About

About
Professor
acceleration of nuclear technologies
Dr. Koroush Shirvan is the John Clark Hardwick (1986) Career Development Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)....
Read more

Research Areas

Technology Selection for Offshore Underwater Small Modular Reactors examines the most viable nuclear technology options for future underwater designs that would meet...

Read More

Surface Chemistry under Extreme Environments; on understanding the effects of irradiation on quenching heat transfer. The effect of gamma irradiation on Quench heat...

Read More

Coatings- development of Cr cold spray–coated fuel cladding with enhanced accident tolerance. Accident-tolerant fuels (ATFs) are currently of high interest to researchers...

Read More

Demonstration of the relationship between sensitivity and identifiability for inverse uncertainty quantification; a comprehensive modular Bayesian approach is used for...

Read More

Improve Sustainability

cutting-edge nuclear reactor technologies

Courses

  • Months: TBA
  • Weeks: TBA
  • Date: TBA
  • Time: TBA
Course Number: 22.06
Read more
  • Months: TBA
  • Weeks: TBA
  • Date: TBA
  • Time:
Course Number: 22.039/ 22.39 (A)
Read more
  • Months: TBA
  • Weeks: TBA
  • Date: TBA
  • Time: TBA
Course Number: 22.S097
Read more
  • Months: TBA
  • Weeks: TBA
  • Date: TBA
  • Time: TBA
Course Number: 22.051
Read more

Professional Engagements

The Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp, #TomorrowToday, was held July 16-29, 2017 at the University of Cali...
Read more
Co-Director of Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives (RTC), is an invitation-...
Read more
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) Institute introduced...
Read more