Dr. Shibabrat NaikAssistant Professor of Applied Mathematics Department of Mathematics and Center for Fusion Research and Training Hampton University Abstract The stellarator fusion concept is currently experiencing a resurgence driven by the success of Wendelstein 7-X and recent computational breakthroughs in quasi-symmetric configurations. A critical hurdle for a viable reactor, however, remains the divertor—the system…

Dr. Matthew J. Jasica Principal Nuclear Engineer Nuclear Science and Engineering Argonne National Laboratory Abstract The Natural convection Shutdown heat removal Test Facility (NSTF) at Argonne National Laboratory is a large-scale test facility built to study passive decay heat removal performance of a Reactor Cavity Cooling System (RCCS) concept for advanced nuclear reactors. Since the…

Dr. Xu Wu Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State University Abstract This seminar presents recent research from the ARTISANS (Artificial Intelligence for Simulation of Advanced Nuclear Systems) group at North Carolina State University on applied artificial intelligence for nuclear engineering. Our work integrates uncertainty quantification (UQ) and scientific machine…

Dr. Lingfeng HeAssociate Professor of Nuclear Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering North Carolina State University Abstract The development and qualifications of materials for nuclear reactors rely on a fundamental understanding of their behavior under stress, radiation, corrosion, and high-temperature extremes. Over the past 20 years, Dr. He has advanced both fundamental materials science and applied…

Abstract John T. McCarter Jr. Graduate Fellowship was established this academic year to support outstanding Ph.D. students in Nuclear Engineering through a stipend supplement provided by the fellowship funds. The graduate program requested the faculty to nominate up to 1 eligible student from their group, and the final recipients were selected from those nominations. This special…

Steven ShannonProfessor and Interim Department HeadNC State Nuclear Engineering Abstract You would be amazed at how reliant our high technology economy relies on a process that at first glance sounds very straight forward… drilling holes in glass.  Of course, this description simplifies things.  These holes are as small as several hundred atoms in diameter and are…

Dr. Raymond Cao Professor and Director of the Nuclear Engineering Program Ohio State University Abstract Silicon carbide (SiC) is a wide-bandgap semiconductor that has been extensively developed for high-power electronic devices. Continued advances in crystal growth have significantly improved SiC material quality, which, in turn, enables its emerging use as a radiation detector. The wide…