Nuclear engineers at S&T are performing cutting-edge research in application of nuclear technology to medicine and imaging, energy resilience with small modular reactors, synthesis of radioactive nanoparticles, and new materials for increased performance in next generation reactors.
Associate Professor
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
573-341-6609 | alajoa@mst.edu |
Small modular reactors; molten salt reactors; advanced fuels utilization; radiation detection; nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Wayne and Gayle Laufer Endowed Chair in Energy
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
573-341-7518 | aldahhanm@mst.edu |
Multiphase reactor engineering; transport-kinetic integration; advanced measurement and computational techniques
Associate Professor
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
573-341-6766 | castanoc@mst.edu |
Nuclear fatigue; new shielding materials; production of nanomaterials with radiation; radioactive nanoparticles for cancer treatment
Associate Professor, Director of Nuclear Reactor
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
573-341-7759 | grahamjose@mst.edu |
Advanced nuclear ceramics; neutron doping; defect characterization; optical/electronic/scattering techniques
Professor and Department Chair
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
573-341-4725 | jnewkirk@mst.edu |
Additive Manufacturing; aerospace materials, powder metallurgy, heat treating, chemical corrosion, wear resistance, friction stir processing, nuclear materials and applications of intermetallic alloys
Associate Professor
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
573-341-7703 | schlegelj@mst.edu |
Phase change materials; heat transfer in small modular reactors; graphene nanoplatelets; modeling of interfacial area for transport in nuclear reactors
Assistant Professor
Mining and Explosives Engineering
573-341-6194 | sherizadeh@mst.edu |
Numerical modeling of geotechnical stress; risk assessment of surface and underground stability; long-term performance assessment of nuclear waste disposal sites
Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
573-341-4294 | smithjose@mst.edu |
Hybrid energy systems; fuels combustion and gasification, industrial gas flare design, operation, and regulation; process modeling, monitoring, control, and operation
Associate Professor
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
573-341-4745 | usmans@mst.edu |
Spent nuclear fuel interrogation and reactor safety; gamma spectroscopy; radiation detection; mixed oxide fuel; reactor passive safety; natural convection
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
573-341-6167 | wenha@mst.edu |
Development and fabrication of advanced materials such as bulk nanostructured alloys, high entropy alloys and bulk metallic glasses; Microstructure characterization of materials using transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography; Mechanical behavior and deformation mechanisms of materials; Nuclear fuels and structural materials designed for current and next generation nuclear reactors
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