Intelligent
instrumentation systems and sensors; Man-machine interface; Autonomous systems and robotics.
Yi Xie, Assistant Professor (765-496-2912) [xie90@purdue.edu] Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2016.
Material degradation and corrosion in reactor and UNF dry storage; electrochemical techniques; advanced
manufacturing in nuclear applications, microreactor, and small modular reactor; nuclear fuel design,
fabrication, and characterization; in-core sensor development.
Yunlin Xu, Assistant Professor (765-496-9033) [yulin@purdue.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 2004. Nuclear
reactor simulation method study; Nuclear reactor simulation code development; Multi-physics coupling;
Nuclear reactor safety analysis; Nuclear reactor design and optimization; Nuclear reactor fuel cycle study;
Methods for solving large scale linear and nonlinear systems.
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Other Faculty
Valeryi Sizyuk, Research Associate Professor (765-494-4217) [vsizyuk@purdue.edu] Ph.D., Belarus State
University, Minsk Belarus, 1997. Reactor Fusion; Plasma. Prof. V. Sizyuk has extensive background incomputational physics, plasma physics and hydrodynamics, computing technologies and their applicationin high volume manufacture.

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Nuclear Engineering
110 8th Street
Troy, New York 12180-3590
518-276-6351
FAX: 518-276-6025
Administrative Contact: Yaron Danon
518-276-4008
danony@rpi.edu
Website: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/ne

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
33
7
3

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
33
22
32
8
4
2
5
7
6
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
30
2
6

7/20-6/21
17
2
3

Graduate Student Enrollment: 5 Masters/ 26 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: Nuclear Engineering (BS)
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Yaron Danon, Professor, Director, Gaerttner Linear Accelerator and Nuclear Engineering Program Director(518-276-4008) [danony@rpi.edu] Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1993. Accelerator technology
and radiation applications; Nuclear data and instrumentation.
Website: http://www.rpi.edu/~danony
Wei Ji, Associate Professor (518-276-6602) [jiw2@rpi.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2008. Nuclear
reactor physics; Monte Carlo method development for radiation transport computation; Multiphysics
computation for reactor safety analysis; Radiation effects on electronics for terrestrial and space
applications. Website: http://www.rpi.edu/~jiw2
Hyun Gook Kang, Associate Professor (518-276-8251) [kangh6@rpi.edu] Ph.D., KAIST, 1999. Probabilistic
Risk Assessment; Emergency Operation Procedure; Safety System Design.
Jie Lian, Associate Professor (518-276-6081) [lianj@rpi.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2003. Nanoscalecharacterization and nanofabrication; Radiation damage and Radiation effects; Materials behavior under
extreme environment; Advanced nuclear waste form and effective nuclear waste management; Accident
tolerant fuels; Validation of fuel modelling and simulation.
Li (Emily) Liu, Associate Professor (518-276-8592) [liue@rpi.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 2005. Physics of water in confined geometry, Instrumentation and methodology development
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for X-ray and neutron scattering; Structure and dynamics of nano to meso-scale materials and biologicalsystems; Radiation damage of materials and devices. Website: http://www.rpi.edu/~liue/
Bimal K Malaviya, Professor; Curriculum Coordinator (518-276-8578) [malavb@rpi.edu]
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1964. Radioactive waste management; fission and fusion reactor physics andtechnology; biomedical applications; human factor engineering.
Shanbin Shi, Assistant Professor (518-276-8406) [shis3@rpi.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 2015. Thermalhydraulics in advanced high-temperature nuclear reactors; Two-phase flow experiments and modelingresearch; Small modular reactor development; Reactor safety analysis.
Other Faculty
Robert C. Block, Professor Emeritus (518-276-6404) [blockr@rpi.edu] Ph.D., Duke University, 1956.
Nuclear structure and data; Accelerator technology; Neutron reactions; Industrial applications of radiation;
Radiation effects in microelectronics; Nondestructive testing.
Richard T Lahey, Jr., Professor Emeritus (518-276-6351) [laheyr@rpi.edu] Ph.D., Stanford University, 1971.
Multiphase flow and boiling heat transfer; Nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics and safety analysis;
Sonofusion technology.
Michael Z. Podowski, Professor Emeritus (518-276-4000) [podowm@rpi.edu] Ph.D., Warsaw University ofTechnology, 1972. Reactor dynamics and safety; Applied mathematics; System stability; Two-phase flow
and heat transfer.
Website: http://www.rpi.edu/~podowm
Don Steiner, Professor Emeritus (518-276-4016) [profsteiner@nycap.rr.com] Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1967. Fusion systems analysis; plasma engineering; blanket design and overall
fusion reactor design.
Glenn Winters, Adjunct Professor (518-584-8796) [winteg@rpi.edu] MBA, Union College, 1983. Reactor
Physics.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
The Gaerttner Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Center has been engaged in active research continuously forover 45 years, and is centered around a multi-million dollar, high power, >60 MeV, L-band traveling wave,
electron linear accelerator. The primary research thrust of the center is obtaining nuclear data for use in avariety of applications, ranging from the design of nuclear reactors and analysis of criticality to radiation
damage and new nuclear medicine technologies. A newly constructed facility adds new researchcapabilities in the area of nuclear criticality safety, with a new detection system designed to measure theprobability of neutron capture in different materials.

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The Walthousen Critical Reactor Facility is a low watt, fully functioning reactor for operational training
and core physics studies and is available for student use in conjunction with modern nuclear radiation
detection and characterization systems.
The Multiscale Science & Engineering Center (MSEC) was established in October 2006 to create acollaborative environment of faculty to develop and transition Multiscale technologies to industry andgovernment. Rensselaer is among the first universities to recognize that a systematic multiscale theory
combined with intensive technology transfer effort would propel the Institute's initiatives in numerous
fields. One MSEC project is the VIP-Man Virtual Patient, with which researchers study multiscale human
computing applications on radiation modeling in geometry modeling, radiation transport, treatment
optimization, and X-ray CT imaging.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
300 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-4185
803-777-0106
Administrative Contact: Travis W. Knight803-777-1465
twknight@sc.edu
Website: https://cec.sc.edu/nuclear

Masters
PhD

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Graduate Student Enrollment: 15 Masters/ 10 Ph.D.
Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses and Degrees Online
https://cec.sc.edu/nuclear
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Travis W. Knight, Professor and Chair (803-777-1465) [twknight@sc.edu]
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2000. Advanced nuclear fuels and materials; nuclear safeguards; nuclear fuelcycle analysis; alternative uses of nuclear power; risk and safety analysis; space nuclear power andpropulsion. Faculty Website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/facultystaff/knight_travis.php
Abdel-Moez E. Bayoumi, Professor & Director (803-777-1845) [bayoumi@cec.sc.edu]
Ph.D., NCSU. Predictive Maintenance; Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM); Design, Manufacturing;
Health Monitoring System. Professional Engineer. Faculty Website:
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/faculty-staff/bayoumi_abdel.php
Theodore M. Besmann, Professor and Endowed Chair in the General Atomics Center (803-777-9853)[besmann@cec.sc.edu] Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1976. Nuclear fuels, materials, hightemperature behavior, thermodynamics, ceramic composites, energy policy. Faculty Website:
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/faculty-staff/besmann_theodore.php

Dan G. Cacuci, Endowed Chair Professor and Director, SmartState Center of Economic Excellence in
Nuclear Science and Energy (803-777-5316) [cacuci@cec.sc.edu] Ph.D., Columbia University in New York,1978. Predictive science, sensitivity and uncertainty quantification, model validation, reactor physics andNuclear Science & Engineering Education Sourcebook

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Fanglin (Frank) Chen, Professor (803-777-4875) [chenfa@cec.sc.edu] Ph.D., Georgia Institute ofTechnology, 2001. Advanced ceramic materials for nuclear related applications; Porous and dense
membranes for gas transport and separation; Tritium separation and sequestration. Faculty website:
http://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/faculty-staff/chen_frank.php
Frederick L. Dryer, Professor (803-777-9136) [dryerf@mailbox.sc.edu] Ph.D., Princeton University, 1971.
National Academy of Engineering, 2021. Thermal sciences (heat transfer, fluid dynamics, physicalchemistry, and chemical kinetics); non-petroleum-derived alternative fuels, their production, theirchemical kinetic properties, and their ability to address U.S. energy security and reduction in net carbon
cycle emissions as well as other pollutant concerns.
Website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/faculty-staff/dryer.php
Tanvir Farouk, Associate Professor (803-777-3380)[tfarouk@sc.edu] Ph.D., Drexel University, 2009.
Plasma, Used Nuclear Fuels, Thermal Hydraulics, Nuclear Fuels Drying and Storage, Multi-physics
Modeling, Emission Spectroscopy.
Xinyu Huang, Assistant Professor (803-777-6834) [huangxin@cec.sc.edu] PhD., Virginia Tech, 2001.
Composite materials; mechanical and environmental testing of cladding and structural materials.
Faculty Website:
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/facultystaff/huang_xinyu.php
Jamil Khan, Professor and Chair (803-777-1578) [khan@cec.sc.edu] Ph.D., Clemson, 1988. Heat transfer;
fluid dynamics; heat exchanger design, power conversion. Faculty Website:
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/faculty-staff/khan_jamil.php
Michael Sutton, Professor (803-777-7158) [sutton@sc.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois, ChampaignUrbana, 1981. National academy of Engineering, 2020. Fracture; fatigue; vision-based measurements;
experimental solid mechanics; biomechanics; composite and metallic material characterization. Faculty
Website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/facultystaff/sutton_michael.php
Yi Wang, Associate Professor (803-777-2252)[yiwang@cec.sc.edu]Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2005.
Computational and data-enabled science and engineering for mechanical and nuclear systems(multiphysics simulation, real-time and massive data analytics, and systems engineering)
Website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/faculty-staff/yi_wang.php
Lingyu Yu, Associate Professor (803-777-4902) [yu3@cec.sc.edu] Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2006.
Structural Health Monitoring and Diagnosis. ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE), sensing andinstrumentation. Faculty Website:
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/faculty-staff/yu_lingyu.php

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Other Faculty
Madalina Badea, Research Assistant Professor (803-777-4185) [ badea@mailbox.sc.edu] Ph.D., Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, 2011. Predictive modeling; Sensitivity analysis and Uncertainty Quantification.
Faculty Website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/facultystaff/badea_madalina.php
Luther L Hamm, Adjunct Professor (803-725-2520) [luther.hamm@srnl.gov] Ph.D., USC, 1982. Subsurface
contaminant transport within the environment. Thermal hydraulic design and analysis of nuclear reactors.
Valmore (Val) J. Loiselle, Adjunct Professor (803-736-5588) [loiselle@cec.sc.edu] MSME w/ Minor NE, RPI,
1973. Retired.
Elwyn Roberts, Visiting Professor (803-777-2252) [robertse@cec.sc.edu] Ph.D., University of Sheffield,
1960. Materials performance in nuclear reactors; product design; manufacturing and concurrent
engineering. Website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/facultystaff/roberts_elwyn.php
James Tulenko, Adjunct Professor. (352-219-3865) [tulenko@gmail.com] Masters in Nuclear Engineering,
MIT. Nuclear Fuel Performance.

