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Research Staff

Zhijie Jiao

phone: 936-7645290
email: zjiao@umich.edu
room:

My current research interests include intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) in a simulated BWR environment, localized deformation in proton-irradiated austenitic alloys and the characterization of radiation-induced defects and segregation by analytical transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

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Russ Miller

email: rusmil@umich.edu

Sebastien Teysseyre

phone: 734-7645225
email: teysseyr@umich.edu
room: 2937 cooley

My research interests are related to material behavior in the next generation of nuclear reactor, particularly for the supercritical water reactor. In order to determine if such concept is feasible and to recommend the material to use for its construction, I study the corrosion and stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of...more>>

Ovidiu Toader

phone: 7349360131
email: ovidiu@engin.umich.edu
room: MIBL, NAME

My current research interests are in accelerator physics, surface modification by ion beams and remote engineering and instrument control. Most of my recent research involves order-disorder transformations induced by irradiation. Additional continuing interest is in the implementation of a reliable remote monitoring system for irradiation experiments at MIBL.

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Graduate Students

Pantip Ampornrat

phone: 7349360266
email: pantipam@umich.edu
 room: 2940 cooley
 Bachelor of Science (Physics), Mahidol University, Thailand
 Master of Engineering (Nuclear Technology), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

My research is focused on the structural materials for nuclear reactor power plant and nuclear industry, especially in Generation IV Supercritical Water Reactor Concept. I am studying the effect of supercritical water on corrosion and susceptibility of stress corrosion cracking for Ferritic-Martensitic alloys. I also interested in irradiation assisted stress ...more>>

Anne Davis

phone: 7349360266
email: anneall@umich.edu
 room: 2940 cooley
 B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University

My research interests lie in the radiation effects on ceramics.  My current project is testing the high-temperature radiation-induced creep in pyrolytic carbon.  My primary focus is on accelerator-based testing of fuel elements for the next generation nuclear reactors.  Since the HTGR design requires knowledge of how the ceramic materials will ...more>>

Micah Hackett

phone: 734-936-0266
email: mjhacket@umich.edu
 room: 2940 Cooley
B.S. Nuclear Engineering
 M.S. Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

My work focuses on studying the microstructure and microchemistry of proton-irradiated 316SS with varying concentrations of either Zr or Hf. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the void and dislocation microstructures along with the grain boundary microchemistry can be characterized. These analyses can be then be correlated to the same irradiated ...more>>

Deepak Kumar

phone: 734-936-0266
email: kumardee@umich.edu
 room: 2940 cooley
 BTech, IIT Roorkee, Metalurgical and Materials Science
 M.S, Material Science, Michigan State

My research interest lies in the area of understanding environmental impacts on materials properties. Interaction of various defects among themselves and with the interfaces also interests me. Understanding these defects interactions is important for predicting long-term behavior of structural alloys.

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Kelly Prater

phone: 7349360266
email: praterk@umich.edu
 room: 2940 Cooley
 B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University

My research interests are developing as I progress in my education.  I enjoy studying the effects of long-term irradiation on reactor fuel and structural components. My future research will focus on structural components for ITER to be manufactured in the United States.  ITER divertor and outer vacuum wall components ...more>>

Elaine West

phone: 734-9360266
email: eawest@umich.edu
 room: 2940 Cooley
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

My research interests lie in the effects of radiation on alloys used for reactor applications. These effects include radiation induced segregation, swelling, metastable phase formation, and order-disorder phenomena. My main focus lies on the influence of radiation on intergranular stress-corrosion cracking in austenitic and nickel-base alloys in supercritical water. My ...more>>

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