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Samuel A. BriggsAssistant ProfessorSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics, 2016 University of Wisconsin-Madison M.S. Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics, 2013 University of Wisconsin-Madison B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2011 Oregon State University Curriculum Vitae (updated Apr. 2022) |
Dr. Briggs has over a decade of experience in nuclear materials research focused on materials degradation in reactor environments. He has specific expertise relating to characterizing and understanding radiation damage effects in materials and environmentally-assisted cracking in advanced nuclear reactor coolant environments, such as liquid metals and molten salts. Most of his group's research is focused on enabling the construction and safe, long-term operation of next-generation nuclear reactors through a robust understanding of materials degradation phenomena and developing advanced materials with improved performance in these environments. Contact: 207 Merryfield Hall (541) 737-7838 Links: |
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Dustin MangusGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering M.Eng. Nuclear Engineering, 2021 Oregon State University B.S. General Engineering, 2019 Fort Lewis College |
Dustin Mangus is a senior graduate research assistant in the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) at Oregon State University. Currently he is focusing on a PhD in NSE with a minor in material science. He is affiliated with nuclear materials and thermal hydraulic research efforts at OSU where he focuses his attention on applied engineering instrumentation and materials related research. Currently he is focused on environmentally assisted cracking (specifically liquid metal embrittlement) of Fe-based alloys in high temperature liquid sodium systems. Contact: |
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Jake QuinceyGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2019 University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Jake focuses on the chemistry and environmentally-assisted cracking of structural materials in fluoride molten salt environments. Additionally, he explores the nuance of irradiation-induced precipitation in FeCrAl alloys using atom probe tomography. Contact: |
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Peter BeckGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering M.S. Materials Science, 2022 Oregon State University B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2019 Oregon State University |
Peter is interested in studying the effects of corrosion in many different environments, including liquid metals and salt, and in supercritical CO2 environments. Contact: |
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Adam KoziolGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering B.S. Materials Science, 2020 University of California, Riverside |
Adam is pursuing a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering. He works jointly under Professor Briggs and Professor Tucker, with a focus on microstructural analysis of nuclear materials. His masters work was characterization and analysis of processing parameters on nuclear fuel microstructure. He is currently working on characterization of thermally-aged candidate steels for structural materials in nuclear applications. Contact: |
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Xavier QuintanaGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering B.S. Physics, 2020 Florida State University |
Xavier is a second year Materials Science & Engineering graduate student pursuing a PhD and is studying the degradative effects of fluoride molten salt salt on structural materials. He is working on in-situ monitoring of environmentally assisted cracking in FLiNaK and stress corrosion cracking in molten salt. He also has experience using DFT to model and predict the electronic properties of novel semiconductors through a NSF REU program at Penn State and two years experience working with perovskites at Florida State. Contact: E110 Radiation Center (707) 334-8696 Links: |
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Seth WaltonGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2021 Oregon State University |
Seth Walton is a graduate student in nuclear engineering at Oregon State University. His current research is focused on the development of a high-temperature contact-angle goniometer for investigating the wetting behavior of liquid metals on various substrates. Seth is experienced with liquid metal systems, having previously worked on the liquid sodium test facility at OSU. Contact: |
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Thomas Wood IIGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2020 Oregon State University |
Thomas is a Masters student in Mechanical Engineering, working on high temperature mechanical properties of niobium alloys. He has experience in machining and manufacturing, as well as corrosion and mechanical testing research. Contact: |
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Ian ArndtGraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 2021 University of Florida |
Ian is a first year graduate student pursuing his Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering. His background is in Materials Science and Engineering with a focus on characterization techniques. Currently, he is interested in studying how liquid metal exposure influences damage structures in structural materials. Contact: |
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Anneli BrackbillUndergraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2022 (forthcoming) Oregon State University Contact: |
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Jorge L. Cerda CardenasUndergraduate Research AssistantSchool of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2023 (forthcoming) Oregon State University Contact: |
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Maren ArnesonUndergraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2023 (forthcoming) Oregon State University Contact: |
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Iman StephensonUndergraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2024 (forthcoming) Oregon State University Contact: |
Lucia R. Gómez HurtadoFormer Undergraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2021 Oregon State University |
Cole EveredFormer Undergraduate Research AssistantSchool of Nuclear Science and Engineering B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2021 Oregon State University |