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
USC Nuclear Materials Laboratory: The USC Nuclear Materials Laboratory is equipped and licensed forworking with uranium ad thorium based fuels as well as non-radioactive materials routinely studied
including high temperature alloys and ODS steels. The key facilities of this laboratory include hightemperature furnaces for processing and testing of high temperature ceramics and metals, high vacuum
systems, inert atmosphere glovebox, radiological hood, a customized fluidized-bed chemical vapor
deposition coater for studies of coated particle fuels, a very high-temperature mechanical testing machine
including a creep/tensile test stand, TEM sample holder for in-situ straining experiments, differential
scanning calorimeter, thermogravimetric analyzer and equipment for characterization such as density,
particle size, surface area, and porosity measurement and a full suite of metallographic sample
preparation (grinder/polisher, electropolisher).
Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory: Thermal hydraulic test loops and laboratories are dedicated to studies ofenhanced heat transfer, fluid flow, pressure drop and other phenomena associated with nuclear fuel rods
and assemblies.
High Performance Computing: High performance computing facilities are used to analyze and model
nuclear reactors, advanced fuel cycles, and advanced nuclear fuels and materials. Modeling andsimulation codes and tools are employed for neutronic, thermal hydraulic, computational fluid dynamics
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(CFD), thermochemical, safety and risk, shielding, and finite element analyses. Sample code packages
include MCNP6.2, SCALE6.2, FACT-SAGE7.0, ABAQUS, Comsol Multiphysics, etc.
Used Fuel Drying and Disposition Laboratory
The laboratory is equipped with capabilities to test and evaluate full length LWR fuel assemblies. A 16 foottall vacuum chamber is equipped with sensors and instruments for pressure, temperature, relative
humidity, optical emission spectroscopy, and thermal imaging. Heater rods are used to simulate decay
heat of fuel assemblies. A vacuum and gas recirculation network connected to the chamber is capable ofsimulating vacuum drying and forced circulation drying of nuclear fuel assemblies. A smaller chamber issimilarly equipped for testing at a smaller scale. The equipment is used for drying, corrosion,
environmental, and mechanical testing of spent fuel and related materials and components. The chamberand equipment are also used as a testbed for sensors developed for structural health monitoring ofstorage canisters.

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Civil & Mechanical Engineering Technology and Nuclear Engineering
300 College Street; NE
Orangeburg, South Carolina 29117
803-516-4758
FAX: 803-516-4526
Administrative Contact: April Hutton-Moorer
803-516-4923
ahutton@scsu.edu

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ABET Accreditation: Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyMusa B Danjaji, Professor & Academic Program Coordinator (803-516-4591) [mbdanjaji@scsu.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993. Environmental Radioactivity; Radiation Effects inMaterial; Radiation Protection; Alternative Energy Studies.
Zheng Chang, Associate Professor (803-536-7924) [zchang99@gmail.com] Ph.D., Tokyo Institute ofTechnology, 1993. Radiochemistry; Nuclear Engineering; Environmental Radioactivity; Nuclear Detection
Technology.
Kenneth C Okafor, Associate Professor (803-516-4758) [kokafor@scsu.edu] Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1988. Alternative Energy Studies.
Zaijing Sun, Assistant Professor (803-536-7924) [zsun@scsu.edu] Ph.D., Idaho State University, 2012.
Nuclear Activation Analysis; Computer Simulations of Nuclear Processes; Achaeometry; Big Data in Nuclear
Decommissioning and Nuclear Waste Management; Medical Isotope Production.
Website: http://arsl.scsu.edu or http://tdminer.scsu.edu

Other Faculty
Kara N. Beharry, Instructor (803-516-4923) [kbeharry@scsu.edu] M.S., University of Florida – Gainesville,
2009. Radiation Protection.

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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE
Nuclear Engineering
1412 Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-1410
865-974-2525
FAX: 865-974-0668
Administrative Contact: Marisa Hipsher
865-974-2525
mhipshe1@utk.edu
Website: http://www.ne.utk.edu

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PhD

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35
16

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38
17
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24
15
24
13
Number of Graduates

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29
15

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32
16
16

Graduate Student Enrollment: 30 Masters/ 112 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: B.S. (N.E.)

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
J. Wesley Hines, Professor and Department Head (865-974-6561) [jhines2@utk.edu] Ph.D., Ohio State.
Research interests: Diagnostics and surveillance, artificial intelligence methods, expert systems and neuralnetworks. Website: http://www.engr.utk.edu/nuclear/Projects/JWH-Grants10-09.pdf
Sandra Bogetic, Assistant Professor (865-974-7568)[sbogetic@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley, 2020. Development of numerical methods in reactor core analysis; tailoring neutron beams
characteristics; high-performance computing; biomedical application (BNCT); and nuclear security andnonproliferation. Website: https://ne.utk.edu/people/sandra-bogetic/
Nicholas R. Brown, Associate Professor (865-974-2525)[nbrown49@utk.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University,
2011. Nuclear reactor safety and simulation of reactor and system transients, advanced nuclear fuel andcladding materials, including nuclear fuel safety, assessment and simulation of sustainable nuclear fuelcycles.
Livia Casali, Assistant Professor (858-230-2158) [lcasali@utk.edu] Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Plasma
Physics/LMU University, Munich, Germany, 2015. Fusion Energy Science; Plasma physics; radiative anddetached divertors; divertor optimization and pedestal dynamic; impurity transport and core-edge
integration solution to achieve high core performance scenarios with mitigated heat loads in magneticallyconfined fusion devices.

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Jamie B. Coble, Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Studies and Service, Associate Professor
and Southern Company Faculty Fellow (865-974-5048) [jcoble1@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of TennesseeKnoxville. Research interests: Process monitoring, equipment condition assessment, fault detection,
diagnostics, and prognostics.
David C. Donovan, Assistant Professor (865-974-0594) [ddonovan@utk.edu] Ph.D. University 0f Wisconsin– Madison. Research interests: Nuclear Fusion Technology, Boundary Plasma Physics, Plasma Diagnostics,
Plasma-Material Interactions, Fusion Neutron Generators
Howard L. Hall, Professor (865-974-2525) [hhall6@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
Research Interests: Nuclear security applications, including proliferation detection, counterproliferation,
detection of and response to radiological/nuclear threats, nuclear forensics, radiochemistry, andapplications of nuclear-based methods to other security needs (such as explosives detection).
Website: http://hall-research.engr.utk.edu/Welcome_to_Professor_Halls_Research_Group.html
Jason P. Hayward, Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies and Research, Professor and UCOR
Fellow (865-974-2536) [jhayward@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of Michigan. Research interests: Radiation
detection and measurement, nuclear security and safeguards, nuclear instrumentation, medical andhealth physics. Website: http://www.engr.utk.edu/nuclear/Projects/JPHGrantsContracts-12-09.pdf
Lawrence H. Heilbronn, John D. Tickle Assistant Professor (865-974-2525) [lheilbro@utk.edu] Ph.D.,
Michigan State. Research interests: High-energy neutron production from heavy-ion interactions.
Yutai Kato, Assistant Professor (865 576-5996) [ykato1@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of Tokyo, Japan.
Research Interests: Materials science and engineering for fusion and fission energy systems; development
and characterization of ceramics, graphite, composites and other advanced materials for high temperatureand severe environment applications.
Maik K. Lang, Associate Professor and Pietro F. Pasqua Fellow (865-974-2525) [mlang2@utk.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Heildelberg, Germany. Research interests: Radiation damage and high-pressure studies,materials science.
Eric D. Lukosi, Associate Professor (865-974-5048) [elukosi@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of Missouri,
Columbia. Research interests: Neutron detection and spectrometry, dosimetry, nuclear batteries, applied
plasma physics, nuclear physics and cross section evaluations.
G. Ivan Maldonado, Professor (865-974-7562) [imaldona@utk.edu] Ph.D., North Carolina State University.
Research interests: Incore fuel management, fuel cycle analysis, advanced reactors.
Ronald E. Pevey, Associate Professor (865-974-7573) [rpevey@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
Research interests: Reactor physics, thermal hydraulics, computer methods development, shielding,nuclear criticality safety. Professional Engineer.

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Arthur E. Ruggles, Professor (865-974-2525) [aruggles@utk.edu] Ph.D., RPI. Research interests: Reactor
thermalhydraulics, liquid metal flow and heat transfer, cavitation and fluid transients, accelerator target
design and microchannel flow.
Steven S. Skutnik, Joint Faculty Associate Professor (865-974-2525) [sskutnik@utk.edu] Ph.D., North
Carolina State University. Research interests: Nuclear security applications, including proliferation
detection and counter-proliferation; advanced nuclear fuel cycles and waste management; modeling andsimulation.
Vladimir Sobes, Assistant Professor (865-974-7568)[sobesv@utk.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute oftechnology, 2013. Nuclear data, methods and codes development for data applications, nuclear criticality
safety analysis, artificial intelligence for advanced design.
Brian D. Wirth, Governor's Chair Professor (865-974-2552) [bdwirth@utk.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia. Research Interests: computational modeling and measurements of radiation effects inmaterials, molecular dynamics simulation, nano-materials.
Richard T. Wood, Professor (865-974-8841) [rwood11@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of Tennessee. ResearchInterests: Digital instrumentation and control (I&C) technology, nuclear power plant I&C systems, safetysystem regulation, space nuclear power and propulsion, systems engineering, autonomy and control,
surveillance and diagnostics, and simulation. Current research activities focus on common-cause failure for
embedded digital devices and development of I&C architectures for advanced reactors.
Steven J. Zinkle, Governor’s Chair Professor (865-974-2525) [szinkle@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison. Research interests: Physical metallurgy of structural materials; the effects of ion andneutron irradiation on the microstructure, physical properties, and mechanical properties of metals andceramics; transmission electron microscopy; and fusion and space fission reactor materials studies.
Other Faculty
Joseph M. Bowling, Adjunct Assistant Professor (865-541-1155) [jbowling@utk.edu] Ph.D., University ofTennessee – Knoxville. Research Interests: Medical Physics, health physics, radiological engineering.
Ondrej Chvala, Research Assistant Professor (865-974-5048) [ochvala@utk.edu] Ph.D., Charles University,
Prague, Czech Republic. Research Interests: High performance computing applications to nuclear
engineering, reactor core physics, and molten salt based nuclear systems.
David Cook, Associate Professor (865-574-5690) [cookdh@ornl.gov] Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1984.
Research Interests: Reactor safety analysis, research reactor operations and safety, two-phase flow,
isotope separations, and radiological source term modeling.
Jun Ding, Research Associate Professor (865-974-2525)[jding5@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of TennesseeKnoxville, 2004. Design, simulation and monitoring of advances reactors using digital twins,
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instrumentation and control for autonomous nuclear systems, training machine learning for advanced
reactor diagnosis technology.
H. L. Dodds, IBM Professor (865-974-2525) [utne@utk.edu] Ph.D., UT. Research interests: Reactor core
analysis, transient modeling and simulation, reactor safety analysis, advanced reactors, nuclear criticality
safety, energy policy. Professional Engineer.
Website: http://web.utk.edu/~hdj/
Barry D. Ganapol, Research Professor (865-974-2525) [bganapol@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley. Research interests: Deterministic and analytical transport theory.
Jess Gehin, Adjunct Associate Professor (865-576-5093) [gehinjc@ornl.gov] Ph.D., Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, 1992. Research Interests: Nuclear system design and analysis, reactor transient analysis,
advanced simulation of light water reactors, and fuel cycle analysis.
Andrei Gribok, Research Associate Professor (865-974-2525) [agribok@utk.edu] Ph.D., Moscow Inst of
Biological Physics. Research interests: Artificial intelligence techniques, surveillance and diagnosis, Inverse
and ill-posed problems, Regularization theory.
Martin L. Grossbeck, Research Professor (865-974-2525) [mgrossbe@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Research interests: Radiation effects in materials, burnable absorbers, research reactors, and ultra-highvacuum technology.
Samantha Hedrick, Adjunct Assistant Professor (573-220-8392) [samantha.hedrick@provisionproton.com}
Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine Research interests: Medical Physics treatment planning,
quality assurance and clinical development
Michael Howard, Adjunct Professor, (423.493.1691) [Michael.Howard@hcahealthcare.com] Ph.D.,
University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Research interests: Medical Physics, Radiation Safety.
Richard H. Howard, Adjunct Assistant Professor (865-974-7568)[rhowar16@utk.edu] Ph.D., University ofTennessee, Knoxville, 2019. Radioisotope, nuclear fuels, and materials.
Alan S. Icenhour, Adjunct Professor (865-576-5315) [aicenhou@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of TennesseeKnoxville. Research Interests: Radiochemical processing, nuclear fuels, isotope and radioisotope
production, reactor and nuclear facility operations, radioactive waste management, and nuclear security.
Thomas Kerlin, Research Professor (86-597-42525) [jkerlin@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
Research interests: Diagnostics and surveillance, modeling and simulation, instrumentation and control.
Richard “Chip” H. Lagdon, Professor of Practice (703-429-6534)[rlagdon@utk.edu] MEA, George
Washington University, 1987.

