Academic Research Experience

Name of Student

Thesis Topic

Grad. Date

Douglas Pollock

Effect of Non-condensable Gas in a Vertical Tube Condenser

2000

Lori Croy

Study of Regional and Global Climate Trends Based on the Analysis of the Instrumental Temperature Record

2002

Joshua Walters

Experimental Study of Direct  Methanol Fuel Cell at Elevated Pressure

2002

Ravikant Sattaluri

Incipient Detection of Transient in Two Phase Flow

2004

Xiangcheng  Kong

Concurrent Gas-liquid two-Phase Flow through  Packed Bed

2004

Radhika Kota

Simulation of Solar Regenerative Fuel Cell for a High Altitude Airship

2006

Hayden Olenik

Investigation of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Packed Beds Through Local Instruments

2006

Ryan Latta

Finite Element Analysis and Measurement of Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Oxide Nuclear Fuels

2006

Brian Wolf

Simulation of Hybrid Power System Using Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell For Distributive Energy Generation

2007

Name of Student

Thesis Topic

Grad. Date

Yiban Xu

Direct Contact Condensation with and without the Presence of  Noncondenable Gas in a Pool

2003

Seung Min Oh

Experimental and Analytical Study of the Effects of  Noncondensable Gas in a Passive Condenser System

2004

Ho Jun Yoon

Two-Phase Choking Flow at low Pressure and low Quality

2004

Joshua Walter

2007

Timothy Norman

Steam Air Mixture Condensation in a Subcooled Water Pool

2007

Degree

Name of Student

Thesis Topic

Approximate Grad. Date

M.S.

Gavin Henderson

Passive condensation heat transfer

2008

M.S

Suichiro Miwa

Fuel Cell Modeling

2008

Ph.D

Brian Wolf

Hybrid Power System Optimization

2010

Ph.D

Daeseong Jo

Interfacial area in packed Bed

2009

Ph.D (direct)

Brown Nicholas

Hydrogen Generation with High Temperature Reactor

2009

Ph.D

Zhou Wenzhong

Passive Condensation in Vertical Tube

2009

Degree

Name of Student

Thesis Topic 

Grad. Date

M.S.

Yingzong Bu

Entrainment In Annular Flow

1997-1998

M.S.

Michael Bartel

Subcooled Boiling In A Annular Channel

1997-1999

M.S.

Xuguang Wang

Image Analysis In Two-Phase Flow Diagnostics

1998-2000

M.S.

Yousef Aldorwish

Flow Regime And Two-Phase Parameters In Small Vertical Tube

1998-2000

M.S

Hiroshi Goda                  

Co-Current And Counter Current Two-Phase Flow In Vertical Tube

1999-2001

M.S

David Brodrecht         

Hydrogen Peroxide Fuel Cell

2000-2002

M.S

Daniel Tinkler                     

SBWR-200 Core Design

2000-2002

M.S.

Jaylie Johnson                

MELCORE Modeling

2001-2003

M.S.

Kuchibhotla Sarma                

Advanced Composite Fuels

2002-2004

M.S.

Shilpa Vasavada                 

Interfacial Area Transport in Pipe Flow

2003-2005

M.S.

Kyoungsuk Woo                

Direct contact Condensation

2003-2005

M.S.

Dustin Kraemer

Composite Material Studies For Waste Management

2004- 2005

M.S.

Aaron Totemeier

Cermet Fabrication For Transuranic Waste Storage And Transmutation

2005- 2006

M.S.

Kevin Hogan,

Melcor Modeling Of High Temperature Reactor

2005-2006

M.S.

Jeffrey Wegener

Composite Nuclear Materials

2004-2006

M.S.

Phillip Smagacz

Metastable Fluid Nuclear Particle Detection

2004-2006

M.S.

Amy Slaga

Chemical Vapor Deposition Of Silicon Carbide Onto Uranium Carbide Microspheres Using A Fluidized Bed

2004-2006

M.S.

Hamad Al-Kaabi

Nuclear Reactor Analysis For Hydrogen Production

2006-present

Ph.D.

Quocanh Nguynle

Drywell Phenomena Light Water Reactor

1993-1998

Ph.D.

Joo Saek Baek

Direct Contact Condensation In Large Subcooled Water

1997-2001

Ph.D.

Tauna Leonardi

Modeling Of Passive Containment Cooling System

1998-2001

Ph.D.

Todd  Smith                        

Two Phase Flow In Large Vertical And Horizontal Pipe

1998-2002

Ph.D.

Deokjung   Lee          

Pin And Bundle Neutronic Calculations

1999-2003

Ph.D.

Rong Situ                    

Subcooling Flow Boiling

1999-2004

Ph.D.

Yunlin Xu              

Higher Order Neutronic Methods

2000-2003

Ph.D.

