Noel Nelson
R&D Assistant Staff Member - Space Nuclear Systems
Bio
Noel joined 91°µÍø (ORNL) in 2020 as a junior researcher. At ORNL, Noel specializes in radiation shielding, neutronic analysis, and nuclear system design and optimization. Noel has worked on accelerator driven subcritical assemblies, radioisotope power systems, and radiation visualization through augmented reality. Noel also has experience using gradient and non-gradient based optimization methods (including Sandia National Laboratories' optimization toolbox DAKOTA).
Education
Noel received his honors baccalaureate of science degree in nuclear engineering from Oregon State University in 2012. He received my master's degree and Ph.D from North Carolina State University in 2014 and 2018, respectively.
Publications
September 2023
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August 2023
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October 2022
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