Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering

2022

Sensitivity analysis for characterizing the impact of HNGD model on the prediction of hydrogen redistribution in Zircaloy cladding using BISON code

Seo, S. B., Duchnowski, E. M., Motta, A. T., Kammenzind, B. F. & Brown, N. R., Jul 2022, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 393, 111813.

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1 Scopus citations

Single-gene diagnostic assay for rapid subclassification of basal like breast cancer with mRNA targeted antisense oligonucleotide capped molecular probe

Moitra, P., Alafeef, M., Dighe, K. & Pan, D., Jul 1 2022, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 207, 114178.

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11 Scopus citations

Small Molecule NIR-II Dyes for Switchable Photoluminescence via Host –Guest Complexation and Supramolecular Assembly with Carbon Dots

Sar, D., Ostadhossein, F., Moitra, P., Alafeef, M. & Pan, D., Aug 5 2022, In: Advanced Science. 9, 22, 2202414.

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13 Scopus citations

Surface Modification of Bacterial Cellulose for Biomedical Applications

Aditya, T., Allain, J. P., Jaramillo, C. & Restrepo, A. M., Jan 1 2022, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 23, 2, 610.

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71 Scopus citations

The effect of elastic anisotropy on the symmetry selection of irradiation-induced void superlattices in cubic metals

Gao, Y., Jokisaari, A. M., Aagesen, L., Zhang, Y., Jin, M., Jiang, C., Biswas, S., Sun, C. & Gan, J., Apr 15 2022, In: Computational Materials Science. 206, 111252.

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7 Scopus citations

Thermo-mechanical aspects of gamma irradiation effects on GaN HEMTs

Rasel, M. A. J., Stepanoff, S. P., Wetherington, M., Haque, A., Wolfe, D. E., Ren, F. & Pearton, S., Mar 21 2022, In: Applied Physics Letters. 120, 12, 124101.

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12 Scopus citations

Total Ionizing Dose Effect in Tri-gate Silicon Ferroelectric Transistor Memory

Aabrar, K. A., Read, J., Kirtania, S. G., Stepanoff, S., Wolfe, D. E., Yu, S. & Datta, S., 2022, 2022 International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 3271-3274 4 p. (Technical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM; vol. 2022-December).

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2 Scopus citations

Toward the Engineering Feasibility of the Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket

Thomas, D., Houts, M., Walters, W., Hollingsworth, K., Frederick, R. & Cassibry, J., May 19 2022, In: JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 75, 5, p. 181-188 8 p.

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7 Scopus citations

Turbulent Channel Flow With Spatially Dependent Viscosity: A Numerical Study

Leite, V. C. & Merzari, E., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 144, 1, 011303.

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3 Scopus citations

Understanding effects of chemical complexity on helium bubble formation in Ni-based concentrated solid solution alloys based on elemental segregation measurements

Wang, X., Jin, K., Wong, C. Y., Chen, D., Bei, H., Wang, Y., Ziatdinov, M., Weber, W. J., Zhang, Y., Poplawsky, J. & More, K. L., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 569, 153902.

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8 Scopus citations

Unique Signatures from Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle Samples Interrogated with Epithermal Neutrons

Grenci, N., Nethercutt, B. & Flaska, M., 2022, 2022 IEEE NSS/MIC RTSD - IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2022 IEEE NSS/MIC RTSD - IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference).

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Validation of Low and High-Fidelity Turbulence Models for Prediction of Turbulent Heat Transfer in Low Prandtl Number Flows Under Buoyant and Separated Flow Conditions

Elmellouki, M., Bhushan, S., Pilmaier, C., Walters, D. K., Gorman, M., Hollrah, B., Hassan, Y. A., Merzari, E., Obabko, A. & Dzodzo, M. B., 2022, Multiphase Flow (MFTC); Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFDTC); Micro and Nano Fluid Dynamics (MNFDTC). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), v002t05a008. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM; vol. 2).

