Curtis Smith Email & Phone Number

Dr. Curtis Smith is the KEPCO Professor of the Practice of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Prior to joining MIT, he was the Director for the Idaho National Laboratory’s Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Research Division. While at INL, he led several risk-informed activities including the Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA) Pathway under the DOE Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s SAPHIRE risk analysis software development. Dr. Smith has published over 300 papers, books, and reports on risk and reliability theory and applications. He holds a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT and a B.S. and M.S. in nuclear engineering from Idaho State University. Dr. Smith has been in the risk and reliability assessment field for more than 30 years. He has worked as a risk analysis specialist and has served as a consultant for a diverse set of organizations including the Department of Energy (DOE), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other government and private companies. He also was a visiting scientist to the OECD Halden Reactor Project, performing human performance research, was the Chair of the ASME Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis (SERAD) Executive Committee, is currently the President of the Board for the International Association of Probabilistic Safety and Management (IAPSAM) organization, and is a past President of the Idaho State University College of Engineering Advisory Council. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Nuclear Society, and the Idaho Academy of Sciences.

Listed skills include Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear, Risk Assessment, Simulations, and 30 others.