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Michael J. Leisenfelt, Research Assistant Professor (865-974-2525)[mlesenf@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of
Florida, 2016. Advanced imaging technologies including: high speed active interrogation for security
nonproliferation, industrial non-destructive testing/inspection/evaluation, medical imaging, Compton
scatter radiographic methods, dual/multi energy methods, ray-tracing physics based computed
tomography, radiation detection, system integration, and high performance CPUGPU data processing.
Charles L. Melcher, Research professor (865-974-0254) [cmelcher@utk.edu] Ph.D., Washington Universityof St. Louis. Research interests: Radiation detection, gamma-ray spectroscopy, new materials for radiation
sensors, crystal growth, implementation of emerging scintillator technology in medical imaging andnuclear security
John T. Mihalczo, Research Professor (865-974-2525) [maccat15@comcast.net] Ph.D., University ofTennessee, Knoxville. Research interests: radiation measurements for nuclear safeguards and nuclear
criticality safety, reactor physics
Jack Miller, Research Professor (865-974-2525) [jmill122@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of California.
Research interests: Space radiation protection and radiological engineering.
Laurence F. Miller, Professor Emeritus (865-974-5048) [lfmiller@utk.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M. Researchinterests: Particle and radiation transport, diagnostics and surveillance, waste management, healthphysics, modeling and simulation, instrumentation and control. Professional Engineer.
Hanna Moussa, Research Assistant Professor (865-974-2525) [hmoussa@utk.edu] Ph.D., University ofTennessee-Knoxville. Research Interests: Radiation safety, Monte Carlo simulation of radiation transport.
Fred R. Mynatt, Research Professor (865-974-2525) [fmynatt@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of TennesseeKnoxville. Research interests: Radiation transport, isotope production and nuclear regulations.
Giovanni Pastore, Research Associate Professor (865-974-7568)[Giovanni.Pasore@inl.gov] Ph.D.,
Polytechnic University of Milan, 2012. Nuclear Materials, Fuels and Performance Modeling.
Louis Qualls, Adjunct Professor (865-974-7568)[lou.qualls@comcast.net] Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
Molten salt reactors, thermal nuclear propulsion, advanced reactor systems.
Stephen S. Raman, Adjunct Assistant Professor (865-574-5138)[sraiman@utk.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, Ann Arbor, 2016. Nuclear materials, corrosion, radiation effects.
Chester R. Ramsey, Adjunct Assistant Professor (865-974-2525) [cramsey@utk.edu] Ph.D., University ofTennessee-Knoxville. Research Interests: Medical Physics, health physics, radiological engineering.
Jason D. Readle, Adjunct Assistant Professor (865-974-7568)[jreadle@utk.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, 2010. Nuclear security, lasers, electronics.

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Andrew Stephan, Research Assistant Professor (865-974-2525) Ph.D., University of Tennessee. Researchinterests: Radiation detection and homeland security.
Ashley C. Stowe, Assistant Professor (8659742525) [astowe1@utk.edu] M.S., Florida State University.
Research interests: Radiation detection and instrument development.
Lawrence W. Townsend, Chancellor’s Professor and Robert M. Condra Professor Emeritus (865-974-7569)[ltownsen@utk.edu] Ph.D., Idaho. Research interests: Radiation physics, transport, shielding and risk
assessment; Nuclear and Radiological engineering; Theoretical nuclear physics
Belle R. Upadhyaya, Professor Emeritus (865-974-7576) [bupadhya@utk.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, San Diego. Research interests: Dynamics, instrumentation and control, monitoring anddiagnostics, advanced signal processing, next generation reactors, autonomous control of space reactors,
nondestructive examination, reliability and maintainability engineering. Professional Engineer.
Website: http://web.utk.edu/~bru/
Timothy Valentine, Research Associate Professor (865-974-2525) [tvalenti@utk.edu] Ph.D., University ofTennessee. Research interests: Nuclear system safety and energy policy.
Martin R. Williamson, Research Assistant Professor (865-974-2525) [mwillia3@utk.edu] Ph.D., Universityof Tennessee. Research interests: nuclear nonproliferation and arms control, fissile material detection andcharacterization, nuclear criticality safety. Professional Engineer.

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Nuclear Engineering
337 Zachry Engineering Center, 3133 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3133
979-845-4161
FAX: 979-845-6443
Administrative Contact: Laurie McArthur
979-845-4161
lmcarthur@tamu.edu
Website: http://engineering.tamu.edu/nuclear

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
46
24
14

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
48
81
92
23
17
19
17
16
17
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
69
16
11

7/20-6/21
60
25
10

Graduate Student Enrollment: 75 Masters/ 66 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: Nuclear Engineering, Radiological Health Engineering

Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyMichael A. Nastasi, Department Head (979- 862-2636) [mikenastasi@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Cornell University,
1986. Materials for Extreme Nuclear Environments; Irradiation Induced Phase Transformations; Ion
Irradiation and Plasma Modification Materials; Synthesis and Properties of High Strength Nanolayered
Composites
Marvin L. Adams, Professor; Associate Director, Center for Large-scale Scientific Simulations; Director,
National Laboratories Mission Support (979-845-4198) [mladams@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 1986. Computational Method Development; Nuclear Reactor Analysis and Design.
Professional Engineer.
Karim E. Ahmed, Assistant Professor (979-847-6192) [karim.ahmed@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University,
2015. Multiscale modeling and simulations of materials, irradiation effects, co-evolution of microstructure
and properties of materials.
Sunil S. Chirayath, Associate Professor, Director, Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives(NSSPI) (979-862-2616) [sunil@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University of Madras, India, 2005. Nuclear Security andNonproliferation; Monte Carlo Radiation Transport; Criticality Safety.
Website: https://nsspi.tamu.edu/people/sunil-sunny-chirayath/John Ford, Associate Professor; ABET Coordinator (979-845-6271) [ford@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University ofTennessee at Knoxville, 1992. Health Physics; Radiation Biology; Medical Physics.
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Yassin A. Hassan, Professor (979-845-7090) [y-hassan@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1980.
Nuclear Power Engineering: Thermal Hydraulics; Computational Fluid Dynamics. Professional Engineer.
Mark Kimber, Associate Professor (979-458-3952) [mark.kimber@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University,
2008. Experimental and Computational Thermal Hydraulics, Uncertainty Quantification in Isothermal and
Non-isothermal Turbulent Flows and Two-Phase Heat Transport.
Karen Vierow Kirkland, Professor and Associate Department Head (979-458-0600) [vierow@tamu.edu]
Ph.D., University of Tokyo, 1999. Nuclear Power Engineering: Thermal Hydraulics; Reactor Safety.
Craig Marianno, Assistant Professor; Deputy Director, NSSPI (979-845 -6093) [marianno@tamu.edu]
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2000. Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation; Health Physics,
Radioecology; Radiation Detection System Development; Emergency Response and Consequence
Management.
Sean M. McDeavitt, Professor; Director, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center (NESC) (979-845-7551)[mcdeavitt@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 1992. Processing and Behavior of Nuclear Fuels,
Materials, and Waste Forms; Radiation Science Applications; and Nuclear System Design and
Demonstration. Laboratory: Fuel Cycle and Materials Laboratory (FCML)
https://engineering.tamu.edu/nuclear/research/facilities/fuel-cycle-materials-laboratory-fcml.html
Jim E. Morel, Professor; Director, Center for Large-Scale Scientific Simulations, TAMUS Co-Director, Center
for Resilient National Security (979-845-6072) [morel@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1979.
Computational Methods Development for Radiation Transport, Radiation-Hydrodynamics, Uncertainty
Quantification and Reduced-Order Methods.
Kenneth L. Peddicord, Professor (979-845-5802) [k-peddicord@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois,
1972. Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycles. Professional Engineer.
Jean Ragusa, Professor and Associate Director, Institute for Scientific Computation (979-862-2033)[jean.ragusa@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France, 2001. Computational
Methods for Radiation Transport and Multiphysics Applications; Reactor Analysis and Design; Uncertainty
Quantification and Data Science Applied to Nuclear Engineering.
Website: http://multiphysics.engr.tamu.edu
Stephen S. Raiman, Assistant Professor (979-458-2477) [sraiman@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2016. Materials in extreme environments, corrosion, radiation damage, high temperature
structural materials. Website: http://mihtee.engr.tamu.edu
Lin Shao, Professor and Undergraduate Program Advisor (979-845-4107) [lshao@tamu.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Houston, 2001. Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycles.

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Pavel V. Tsvetkov, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Advisor (979-845-7078)[tsvetkov@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2002. Advanced Energy Systems Laboratory: Design
and Demonstration of Advanced Nuclear Systems, Waste Minimization, Optimization, Systems
Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Energy Sustainability and Environment, Direct Energy
Conversion, Autonomous Control, Novel Instrumentation, Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation,
Cybersecurity.
Other Faculty
Leslie A. Braby, Senior Lecturer Emeritus; Research Professor (979-862-1798) [labraby@tamu.edu] Ph.D.,
Oregon State University, 1972. Health Physics; Radiation Biology; Medical Physics.
Pasquale Fulvio, Research Assistant Professor (979-458-8164)[pfulvio@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2009. Preparation and characterization of nanomaterials and composites for energy storage
and conversion, for radiation shielding and detection, for heterogeneous catalysis, and for separations.
Cable Kurwitz, Senior Lecturer (979-845-6126) [kurwitz@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2009.
Nuclear Power Engineering: Space Power; Thermal Hydraulics. Professional Engineer.
Website: https://itp.tamu.edu
William H. Marlow, Professor Emeritus (979-845-2271) [w-marlow@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University of Texas
at Austin, 1973. Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycles.
Warren Miller, Professor of Practice[wmiller@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1973. Nuclear
Security; Computational Methods, Energy Policy.
Paul Nelson, Professor Emeritus; Associate Director for International Programs, NSSPI (979-845-4132) [pnelson@tamu.edu] Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1969. Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation.
Natela Ostrovskaya, Senior Lecturer (979-862-4409) [natela@ne.tamu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University,
2005. Health Physics; Radiation Biology; Medical Physics.
Theodore Parish, Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. University of Texas, 1973. Reactor Physics.
Galina Tsvetkova, Senior Lecturer (979-845-4162) [tsvetkovag@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University,
2003. Nuclear Power Engineering-Reactor Analysis & Design; Small Nuclear Power & Co-Generation
Applications.
Rodolfo Vaghetto, Research Assistant Professor (979-845-4109) [r.vaghetto@tamu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, 2013. Experimental and computational aspects involving high temperature gas-cooled reactors;
Computational thermal-hydraulics applied to existing Light Water Reactors (LWR) and Generation IV
Reactors.

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Richard M. Waer, Professor of Practice (979-845-4161) [rwaer@tamu.edu] B.S., University of Arizona,
1989.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Center for Large-scale Scientific Simulations (CLASS): Dr. Jim Morel, Director. CLASS' objectives are toadvance the state of the art in large-scale scientific simulations, and to lead the development ofeducational programs whose participants will be exceptionally well qualified for careers in scientificsimulation. http://class.tamu.edu
Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI): Dr. Sunil Chirayath, Director. The
mission of NSSPI is to work collaboratively with national laboratories and other partners to develop andapply science and technology to detect, prevent, and reverse the proliferation of nuclear and radiologicalweapons and guard against nuclear terrorism; educate the next generation of leaders in the field of
nuclear security sciences; and to study the policy implications of deploying new technologies.
http://nsspi.tamu.edu.
Joint Center for Resilient National Security (JCRNS), Dr. Jim Morel, TAMUS Co-Director, JCRNS is a joint
center of the Texas A&M University System and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The interim LANL CoDirector is Dr. John Scott. The mission of JCRNS is to develop and enhance national security capabilities
between U.S. Department of Energy laboratories and U.S. universities supporting Los Alamos National
Laboratory. The JCRNS will accomplish its mission through a series of programs that will develop over time.
https://nationallabsoffice.tamus.edu/joint-center-for-resilient-national-security/
Nuclear Engineering and Science Center (NESC): Dr. Sean M. McDeavitt, Director. The NESC is a multidivision center comprising reactor facilities, research laboratories, and the Nuclear Power Institute (NPI).
The center contains two research reactors. The first is a 1 MW TRIGA reactor with multiple irradiation
options that is used for student training, research, and isotope production. The second is a 5 W AGN-201M
reactor that is useful for student training and low-power research activities. The NESC also has multiple
research laboratories with hot cells, gloveboxes, materials processing equipment, and radiochemistry
capabilities. http://nsc.tamu.edu
Nuclear Power Institute (NPI): NPI is a state-supported division within the NESC with the mission
to develop “the necessary workforce” in the state of Texas. The Institute supports education
enhancement programs with K-12 students, community colleges, teachers and education
professionals in Texas. http://www.nuclearpowerinstitute.org.

