Research

Current Research

Radiation Mapping

Internal Dosimetry

External Dosimetry

Environmental Dosimetry

KSU Nuclear Research Group

American Nuclear Society, Washington, DC; November 2017
Thermal Transport in Thorium Dioxide
Authors: Jungkyu Park and Eduardo B. Farfan

ASME-IMECE 2017, Tampa, FL; November 2017
Thermal Transport in Thorium Dioxide
Authors: Jungkyu Park and Eduardo B. Farfan
Co-Authors: Christian Enriquez, Nicholas Kinder and Matthew Greeson

Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference, Milledgeville, GA; October 2017
Determination of Mathematical Representations for Square Radioactive Sources
Presenter: Nathan Buck, Kennesaw State University
Mentors: Eduardo B. Farfan, Tien Mun Yee, and Jungkyu Park

Sensitivity of Thermal Conductivity of Tho rium Dioxide to Defect Concentrations
Presenter: Katherine Mitchell, Kennesaw State University
Coauthor: Alex Resnick
Mentors: Jungkyu Park, Tien Mun Yee, and Eduardo B. Farfan

Pebble Diameter and Coolant Effects on Heat Transfer Rate in Pebble-Bed Nuclear Reactors
Presenter: Christian Enriquez, Kennesaw State University
Coauthors: Andrew Jones, Julian Spangler, and Daniel Bain
Mentors: Tien Yee, Jungkyu Park, and Eduardo B. Farfan

Shielding Simulations for CF-252 Sources
Presenter: Vishwa Ramkumar, Kennesaw State University
Coauthor: Christian Enriquez
Mentors: Eduardo B. Farfan, Jungkyu Park, and Tien Yee

Monte Carlo Simulations of Radiation Shielding for Various Gamma-Ray Emitters
Presenter: Michael Johnson, Kennesaw State University
Coauthors: Paul Schwan, Jake Massingill, and Chase Casher
Mentors: Eduardo B. Farfan, Tien Mun Yee, and Jungkyu Park Yee

Neutron Radiation Shielding Simulations
Presenter: Casey DuGan, Kennesaw State University
Coauthors: Joshua Johnson and David Wall
Mentors: Eduardo B. Farfan, Jungkyu Park, and Tien Mun Yee

PSLSAMP Conference, Atlanta, GA; October 2017
Heat Transfer around Nuclear Fuel Spheres Used In a Pebble Bed Reactor: A Preliminary Numerical Study Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (2nd Place – Oral)
Presenter: Andrew Jones, Kennesaw State University
Coauthors: Christian Enriquez and Julian, Spangler
Mentors: Tien Yee, Jungkyu Park, and Eduardo B. Farfan

American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Denver, CO; October 2017
Preliminary CFD study of Pebble Size and its Effect on Heat Transfer in a Pebble Bed Reactor
Presenter: Andrew Jones, Kennesaw State University
Coauthors: Christian Enriquez and Julian, Spangler
Mentors: Tien Yee, Jungkyu Park, and Eduardo B. Farfan

National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Memphis, TN; April 2017
Alpha Radiation Detector Development and Testing under Various Conditions
Presenter: Andrew Jones, Kennesaw State University
Coauthors: Kurt Jacobson, Andrew Jones, Shawn Sinclair3 and Christina Kirby
Mentors: Eduardo B. Farfan and Sandip Das

Kennesaw Symposium of Student Scholars, Kennesaw, GA; April 2017
Alpha Radiation Detector Development and Testing
Presenter: Andrew Jones, Kennesaw State University
Coauthors: Kurt Jacobson, Andrew Jones, Shawn Sinclair and Christina Kirby
Mentors: Eduardo B. Farfan and Sandip Das