Dr. Yaron Danon is a Professor in the department of Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), he holds the Edward E. Hood Jr. Chair in Nuclear Engineering, and the Director of the Nuclear Engineering Program. He received both his MS and PhD degrees in Nuclear Engineering and Science from RPI.Dr. Danon is the Director of the Gaerttner Electron Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Center at RPI, which houses a powerful 60 MeV pulsed electron LINAC used primarily as an intense pulsed neutron and gamma source. Dr.

After receiving his B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering physics from Tsinghua University in 1999 and 2002, Dr. Ji then came to the U.S. to enter the Ph.D. program in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Michigan, earning his M.S. in 2004 and Ph.D. in 2007. During this period, Dr. Ji had participated in several DOE funded projects on the research, development and demonstration of Very-high Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors, one of the promising candidates for Next Generation Nuclear Power Plant.

University engineering and design education

Multiphase Flow Experiments and Modeling, Particle Transport and Deposition, Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Reactor Safety, Advanced Nuclear-based Integrated Energy System

Dr. Jie Lian received his Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences from University of Michigan in 2003, and his M.S. degree in Materials Science & Engineering from Tsinghus University at 1998 and Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan in 2001. He obtained his B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Yanshan University in China in 1995.Dr.

Subatomic Particle Behavior, Applied Engineering Physics, Applied Cognitive Psychology

Nuclear Plant Hybrid & Flexible Operation Simulations, Nuclear Plant Safety, Risk Assessment, Emergency Operation

Dr. Hunter Belanger earned his B.S. in Physics, with a minor in Nuclear Engineering, from RPI in 2018. After graduating with his M.S. in Physics from RPI in 2019, he moved to France to begin his Ph.D. at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) Paris-Saclay, in the Service d’Études de Réacteurs et de Mathématiques Appliquées. While at CEA, he worked on the development of Monte Carlo particle transport methods, considering problems related to spatially continuous material properties, vibrations of fuel rods in nuclear reactors, and high-performance computing.

Energy Materials and Systems, Condensed Matter Physics, Emergency Communication, Preparedness, and Response, Engineering Education.