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3 Scopus citations

2021

40th Anniversary of the first international topical meeting on nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics: Highlights of thermal-hydraulics research in the past four decades

Merzari, E., Cheung, F. B., Bajorek, S. M. & Hassan, Y., Mar 2021, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 373, 110965.

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4 Scopus citations

A Code-Agnostic Driver Application for Coupled Neutronics and Thermal-Hydraulic Simulations

Romano, P. K., Hamilton, S. P., Rahaman, R. O., Novak, A., Merzari, E., Harper, S. M., Shriwise, P. C. & Evans, T. M., 2021, In: Nuclear Science and Engineering. 195, 4, p. 391-411 21 p.

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13 Scopus citations

ALL-HEX MESHING STRATEGIES FOR DENSELY PACKED SPHERES

Lan, Y. H., Fischer, P., Merzari, E. & Min, M., 2021, Proceedings of the 29th International Meshing Roundtable, IMR 2021. Tomov, V. Z., Gu, X. & Verdicchio, J. (eds.). Zenodo, p. 293-305 13 p. (Proceedings of the 29th International Meshing Roundtable, IMR 2021).

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3 Scopus citations

A Machine Learning Regression Approach for Pulse Shape Discrimination in Organic Scintillators

Durbin, M., Wonders, M., Flaska, M. & Lintereur, A., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 125, 1, p. 74-76 3 p.

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A new rans correction to account for varying viscosity effects

Leite, V. C. & Merzari, E., 2021, Aerospace Engineering Division Joint Track; Computational Fluid Dynamics. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), V001T02A025. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM; vol. 1).

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Application of an added-sinusoid, signal-multiplexing scheme to a compact, multiplexed neutron scatter camera

Wonders, M. A. & Flaska, M., Jun 21 2021, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1002, 165294.

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6 Scopus citations

A Simplistic Single-Step Method for Preparing Biomimetic Nanoparticles from Endogenous Biomaterials

Schwartz-Duval, A. S., Wen, R., Srivastava, I., Moitra, P. & Pan, D., Oct 6 2021, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 13, 39, p. 46464-46477 14 p.

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6 Scopus citations

Assessment of empirical interatomic potential to predict thermal conductivity in ThO₂and UO₂

Jin, M., Khafizov, M., Jiang, C., Zhou, S., Marianetti, C. A., Bryan, M. S., Manley, M. E. & Hurley, D. H., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 33, 27, 275402.

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14 Scopus citations

Calculations of CISCC for UNF canisters through physics-guided machine learning framework

Xie, Y. & Jin, M., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 124, 1, p. 82-85 4 p.

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Cardinal: A Lower-Length-Scale Multiphysics Simulator for Pebble-Bed Reactors

Merzari, E., Yuan, H., Min, M., Shaver, D., Rahaman, R., Shriwise, P., Romano, P., Talamo, A., Lan, Y. H., Gaston, D., Martineau, R., Fischer, P. & Hassan, Y., 2021, In: Nuclear Technology. 207, 7, p. 1118-1141 24 p.

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42 Scopus citations

Characterization of in-situ ion irradiated Fe-21Cr-32Ni austenitic model alloy and alloy 800H at low doses

Ayanoglu, M., Ulmer, C. J. & Motta, A. T., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 555, 153149.

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4 Scopus citations

Characterization of Long-Term, In-Reactor Zircaloy-4 Corrosion Coupons and the Impact of Flux, Fluence, and Temperature on Oxide Growth, Stress Development, Phase Formation, and Grain Size

Ensor, B., Lucadamo, G., Seidensticker, J. R., Bajaj, R., Cai, Z. & Motta, A. T., 2021, Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry: 19th International Symposium. Motta, A. T. & Yagnik, S. K. (eds.). ASTM International, p. 588-619 32 p. (ASTM Special Technical Publication; vol. STP 1622).

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5 Scopus citations

Characterization of Penn State's Reactor Core Face Irradiation Fixture

Angermeier, S., Kuatbek, M. & Johnsen, A., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 125, 1, p. 374-377 4 p.

