Education

B.S.M.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1975
S.M., Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977
S.M., Materials Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978
Sc.D., Nucl. Mat. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982

Recent Professional Service

US Department of Energy Technical Assistance Group (TAG) for Disposition of N-Reactor Fuel
US Department of State Technical Advisory Committee on Conditioning of North Korean Reactor (DPRK) Fuel
US Department of Energy Technical Advisory Committee on Disposition of Savannah River Reactor Site Metallic Fuel
American Nuclear Society, Materials Science and Technology Division, Committee Member

Major Product Development

Responsible for the conception, development, and bringing to commercial acceptance of a super alloy, Alloy 908, for use in cryogenic magnet systems. This alloy was chosen as the sheath material for ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor).

Research Interests

Environmental effects on materials behavior Electrochemistry Corrosion Advanced materials for fusion systems advanced statistical and experimental techniques for experimental analysis Nuclear fuel performance analysis