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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 deployment while ensuring continued safe operations

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 1,500 hours of work

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