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Characterization of the Fast Neutron Irradiator Fixture at the Pennsylvania State Breazeale Reactor

Kuatbek, M., Pierson, B. D., Lyons, S. & Johnsen, A. M., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 125, 1, p. 378-381 4 p.

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Comparison of pebble bed velocity profiles between high-fidelity and intermediate-fidelity codes

Reger, D., Merzari, E., Balestra, P., Schunert, S. & Hassan, Y. A., 2021, Student Paper Competition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), V004T14A086. (International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE; vol. 4).

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3 Scopus citations

Corrosion and Ion Irradiation Behavior of Ceramic-Coated Nuclear Fuel Cladding

Alat, E., Hu, J., Wolfe, D. E. & Motta, A. T., 2021, Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry: 19th International Symposium. Motta, A. T. & Yagnik, S. K. (eds.). ASTM International, p. 149-171 23 p. (ASTM Special Technical Publication; vol. STP 1622).

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5 Scopus citations

Defect dynamics in γ-U, Mo, and their alloys

Jin, M., Gao, Y., Jiang, C. & Gan, J., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 549, 152893.

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5 Scopus citations

Design and Analysis of an Advanced Three-Point Bend Test Approach for Miniature Irradiated Disk Specimens

Reid, N. C., Garrison, L., Gussev, M. & Allain, J. P., 2021, In: Fusion Science and Technology. 77, 7-8, p. 907-914 8 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Development of the materials analysis and particle probe for Proto-MPEX

Beers, C. J., Jaramillo, C., Reid, N. C., Schamis, H., Allain, J. P., Caughman, J. B. O., Meitner, S. J., Rapp, J. & Zinkle, S. J., Apr 1 2021, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 92, 4, 045108.

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4 Scopus citations

Direct numerical simulation of fluid flow in a 5x5 square rod bundle

Kraus, A., Merzari, E., Norddine, T., Marin, O. & Benhamadouche, S., Aug 2021, In: International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 90, 108833.

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23 Scopus citations

Direct Numerical Simulation of Supercritical CO2 Flow: Development of a plugin for the REFPROP/PROPATH Properties Database in the spectral element code NekRS

Nguyen, T., Merzari, E. & Yuan, H., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 125, 1, p. 1263-1266 4 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Dislocation Loops in Proton Irradiated Uranium-Nitrogen-Oxygen System

Xiu, P., Jin, M., Bawane, K., Tyburska-Püschel, B., Jaques, B. J., Field, K. G., Giglio, J. J. & He, L., Dec 15 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 557, 153244.

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6 Scopus citations

Dissociated prismatic loop punching by bubble growth in FCC metals

Jin, M., Gao, Y., Zhang, Y., Jiang, C. & Gan, J., Dec 2021, In: Scientific reports. 11, 1, 12839.

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13 Scopus citations

Efficient exascale discretizations: High-order finite element methods

Kolev, T., Fischer, P., Min, M., Dongarra, J., Brown, J., Dobrev, V., Warburton, T., Tomov, S., Shephard, M. S., Abdelfattah, A., Barra, V., Beams, N., Camier, J. S., Chalmers, N., Dudouit, Y., Karakus, A., Karlin, I., Kerkemeier, S., Lan, Y. H. & Medina, D. & 10 others, Merzari, E., Obabko, A., Pazner, W., Rathnayake, T., Smith, C. W., Spies, L., Swirydowicz, K., Thompson, J., Tomboulides, A. & Tomov, V., Nov 2021, In: International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications. 35, 6, p. 527-552 26 p.

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41 Scopus citations

Emulation of fast reactor irradiated 21Cr32Ni model alloy using dual-ion beam

Ayanoglu, M. & Motta, A. T., 2021, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 124, 1, p. 260-262 3 p.

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Emulation of neutron damage with proton irradiation and its effects on microstructure and microchemistry of Zircaloy-4

Wang, P., Bowman, J., Bachhav, M., Kammenzind, B., Smith, R., Carter, J., Motta, A., Lacroix, E. & Was, G., Dec 15 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 557, 153281.

