Dr. Matthew Denman is a Distinguished Engineer in Kairos Power’s Modeling and Simulation group. Matt was the responsible engineer for the first Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved non-light water reactor mechanistic source term topical report. He was also responsible for the development and execution of the Maximum Hypothetical Accident analysis which supported the construction permit applications of the Hermes and Hermes 2 reactors. Matt is currently responsible for the execution of radiological source term postulated event analysis supporting operating license applications for the Hermes reactors. Prior to joining Kairos Power in 2019, Matt worked at Sandia National Laboratories where he supported various probabilistic risk assessment and advanced reactor licensing activities for both the NRC and Department of Energy.

Matt has a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT in 2011 and a BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Florida in 2007. He is a long-time member of the American Nuclear Society and received the David Okrent Award for Nuclear Safety from the Nuclear Installation Safety Division in 2021. Matt was the Program Committee Chair for the inaugural Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS) conference in 2024 and is the General Chair for the second ARS conference in 2026.