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Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences > People > Faculty > Core Faculty > Annalisa Manera

Annalisa Manera

Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

NERS

2945 Cooley

manera@umich.edu

(734) 647-2433

Related Links
  • Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors
  • Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow Laboratory
Education Research Interests Biography Awards Publications

Education:

Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
PhD Nuclear Engineering ’03

The Netherlands
Diploma Radiation Protection Expert Level III ’01

The University of Pisa, Italy
MSc (with Highest Honors) Nuclear Engineering ’99

Research Interests: ^top

Experimental two-phase flow, thermal-hydraulics, computational fluid dynamics and multiphysics methods for power reactor safety analysis.

Biography: ^top

  • 2017 – present: Professor, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
  • 2011-2017: Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
  • 2007-2011:  Head  of  group  “Systems  Behavior,”  Laboratory  of  Reactor  Physics  and Systems Behavior, Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
  • 2006-2007: Scientist (group “Systems Behavior”), Laboratory of Reactor Physics and Systems Behavior, Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
  • 2006-2006: Senior Consultant in Nuclear Engineering, Colenco Power Engineering AG, Switzerland
  • April 2005: Visiting Scientist in the Laboratory of Prof. Ishii, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • 2004-2005:  Scientist  in  the  Department  of  Accident  Analyses,  Institute  of  Safety Research, Research Center Rossendorf e.V. (FZD), Germany
  • May 2003 – Dec 2003:  Researcher  and  ad  interim  responsible  of  Thermal-Hydraulic section, Interfaculty Reactor Institute, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Awards: ^top

  • 2018, Excellent Paper Award, 9th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography
  • 2018 Best Paper Award, International Topical Meeting on Advances in Thermal Hydraulics 2018, ATH-2018
  • 2017, Best Paper Award, 17th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-17)
  • 2017 Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award, University of Michigan
  • 2016 Outstanding Achievement Award, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan
  • 2016, Best Innovation Prize, CFD4NRS conference, MIT, Boston.
  • 2016, DOE CASL Directors’ Award
  • 2016, Finalist (2nd place) for DOE CASL Knight Award
  • 2013, National Academy Kecks Futures Initiative Alumna

Publications: ^top

Publications at the Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow Laboratory website

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