Paid Research assistant positions
are available !!!
Please contact me for further information:
ragusa@ne.tamu.edu
- High performance computing applied to nuclear
engineering and science (guaranteed
solutions, goal-oriented computations, parallel techniques, and automated mesh
refinement applied to multigroup neutron diffusion and transport equations). - Spatial and angular discretizations for the neutron transport equation.
- Time-adaptive, high-order accurate multiphysics
coupling techniques applied to
reactor safety and transient analyses. - Reactor core and fuel assembly modeling and optimization
for increased performance
and geological repository optimization. - Neutron and gamma inverse problems and computed
tomography applied to
homeland security needs. - Safeguards assessment of Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facilities.
| Title | Sponsor/Collaborators |
| High-Order Time Adaptive Schemes for Multiphysics Reactor Simulations | INL, ANL |
| PWR Fuel Cycle Design and Optimization Using LEU and Gd-BP | Duke Energy |
| Neutronic/Thermalhydraulic Coupling Techniques for Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor Simulations | DOE-NERI, ANL, INL |
| Analysis of Advanced Fuel Assemblies and Core Designs for the Current and Next Generations of LWRs | DOE-NERI |
| Adaptive Solution of the Neutron Transport Equation for Nuclear Reactor and Shielding Applications | DOE-JF, ORNL |
| 3-D Deep Penetration Neutron Imaging of Thick Absorbing and Diffusive Objects Using Transport Theory | DOE-NEER |
| A Framework for Detecting HEU | NSF, DHS/DNDO |
Publications:
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