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Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences > People > Faculty > Core Faculty > Thomas Downar

Thomas Downar

Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

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4109 ERB-1

downar@umich.edu

(734) 615-9002

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Education Research Interests Biography Awards Publications

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: ^top

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: ^top

  • 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: ^top

  • 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: ^top

  • Number of refereed archival publications: 32
  • Number of refereed conference proceedings: 28
  • Number of books: 0
  • Number of chapters in books: 0
  • Number of other publications: 26
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