Members

Dr. Beeler was born on a pig and sheep farm in Caneyville, Kentucky. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a post-doctoral researcher jointly at the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining the NC State faculty, he was a computational scientist in the Computational Microstructure Science group in the Fuels Modeling and Simulation Department at Idaho National Laboratory. He is the current leader of the Microstructure Fuel Performance Modeling working group for the United States High-Performance Research Reactor program.

ATM Jahid Hasan

I spent most of my life in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, where I was born. I received my Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Dhaka. I was involved with the Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad and worked on a few projects under the organization. Currently, I am working on quantifying the material properties of new nuclear materials using atomistic simulations. My research also involves the application of machine learning to improve fission gas swelling models.

Shehab Shousha

I was born and raised by the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. I got my B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Nuclear and Radiation engineering from Alexandria University. Before joining NCSU, I was a research assistant at the American University in Cairo in the materials theory group. Now, I am a graduate student in the nuclear engineering department and a research assistant in the computational nuclear materials science group. My current research involves first-principles calculations to understand the key properties of novel nuclear fuels.

Nermeen Elamrawy

I come from Alexandria, Egypt where I got my bachelor degree in nuclear engineering. Then I flew to Milan, Italy where I’ve earned my M.Sc. During my master’s journey, I decided I want to continue my studies in the track of nuclear material. Currently I’m a graduate student in the nuclear engineering department and my research focus is using multiple computational methods on polycrystalline nuclear fuel materials.

Mohamed AbdulHameed

I got my bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt in 2020. After that, I served as a data analyst in the Egyptian Air Defense Forces, and then worked as a physics teaching assistant at the University of Science and Technology at Zewail City, Egypt. Additionally, I have been an undergraduate fellow of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Education and Research Center (NEREC), KAIST, South Korea. My research interests include using computational tools to study the performance of accident-tolerant fuels.

Gwen White

I was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and later moved to Boise, Idaho, to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University. During my studies, I gained research experience in the Computational Materials Engineering Lab, using Molecular Dynamic (MD) Simulations to explore organic solar cell materials. This sparked my passion for sustainable energy and led me to pursue graduate studies in Nuclear Engineering. My current research focuses on studying Molten Salts via ab initio MD simulations for Molten Salt Reactors.

Ethan Wilson

Crystal Bowers

I earned my bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from George Mason University and gained research experience in an Advanced Materials for Energy & Environmental Sustainability lab. I have industry experience at NextEra Energy in Nuclear Fuels and Wind Reliability, at Duke Energy in Nuclear License Renewal, and at Dominion Energy as an Advanced Reactors Engineer. I am currently pursuing graduate studies in Nuclear Engineering, with research interests in using computational tools to study materials for advanced reactor fuels.