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• Lead regulatory modernization projects and provide substantive policy and technical recommendations to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on advanced nuclear reactor regulation
• Perform technical analysis and develop policy recommendations to inform legislative and executive programs that support advanced nuclear reactor development and deployment
• Engage with (and educate) industry, governmental, and non-governmental stakeholders on technology specific challenges and role of nuclear technology in deep decarbonization activities

Boston, MA

• Graduate research in safety and regulation of advanced fission and fusion energy systems.
• PhD. research on regulatory frameworks and licensing evaluation methods for commercial fusion facilities
• M.S. research on licensing of advanced nuclear fission reactors in the United States using existing regulatory philosophies, historical precedent, and available new reactor licensing pathways
• Authored "Future of Nuclear in a Carbon-Constrained World" chapter on advanced reactor licensing and developed recommendations on advanced reactor licensing practices and regulatory frameworks to support global.

Alexandria, VA

• Wrote calculations and reports to solve client’s problems in the commercial nuclear power industry
• Performed rapid analyses to support the continued operation of existing commercial nuclear plants
• Created one-of-a-kind simulations to resolve regulatory questions related to plant licensing bases
• Co-authored a paper for the Electric Power Research Institute on load following at nuclear power plants

Washington, DC

• Reviewed and verified existing thermal modeling of beyond design basis accidents in nuclear material cooling pools at four Department of Energy nuclear sites
• Analyzed possible structural impacts of pipeline erosion due to non-Newtonian slurries within inaccessible ‘Black Cells’ at a proposed Department of Energy nuclear waste processing facility

Washington, DC

• Reviewed radioactive waste drum venting at five Department of Energy nuclear weapons sites
• Used ANSYS Workbench to model performance and degradation of proposed pulse jet mixer designs at the Waste Treatment Plant at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site

Cranberry, PA

• Reviewed AP1000 technical documents to create a database to support new reactor startup testing
• Developed and wrote computer code to gather information for over 12,000 major components in an AP1000 Nuclear Reactor for use during new reactor startup testing, replacing an error-prone, manual process and saving over.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Nuclear Engineering

PhD. Thesis: Regulatory Frameworks and Evaluation Methodologies for the Licensing of Commercial Fusion Reactors PhD. Thesis Advisors.

Master Of Science - Ms, Nuclear Engineering

M.S. Thesis: Pathways and Frameworks for the Licensing and Regulation of Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the U.S. M.S. Thesis Advisors: Prof..

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering