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Thomas Downar

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Contact

downar@umich.edu(734) 615-9002

Location

4109 ERB-1

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Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD Nuclear Engineering ’84

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MS Nuclear Engineering ’75

U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
BS ’74

Research Interests

The development of computational methods for the solution of problems in reactor physics analysis, reactor thermal hydraulics, coupled field neutronics / thermal-hydraulics analysis and their application to the design and analysis of all reactor technologies.

Biography

  • 2008 – present Professor, Nuclear Engineering University of Michigan
  • 2009 – 2013 Chair, Graduate Program, Nuclear Engineering Dept., Michigan
  • 2007 Professor, Nuclear Engineering, UC Berkeley
  • 1998 – 2006 Professor, Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University
  • 2003 – 2006 Co-Director, Computer Research Institute, Purdue University
  • 2001 – 2006 Director, Computational Science and Engineering Program, Purdue
  • 1990-98 Associate Prof., School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue
  • 1984-90 Asst Prof., School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue

Awards

  • 2002 Fellow, American Nuclear Society (ANS)
  • 1995, 96 Best Paper Award, ANS Annual Meeting, Reactor Physics Division
  • 1989, 90, 92 Best Teacher Award, School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue
  • 1980-84 Hertz Fellow, MIT
  • 1980 Best Teacher Award, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY
  • 1974 Distinguished Graduate (U.S. Military Academy)

Publications

  • Number of refereed archival publications: 108
  • Number of refereed conference proceedings: 120
  • Number of books: 1
  • Number of chapters in books: 1
  • Number of other publications: 45


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