Research Themes
- Nuclear reactor safety
- Nuclear reactor and system analysis and optimization
- Validation and uncertainty of CFD codes
- Sub-channel analysis of advanced fuel designs
- HTR thermal hydraulics and reactor physics
- Small modular reactors
- Integration of PRA and best estimate codes
- Loading optimization for current and advanced reactors
- Flow visualization in complex reactor geometries (PIV)
- Data uncertainty validation and uncertainties
- Advanced reactor instrumentation
- 3-dim study of two-phase flows
- Core hot-spot prediction
- Studies in response to critical industry needs
Accomplishments
- Published results on gas/liquid flooding in large diameter tubes
- Published results on modeling condensation heat transfer
- Published integrated system evaluation results for HTRs
- Developing evaluation capabilities for HTR’s (NRC)
- Integrated code system for advanced systems (SNL)
- First-of-a-kind three-dim fuel management and instrumentation
Faculty
Yassin A. Hassan
- Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- L.F. Peterson '36 Chair II Professor
- University Distinguished Professor
- Regents Professor
- Director, Center for Advanced Small Modular and Microreactors (CASMR)
- Office: AIEN M203
- Phone: 979-218-4417
- Email: y-hassan@tamu.edu
Karen Vierow Kirkland
- Associate Department Head, Nuclear Engineering
- Professor, Nuclear Engineering
- Office: AIEN M204
- Phone: 979-458-0600
- Email: vierow@tamu.edu
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
- Director, Graduate Program, Nuclear Engineering
- Professor, Nuclear Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Office: AIEN M205B
- Phone: 979-845-7078
- Email: tsvetkov@tamu.edu
Cable Kurwitz
- Instructional Professor, Nuclear Engineering
- Office: AIEN M406A
- Phone: 979-845-6126
- Email: kurwitz@tamu.edu
Mark Kimber
- Director, Undergraduate Program, Nuclear Engineering
- Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering
- Office: AIEN M205D
- Phone: 979-458-3952
- Email: mark.kimber@tamu.edu
