Principal Investigator

 

Dr. Samuel Briggs leads the Nuclear Materials Degradation Research Group.

Samuel A. Briggs

Assistant Professor

School 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

  Samuel.Briggs@oregonstate.edu

Links:

    OSU Profile

    LinkedIn

   Google Scholar

    ORCID

Graduate Students

 

Jake Quincey

Jake Quincey

Graduate Research Assistant

School 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:

    quinceyj@oregonstate.edu

 

Xavier Quintana

Graduate Research Assistant

School 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:

   quintanx@oregonstate.edu

Links:

    LinkedIn

   Google Scholar

 

Gabriel Holesinger

Graduate Research Assistant

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


B.S. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2023

University of California - Berkeley

 

Contact:

    holesing@oregonstate.edu

Undergraduate Researchers

 

Jorge Cerda Cardenas

 

Jorge L. Cerda Cardenas

Undergraduate Research Assistant

School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering


B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2023 (forthcoming)

Oregon State University


Contact:

    cerdacaj@oregonstate.edu

 

Milo Johnson

 

Milo Johnson

Undergraduate Research Assistant

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2026 (forthcoming)

Oregon State University


Contact:

    johnmilo@oregonstate.edu

Graduate Alumni

 

Dustin Mangus

 

Dustin Mangus

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, 2024

Oregon State University

M.Eng. Nuclear Engineering, 2021

Oregon State University

B.S. General Engineering, 2019

Fort Lewis College

Dissertation Title:

An Investigation of Advanced Ferritic/Martensitic Steel Weldments Exposed to Liquid Sodium

 

Peter Beck

Peter Beck

School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering


 

M.S. Materials Science, 2022

Oregon State University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2019

Oregon State University

Dissertation Title:

 

 

Adam Koziol

School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering


Ph.D. Materials Science, 2024

Oregon State University

M.S. Materials Science, 2022

Oregon State University

B.S. Materials Science, 2020

University of California, Riverside

Dissertation Title:

 

Thesis Title:

 

 

Seth Walton

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


M.Eng. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2024

Oregon State University

B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2021

Oregon State University

 

 

Thomas Wood II

School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering


M.S. Materials Science, 2024

Oregon State University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2020

Oregon State University

Thesis Title:

 

 

Ian Arndt

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


M.Eng. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2024

Oregon State University

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 2021

University of Florida

 

Undergraduate Alumni

Lucia R. Gómez Hurtado

Former Undergraduate Research Assistant

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2021

Oregon State University

Cole Evered

Former Undergraduate Research Assistant

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2021

Oregon State University

Anneli Brackbill

Former Undergraduate Research Assistant

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2022

Oregon State University

Maren Arneson

Former Undergraduate Research Assistant

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2023

Oregon State University

Iman Stephenson

Former Undergraduate Research Assistant

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2024

Oregon State University

Raven Langer

Former Undergraduate Research Assistant

School of Nuclear Science and Engineering


B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 2027 (Forthcoming)

Oregon State University