Seongsu An              

Confined Plasma Fusion

2002-2005

Ph.D.

Selim Kuran               

Two Phase Instability In Boiling Water Reactor

2002-2005

Ph.D.

Tiejun Wu              

Condensation In Horizontal Tube

2002-2005

Ph.D.

Justin Thomas              

Cfd And Neutron Code Interface

2003-present

Ph.D.

Basar Ozar              

Interfacial Area Transport Phenomena In Boiling Flows

2003-present

Ph.D.

Yehong Liao

Melcor Code Modeling Of Condensation

2004-present

Ph.D.

Yang Liu

Two-Phase Flow Modeling 

2004-present

Ph.D.

Jun Yang

 Trace Code Modeling For Esbwr

2004-present

Ph.D.

Ling Cheng

Suppression Pool Condensation 

2002-present

Ph.D.

Richard Meyer

Fuel Cell Application Control Research And Devlopment

2004-present

Ph.D.

Yong Jae Song              

Horizontal Multi-Tube Condensation 

2003-present

Ph.D.

Sung Won Choi      

Pccs Seperate Effect Tests In The Puma Facility

2003-present

Ph.D.

Jushua Finch           

Fission Source Convergence In Monte Carlo Criticality Calculations

2006-present

Ph.D.

Sidharth Paranjape

 Interfacial Area Transport Equation For Bundle Geometry

2005-present

Ph.D.

Jaeho Shin            

 Study Of Biobattery

2005-present

Ph.D.

Volkan Seker             

Advanced Methods Developed For Simulation Of The High Temperature Gas Reactor

2006-present

Program/

Degree

Name of Student

Project

Program/Grad. Date

NASA/RISE

Jedidah Isler

Void Distribution In Spherical And Torus Capsules With Phase Change Material

2001,Summer

B.S

Justin Thomas

RELAP5 Modeling Of PCCS

2001-2002

B. S.  

Philips Benevides

Effect Of Non-Condensable Gas In A Vertical Tube Condenser

   2001-2002

Fall, Spring

B.S.

Joshua Finch

Study Of Void Formation And Distribution In Phase Change Material And Its Impact On Energy Storage Systems

    2001-2002

Summer Spring and Fall

B.S.

Hayden Olenik

Multiphase Flow Loop Design

 2002-2004 Summer Spring and Fall

B.S

Jesse Foster

Bipolar Plate Design For Fuel Cell

  2003-2004 Summer Spring and Fall

B.S.

Duane Twinning

Hydrophobic And Hydrophilic Electrode Catalyst For Fuel Cell

  2003-2004 Summer Spring and Fall

B.S.

Stephen Schnelker

PEM Fuel Cell Testing

  2005-Spring

SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship), B.S.

Don Montgomery

Sodium Borohydride Fuel Cell

Development

  2005-Spring and Summer

B.S.  SURF

Logan Miller

Packed Bed Two-Phase Flow

  2005 Summer

M.S.

Bradford Cullwell

Fuel Cell for High Altitude Airship Modeling

  2005 Summer

M.S.

Brian Wolf

FEMLAB Model for Sodium Borohydride Fuel Cell

  2005 Summer

B.S. SURF

Matthew Thornburg

Catalyst development for Sodium Borohydride Fuel Cell

  2006 Summer

B.S.

Andrew Zurawski

Testing of  Sodium Borohydride Fuel Cell

 2006 Spring and Summer 

B.S.    SURF

Gavin Henderson

Design and Building of Multitude Passive Condenser  Loop

 2006  Summer, Fall  2007 Spring and Summer

B.S.

Mark Gordon

Modeling Pressure Drop and Liquid Holdup in Packed Bed

 2006 Summer 

B.S.

Steven Bode

Analysis of Pressure Drop and Liquid Holdup in Packed Bed

 2006 Summer, Fall 

B.S.

Gregory Andrew

Multitude Condenser System

 2006 Fall

DURI (Discovery Undergraduate Research Intern)

Kyle Hopkins

SOFC based Regenerative System for Closed Environment

 2006 Fall

B.S

Colin McAllister

Molten carbonate Fuel Cell Modeling

 2007  Spring

B.S

David Tomlison

Sodium Borhydride Fuel cell

 2007 Spring

DURI

Elizabeth Peruski

Fuel Cell System Design For Strategic Power Supply

 2006 Fall, 2007 Spring

DURI

Mary Beeson

Thermochemical Modeling of SI Cycle

2007 Spring

DURI

Harsha  Yejju

Regenerative Fuel Cell for Closed Environment

 2006 Fall, 2007 Spring

B.S.  SURF

Steven Campbell

Sodium borohydride hydrolysis Experiments

2007 Summer

B.S.  SURF

Felix Mbuga

Sodium borohydride hydrolysis and Analysis

2007 Summer