Teresa Tutt, Phd Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Sliema, MT

• Performing computational and experimental physics for VR90, VR360 and other cased-hole well logging tools under development.
• Major contributor to the VR360 logging tool performance study, earning the company a Joint Industry Partnership with ConocoPhillips and StatOil.
• Established comprehensive Radiation Safety Program for Katy, TX Manufacturing Facility. Served as Radiation Safety Officer for the facility for four years. Developed state accredited Radiation Safety Courses for.

Tacoma, Washington, US

Technical advisor on Radiation Safety and Probabilistic Risk Assessment for the Lunar Space Elevator.

Bass player, songwriter for Alternative Metal original music band.

Wadsworth, Texas, US

• Engineer for Risk Management group, performing Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) and Balance Of Plant (BOP) risk and reliability modeling:
• Contributed to Low Power Shutdown Risk Model
• Participated in Tri-Annual revision of station PRA model
• Lead developer of software to optimize preventive maintenance scheduling to maximize reliability and minimize cost. Supervised doctoral student interns developing mathematical models.
• Lead developer of software to monitor System Health based on real time component availability calculations, Markov models, fault trees and failure forecasts via Crow AMSAA reliability growth analysis
• Refuel outage position: Perform detailed inspection and ultrasonic cleaning treatment of offloaded fuel rod assembles, to detect and screen out damage or defects prior to core reload.

Houston, Texas, US

• Responsible for research and development of Formation Lithography EXplorer (FLEX), a 14MeV Pulsed Neutron source for open-hole wireline well logging, and logging-while-drilling (LWD). Developed elemental calibration.
• Discovered relationship between spectral yield errors and formation porosity, which resulted in more accurate elemental data.
• Wrote specifications for FLEX tool accuracy and precision, required for product launch.
• Taught FLEX concepts to log analysts and engineers, resulting in more efficient log analysis and field operations
• Participated in educational outreach and college recruiting, to attract potential talent to the company.
• Chaired topical sessions at the BHI Technology Forum, which is an important exchange of knowledge and expertise to promote more efficient operations.

Washington, DC, US

Investigation of the space radiation environment and its effect on the health and safety of spaceflight crews.

Houston, TX, US

• Concurrent with PhD research and dissertation. Analyzed 4-Dimensional Computer Tomography data, for thoracic services group. Performed monthly and annual Quality Assurance tests of Varian 2100 Linac external beam.
• Participated in commissioning of new Varian Trilogy Linac radiotherapy machine.
• Developed 2-dimensional position/motion graphic user interface, for plotting tumor motion data.
• Implemented patient feedback system for respiratory correlated beam gating system; reducing tumor margins in thoracic radiotherapy.
• Created treatment machine Quality Assurance database and data management system; providing easy recording and access to, treatment machine QA data.

College Station, TX, US

• Concurrent with PhD Coursework. In charge of operation and maintenance of NEC Pelletron 2MV heavy ion accelerator for the TAMU Nuclear Science Center.
• Calibrated neutron detection devices for the TAMU Dense Plasma Focus facility.
• Overhauled SF6 gas management system for high voltage Van de Graff generator tank.
• Repaired and upgraded vacuum sensors and rotating wire scanners along beamline.
• Completed coursework and experimental research for PhD Dissertation.

• Provided radiological and mechanical engineering support for the Tyngsboro, MA manufacturing and processing site.
• Provided detailed dosimetry for the RadioCoil[TM] Next Generation Prostate Brachytherapy Source.
• Provided dosimetry for second- and third- generation brachytherapy sources under development at the time.
• Performed nuclear activation and mechanical/thermal analysis for the manufacturing process at the Fleuris, BE site.
• Contributed to several SBIR proposals, earning over 1.0 million in grant awards.
• Trained new employees in radiation safety and nuclear science.

• Research Assistantship concurrent with Master's level work at MIT
• Co-developed optical spectrometer which provided measurement of hydrogen isotopic ratios in the Alcator C-mod reactor plasma.
• Designed and fabricated hardware which provided interface of the spectrometer with the diagnostic port on the reactor vessel.
• Studied relationship between minority hydrogen ion concentration and Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency (ICRF) heating efficiency.

Livermore, CA, US

Alternating semester internship concurrent with undergraduate work at RPI (four semesters): * Participated in Langmuir wave propagation experiments, for laser inertial confinement fusion research* Participated in setup and alignment of 100 terawatt laser system which was used for high energy physics experiments.* Performed micro-channel plate angular.

Phd, Nuclear Engineering/Health Physics

Ms, Nuclear Engineering (Applied Plasma Physics Option)

Bs, Engineering Physics