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16 Scopus citations

Erratum: “The effects of introducing elasticity using different interpolation schemes to the grand potential phase field model” (Computational Materials Science (2020) 183, (S0927025620302810), (10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109790))

Simon, P. C. A., Aagesen, L. K., Motta, A. T. & Tonks, M. R., Jun 15 2021, In: Computational Materials Science. 194, 110432.

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Escherichia coli Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Polydimethylsiloxane are Independent of Substrate Stiffness

Arias, S. L., Devorkin, J., Civantos, A. & Allain, J. P., Jan 12 2021, In: Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. 37, 1, p. 16-25 10 p.

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24 Scopus citations

Establishing the Feasibility of the Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket

Thomas, D., Houts, M., Walters, W., Hollingsworth, K., Frederick, R. & Cassibry, J., 2021, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, 2021. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, AIAA 2021-3604. (AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, 2021).

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19 Scopus citations

Experimental investigation of the annular flow caused by convective boiling in a heated annular channel

Seo, J., Lee, S., Yang, S. R. & Hassan, Y. A., May 2021, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 376, 111088.

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8 Scopus citations

Feasibility of full-core pin resolved CFD simulations of small modular reactor with momentum sources

Fang, J., Shaver, D. R., Tomboulides, A., Min, M., Fischer, P., Lan, Y. H., Rahaman, R., Romano, P., Benhamadouche, S., Hassan, Y. A., Kraus, A. & Merzari, E., Jul 2021, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 378, 111143.

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32 Scopus citations

Foreword

Motta, A. T. & Yagnik, S. K., 2021, In: ASTM Special Technical Publication. STP 1622, p. III

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Function-adaptive clustered nanoparticles reverse Streptococcus mutans dental biofilm and maintain microbiota balance

Ostadhossein, F., Moitra, P., Altun, E., Dutta, D., Sar, D., Tripathi, I., Hsiao, S. H., Kravchuk, V., Nie, S. & Pan, D., Dec 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 1, 846.

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16 Scopus citations

GPU algorithms for Efficient Exascale Discretizations

Abdelfattah, A., Barra, V., Beams, N., Bleile, R., Brown, J., Camier, J. S., Carson, R., Chalmers, N., Dobrev, V., Dudouit, Y., Fischer, P., Karakus, A., Kerkemeier, S., Kolev, T., Lan, Y. H., Merzari, E., Min, M., Phillips, M., Rathnayake, T. & Rieben, R. & 7 others, Stitt, T., Tomboulides, A., Tomov, S., Tomov, V., Vargas, A., Warburton, T. & Weiss, K., Dec 2021, In: Parallel Computing. 108, 102841.

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19 Scopus citations

Heat Transfer Enhancement of a Zirconium Heater Rod Using a Chromium Coating During Quenching

Almudhhi, T. K., Ebrahim, S. A., Almadih, M. H., Wolfe, D. E. & Cheung, F. B., 2021, 5th-6th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2021. Begell House Inc., p. 1039-1046 8 p. (Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference; vol. 2021-May).

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2 Scopus citations

High Flux Helium Irradiation of Dispersion-Strengthened Tungsten Alloys and Effects of Heavy Metal Impurity Layer Deposition

Lang, E., Kapat, A., Morgan, T. W. & Allain, J. P., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 544, 152672.

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9 Scopus citations

High Heat Flux Testing of Castellated Graphite Plasma- Facing Components

Gray, T. K., Youchison, D. L., Ellis, R. E., Jaworski, M. A., Khodak, A., Looby, T., Reinke, M. L., Smalley, G. & Wolfe, D. E., 2021, In: Fusion Science and Technology. 77, 1, p. 9-18 10 p.

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1 Scopus citations

High radiation tolerance of an ultrastrong nanostructured NiCoCr alloy with stable dispersed nanooxides and fine grain structure

Lu, C., Li, M., Xiu, P., Wang, X., Velişa, G., Jiang, L., More, K. L., Poplawsky, J. D., Chang, Y., Zhang, Y. & Wang, L., Dec 15 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 557, 153316.

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12 Scopus citations

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