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Nuclear Science and Engineering Research and Education Links (Who's Who)

Notice: This page has been superceeded as of July 28, 2007. It is maintained here for archival purposes and will not be kept up to date. It's contents were moved to www.nuclearcanada.ca, a wiki based that permits users to contribute their own links.

The purpose of this page is to make it easy and convenient for students to find out who is doing what and where in nuclear science and engineering research and education. The focus is Canadian Universities, of course, but we should not neglect others. Industry might like to establish a few points of technical contact.

If you would like your name or organization listed, please point me to a preferred link (this makes it easy for me because I won't need to keep the info updated) or send me the details with email addresses, web addresses, names, descriptions, whatever. I tend to add links as I come across them so if you don't want your name listed, please let me know and I will ensure that I don't add your link.

This is a new list. Please help me make it grow.

General Links

• Nuclear Engineering Source Book - an excellent source of nuclear engineering educational information brought to you by the North Carolina State University Department of Nuclear Engineering.
• Check out www.gradschools.com listing of nuclear programs worldwide. Very comprehensive.
• CRPPH Sponsored Survey of University Level Education Programmes in Radiation Protection, April 1997, 195 pages (pdf 397kb). An NEA report, listing radiation protection programs worldwide.
• The Institution of Nuclear Engineers has set up a guide to courses available in UK universities which contain elements of nuclear technology.
• UNENE, the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering is an alliance of universities, nuclear power utilities, research and regulatory agencies for the support and development of nuclear education, research and development capability in Canadian universities.

