Bio
Dr. Petrie is a Senior R&D Staff member and Group Leader for the Fuel Cladding and Core Internals Group of the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division at the 91. He received his B.S. (2010) in Mechanical Engineering, and his M.S. (2011) and Ph.D. (2014) in Nuclear Engineering from The Ohio State University. His research spans a wide range of areas including nuclear fuel development, accelerated fuel qualification, advanced manufacturing, accelerated irradiation testing, and sensor integration. He is responsible for the conception and commissioning of several unique separate-effects irradiation vehicles in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) that target important phenomena specific to advanced nuclear fuels, fuel cladding materials, and sensors. Dr. Petrie is a leading expert on fiber-optic sensors for nuclear applications. He has demonstrated sensors for measuring reactor conditions (e.g., spatially distributed temperature and strain, pressure, corrosion, gamma heating, and liquid level); embedded sensors in metal and ceramic materials using various additive manufacturing processes; and published many papers on the performance of fiber-optic sensors under extreme nuclear reactor–relevant environments. He holds numerous programmatic leadership roles within the US Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE), and has received many awards for his professional service.
Awards
-- Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2023)
-- Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program Fellow, National Laboratory Director’s Council (2023)
-- Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award, American Nuclear Society (2022)
-- Most publications, ORNL Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division (2021, 2022)
-- Technology Commercialization Award, ORNL Technology Transfer (2021)
-- National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Nominee (2019, 2020)
-- Alvin M. Weinberg Fellowship, 91 (2014-2016)
-- Department of Energy Fuel Cycle R&D Excellence Award (2016)
-- Member of the Alpha Nu Sigma Honorary (2011-present)
-- Ohio State University Nuclear Engineering Program Award for Most Outstanding Graduate Scholar (2012)
-- Ohio State University Nuclear Engineering Program Award for Most Outstanding Graduate Researcher (2013)
-- Department of Energy NEUP Graduate Fellowship (2010-2013) and Undergraduate Scholarship (2009-2010)
Education
PhD, Nuclear Engineering, The Ohio State University (2014)
MS, Nuclear Engineering, The Ohio State University (2011)
BS, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University (2010)
Professional Affiliations
- Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2023–present)
- Member of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (2019–present)
- Member of the American Ceramic Society (2016–present)
- Member of the American Nuclear Society (2008–present)
- Member of the Alpha Nu Sigma Honorary (2011–2013)
Trademarks and Patents
- D.C. Sweeney, A. Birri, and C.M. Petrie, “System and Method for Monitoring Fabry-Perot Cavity Displacements,” US Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 18/219,746, filed July 10, 2023, published January 11, 2024.
- C.M. Petrie, P. Chesser, B. Betzler, R. Dehoff, K. Field, and K. Terrani, “3D-Printed Features on Nuclear Fuel Cladding for Optimized Heat Transfer,” US Non-Provisional Patent No. US 2022/0359094 A1, Application No. 17/728,3827, filed April 25, 2022, published November 10, 2022, granted May 28, 2024.
- T.E. Blue, A. Birri, and C.M. Petrie, “Optical fiber-based gamma calorimeter (OFBGC),” US Non-Provisional Patent No. US 2021/0372957 A1, Application No. 17/213,432, filed March 26, 2021, published December 2, 2021.
- D.C. Sweeney, C.M. Petrie, and A.M. Schrell, “Post-Processing Method to Extend the Functional Range of Optical Backscatter Reflectometry in Extreme Environments,” US Non-Provisional Patent No. US 2024/0094063 A1, Application No. 18/388,685, filed November 10, 2023, published March 21, 2024.
- C.M. Petrie, B.C. Jolly, M.P. Trammell, and K.A. Terrani, “Embedding Sensors in 3D-Printed Silicon Carbide,” US Non-Provisional Patent No. US 2021/0230076 A1, Application No. 17/142,315, filed January 6, 2021, published July 29, 2021, granted April 23, 2024.
- C.M. Petrie, D.C. Sweeney, and Y. Liu, “Metal-embedded optical fibers for monitoring pressure or corrosion at high temperatures,” US Non-Provisional Patent No. US 2021/0033479 A1, Application No. 16/865,475, filed May 4, 2020, published February 4, 2021, granted August 18, 2022.