<span class="vcard">Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering</span>
Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Artificial Intelligence Automation Awards, honors and fellowships Computer modeling Department of Energy (DoE) Energy Graduate, postdoctoral Human-computer interaction Mechanical engineering Nuclear power and reactors Nuclear science and engineering Profile Renewable energy Research ROTC School of Engineering Software Students U.S. Armed Forces

Working to automate nuclear plant operations

PhD student Lauren Fortier is building on the experience she gained operating a nuclear plant for the Navy to solve a critical hurdle in the wider adoption of the energy source.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Civil and environmental engineering Computer modeling Department of Energy (DoE) Energy Graduate, postdoctoral Nuclear power and reactors Nuclear science and engineering Nuclear security and policy Profile School of Engineering Students

Working to eliminate barriers to adopting nuclear energy

Nuclear waste continues to be a bottleneck in the widespread use of nuclear energy, so doctoral student Dauren Sarsenbayev is developing models to address the problem.