Canada

• Ecole Polytechnique
  • Nuclear Engineering Institute - visit the site to see a complete list of personnel, including:
  • Dr. Daniel Rozon, Chaire Hydro-Québec en génie nucléaire, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: La physique des réacteurs nucléaires (à fission).
  • Alain Hébert, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Principal research interests: 2D/3D neutron transport and diffusion calculations homogenization methods
  • Jean Koclas, IGN Director and Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: Reactor dynamics, control and safety , nodal methods in diffusion theory.
  • Robert Roy, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
    Principal research interests: Neutron transport in 2D and 3D, parallel algorithms and numerical methods
  • Alberto Teyssedou, Professor, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: Thermalhydraulics, two-phase flow and boiling
  • Lubomir Zikovsky, Professor, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: Radioisotopes, environmental radioactivity and applied nuclear radiation techniques.
• Queen's University
  • Professor Rick Holt, Professor and NSERC / UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Materials
    Principal research interests: Control of microstructure/texture of zirconium alloy tubes; Experimental study of anisotropy and deformation of zirconium alloys; Modeling anisotropy and deformation of zirconium alloys; Effects of deformation on plastic instability and failure; Improvements in measurement of crystallographic texture; Micro-structural characterization and qualification; Experimental study and modeling of macro- and microscopic stress and strain development during manufacture and evolution during service; Theory of radiation damage and in-reactor deformation.
• McMaster University
  • Dr. J. S. Chang, Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: Nuclear reactor thermalhydraulics, electromagnetic, hydrodynamics, and two-phase flow diagnostics.
  • Dr. David Chettle, Professor, Director, McMaster Institute of Applied Radiation Sciences (McIARS), Department of Physics and Astronomy
    Principal research interests: nuclear and atomic physics probes to study human body composition.
  • Dr. Chang Y. Ching, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Multiphase Flows, Gas Turbine Aerodynamics / Heat Transfer and Near-Wall Turbulence.
  • Dr. G.D. Harvel (AECL), Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: reactor thermalhydraulics and nuclear instrumentation.
  • Dr. Wm. J. Garland, Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: Nuclear reactor systems analysis, reactor physics, thermalhydraulic systems, risk analysis, performance support systems.
  • Dr. David P.Jackson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: Management of technological systems, Monte Carlo neutron transport in heavy water reactors, distributed computer model of a virtual heavy water power reactor.
  • Dr. V.S. Krishnan, ( AECL), Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: reactor thermalhydraulics and nuclear instrumentation.
  • Dr. John Luxat, Professor and NSERC / UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Safety Analysis
    Principal research interests: Best estimate models of physical processes, best estimate plant states, and most probable system configurations and failure events of nuclear reactors. Nuclear reactor boiling heat transfer.
  • Dr. Marilyn Lightstone, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Principal research interests: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
  • Dr. Fiona McNeill, Associate Professor, Chair, Medical Physics & Applied Radiation Sciences Unit, Department of Physics and Astronomy
    Principal research interests: Medical and Radiation Physics
  • Dr. W. F. Skip Poehlman, Associate Professor, Department of Computing and Software
    Principal research interests: Applied Computersystems Group (ACsG), Performance Support Systems Group (PSSG), Agile Manufacturing Systems Management Group (AMIS), Generalized Electronic Learning Group (GEL).
  • Dr. N.K. Popov ( AECL), Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering Physics
    Principal research interests: reactor thermalhydraulics and safety analysis.
  • Dr. Wm. Prestwich, Professor Emeritis, Department of Physics and Astronomy
    Principal research interests: radiation physics and its application to health and medical physics; these studies include radiative transport, theoretical and experimental dosimetry and microdosimetry.
  • Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, V.P. Research
    Principal research interests: The physics of two phase flow and its application to the power and process industries, and modelling of buoyancy induced flows.
  • Dr. V. Snell, ( AECL), Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering Physics
    Reactor Safety and Licensing.
• Royal Military College of Canada
  • Dr. W.S. Andrews, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
    Principal research interests: Application of neural network technology to engineering problems and systems (eg: the release of fission products from nuclear reactor fuel during severe accident conditions).
  • Dr. Les Bennett, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
    Neutron Radiography; Characterization of Radiation Fields and Dosimetric Implications at Jet Aircraft Altitudes
  • Dr. Hugues Bonin, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
    Radiation Processing and effects of Radiation on Materials; Advanced Candu Reactors Fuel Analysis through Optimal Fuel Management at approach to refuelling equilibrium; Optimal Design of Candu Fuel Bundles for Advanced Fuel Cycles
  • Dr. Brent J. Lewis, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
    Principal research interests: Experimentation and modelling of nuclear fuel behaviour during normal and reactor accident conditions.
• University of New Brunswick
  • Dr. Robin A. Chaplin, NB Power Chair in Power Plant Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Principal research interests: Interdisciplinary approach to finding new, safe and cost-effective ways to generate power in collaboration with other research groups and institutions.
  • Dr. Esam Hussein, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Esam is a Professor and UNB Co-Ordinator of the Laboratory for Threat Material Detection (a joint venture with SAIC Canada).
    Principal research interests: Nondestructive testing and imaging with penetrating radiation; particularly for the detection of threat-materials.
  • Dr. Derek H. Lister, Chair in Nuclear Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Principal research interests: Steel and alloy oxidation in high temperature water, chemistry and corrosion of nuclear reactor systems, activity transport in primary coolant systems of nuclear reactors, heat exchanger fouling, chemistry and corrosion of steam supply systems.
  • Dr. Frank R. Steward, Department of Chemical Engineering (retired)
    Principal research interests: Director/CNER.
• University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) - Announced in May 2001, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is Canada's newest university. Moreover, UOIT is creating an entirely new way of delivering post-secondary education. UOIT programs will provide a broad range of programming, to help ensure that employers have a ready source of the highly skilled doers/thinkers/leaders they need. This new university will co-exist with Durham College, building on the college's track record of excellence, innovation and accountability. The projected initial enrolment of 800 students is expected to climb to 6,500 by 2010. Programs will begin in September 2003.
  • The school of Energy Engineering and Nuclear Science offers the only stand-alone program of its kind in Canada, the Honours Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering as well as the Honours Bachelor of Science in Radiation Physics. The research focus is on reactor kinetics, reactor design, plant design and simulation, radiation detection and measurement, radiation protection, radiation biophysics and dosimetry, environmental effects of radiation, production and utilization of radioisotopes, radiation chemistry, and material analysis with radiation techniques. Contact Dr. George Bereznai, Dean of Energy Engineering and Nuclear Science.
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  • Dr. Ed Waller, Ph.D, P.Eng, CHP,LTMD Co-ordinator, Laboratory for Threat Material Detection
    Principal research interests: non-destructive testing, radiation effects to biological and electronic systems, radiation shielding and applied health physics.
• University of Toronto
  • Dr. G. J. Evans, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
    Principal research interests: The behaviour of fission products following reactor accidents.
  • Dr. R.E. Jervis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
    Principal research interests: Nuclear and radiochemistry applied to environmental, chemical, and biomedical studies.
  • Dr. Masahiro Kawaji, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
    Principal research interests: Fluid mechanics, heat transfer, microgravity science, multi-phase flow.
  • Dr. Roger Newman, Professor and NSERC / UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Nano-engineering of Alloys for Nuclear Power Systems
    Principal research interests: Mechanisms of oxidation cracking in hot water under reducing conditions; Alloy design for corrosion resistance; Building on atomistic understanding to promote favorable interface structures; Exploiting alloy corrosion processes for the fabrication of useful nano-structured materials; Corrosion and stress corrosion research for Canadian nuclear industry.
• University of Waterloo
  • Dr. Mahesh Pandey, Professor and NSERC / UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Risk-based Life Cycle Management
    Principal research interests: Assessment methods - Probabilistic models of load and resistance variables; Mechanics-based failure models; Digital image analysis for condition assessment; Reliability estimation models and computation methods. Management models - In-service inspection models;Maintenance plans and repair technologies; Decision analysis. Maintenance optimization strategies
• University of Western Ontario
  • Dr. Jin Jiang, Professor and NSERC / UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Instrumentation and Electrical Systems
    Principal research interests: Fault detection/isolation and control loop stability monitoring/enhancement; Probabilistic based maintenance optimization for control and instrumentation systems; Applications of distributed control systems in CANDU power plants; Load-following control of CANDU power plants; Enhancement of training simulators for engineering applications.
  • Dr. David Shoesmith, Department of Chemistry, OPG / NSERC Industrial Chair
    Principal research interests: Electrochemistry and corrosion science; Performance assessment and process models; Thin films and materials degradation; Nuclear waste storage and disposal.
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Offshore

• Nuclear Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok , Thailand

Industry

• See the Nuclear Career Page for general industry links.
• AECL - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.
  • Dr. Stephen J. Bushby - Principal research interests are the materials and chemistry challenges associated with advanced reactor designs. Contact: CANDU X Project, Stn. 82, Corrosion and Surface Science Branch, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, K0J 1P0, ph: (613) 584-3311 ext. 4731, fax: (613) 584-3250.
  • Dr. Ben Rouben, Manager, Reactor Core Physics Branch - Principal research interests are finite-core reactor physics, spatial kinetics, and fuel management. Also long-term interest in education and teaching. Contact: Reactor Core Physics Branch, AECL, Sheridan Science and Technology Park, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5K 1B2, ph: (905) 823-9060 ext. 4550, fax: (905) 822-0567.