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Author:: Ding, Dazhong
Title:: Surface Characterization of Piezoelectric Sensor Materials for Potential Use in Reactor Vessel Sensors
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: Piezoelectric
Aluminum Nitride
Yttrium Calcium Oxoborate
Lanthanum Gallium Silicate
Lanthanum Gallium Tantalate
Nondestructive Characterization
File:: Download eTD.pdf
Committee Members:: Leigh Winfrey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Member
Jean Paul Allain, Program Head/Chair
Jean Paul Allain, Committee Member

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Author:: Passelaigue, Florian
Title:: Hydrogen Nucleation-Growth-Dissolution Model: Implementation in BISON
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: hydride
Zircaloy
BISON
HNGD
nuclear materials
cladding
File:: Download MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean Paul Allain, Program Head/Chair
Elia Merzari, Committee Member

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Author:: He, Donghao
Title:: Ratio correction, temperature feedback, and other advances for the fission-matrix based hybrid transport code RAPID
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: RAPID
Fission Matrix
Neutron Transport
Temperature Feedback
Uncertainty Analysis
File:: Download DonghaoHe-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: William J Walters, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Walters, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Leigh Winfrey, Committee Member
Azaree Lintereur, Committee Member
Jerry Y Harrington, Outside Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Wonders, Marc Alan
Title:: Development of a Cost-effective Portable Neutron Imager and Spectrometer Using Sinusoid-based Multiplexing of Silicon Photomultipliers and Plastic Scintillators
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: Neutron Imaging
Silicon Photomultipliers
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Radiation Detection
Plastic Scintillators
Nuclear Security
Detector Multiplexing
File:: Download Wonders_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Marek Flaska, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marek Flaska, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Azaree Lintereur, Committee Member
Timothy Joseph Kane, Committee Member
Stephane Coutu, Outside Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Ritter, Sebastian
Title:: Study of Zirconium Nitride Thin Films on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: ZrN
Deposition
HOPG
Zirconium Nitride
File:: Download Thesis_Sebastian_Ritter.pdf
Committee Members:: Leigh Winfrey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Member
Marek Flaska, Committee Member
Jean Paul Allain, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Simon, Pierre Clement
Title:: Phase field modeling and quantification of zirconium hydride morphology
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: Zirconium Hydrides
Phase Field Modeling
Microstructure Evolution
Nuclear Materials
Computational Materials Science
Genetic Algorithm
Hydride Continuity
Multi-physics
Hydride Morphology
File:: Download PhD_Dissertation_Simon_13.pdf
Committee Members:: Arthur Thompson Motta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Xing Wang, Committee Member
Zi-Kui Liu, Committee Member
Long-Qing Chen, Outside Member
Michael Tonks, Special Member
Nicholas Brown, Special Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Program Head/Chair
William J Walters, Committee Member

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Author:: Cintron, Vincent
Title:: HIGH HEAT FLUX DAMAGE SIMULATIONS WITH AN ELECTROTHERMAL DISCHARGE DEVICE UNDERGOING INCREASING CURRENT AND PULSE LENGTH TIMES
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: electrothermal discharge device
High heat flux damage
PFCs
tokamak first wall
ETFLOW
File:: Download Cintron_Vincent_NUCE_MS.pdf
Committee Members:: Leigh Winfrey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elia Merzari, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Searight, Will
Title:: Preliminary Design of a Hot Hydrogen Test Loop for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion applications
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Thermal Analysis
Plasma Material Interaction
Space Propulsion
Hydrogen
Composites
Ceramics
High Temperature Materials
File:: Download Searight_MS_Thesis_SU20.pdf
Committee Members:: Leigh Winfrey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean Paul Allain, Program Head/Chair
Elia Merzari, Committee Member
Jean Paul Allain, Committee Member

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Author:: Rau, Adam J
Title:: Fission matrix methods for temperature and control feedback of small nuclear systems
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: Fission Matrix
Reactor Physics
Neutronics
PSBR
TRIGA
Serpent
Monte Carlo
TRACE
Breazeale
File:: Download Rau_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: William J Walters, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Walters, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elia Merzari, Committee Member
Amanda M. Johnsen, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Outside Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Hagopian, Victoria
Title:: Updates to the Godiva-IV Model with Experimental Improvements to K-eff Values
Graduate Program:: Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:: Godiva IV
k-eff
ICSBEP Benchmark
MCNP
ENDF/B-VII.1
ENDF/B-VIII.0
HEU-MET-FAST-086
File:: Download Hagopian_Masters_Thesis_-_FINAL_UPDATED.pdf
Committee Members:: Leigh Winfrey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean Paul Allain, Program Head/Chair
Xing Wang, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Special Signatory

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