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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at AUSTIN
Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program
Mechanical Engineering
1 University Station C2200
Austin, Texas 78712-0292
512-913-7609
FAX: 512-471-4589
Administrative Contact: Nichole Powellnicole.powell@austin.utexas.edu
Website: www.nuclear.engr.utexas.edu

Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
10
4

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
6
6
7
6
3
2
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20**

7/20-6/21**

Graduate Student Enrollment: Not Reported
ABET Accreditation: BS in Mechanical Engineering
Distance Education Program
Nuclear Engineering Courses for MS and PhD Degrees
http://nuclear.engr.utexas.edu/distance-learning
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Sheldon Landsberger, Professor; Robert B. Trull Chair in Engineering (512-796-0287)[s.landsberger@mail.utexas.edu] Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1982. Nuclear Instrumentation; nuclear
forensics.Website: http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/landsberger
William Charlton, John J. McKetta Energy Professor and Director, Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory(865-406-1502)[wcharlton@austin.utexas.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1999. Nuclear security;
nuclear nonproliferation; nuclear detection; nuclear forensics; nuclear policy; reactor physics.
Website: http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/charlton
Kevin Clarno, Associate Professor (865-406-1502)[clarno@utexas.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2002.
Multiphysics coupling methods, neutronics; fuel performance; design, optimization, and analysis ofadvanced commercial and test reactor concepts.
Derek Haas, Assistant Professor (512-468-3871) [derekhaas@utexas.edu] Ph.D., University of Texas atAustin, 2008. Radiation detection for nuclear arms control and non-proliferation; fundamental physics ofradioactive decay processes; fission yields; detection techniques.
Website: http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/haas

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Dale Klein, Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research for the UT System (512-499-4689)[dklein@utsystem.edu] Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1977. Nuclear power sustainability,
nuclear regulations; nuclear nonproliferation.
Website: http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/klein
Other Faculty
Joe Artnak, Research Associate (512-577-6998 [ut@att.net] Ph.D., University of Texas, 2012. Prompt
gamma activation analysis; hydrogen embrittlement, susceptibility, and detection in metals; boron
quantification in semiconductors for neutron detection and voltaic systems; radioxenon and radioargon
production. Website: http://www.nuclear.engr.utexas.edu/netl/netl-people
Robert Blake Anderson, Postdoctoral Fellow (432-770-6028) [blakeanderson@utexas.edu] Ph.D., The
University of Texas at Austin, 2020. Mobile robotic systems; autonomous radiation surveying; radioactive
source localization; optimization of robotic measurements; robot task planning.
Website:https:// robotics.me.utexas.edu/blake-anderson
Benjamin Collins, Senior Research Fellow (734-764-4260) [collins.bs@gmail.com] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2011. Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences; and Scientific Computing.
Desiderio Kovar, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, (512-471-5185}[dekovar@austin.utexas.edu] Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, 1995, Microstructure/property
relationships in ceramics; metals, composites; additive manufacturing.
Website:https://www.me.utexas.edu/ faculty/faculty-directory/kovar
Joseph Lapka, Research Fellow (530-219-9185) [joseph.lapka@austin.utexas.edu] Ph.D., Oregon State
University, 2013; Nuclear fuel reprocessing; actinide and lanthanide chemistry, aqueous and organic
solution chemistry. Website:http://www.nuclear.engr.utexas.edu/faculty-and-staff
Benjamin Leibowicz, Assistant Professor, Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, (512-4759550)[bleibowicz@utexas.edu] Ph.D. Stanford University, 2012, Energy systems; energy and climate policy
analysis; integrated assessment modeling; sustainable cities; technological change and innovation.
Website: https://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/leibowicz
Don Nolting, Facilities Manager Biomedical Imaging Center and Research Associate, Nuclear Engineering
Teaching Laboratory (615-491-3032) [don.nolting@utexas.edu] Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2005. Inorganicand organometallic chemistry; MR, PET, SPECT, and Optical imaging contrast agent design, synthesis, andpurification; radiochemical syntheses using F-18, Cu-64, Tc-99m, and In-111 isotopes.
Website: https://biomedimaging.utexas.edu/about-us
Mitch Pryor (512-471-5182) [mpryror@utexas.edu] Ph.D., The University of Texas, Austin, 2002. Robotics
in hazardous areas with special nuclear materials; design; controls, decision making
Website: http://robotics.me.utexas.edu/mitch-pryor
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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL): Constructed in 1986 at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus,
a separate research center of the University of Texas, featuring a 1 Megawatt TRIGA reactor. Areas ofstudy include health physics, radiation engineering, research reactor beam port experiments, radioactive
waste management, reactor and computational nuclear engineering and environmental pathways, andnuclear forensics. NETL also houses a 14 MeV neutron generator, 2 Pu(Be) sources, three Compton
suppression germanium systems, three gamma-gamma coincidence systems, beta-gamma coincidence
system, and radiochemistry and neutron activation analysis laboratories.
Nuclear and Applied Robotics Laboratory: Advanced research in efforts to deploy robotics in hazardous,
uncertain environments to perform manufacturing and special nuclear material handling.

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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Nuclear Engineering Program
Civil and Environmental Engineering
110 Central Campus Drive, Suite 2000
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-6931
FAX: 801-585-5477
Administrative Contact: Courtney Phillips
801-581-6931
courtney.phillips@utah.edu
Website: www.nuclear.utah.edu

Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
8
2

7/16-6/17 7/17-6/18 7/18-6/19
3
3
*
3
4
*
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20**

7/20-6/21**

Graduate Student Enrollment: Not Reported
ABET Accreditation: Civil Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultyMichael Barber, Director, Professor and Chair (801-581-6931)[barber@civil.utah.edu] Ph.D., University ofTexas at Austin, 1991. Water Resources Engineering; Water Quality; and Climate Change Impact on Water
Resources; Field Investigations and Numerical Modeling Studies. Website: www.nuclear.utah.edu/director
Edward Cazalas, Assistant Professor (801-581-7397) [edward.cazalas@utah.edu] Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University, 2015. Radiation detection; radiation effects; instrumentation and electronics.
Tara Mastren, Assistant Professor (801-581-7277) [tara.mastren@utah.edu] Ph.D., Washington University
in St. Louis, 2014. Radiochemistry; Nuclear Medicine; Lanthanide and Actinide Separations; Neutron
Activation Analysis. Website: https://themastrenlab.sitey.me/
Luther McDonald IV, Associate Professor (801-581-7768) [luther.mcdonald@utah.edu] Ph.D., Washington
State University, 2012. Radiochemistry; Nuclear Forensics; Nuclear Materials.
Website: www.mcdonald-radiochemistry-research.com
Michael F. Simpson, Professor (801-581-4013) [michael.simpson@utah.edu] Ph.D., Princeton University,
1996. Nuclear fuel cycle technology; molten salt chemistry; nuclear safeguards; electrochemical analysis andseparations. Website: https://faculty.utah.edu/u0907827-MICHAEL_F_SIMPSON/research/index.hml
Glenn Sjoden, Professor (801-581-8874) [glenn.sjoden@utah.edu] Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University,
1997. Non-proliferation, reactor research, and power engineering. Professional Engineer.
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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
4130 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322
435-797-0329
FAX: 435-797-2417
Administrative Contact: Ryan Berke
435-797-8184
Ryan.berke@usu.edu
Website: www.mae.usu.edu
nuclear.usu.edu
Graduate Student Enrollment: 57 Masters/33 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: Mechanical Engineering

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Zhongquan “Charlie” Zheng, Professor and Department Head. (435-797-2878) [zzheng@usu.edu]. Ph.D.,
Old Dominion University, 1993. Vortex dynamics, CFD, heat transfer, turbulent flow, aeroacoustics, andbiofluid dynamics.
Ryan Berke, Assistant Professor and Director of USU’s Thermal Hydraulics and Materials Properties (TMP)
Center. (435-797-8184) [ryan.berke@usu.edu] Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2013. Experimental solidmechanics for extreme temperature environments, digital image correlation at high magnifications andlong working distances. Websites: www.berkelab.com and nuclear.usu.edu .
Som Dutta, Assistant Professor. (435-797-0329) [som.dutta@usu.edu]. Ph.D., University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign, 2016. Computational fluid dynamics, particle flow.
Thomas Fronk, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering. (435-797-0116)[Thomas.fronk@usu.edu]. Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 1991. Composite structures, numerical solutions, finite
elements, vibrations.
Nadia Kouraytem, Assistant Professor (435-797-6364) [nadia.kouraytem@usu.edu] Ph.D., King Abdullah
University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 2016. Investigating the process-structure-property
relationships of metal additive manufacturing using advanced experimental characterization techniques
for applications in extreme environments.
Juhyeong Lee, Assistant Professor. (435-797-0329) [juhyeong.lee@usu.edu] Ph.D. Mississippi State
University, 2017. Damage mechanisms due to thermal-electrical-mechanical coupling, effects of lightning
strikes on composites. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/mscim
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Nick Roberts, Associate Professor. (435-797-9455) [nick.roberts@usu.edu]. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University,
2010. Direct energy conversion and storage, materials, nanotechnology, thermal transport. Website:
http://ntel.go.usu.edu
Barton Smith, Professor. (435-797-8147) [barton.smith@usu.edu]. Ph.D., Georgia Tech, 1999.
Experimental fluid mechanics, validation benchmark simulations for CFD, particle image velocimetry
uncertainty, flow control applied to materials processing. Website:
http://efdl.neng.usu.edu/EFDL/EFDL_Home.html
Yanqing Su, Assistant Professor. (435-797-0957) [yanqing.su@usu.edu] Ph.D., Georgia Institute ofTechnology, 2017. Computational fluid/solid mechanics, multi-scale simulations for materials under
extreme environment. Website: https://yanqingsu.github.io/
Elizabeth Vargis, Associate Professor. (435-797-0618) [elizabeth.vargis@usu.edu]. Ph.D., Vanderbilt
University, 2012. Health physics, tissue engineering, effects of radiation on cardiac and skeletal muscle.
Website: www.vargislab.com
Hailei Wang, Assistant Professor. (435-797-2098)[hailei.wang@usu.edu]. Ph.D., Oregon State University,
2006. Thermal fluid sciences, advanced energy systems, integration of waste heat and renewable energy,
and high-performance micro-channel heat exchangers. Website: http://mae.usu.edu/faculty/haileiwang/index
Haoran Wang, Assistant Professor. (435-797-0951)[haoran.wang@usu.edu]. Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, 2017. Solid mechanics and materials, multiscale computations, uncertainty
quantification, data-driven modeling. Website: https://sites.google.com/site/haoranwangsresearch/

Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Thermal Hydraulics and Materials Properties (TMP) Center: Dr. Ryan Berke, Director. Located 140 miles
south of INL, USU has emerged to play a major role regionally in nuclear engineering research andeducation. TMP currently has 11 active research faculty with interests grouped into two core strengths:
materials characterization and thermal hydraulics. http://nuclear.usu.edu/

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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
401 West Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3015(804) 828-9117
FAX: (804) 827-7030
Administrative Contact: Supathorn Phongikaroon(804) 827-7030
sphongikaroon@vcu.edu
Website: http://mechanical-and-nuclear.egr.vcu.edu/

B.S.
Masters
PhD

7/15-6/16
23
18
6

7/16-6/17
7/17-6/18
7/18-6/19
12
14
12
11
4
20
8
7
8
Number of Graduates

7/19-6/20
1023
6

7/20-6/21
10
15
5Graduate Student Enrollment: 64 Masters/ 38 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering,
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a Nuclear Concentration

