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Author:

May, Joshua

Title:

Implementation of the Hydride Nucleation – Growth – Dissolution Model in Polar Geometry

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Hydride
Zirconium
Cladding
Diffusion
Soret
Fick
nuclear

File:

Download May_Joshua_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kolecki, Sara

Title:

Characterization of Porous Tungsten Samples for Use in Liquid Lithium Wettability Studies

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear fusion
plasma-facing materials
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
material characterization

File:

Download Kolecki_Schreyer_Thesis_Final_Submission_v2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jean Paul Allain, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Prabakar, Kadambari

Title:

Evaluation of High Surface Area Molybdenum Compounds for Technetium-99 Production

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Chemical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Molybdenum-99
Technetium-99
Szilard-Chalmers
Neutron Activation Analysis
High surface area materials
Medical isotopes
Nanopowders

File:

Download Prabakar_Kadambari_Evaluation_of_High_Surface_Area_Molybdenum_Compounds_for_Technetium-99_Production.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Amanda M. Johnsen, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Buchko, Jackson

Title:

Minimizing gamma exposure during boron neutron capture therapy treatment at PSBR using MCNP

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Boron neutron capture therapy
BNCT
PSBR
MCNP

File:

Download BUCHKO_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Amanda M. Johnsen, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeffrey A Geuther, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Emler, Casey

Title:

Viability of a Cryogenic Irradiation Facility at the Penn State Breazeale Reactor

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

cryogenic
irradiation
nuclear reactor

File:

Download Emler_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeffrey A Geuther, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lambert, Evan

Title:

In-Situ Analysis of Dispersion Strengthened Tungsten Alloys and the Effect of Dispersoid Population on the Areal Density of Helium Bubble Nucleation

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

fusion
plasma
ITER
Tungsten
Helium
PFC

File:

Download ThesisEvanLambert.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jean Paul Allain, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Smith, Coleman

Title:

Feasibility of High-Frequency Radiation for Electrical Energy Generation in Fusion Devices

Area of Honors:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Radiation
Nuclear Fusion
X-ray
Radiometry
Detector

File:

Download Smith_Coleman_Feasibility_of_High_Frequency_Radiation_for_Electrical_Energy_Generation_in_Fusion_Devices.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mr. Martin De Jesus Nieto-Perez, Thesis Supervisor
Elia Merzari, Thesis Honors Advisor