Nuclear Energy
Purdue researchers are contributing to research on a breakthrough design for nuclear power plants known as Modular Boiling Water Reactors (MBWR). MBWRs are inherently safe and include built-in, proliferation-resistant characteristics. Futuristic research on acoustic inertial confinement fusion is underway.
We are creating the Center for Materials Under Extreme Environments (CMUXE) to engage in novel key areas:
- Nuclear Fusion; both magnetic and inertial
- Advanced Fission Systems
- Hydrogen Behavior in Reactor Materials
- Materials under Extreme Conditions for Nano Lithography
- High Power Targets for Accelerators
- Low Temperature Plasmas for Astrophysics Applications
- Directed Energy Lethality for Defense Applications
Researchers
Thomas Downar, College of Engineering–Nuclear Engineering
Audeen Fentiman, College of Engineering–Nuclear Engineering
Ahmed Hassanein, College of Engineering–Nuclear Engineering
Mamoru Ishii, College of Engineering–Nuclear Engineering
Tatjana Jevremovic, College of Engineering–Nuclear Engineering
Yeong Kim, College of Science–Physics
Dave Koltick, College of Science–Physics
Rusi Taleyarkhan, College of Engineering–Nuclear Engineering
Lefteri Tsoukalas, College of Engineering–Nuclear Engineering