Nuclear Science and Engineering FacultySupathorn Phongikaroon, Professor and Director of Nuclear Programs (804-827-2278)[sphongikaroon@vcu.edu] Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2001. Electrochemical and chemical separation
for used nuclear fuel reprocessing, molten salt systems, pyroprocessing technology, laser-induced
breakdown spectroscopy. Professional Engineer.
Lane Carasik, Assistant Professor (804-828-9117) [lbcarasik@vcu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2017.
Thermal-hydraulics; advanced reactor design and simulation.
Braden Goddard, Assistant Professor (804-827-7029) [bgoddard@vcu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University,
2013. Nuclear security and counter terrorism, nonproliferation and international safeguards, radiation
detection and measurements, environmental measurements and assay.
James Miller, Professor of Practice (804-827-4000) [jgmiller@vcu.edu] M.S., Pennsylvania State University,
1975. Reactor Theory, nuclear safety, modeling and simulation of nuclear systems. Professional Engineer.
Gennady Miloshevsky, Associate Professor (804-828-9117 [gennady@vcu.edu] Ph.D., Heat and Mass
Transfer Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1998. Computational physics; shielding ofspace radiation; fission SNM sources; plasma physics and atomic spectra; CFD; two-fluid liquid metalplasma flows; warm dense matter.
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Jessika Rojas, Associate Professor (804-828-7126) [jvrojas@vcu.edu] Ph.D., Missouri University of Science &Technology, 2014. Nuclear materials, radiation induced synthesis of nanomaterials, medical applications ofradiation.
Gary Tepper, Professor and Department Chair (804-827-4079) [gctepper@vcu.edu] Ph.D, University ofCalifornia, San Diego, 1993. Radiation detection and measurement, sensor design, nanoscale materials.
Zeyun Wu, Assistant Professor (804-827-0237) [zwu@vcu.edu] Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2010.
Reactor Physics; Reactor core design and analysis; Computational methods for neutron transport;
Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis. Website: https://egr.vcu.edu/directory/zeyunwu/

Other Faculty
Carlos Castano, Assistant Professor (804-828-1998) [cecastanolond@vcu.edu] Ph.D., Missouri University of
Science and Technology, 2014. Surface Engineering; Functional Coatings; Nanomaterials Engineering;
Corrosion Engineering; Plasma Physics; Advanced Materials Characterization.
Website: https://expertfile.com/experts/carlos.castanophd
Carl Elks, Associate Professor (804-828-8222) [crelks@vcu.edu] Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2005.
Resilient Cyber Physical Systems; Systematic SW testing; Runtime Verification and Monitoring; Fault
injection; Cyber threat and vulnerability, and modernization strategies for energy and utility
infrastructures, especially for Nuclear Power Plants. Website: https://expertfile.com/experts/carl.elksphd
Gene Grecheck, Instructor (804-827-4000) M.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Energy policy, nuclear power
operations and strategic development.
Ibrahim Guven, Associate Professor (804-827-3652) [iguven@vcu.edu] Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2000.
Fracture and failure analysis using Peridynamics; Impact and penetration mechanics; Multi-scale modelingof physical phenomena; Micro/nano-scale testing and measurement techniques.
Website: https://expertfile.com/experts/ibrahim.guvenphd
Milos Manic, Professor (804-827-3999) [misko@vcu.edu] Ph.D., University of Idaho, 2003. Computational
Intelligence Techniques (Machine Learning) with Applications in Energy Cybersecurity and Human MachineInterfaces; Software Defined Networks; Fuzzy Neural Data Mining Techniques; Energy Security; Humanmachine Interfaces. Website: https://expertfile.com/experts/milos.manicphd

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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Specialized nuclear engineering laboratories include a the VCU Radiation Detection andMeasurement Laboratory, the VCU Radiochemistry Laboratory, the VCU Laser Spectroscopy
Laboratory, the Advanced Nuclear Modeling and Simulation Laboratory, the NanoNuclear andRadiation Effects Laboratory, the Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation Laboratory, theMicrosensor and Radiation Detector Laboratory, the VCU Nuclear Simulator, and the VCU Inertial
Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Reactor. Other relevant research centers within the VCU School ofEngineering include the Institute for Engineering and Medicine, the VCU Nanomaterials Core
Characterization Center, the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation and the Wright Virginia
Microelectronics Center.

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VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
Nuclear Engineering Program
Mechanical Engineering Department
445 Goodwin Hall (0238)
635 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
703-538-3790
Greater Washington DC Area (GWDCA) Campus
Northern Virginia center
7054 Haycock Road
Arlington, VA 22043
Director: Alireza Haghighat
Program Coordinator: Alison Jones
arjones@vt.edu
Website: http://nuclear.ncr.vt.edu

Masters
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Distance Education Program
Offers Nuclear Engineering Courses Online

Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Alireza Haghighat, Program Director, Professor (703-538-3795) [haghighat@vt.edu] Ph.D., University ofWashington, 1986. Research in Advanced particle transport methods (deterministic and statistical Monte
Carlo) and their applications in reactor physics analysis and design, radiation shielding, nuclear security
and safeguards, and medical imaging; multi-physics analysis for advanced reactor design and simulation;
perturbation methods; virtual reality visualization; parallel computing (Located at the GWDCA campus).
Juliana Pacheco Duarte, Assistant Professor (540-231-7388) [pachecodurate@vt.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 2018. Research in Nuclear Safety Analysis; Thermal-Hydraulic Systems; Experimental
and Computational Two-phase flow; Boiling and Condensation phenomena; Subchannel Analysis;
Advanced Light Water Reactor; Small Modular Reactors; Inverse Heat Transfer Problems.
Celine Hin, Associate Professor (540-231-1924) [celhin@vt.edu] Ph.D., Institut National Polytechnique of
Grenoble, 2005. Theoretical research in physical metallurgy; Nuclear materials and radiation effects;
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Behavior of materials under extreme environments; Statistical physics; Atomic physics; Thermoelectric
properties; Electrochemistry; Development of analytical and numerical methods.
Website: https://nuclear.ncr.vt.edu/about/people/celine-hin
Mark Pierson, Associate Professor of Practice (540-231-9112) [mark.pierson@vt.edu] Ph.D., Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005. Radioisotope betavoltaic batteries; nuclear fuel cycle;
nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation; radiation detection and measurement; radiation transport;
nuclear power plant operations and safety.
Yang Liu, Associate Professor (540-231-8068) [liu130@vt.edu] Ph.D., Purdue University, 2008. Nuclear
thermal hydraulics and reactor safety; Two-phase flow modeling, instrumentation and experiment; Twophase flow computational fluid dynamics; Advanced passive safety system design.
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/vt.edu/vtmftl/
Jinsuo Zhang, Professor (540-231-1988)[zjinsuo@vt.edu] Ph.D., Zhejiang University, 2001,
Nuclear materials compatibility (materials corrosion/degradation); Nuclear fuel materials (metallic fuel,fuel-cladding chemical interactions, fuel-coolant interactions); Nuclear fuel cycle technology(pyroprocessing); Electrochemical separation; Nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation; Advanced coolantmaterials (molten salt, liquid metal).
Other FacultyDavid Clark, Professor and Head of Materials Science and Engineering Department (540-231-6640)[dclark@mse.vt.edu] Ph.D., University of Florida, 1976. Nuclear waste materials; environmental
degradation of glass and ceramics; microwave sintering of fuel pellets.
Diana Farkas, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (540-231-4742) [diana@vt.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Delaware, 1980. High performance computer simulation techniques for application to
nuclear materials and for designing materials with improved radiation resistance including nanofoam
materials; Molecular dynamics and many body interatomic potentials to simulate materials response at
the atomic scale in multimillion atom virtual samples.
Patrick Huber, Professor, Physics (540-231-8727 ), [pahyber@vt.edu) Ph.D., Technische Universität
München, Theoretical Physics, Numerical methods to accurately and efficiently predict physics sensitivities
of yet to be built experiments; theoretical analysis of neutrino physics.
Johnathan Link, Professor of Physics & Director of Center for Neutrino Physics (540-231-5321)[jonathan.link@vt.edu] Ph.D., University of California at Davis. Leading the development of the CHANDLER
antineutrino detection system for application to power reactor safeguards.
Roop Mahajan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering (571-858-3355) [mahajanr@vt.edu] Ph.D., Cornell
University, 1977, Advanced Electronic Cooling; Two-Phase Flows; Porous Media; Synthesis and applicationof graphene and its derivatives and composites; Biomedical Devices; Emerging and Black Swan
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Technologies; Cross-cutting technologies for sustainable communities; Next generation engineering
curriculum.
Camillo Mariani, Associate Professor of Physics (540-231-4449)[camillo@vt.edu] Ph.D., University of Rome
“La Sapienza”, Experimental particle physics and in particular neutrino physics; various accelerator
neutrino experiments; long baseline (DUNE at Fermilab and SURF) and short baseline (MicroBooNE and
SBND at Fermilab), in non-proliferation experiment (SOLID and CHANDLER) and in electron scatteringexperiments at JLAB in Virginia; study of neutrino interactions in matter from a theoretical andexperimental point of view.
Ranga Pitchumani, George R. Goodson Professor of Mechanical Engineering (571-858-3251)[pitchu@vt.edu], Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1992. Research in Energy Systems; Energy/Water
Nexus; Electric Grid Integration of Renewable Energy; Materials Processing and Manufacturing;
Uncertainty Quantification and Large Scale Optimization; and, Micro and Nanoscale Technologies.
Patrick Roberts, Associate Professor of School of Public and International Affairs (202-599-0562)[robertsp@vt.edu], Ph.D., Government, University of Virginia, 2006. Research in Emergency management
in government; Development of disaster and security organizations and their capacity;
Organizational autonomy; and, Current global security threats.
Sonja Schmid, Assistant Professor of Science and Technology in Society (703-538-8482) [sschmid@vt.edu]
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2005. Nuclear security and safeguards; S&T policy; emergency response; energy
policy in international perspective.
Danesh Tafti. Professor and Interim Head, Mechanical Engineering Department (540-231-9975)[dtafti@exchange.vt.edu ]. Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1989. Develop and apply large-scale highperformance simulation tools to a wide range of physical phenomena in the fluid-thermal sciences;applications include internal and external cooling of turbine vanes and blades, heat transfer enhancement
surfaces in compact heat exchangers, fluidized beds, cardio-vascular flows, cooling of reactor reflector
regions and in-core self-powered neutron detectors, aerodynamics of flapping flight for Micro-Air Vehicle(MAV) applications, CO2 capture, microfluidics, and flows in solid rocket motors.
James Turso, Adjunct Associate Professor (tursoja@gmail.com), Advisory Electrical Engineer (EE5),
Newport News Shipbuilding, Washington, D.C. Research in reactor control and dynamics, and nuclear
instrumentation.
Michael von Spakovsky, Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering (540-231-6684)[vonspako@vt.edu] Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986. Research is in areas of theoretical andapplied non-equilibrium and equilibrium thermodynamics with two principal focuses: i) intrinsic quantum
thermodynamics (IQT) and its mathematical framework steepest-entropy-ascent quantum
thermodynamics (SEA-QT) and ii) SEA non-equilibrium thermodynamics (SEA-NT).

