1 - Nuclear Science and Engineering Lab (NSEL) - Virginia Tech

Nuclear Theory, experiment, and Computation: (Haghighat, Liu, Pierson and Winfrey,Battaglia, Tafti, and Brown, plus 1-2 hires)Hybrid particle transport methods and their application to nuclear systems, High performancecomputing, multi-scale and multi-physics methodologies, and virtual visualization, High energydensity plasma modeling, Thermal hydraulics modeling, Computational methods in reactorphysics and shielding, perturbation methodsNuclear Safety, Security, Non-proliferation, and Safeguards: (Haghighat,Kulkarni & Pierson, Schmid plus 1-2 new hires)Nonproliferation, Radiation protection and shielding, Nuclear fuel cycle management, Nuclearwaste disposal, Science-based analysis and support of nuclear policy formationNuclear Materials Research: (Farkas, Hendricks, Clark, and Hin, plus 1-2 new hires)Novel nuclear materials design, Thermoelectric materials, Materials modeling and simulation,Hard coatings, plasma-material interactionsNuclear Fuel Cycle: (Pierson, Clark, Hin, Haghighat, plus 1-2 new hire)Fuel design and modeling, used nuclear fuel processing, waste forms, waste disposition, MaterialProtection Accounting and Control Technologies (MPACT)Nuclear Power Operations: (Pierson & Haghighat, plus 1-2 new hires)Design of digital instrumentation and control, Alternative reactor technology, Reactor operationsand safetyEmerging Nuclear Technologies: (Haghighat, Mahajan & Winfrey, plus1-2 new hire)Design of nondestructive detection systems, New methods of medical imaging, Fusion reactorfueling Nano-nuclear scienceNuclear EngineeringProgram4