Journal: Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of the American Nuclear Society (ANS RPSD)
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Noel B Nelson
R&D Assistant Staff Member - Space Nuclear Systems
Bio
I received my honors baccalaureate of science degree in nuclear engineering from Oregon State University in 2012. I received my master's degree and Ph.D from North Carolina State University in 2014 and 2018, respectively. I joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in 2020 as a junior researcher. At ORNL, I specialize in radiation shielding, neutronic analysis, and nuclear system design and optimization. I have worked on accelerator driven subcritical assemblies, radioisotope power systems, and radiation visualization through augmented reality. I have experience using gradient and non-gradient based optimization methods (including Sandia National Laboratories' optimization toolbox DAKOTA).