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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Centers
Center for Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Fuel Cycle (NMFC): Director, Jinsuo Zhang [zjinsuo@vt.edu](540-231-1988). Research activities including liquid metal and molten salt coolant chemistry and control,material corrosion by liquid metal, high temperature water and molten salt and corrosion control,
electrochemical separation for spent fuel treatment, metallic nuclear fuel and fuel/cladding chemicalinteractions. The center current have a molten chloride salt loop, two high-temperature loops,
electrochemical cells for high/room temperature corrosion studies, six electrochemical potentiostat formolten salt chemistry studies, three glovebox systems for providing inert conditions for experiments withchemistry control.
Heat Transfer and Safety (HEATS) Lab: Director, Juliana Pacheco Duarte [pachecoduarte@vt.edu] (540231-7388). HEATS Lab focuses on two-phase flow heat transfer studies to improve the safety, security, andeconomic features of the next generation of nuclear reactors. Research activities include experimental andcomputational thermal-hydraulics modeling.
MARS - Center for Multiphysics for Advanced Reactor Simulation: Director, Alireza Haghighat[haghighat@vt.edu] (703-538-3795) The vision of MARS is to establish itself as the Center for thedevelopment of detailed Multiphysics algorithms and simulation tools capable of design and safety
analysis of advanced and innovative reactors in real-time. This will be accomplished by combining a teamof highly-skilled professors (both domestic and international) with different backgrounds (such as reactor
physics, reactor thermal-hydraulics, material science, and chemistry), and private organizations.
(https://gemi.ictas.vt.edu/research/s3npower.html)
Multiphase Flow and Thermal-hydraulics Laboratory (MFTL): Director, Yang Liu [liu130@vt.edu] (540231-8068) Research activities include two-phase flow visualization and measurement, advanced
conductivity probe, fast X-ray flow imaging system, particle image velocimetry, measurement uncertainty
quantification, bubble, drop and film dynamics, multi-group two-fluid model, interfacial area transport
equation, computational fluid dynamics, interface resolved simulation, two-phase flow induced vibration,
passive safety system design, reactor safety analysis. (https://sites.google.com/a/vt.edu/vtmftl/)
Radiation Measurement, Simulation and Visualization Laboratory (RMSVL): Director, Mark Pierson[mark.pierson@vt.edu] (540-231-9112). Research activities in radiation detection and materials, radiation
dosimetry, light-weight radiation shielding materials, radiation detection arrays, medical physics, nuclear
safeguards, benchmarking of particle transport codes and radiation transport visualization. In addition, it
provides modeling, simulation and visualization of the results.
Virginia Tech Transport Theory Group (VT3G): Leader, Alireza Haghighat [haghighat@vt.edu] (703-533795) VT3G is engaged in development of hybrid 3-D, multi-scale, parallel particle transport algorithms andcodes, and their application to nuclear energy, nuclear security and non-proliferation and radiation
therapy and diagnosis; development virtual reality systems for particle transport simulation.
(http://nsel.ncr.vt.edu/vt3g.html)

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON
Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Program
1500 Engineering Drive
151 Engr. Research Building
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-1646
FAX: 608-263-7451
Administrative Contact: Tim Jensen
608-265-5092
timjensen@wisc.edu
Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/

B.S.
Masters
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Graduate Student Enrollment: 11 Masters/ 57 Ph.D.
ABET Accreditation: Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering Faculty
Paul P. H. Wilson, Professor and Department Head (608-263-0807) [paul.wilson@wisc.edu] Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999. Nuclear fuel cycles; transmutation/depletion/activation;
proliferation analysis; energy policy; Monte Carlo methods; reactor core design & analysis.
Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Wilson_Paul/Mark Anderson, Assistant Professor (608-263-2802) [manderson@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 1998. Fundamental physics and applications relating to advanced energy utilization;energy extraction and energy production with focus on experimental thermal hydraulics for advanced
nuclear; solar and waste heat recovery energy sources. Also Mechanical Engineering, Wisconsin Energy
Institute. Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/me/Faculty/Anderson_Mark/
Riccardo Bonazza, Professor (608-265-2337) [bonazza@engr.wisc.edu) Ph.D., California Institute ofTechnology, 1992. Experimental fluid mechanics and heat transfer; impulsive unsteady phenomena; shocktube applications; laser and X-ray imaging & measuring techniques.
Jennifer Choy, Assistant Professor (608-263-6974)[Jennifer.choy@wisc.edu] Ph.D., Harvard University,
2013. Quantum engineering; atomic and optical physics; nanophotonics; development andcharacterization of solid-state defects; quantum sensing using atoms and defects in solids; inertial
navigation and timekeeping. Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Choy_Jennifer/

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Adrien Couet, Assistant Professor (608-265-7955) [couet@wisc.edu] Ph.D., Penn State University, 2014.
Corrosion; Nuclear Materials; Fuels; Radiation Damage; Electrochemistry.
Stephanie Diem, Assistant Professor (608-263-1414)[sjdiem@wisc.edu] Ph.D., Princeton University.
Experimental plasma physics; Magnetically confined plasmas; Microwave heating and current drive;
Electron Bernstein wave emission, heating and current drive; Understanding and controlling edge
instabilities in plasmas. Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Diem_Stephanie/
Benedikt Geiger, Assistant Professor (608-262-3386)[benedict.geiger@wisc.edu] Ph.D., LudwigMaximilians University, 2013. The experimental investigation of turbulent particle and heat transport inpresent day devices with the aim to develop new turbulence-optimized stellarator experiments. Website:
https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Geiger_Benedikt/
Chris C. Hegna, Professor (608-263-0810) [cchegna@wisc.edu] Ph.D., Columbia, 1989. Theoretical plasma
physics; fusion science; magnetic confinement of plasmas; magnetohydrodynamics.
Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Douglas L. Henderson, Professor (608-263-0808) [henderson@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 1987. Reactor physics; radiation transport; fusion reactor technology; nuclear waste.
Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Henderson_Douglass/
Benjamin Lindley, Assistant Professor (608-263-1946) (lindley2@wisc.edu) Ph.D., University of Cambridge,
2014. Design and analysis of advanced nuclear reactors, with emphasis on core design; Reactor physics
and multiphysics methods development; Flexible operation of nuclear reactors: Integrated Energy
Systems, cogeneration, load-following, advanced power conversion cycles; Market and economic context
for advanced nuclear power; Fuel cycle analysis; Uncertainty quantification, reduced order modelling anddata assimilation. Professional Engineer.
Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Lindley_Benjamin/
Oliver Schmitz, Professor (608-263-1547) (oschmitz@wisc.edu) Ph.D., Physics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität,
Düsseldorf, 2006. Plasma wall interaction, plasma edge transport, atomic physics for plasma diagnostics,
high-density plasmas, and neutral particle dynamics. Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty
Carl R Sovinec, Professor (608-263-5525) [csovinec@wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison,
1996. Computational plasma physics; computational fluid dynamics; magnetohydrodynamics; numericalmethods for partial differential equations. Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Kumar Sridharan, Professor (608-263-4789)[kumar.sridharan@wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of WisconsinMadison, 1989. Nuclear reactor materials research and development; Irradiation effects in materials;
Corrosion of materials; High temperature materials; Physical metallurgy and mechanical behavior ofmaterials; Ion implantation and plasma-assisted thin film deposition of materials; Surface modifications
and coatings including nanoscale processes and materials; Emerging and commercial surface engineering
technologies; Wear and nanotribology of materials; Processing-structure-properties-performance
relationships in materials; Conventional and advanced materials characterization and analysis techniques;
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Materials applications, challenges, and solutions for a broad spectrum of industrial applications; Failure
analysis. Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Sridharan_Kumar/
Yongfeng Zhang, Assistant Professor (608-890-3779)[yzhang2446@wisc.edu] Ph.D., Rensselaer
Polytechnical Institute, 2009. Multiscale modeling and simulation of materials aging and degradation in
extreme conditions: Irradiation effect, Mechanical degradation, Cossion and stress corrosion cracking.
Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Zhang_Yongfeng/

Other Faculty
Vicki M. Bier, Professor (608-262-2064) [bier@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 1981. Technological hazards, risk analysis, decision analysis, operations research. Industrial
and Systems Engineering. Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty
James P. Blanchard, Professor Emertus (608-265-2001) [blanchard@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles, 1988. Nuclear microbatteries; radiation damage; fusion technology; laser-induced
stresses; surface property characterization; reactor vessel embrittlement.
Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Curt A. Bronkhorst, Professor (608-890-2586) [cbronkhorst@wais.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. Theoretical/computational mechanics of materials; computational plasticity; multi-scalematerial modeling; damage mechanics; single crystal plasticity; dynamic material behavior; structuralphase transformation
Michael L Corradini, Professor Emeritus (608-263-1648) [corradini@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1978. Multi-phase fluid mechanics and heat transfer; fission and fusion reactors;
nuclear reactor safety; severe accident phenomena; power plant operation and design; energy policy;
nuclear fuel cycle. Professional Engineer.
Wendy C. Crone, Professor (608-262-8384) [crone@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1998.
Experimental mechanics of materials; characterization of materials such as shape memory alloys,
hydrogels, and biomaterials; therapeutic medical devices.
Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Ray J. Fonck, Professor Emeritus (608-263-7799) [fonck@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., Princeton, 1978. Plasma &fusion science and technology; plasma turbulence; burning plasmas; tokamaks; alternative fusion
schemes; atomic physics and applied optics; high temperature plasma diagnostics.
Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Jennifer Franck, Assistant Professor (608-263-2562)[jafranck@wisc.edu] Ph.D., California Institute ofTechnology, 2009. Computational fluid dynamics; unsteady fluid mechanics; turbulent flows; wind andtidal energy; aerodynamics; flow control; propulsion; fluid-structure interaction.
Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ep/Faculty/Franck_Jennifer/
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Gerald L. Kulcinski, Professor Emeritus (608-263-1601) [kulcinski@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 1965. Magnetic/inertial fusion reactor systems studies; radiation damage and nuclear
materials; lunar mining of helium-3. Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/Franklin K Miller, Associate Professor (608-263-2479) [fkmiller@wisc.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, 2005. Cryogenics; thermodynamics of Superfluid 3He-4He mixtures; Sub-Kelvin cooling forspace science; energy systems. Also Mechanical Engineering.
Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Dane D Morgan, Professor (608-265-5879) [ddmorgan@wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley,
1998. Computational materials science for materials design; ab initio electronic structure methods andmultiscale techniques for large time / length scales and thermokinetics. Also Materials Science andEngineering. Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Gregory A. Moses, Professor Emeritus (608-265-6567) [moses@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 1976. Fusion reactor design; technology enhanced learning; radiation hydrodynamics;
computational engineering; nuclear reactor physics. Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
John M Pfotenhauer, Professor (608-263-4082) [pfot@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1984.
Cryogenics; low temperature refrigeration; applied superconductivity. Also Mechanical Engineering.
Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Pavana Prabhakar, Assistant Professor (608-265-7834)[pavana.prabhakar@wisc.edu] Ph.D., University ofMichigan, 2013. Damage and failure mechanics of structural composite materials; life prediction ofmaterials in extreme multi-physics environment; Advanced manufacturing of materials - additive
manufacturing of hybrid materials; Multiscale material modeling of hierarchical materials; Processmodeling - additive manufacturing and composite fabrication.
Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/cee/Faculty/Prabhakar_Pavana/
Leslie M. Smith, Professor (608-263-5498) [lsmith@math.wisc.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 1988. Statistical physics, turbulence and turbulence modeling for engineering and geophysicalapplications; applied mathematics, stability theory and fluid dynamics; field theoretical techniques, thedynamic renormalization group and universality in complex systems. Also Mathematics. Website:
http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty
Izabela Szlufarska, Professor (608-265-5878) [izabela@engr.wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of Tennessee,
2004. Atomistic simulations: Massively parallel molecular dynamics and ab initio-based simulations. -Nanocrystalline materials: Computational design of materials with superior mechanical properties; Grainboundary nanoengineering; Nanoindentation. -- Fundamentals of friction & adhesion at the nanoscale -Coupling between surface/interface chemistry and mechanical properties: Materials for MEMS
applications in extreme environments. -- Nano-bio-mechanics: Viscoelastic response of mechanical biosensors. -- Materials for nuclear applications: Radiation damage resistance, multi-scale modeling of defectand impurity kinetics. Website: https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/mse/Faculty/Szlufarska_Izabela/
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Mario F. Trujillo, Associate Professor. (608-262-0944) [mtrujillo@wisc.edu] Ph.D., University of Illinois,
2001. Thermodynamics, fluid dynamics computational fluid dynamics. Also Engine Research Center,
Mechanical Engineering. Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/
Fabian Waleffe, Professor (608-263-3269) [waleffe@math.wisc.edu] Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, 1989. Math; fluid dynamics; bifurcations and turbulence; scientific computing. Also
Mathematics. Website: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ep/faculty/

