Education and Training

  • M.B.A. (Executive Program-Business Administration), University of Pittsburgh, 1979
  • Ph.D. (Nuclear Engineering), University of Michigan, 1970
  • M.S.E. (Nuclear Engineering), University of Michigan, 1967
  • B.S. (Honors Program-Chemical Engineering), University of Rhode Island, 1966

Professional Experience

  • 1971-73: Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Senior (1973), Lead (1975), and Fellow (1976) Nuclear Design Engineer, Nuclear Fuel Division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • 1976-78: Manager, Nuclear Design Group, Nuclear Fuel Division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • 1979-80: Manager, Core Development, Product Development Directorate, Nuclear Technology Division, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • 1980-2015: Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University
  • 1980-1988 & 1999-2006: Head, Department of Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University
  • 1986-2006: Technical Director/Executive Director, Nuclear Program Area, Electric Power Research Center, North Carolina State University
  • 1990-2018: Faculty Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program In Computational Engineering & Sciences, North Carolina State University
  • 2010-2016: Chief Scientist, Department of Energy Innovation Hub for Modeling and Simulation of Nuclear Reactors (CASL)
  • 2012-2024: Member, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB)
  • 2014-present: President and Managing Partner, Statehouse, LLC [consulting firm], Focused on further developing, demonstrating, and commercializing previously conducted research.
  • 2015-present: Professor Emeritus, Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University

Research Interests

Nuclear fuel management and cycle optimization; methods development and applications in areas of model calibration, uncertainty quantification, and optimum experimental design; and, methods development supporting reactor core simulation.

Honors and Awards

  • Honor Societies: Tau Beta Pi (engineering), Sigma Xi (science), Beta Gamma Sigma (business)
  • AEC Special Fellow in Nuclear Science and Engineering, 1966-69
  • Mark Mills Award for Graduate Work in Nuclear Science, American Nuclear Society, 1971
  • Meritorious Service Citation, Nuclear Fuel Division, Westinghouse Electric Corp, 1974
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, North Carolina State University, 1984-85
  • Fellow, American Nuclear Society, 1987
  • Glenn Murphy Award, American Society for Engineering Education, 1990
  • IBM Supercomputing Competition (Third Prize-Engineering Category), IBM 1991
  • Power Engineering Educator Award, Edison Electric Institute, 1992.
  • Alcoa Distinguished Researcher Award, North Carolina State University, 1993
  • E.O. Lawrence Award in Nuclear Technology, U.S. Department of Energy, 2002
  • Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Merit Award, University of Michigan, 2003
  • Eugene P. Wigner Award, American Nuclear Society, 2003
  • Arthur Holly Compton Award, American Nuclear Society, 2004
  • R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Extension, North Carolina State University, 2008
  • Presidential Citation, American Nuclear Society, 2009
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2017
  • Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science, 2020

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