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Division members promote the advancement of mathematical and computational methods for solving problems arising in all disciplines encompassed by the Society. They place particular emphasis on numerical techniques for efficient computer applications to aid in the dissemination, integration, and proper use of computer codes, including preparation of computational benchmark and development of standards for computing practices, and to encourage the development on new computer codes and broaden their use.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 10, 2022|1:30–3:30PM EDT|Vanda
Session Chair:
Ron Litchford (NASA)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
John Scott (NASA)
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Neutronics Modeling of a High-Performance Gas Core Nuclear Rocket System
Rittu S. Raju (Univ. Michigan), John E. Foster (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
Baseline Configuration Analysis for Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine
Mitchell Schroll (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Jacob Keese (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Robert Frederick (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Initial Experiment Designs Studying Gas Bubble Flows in Liquids for use in Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Ben Campbell (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Mitchell Schroll (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), James Venters (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Robert Frederick (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), David Lineberry (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
One-Dimensional Steady-State Thermal Model of CNTP Reactor
Jacob Keese (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), D. Keith Hollingsworth (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Three Dimensional Simulations of Bubble Dynamics in Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Pongkrit Darakorn Na Ayuthya (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jason Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
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