Meet some of the faculty at the University of Missouri who are advancing research in nuclear energy and nuclear-engineered materials.
John Brockman
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Research Highlight
“Migration of fission products in graphitic materials used in high-temperature gas-cooled reactors“
John Gahl
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
“Mizzou has momentum with research funding, research activity with NextGen, NextGen MURR and the potential for other infrastructure investments the university is making at this time.”
Research Highlight
“Neutron transmutation doping control of semiconductor materials“
Yue Jin
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
“MURR is operating at a 10-megawatt power level, this is the highest university research reactor across the nation. With it comes a lot of unique research and educational capabilities that our faculty members can leverage, including neutron scanning, neutral imaging as well as material irradiation.”
Research Highlight
“Development of the Deep Learning-Based Modeling Approaches for Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics Applications“
Victor McFarland
Associate Professor, Department of History
Research Highlight
“Energy innovation and the legacy of the 1970s“
Scott Thompson
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
“This is an opportunity for the U.S. to have a very safe and sustainable energy grid. It’s very important that the research is correct and that we ensure that these things are safe. We have active grants working with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on trying to determine how to qualify these metallic parts for safe use in these advanced reactors.”
Research Highlight
“Opportunities and challenges in using additively manufactured materials in modular nuclear reactions“