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RESEARCH TRAINING AND FISSION REACTORS IN NORTH AMERICA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS(UCD/MNRC) TRIGA 2000 kW - Dr. Wade J. Richards, Director
Davis McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center
5335 Price Avenue, Bldg. 258, McClellan, Ca 95652(916) 614-6200/FAX: (915) 614-6250
wjrichards@ucdavis.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINETRIGA-MkI, 250 kW - Dr. George E. Miller, Director
Department of Chemistry, Irvine, CA 92697-2025(949) 824-4664/FAX: (949) 824-8571
gemiller@uci.edu
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESTRIGA 1000 kW in Partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey
Dr. Jeff King, CSM 303-384-2133, kingjc@mines.edu
Tim DeBey, USGS 303-236-4726, tdebey@usgs.gov
Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAUFTR 100 kW
Dept. of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
202 NSC, P.O. Box 118300
Gainesville, FL 32611-8300(352) 392-1408 ext. 317/FAX: (352) 392-3380; vernet@ufl.edu
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
AGN-201P-103, 0.005 kW – Dr. John S. Bennion, Director
Lillibridge Engineering Laboratory, Pocatello, ID 83209-8060(208) 282-3351/FAX: (208) 282-4538; jbennion@isu.edu
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYTRIGA-MkII, 250 kW – Dr. Jeff Geuther, Director
Nuclear Engineering Department, Ward Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-2503
785-532-6657; geuther@ksu.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDTRIGA 250 kW – Dr. Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, Director
Nuclear Engineering Program, Department of Materials & Nuclear Engineering, College Park, MD 20742(301) 405-7448/mohamad@eng.umd.edu
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
MITR, 5000 kW - Prof. David E. Moncton
Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, 138 Albany Street, Cambridge, MA 02139(617) 253-4202/FAX: (617) 253-7300; jbernard@mit.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL
1 MW Pool type reactor - Mr. Leo Bobek, Director
Radiation Laboratory, 1 University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854(978) 934-3366/FAX: (978) 934-4067
leo_bobek@uml.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA
MURR, 10,000 kW – Ralph Butler, Interim Director
Research Reactor Center, Columbia, MO 65211(573) 882-4211/FAX: (573) 882-6360
butlerra@missouri.edu; http://www.missouri.edu/~murrwww/
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYUMRR 200 kW – Dr. Arvind Kumar, Director
Department of Mining & Nuclear Engineering, 222 Fulton Hall, 301 W 14th St.
Rolla, MO 65409-0170(William E. Bonzer, Manager) (573) 341-4236 / FAX: (573) 341-4237; webonzer@mst.edu
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTREALSLOWPOKE 20 kW - Cornelia Chilian, Director of SLOWPOKE laboratory(514) 340-4711, ext. 4754
cornelia.chilian@polymtl.ca
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
AGN-201M-112, 0.005 kW – Dr. Robert Busch, Reactor Supervisor
Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Department, FEC209, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1341(505) 277-5431/FAX: (505) 277-5433; busch@unm.edu
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYPULSTAR 1000 kW – Dr. Ayman I. Hawari, Director
Department of Nuclear Engineering, Campus Box 7909, Raleigh, NC 27695(919) 515-4598/FAX: (919) 513-1276; ayman.hawari@ncsu.edu
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYOSURR, 500 kW – Dr. Thomas E. Blue, Director
E420 Scott Laboratory, 201 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1142(614) 292-7979/FAX: (614) 688-5493; blue.1@osu.edu
Point of Contact for the OSU Nuclear Reactor Lab: Andrew Kauffman, Assoc. Director
1298 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212-1154
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(614) 688-8220; Kauffman.9@osu.edu
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYTRIGA MkF 1100 kW – Dr. Stephen Reese, Director
A100 Radiation Center, Corvallis, OR 97331-5903(541) 737-2341/FAX: (541) 737-0480
binneys@rc.orst.edu
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYTRIGA, 1000 kW – Prof. Kenan Unlu
Breazeale Nuclear Reactor, Radiation Science and Engineering Center
University Park, PA 16802-2301; (814)865-6351/FAX: (814) 863-4840; k-unlu@psu.edu
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Nuclear Reactor, 1.0 kW – Robert S. Bean, Director
School of Nuclear Engineering, 400 Central Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907(765) 496-3573; bean@purdue.edu
REED COLLEGE
Triga-MkI, 250 kW – Mr. Stephen Frantz, Director
Reed Reactor Facility, Portland, OR 97202-8199(503) 777-7222/FAX: (503) 777-7274
reactor@reed.edu
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Critical Facility, 0.1 kW – Dr. Glenn Winters, Director
Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Program, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180-3590
RHODE ISLAND NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTERRINSC, 2000 kW – Mr. Terry Tehan, Director
16 Reactor Road, Narragansett, RI 02882-1197(401) 789-9391/FAX: (401) 782-4201
ttehan@gso.uri.edu
ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADASLOWPOKE-2 Facility
Kathy S. Nielsen, Director
613-541-6000, ext. 6385; nielsen-k@rmc.ca

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
AGN-201, 0.005 kW Dr. William Charlton, Reactor Supervisor
Department of Nuclear Engineering, 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133
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One-megawatt TRIGA (Testing, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics) reactor
Dr. Daniel Reece, 979.845.7551
Department of Nuclear Engineering, 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133
reece@tamu.edu
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINTRIGA-MkII, 1100 kW – Paul Michael Whaley, Associate Director
Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab, J.J. Pickle Research Campus #159, Austin, TX 78712(512) 471-5373/FAX: (512) 471-4589
http://www.me.utexas.edu/~net1
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHTRIGA‐MkI, 100 kW - Dr. Tatjana Jevremovic, EnergySolutions Presidential
Endowed Chair Professor in Nuclear Engineering and Director, University of Utah Nuclear Engineering
Program, Salt Lake City, UT 84112(801) 587-9696
Tatjana.Jevremovic@utah.edu
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Modified TRIGA, 1000 kW – Dr. Gerald E. Tripard, Director
Nuclear Radiation Center, Pullman, WA 99164-1300(509) 335-0172/FAX: (509) 335-4433
gtripard@wsu.edu
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISONTRIGA MkF 1000 kW – Mr. Robert J. Agasie, Director
Department of Engineering Physics, 141 Mechanical Engineering Building,
1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706(608) 262-3392/FAX: (608) 262-8590
agasie@engr.wisc.edu

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MiddleInitial Last Name

Shiva

Home Institution

Abbaszadeh

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Hany

S.

Abdel-Khalik

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Said

I.

Abdel-Khalik

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

John

R.

Abelson

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Abergel

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

Adams

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Aghara

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

Ahmed

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Aitkaliyeva

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

RebeccaMarvinL.

Sukesh
Karim

E

Assel
Ziya

A.

Akcasu

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

AyodejiB

Alajo

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Syed

Alam

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Miltiadis

Alamaniotis

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Al-Dahhan

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Tunc

Aldemir

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Amir

Ali

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Aljohani

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYJean Paul

AllainPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Jont

Allen

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Muthanna

Mohammed

H

S.

Matt

S

Allen

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Todd

R

Allen

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Mohamad

Al-Sheikhly

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

OsmanAnderoglu

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICOMarkAnderson

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

DanielAndruczyk

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Anistratov

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Arcilesi

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

DmitriyDavid

Y

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Aref

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Joe

Artnak

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

Yugo

Ashida

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

MichaelAtzmon

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Steve

Aumeier

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITYDavid

Aumiller

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

John

Auxier

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Maria

Avramova

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Fatih

Aydogan

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOYousryYAzmy

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Scott

D.

Baalrud

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

James

Baciak

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Madalina

Badea

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

EmilioBaglietto

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Amir

Bahadori

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Brad

Baker

US NAVAL ACADEMY

Ken

Balkey

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Ballinger

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Heng

Ban

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

MichaelBarber

UNIVERSITY OF UTAHJohn

Bartocci

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Alexander

Barzilov

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

RonaldG.

Alexander

William

Bataller

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Abdel-Moez

E.

BayoumiUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

BenjaminW

BeelerNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Kara

N

Beharry

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYBerke

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Bernard, Jr.

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Bernards

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Bernstein

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

Ryan
John

A.

Matthew
Lee

A.

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

TheodoreM.

Besmann

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

StephenR.

Biegalski

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Alex

F.

Bielajew

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Vicki

M

Bier

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

JosephBisognano

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

StuartBlair

US NAVAL ACADEMY

James

P

Blanchard

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

EdwardD

Blandford

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

RobertCBlock

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

ThomasE

Blue

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Leo

Bobek

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

SandraBogetic

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

WesleyE.

Bolch

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Igor

A

Bolotnov

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYBonazza

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISONBoothUNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

RobertBorrelli

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Bob

BostonIDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Riccardo
Ray

S

MohamedA.

Bourham

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

JosephM.

Bowling

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

David

R

Boyle

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

LeslieA

Braby

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

ShannonM.

Bragg-Sittion

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Jennifer

C.

BraleyCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Jack

S.

Brenizer, Jr.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYBreyIDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Brinkman

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Brock

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Bronkhorst

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

RichardKyle

S.

KristyCurt

A

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Forrest

Brown

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

GilbertJ

Brown

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

NicholasR

Brown

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Julia

Brumaghim

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

MatteoBucci

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Buckman

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Adriaan

Buijs

McMASTER UNIVERSITY

JacopoBuongiorno

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Burak

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Burger

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Burgett

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

MichaelBurke

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

JeremyBusby

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Frederick

Adam

W.

J

Milos
Eric

A.

RobertD

Busch

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Dan

G.

Cacuci

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Lei Raymond

Cao

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Paola

Cappellaro

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Caracappa

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Lane

Carasik

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Livia

Casali

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

CarlosCastanoVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

CatchenPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Peter

Catto

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

EdwardCazalas

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Zheng

Chang

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

ChapmanUS NAVAL ACADEMY

Charit

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOCharlton

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

Chatzidakis

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Peter

Gary

TravisF

L.

A.

Indrajit
William
Stylianos

S.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Minghui

Chen

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Sow-Hsin

Chen

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Fan-Bill

CheungPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Cornelia

Chilian

ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL

Chirayath

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Dong-Ok

Choe

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Chan

Choi

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

SamratChoudhury

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOParthaChowdhury

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

Jennifer

Choy

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

RichardChristensen

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

OndrejChvala

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Minking

Chyu

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

David

Clark

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Sunil

S.

Shaun

D.

Clarke

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Jamie

B.

Coble

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

DanielCole

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

BenjaminCollins

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

ThomasCongedo

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

WilliamG

Cook

UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK

Gary

W

Cooper

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Corr

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHCorradini

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Adrien

Couet

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISONJohn

Crepeau

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Crone

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISONCrow

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Culbreth

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

Lawrence
Michael

Wendy

L

C

Mariesa
William

G

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Areg

Danagoulian

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Danjaji

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYDanon

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTEDayMISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYDe Geronimo

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Musa

B

Yaron
DelbertE.

Gianluigi
Cassiano

R. E.

de Oliveira

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Paul

T.

Debevec

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

DeinertCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESDeLuca

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Denning

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYDeo

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Detar

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Mark
Paul

L.

Richard
Chaitanya

S.

Heather
TimothyA.

DeVol

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

ShaheenA

Dewji

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYDi Fulvio

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Diaconeasa

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Stephanie

Diem

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Jun

Ding

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Denia

Djokic

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Angela
Mihai

A.

H.

L.

Dodds

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

ThomasJ.

Dolan

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

JosephM

DosterNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

David

C.

Dovan

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Downar

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

ThomasMichaelJ.

Driscoll

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Frederick

L.

Dryer

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINADu

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

DonghaiJames

J.

Duderstadt

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

DonaldJ

Dudziak

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Dunn

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Mary Lou

Dunzik-Gougar

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Som

Dutta

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Jacob

Eapen

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

James

Egan

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELLElder

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Elder

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

William

Eric

L

S.

Gary
Mohameds.

El-Genk

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Laila

A

El-Guebaly

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Carl

Elks

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

AndreasEnqvist

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Anna

Erickson

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Vinny

Esposito

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

RodneyC.

Ewing

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

OfodikeA.

Ezekoye

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

Diana

FarkasVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

TanvirFarouk

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Pegah

Farshadmanesh

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Abi

T

Farsoni

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Kevin

G

Field

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Fiksel

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Gennady
RobertA.

