Bio
Joel Khristy is an R&D Assistant – Nuclear Forensics in the Incident Modeling and Computational Sciences group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Currently, Joel develops fallout modeling codes and works on computer vision methods for feature extraction of fluid dynamic phenomena. Prior to joining ORNL, he worked under multiple DOE SBIR programs improving fluid-structure interaction simulation codes and reduced-order machine learning models for nuclear waste repository, nuclear reactor core, and solid rocket propulsion applications. His other research interests include aerodynamics, thermodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, high performance computing, and scientific machine learning. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Joel is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering as part of the Artificial Intelligence for Simulation of Advanced Nuclear Systems group at North Carolina State University.