Nuclear Engineering Core Faculty

Name
Title
Dept
Contact Info
Research Areas
Travis W. Knight Acting Program Director
Assoc. Prof.
Nuclear
Eng
300 Main, A120
e-mail

803.777.1465

Advanced nuclear fuels and materials; Nuclear safeguards, Nuclear fuel cycle, Alternative uses of nuclear power including hydrogen, Space nuclear power and propulsion.

Dan Gabriel Cacuci Endowed Chair Professor and Director Nuclear
Eng
300 Main, A121
e-mail

803.777.5316

SmartState Endowed Chair Professor and Director or the Center of Economic Excellence in Nuclear Science and Energy

Djamel Kaoumi Asst. Prof. Nuclear
Eng
300 Main, A213
e-mail

803.777.0926

Advanced alloys for structural and fuel-cladding applications;  charged particle irradiation; in-situ TEM techniques.

Jamil Khan Chair
Prof.
Mech Eng 300 Main, A224
e-mail
803.777.1578

Heat transfer; Fluid dynamics

Abdel Bayoumi Prof. Mech Eng 300 Main, A223
e-mail
803.777.1845

Information Technology, MEMS/NEMS/Mechatronics, Materials and Mechanics.

Jeff Morehouse   Assoc. Prof.   Mech Eng   300 Main, A125
e-mail
803.777.3017
  Thermodynamics; Solar energy system design; HVAC control in humid climates


Nuclear Engineering Adjunct Professors

Name University/ Company Contact Info Research Areas
Dr. Thad Adams Savannah River National Laboratory Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC 29808
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Nuclear fuels, advanced materials for nuclear systems, spent nuclear fuel storage, disposal technologies for special nuclear materials, high temperature materials for thermochemical hydrogen production
  Dr. Rita Baranwal   Westinghouse   e-mail   Nuclear fuels and Materials
Dr. Mel Buckner
e-mail
 
Plutonium disposition, advanced fuel cycle initiatives, and nuclear hydrogen production
Dr. Maximilian Gorensek Savannah River National Laboratory Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC 29808
e-mail

Nuclear hydrogen production, Thermochemical and hybrid hydrogen production process development, steady-state and dynamic flow sheet simulation and optimization, and high level waste treatment

  Dr. Joshua Gray   Savannah River National Laboratory   e-mail
803.725.8272
   
  Dr. L Larry Hamm Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC 29808
 

e-mail

Multi-component solution thermodynamics; multi-fluid thermal-hydraulics of nuclear reactors and waste tanks; reactor safety analysis; radioactive contaminent transport within the environment

Prof. Valmore Loiselle Mech Eng e-mail

Nuclear engineering; Environmental remediation; Waste management and disposal; Metal recycle manufacturing

Dr. Elwyn Roberts, Visiting Professor Mech Eng 300 Main, A216
e-mail
803.777.2252
Materials performance in nuclear reactors, product design, manufacturing and concurrent engineering.
Dr. Bill Summers   Savannah River National Laboratory   Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC 29808
e-mail
  Energy policy, supply and demand; advanced energy systems analysis and design; fuel cells and the hydrogen economy; nuclear hydrogen production process design and economic analysis
Dr. Adrian E. Mendez Torres Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC 29808
e-mail
 
Safeguards Technologies, nuclear non proliferation, sensors developments, wide band gaps electronics, diamond and nanodiamond, quantum dots, materials for harsh environment and shielding, biocompatible materials for drug delivery systems (DDS) and cancer treatment, spectroscopy techniques and advanced nuclear systems
Prof. James S. Tulenko   Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, University of Florida   202 Nuclear Sci. Bldg.
P. O. Box 118300
Gainesville, FL 32611
e-mail
  Nuclear fuel cycle, radioactive wastes, reactor analysis, engineering application of radioisotopes, robotics, intelligent databases, system analysis
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