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Won Sik Yang

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Professor

Contact

wonyang@umich.edu(734) 647-8117

Location

2945 Cooley

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Education

Purdue University

Ph. D. Nuclear Engineering ‘89

Seoul National University

B.S. Nuclear Engineering ‘84

Research Interests

  • Nuclear reactor physics
  • Computational methods for reactor analysis
  • Reactor core design
  • Fuel cycle analysis
  • Fast reactors
  • Accelerator-driven systems
  • Sensitivity/uncertainty analysis
  • Cross-section processing
  • Stability analysis
  • Reliability analysis

Biography

  • 2017−present Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Department
  • 2011−2017 Professor, School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University
  • 2011−2011 Senior Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 2005−2010 Section Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 2003−2005 Group Leader, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 2002−2003 Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 1999−2002 Associate Professor, Chosun University, Korea
  • 1995−1999 Assistant Professor, Chosun University, Korea
  • 1993−1995 Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 1989−1993 Assistant Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 1984−1985 Researcher, Korea Power Engineering Company, Korea

Awards

  • 2013 Fellow, American Nuclear Society (ANS)
  • 2011 Pacesetter Award, Argonne National Laboratory
  • 2004 Best Paper Award, ANS Annual Meeting, Reactor Physics Division
  • 2004 Pacesetter Award, Argonne National Laboratory

Publications: ^top

  • Number of refereed archival publications: 71
  • Number of refereed conference proceedings: 189
  • Number of books: 0
  • Number of chapters in books: 1
  • Number of other publications: 175


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