Fjeld

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

RonaldF.

Fleming

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Flynn

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

MichaelKendraM

Foltz-Biegalski

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

Ray

J

Fonck

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Mario

Fontana

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

John

Ford

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

BenoitForgetMASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Forsberg

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

John

E.

Foster

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Foulke

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Fox

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Jennifer

Franck

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Massimilliano

Fratoni

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

Larry
TimothyH.

JeffreyP.

Freidberg

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ClaytonS.

French, Jr.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

Fronk

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

ThomasBarry

D

Ganapol

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Todd

C

Gansauge

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Gao

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Fei
Masab

H.

Garada

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Robin

P

Gardner

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Srinivas

Garimella

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Allen

GarnerPURDUE UNIVERSITY

Benedikt

Geiger

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Filippo

Genco

UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

GetmanCLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Getto

US NAVAL ACADEMY

RachelB.

Elizabeth
JeffreyA

Geuther

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYS.

Mostafa

Ghiaasiaan

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

TusharK

Ghosh

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA

RonaldM.

Gilgenbach

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Gill

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

DanielDavid

R.

Gilland

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

John

G.

Gilligan

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

MichaelW.

Golay

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Bethany

L.

Goldblum

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Goluoglu

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Katherine

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Mitchell

Goodsitt

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Maximilian

B.

Gorensek

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

JosephT

GrahamMISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

JoshuaR

Gray

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Ehud

Greenspan

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

Uwe

GreifeCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Andrei

Gribok

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

David

Griesheimer

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Peter

G.

Groer

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

MartinL.

Grossbeck

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Jason

Gruber

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Fred

Gunnerson

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

IbrahimGuven

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Derek

Haas

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

Alireza

Haghighat

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

HowardL.

Hall

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

David

M.

Hamby

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

LutherL

Hamm

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Mark

Hammig

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

MichaelHaney

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Ira

Harkness

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

HarrisIDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

ThomasHartmann

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

Zachary

Hartwig

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

David

Haser

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

HassanTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Hassanein

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Jason

Yassin

T

A.

Ahmed
Ayman

I.

HawariNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

RobertB

Hayes

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Hayward

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Zhong

He

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Alain

HébertPOLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL

Adam

A

Hecht

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Chris

C

Hegna

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Chris

J

Hegna

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Lawrence

H.

Heilbronn

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Helling

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Henderson

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

RobertHendricks

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Hermilo

Hernandez-Noyola

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

J. Stephen

Herring

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Noah

Hershkowitz

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

David
Douglass

L

Nolan

E.

HertelGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Brent

J.

Heuser

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

HibikiPURDUE UNIVERSITY

Takashi
Jack

F.

Higginbotham

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Kathryn

A.

Higley

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

CelineHin

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

J. Wesley

Hines

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLEDavid

Hintenlang

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

RobertHiromoto

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Linn

W.

Hobbs

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

James

P.

Holloway

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Peter

Hosemann

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

Jason

Hou

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

HowardUNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

HowardOREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

RichardH.

TrevorJohn

R.

Howell

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

Tom

C.-C.

Hu

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Melissa

Huang

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Huff

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Hunter

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

John

E

Hurtado

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Scott

M.

HussonCLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Ian

H.

Hutchinson

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Alan

S.

Icenhour

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

GeorgeR

Imel

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

MamoruIshii

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

KostadinIvanovNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Laurence

J.

JacobsGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

RichardT

Jacobsen

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Luiz

G.

Jacobsohn

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Alan

PradipJasanoff

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Mark

P.

JensenCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

SheldonM.

Jeter

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Tatjana

Jevremovic

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Wei

Ji

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Zhijie

Jiao

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Miaomiao
(Mia)

Jin

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

BarclayG.

Jones

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

NicholasM

Jordan

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Jovanovic

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Jurczyk

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Kahn

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Kaminski

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Kammash

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Kammen

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

Kanakala

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Igor
Brian

E.

Bernd
MichaelD.

Terry
DanielRaghunath

M.

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DjamelKaomi

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Ratib

Karam

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

WilliamE

Kastenberg

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

KimberleeJ.

Kearfott

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Ernie

JL

Kee

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

GunterKegel

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

R. Scott

Kemp

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Kerlin

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Marat

Khafizov

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Jamil

Khan

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Kiedrowski

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

HojongKim

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Kyekyoon

Kim

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Seungjin

Kim

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Mark

Kimber

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Thomas

Brian

W.

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JeffreyC.

King

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

AndrewC.

Klein

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Klein

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

Knight

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

BrendanKochunas

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Alan

Kornhauser

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Nadia

Kouraytem

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

TomaszKozlowski

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Dale
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W

Karl

M.

Krushelnick

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Vefa

N

Kucukboyaci

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

ArvindS

Kumar

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Jay

F.

Kunze

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

CarolynC

Kuranz

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

DanielLaBrier

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Richard"Chip"

H

Lagdon

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

RichardT

Lahey, Jr.

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Dale

Lancaster

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

SheldonLandsberger

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

Jeffrey

Lane

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Maik

K.

Lang

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

RichardC.

Lanza

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

EdwardW

Larsen

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Susan

Larson

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Y.Y.

Lau

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANCharlesM

Laymon

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Kyle

G.

Leach

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Jung-Kun

Lee

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Saya

Lee

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Youho

Lee

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

HyoungJohn

C.

MichaelJ

Leisenfelt

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

RichardK.

LesterMASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Ka-NgoLeung

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

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Li

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MingdaLi

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Jie

Lian

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Haitao

Liao

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Lillie

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Lindley

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Richard
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H

Lister

UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK

Li (Emily)

Liu

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Yang

Liu

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

YuxuanLiu

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Eric

Loewen

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Loiselle

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Gianluca

Longoni

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

MartinLopez-De-Bertodano

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Valmore (Val)

J.

Nuno

F.G.

Loureiro

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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K

Loyalka

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIALu

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Lucas

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Chenyang
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D. Scott
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Lukosi

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

JOHN

C

LUXAT

McMASTER UNIVERSITY

Yang

Ma

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Digby

Macdonald

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

T. Rock

Mackie

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

MaherasOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

RajeshMaingi

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

AndreaMaioli

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Steven

J.

Bimal

K

MalaviyaRENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

G.

Ivan

Maldonado

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLEManic

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Manuel

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Wade

MarcumOREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Craig

Marianno

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Guy

MarleauPOLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉALMarlowTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Milos
MicheleWilliamV

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

WilliamR.

Martin

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

NicoleE.

Martinez

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Neale

S

Mason

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Tara

Mastren

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

MarthaMatuszak

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Ryan

D.

McBrideUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Sean

M.

McDeavitt

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

McDevitt

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Christopher
LutherW

McDonald IV

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

David

L.

McDowell

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

McEligot

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOMcGregor

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Stephen

McHaleUS NAVAL ACADEMYMichael

McKellar

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOMiltonMcLainTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

WalterMcNeilKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

DonaldDouglas

S

David

C

MedichUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

ThomasA

Mehlhorn

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANCharlesL.

Melcher

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Meng

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Ling-Jian
Andrew

R.

Metcalf

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

John

D

Metzger

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

John

T.

Mihalczo

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

GeorgeH.

Miley

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

David

W.

Miller

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Franklin

K

Miller

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Miller

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Jack
James

G.

MillerVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Laurence

F.

Miller

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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WilliamH

Miller

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA

MarshallG

Millett

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Gennady

Miloshevsky

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Zahra

Mohaghegh

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

NamdooMoon

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

JeffreyH.

Morehouse

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Jim

E.

Morel

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Dane

D

Morgan

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

EdwardC

Morse

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

Moser

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Tod
GregoryA

Moses

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

ArthurT.

Motta

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Moussa

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Mueller

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

KurshadMuftuoglu

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Madicken

Munk

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Hanna
Gary

E.

Mark

M

MurrayUS NAVAL ACADEMY

Korukonda

L

Murty

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Fred

R.

Mynatt

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Nagasaki

McMASTER UNIVERSITY

NelsonUS NAVAL ACADEMY

NelsonTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

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Paul
RichardF.

Nelson

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

MartinJ.

Neumann

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Ngwa

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

Wilfred
Eric

B

Norman

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

David

R

Novog

McMASTER UNIVERSITY

JonathonA.

Nye

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

KennethC

Okafor

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

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G.

Osborne

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Lee

OstromUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONatelaOstrovskaya

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Abderrafi

M

Ougouag

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Olga

Y

Palazhchenko

UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK

CamilleJ.

Palmer

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Todd

S.

Palmer

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Palmtag

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

ParkerMASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Pastore

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Alena

Paulenova

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Imre

Pazsit

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Peddicord

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITYPeng

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Scott
RonaldKenneth

R.

L.

Fei
Per

F

Peterson

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

VictorE.

Petrov

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Petrovic

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Bojan
Harry

J.

Pettengill

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

RonaldE.

Pevey

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

John

M

Pfotenhauer

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Simon

Phillpot

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Supathorn

Phongikaroon

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Mark

PiersonVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

MichaelZ

Podowski

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Chad

L

Pope

IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY

Popova

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

ElmiraRichardR.

Porter

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

JustinM.

Pounders

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

Brian

A.

PowellCLEMSON UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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Mark

A

Prelas

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA

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K.

Prinja

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

W.

Cyrus

Proctor

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Mitch

Pryor

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN

You

Qiang

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOLouis

Qualls

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Magdi

Ragheb

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

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RagusaTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Ramsey

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Ray

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Readle

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Regan

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Revankar

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

DakotaRoberson

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

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Roberts

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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Roberts

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

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Rosa

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYRoy

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

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ChesterR.

Dipankar
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D.

Dan
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NormanWilliam

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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

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Sabharwall

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

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Sajo

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

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Sakurahara

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Santarius

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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Sawan

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

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Scheetz

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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SchmidVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

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Schneider

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Schroeder

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

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Shannon

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Shao

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

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Shim

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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E.

Singer

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Sinha

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

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RachelCarol

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SmidtsOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

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Smith

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

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Smith

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

RobertSmith

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

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Sobes

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Chad

Sosolik

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Sovinec

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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M

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Kumar
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Stacey, Jr.

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JosephR.

Stainback, IV

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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Stapelmann

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Don

Steiner

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Andrew

Stephan

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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E.

Stoller

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

AshleyC.

Stowe

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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Stubbers

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F.

Stubbins

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Summers

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Sun

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Zaijing

Sun

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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Svinicki

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISONDaneshTafti

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TakacsCLEMSON UNIVERSITY

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Talabi

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

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Taleyarkhan

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Ming

Tang

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Teolis

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

TepperVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

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David

A.

S

Gary
Bruce

R

Thomadsen

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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G.R.

Thomas

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Neil

E.

TodreasMASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Tokuhiro

UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Akira
RobertV

Tompson

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA

MichaelR

Tonks

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

LawrenceW

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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

NicoleTreemanUS NAVAL ACADEMY

Mark

Tries

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

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Mario

F

Trujillo

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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Trumbull

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY

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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Tulenko

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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Pavel

V.

GalinaJames

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

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Unlu

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Upadhyaya

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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Utgikar

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOTimothy

Valentine

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Van-Duysen

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Elizabeth

VargisUTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Richard

Vasques

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Vernetson

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Kai

Vetter

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

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VierowTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

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Vilks

McMASTER UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANFrancesco

Volpe

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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Karl

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WilliamClaudeG.

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L

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Wall

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Wall

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAC-K Chris

Wang

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Dean

Wang

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Hailei

Wang

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

HaoranWang

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Lumin

Wang

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Peng

Wang

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

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Wang

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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S.

Was

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

JustinK

Watson

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

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K.

Wehe

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

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Wehring

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYWen

MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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MichaelT

Wenner

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

William

J.

WepferGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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E.

White

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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R.

White

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL

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Whyte

MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Jorg

Wiezorek

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

MartinR.

Williamson

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Paul

P. H.

Wilson

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Winfrey

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Leigh
Glenn

C

Winters

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Brian

D.

Wirth

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

RobertJ

Witt

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Wood

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

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Wu

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYXu

Wu

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

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