PhD Dissertations

Nuclear Reactor Analysis & Methods/Publications/PhD Dissertations
  1. Vaughn, K. (2024) Automated Mesh Generation for Arbitrary Geometry in 2D Method of Characteristics Neutron Transport (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/25063
  2. Garrouste, M. (2024) Techno-Economic Analyses for Non-electric Applications of Nuclear Power (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/24935
  3. Folk, T. (2024). Two-Step Reactor Analysis Cross Section Models and Optimal Construction Techniques (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/24086
  4. Price, D. (2024). Multiphysics and Data-Driven Modeling for the Design of Autonomous Control and Digital Twinning in Nuclear Microreactors (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/23799
  5. Kabelitz, M. (2023). Multi-dimensional High-order Discretizations and Fast Solution Algorithms for Simplified Spherical Harmonic Approximations (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/22328
  6. Li, J. (2023). Quantification and Minimization the Uncertainty Propagation of Monte Carlo Cross Section Generation for HTR Applications (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/8182
  7. Adamowicz, N. (2022). The NILO-CMFD Method for Iteratively Solving Coupled Neutron Transport-Thermal Hydraulics Problems (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/4569
  8. Herring, N. (2022). The Legendre Polynomial Axial Expansion Method (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/4752
  9. Dodson, Z. (2021). Linear Diffusion Acceleration for Neutron Transport Problems (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/2943
  10. Shen, Q. (2021). Robust and Efficient Methods in Transient Whole-Core Neutron Transport Calculations (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/1477
  11. Gerlach, A. (2020). Adaptive Time Stepping for Transport Solution with the α-Eigenvalue (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/155190
  12. Fitzgerald, A. (2019). Parallel 3-D Method of Characteristics with Linear Source and Advanced Transverse Integration (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/155260
  13. Nguyen, T. (2019). Model-Based Diagnostic Frameworks for Fault Detection and System Monitoring in Nuclear Engineering Systems (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/155193
  14. Wang, J. (2019). Application of the Method of Manufactured Solutions to Verify the Method of Characteristics for Reactor Analysis (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/151621
  15. Zhou, H. (2019). Sparse Functional Expansion Based Method for Solving High-dimensional Uncertainty Quantification Problems and Its Application to the Nuclear Transient Test Reactor (TREAT) (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/151420
  16. Jarrett, M. (2018). A 2D/1D Neutron Transport Method with Improved Angular Coupling (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/147498
  17. Yee, B. (2018). A Multilevel in Space and Energy Solver for Multigroup Diffusion and Coarse Mesh Finite Difference Eigenvalue Problems (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/146075
  18. Graham, A. (2017). Subgrid Methods for Resolving Axial Heterogeneity in Planar Synthesis Solutions for the Boltzmann Transport Equation (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/138586
  19. Rose, M. (2017). Multiphysics Simulation of Fission Gas Production and Release in Light Water Reactor Fuel (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/140807
  20. Walter, D. (2016). A High Fidelity Multiphysics Framework for Modeling CRUD Deposition on PWR Fuel Rods (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/120638
  21. Young, M. (2016). Orthogonal-Mesh, 3D Sn with Embedded 2-D Method of Characteristics for Whole-Core, Pin-Resolved Reactor Analysis (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/135759
  22. Zhu, A. (2016). Transient Methods for Pin-Resolved Whole Core Transport (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/133353
  23. Bielen, A. (2015). Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Multiphysics Nuclear Reactor Core Depletion (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111444
  24. Hall, A. (2015). Homogenization Methods for Full Core Solution of the Pn Transport Equations with 3-D Cross Sections (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/116697
  25. Kelley, B. (2015). An Investigation of 2D/1D Approximations to the 3D Boltzmann Transport Equation (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/113576
  26. Liu, Y. (2015). A Full Core Resonance Self-shielding Method Accounting for Temperature-dependent Fuel Subregions and Resonance Interference (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111419
  27. Saller, T. (2015). Asymptotic Homogenized SP2 Approximations to the Neutron Transport Equation (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/116754
  28. Stimpson, S. (2015). An Azimuthal Fourier Moment-Based Axial SN Solver for the 2D/1D Scheme (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111446
  29. Wysocki, A. (2015). Investigation of Limit Cycle Behavior in BWRs with Time-Domain Analysis (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111374
  30. Yankov, A. (2015). Analysis of Reactor Simulations Using Surrogate Models (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111485
  31. Trahan, T. (2014). An Asymptotic, Homogenized, Anisotropic, Multigroup Diffusion Approximation to the Neutron Transport Equation (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/107152
  32. Kochunas, B. (2013). A Hybrid Parallel Algorithm for the 3-D Method of Characteristics Solution of the Boltzmann Transport Equation on High Performance Compute Clusters (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/100072
  33. Ward, A. (2012). A Newton-Krylov Solution to the Coupled Neutronics-Porous Medium Equations (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/91609
  34. Collins. B. (2011). Multiscale Methods for Nuclear Reactor Analysis (Doctoral Dissertation) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/89812