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The research in the ARTISANS group revolves around uncertainty quantification (UQ) and scientific machine learning (SciML). The goal is to combine SciML, experimentation and modeling & simulation (M&S) into a unified approach to improve the predictive capabilities of computer models and enable reduced reliance on expensive measurement data. Additionally, the application of such research will be focused on risk and economics evaluations of advanced nuclear reactors, such as small modular reactors and micro-reactors. The ultimate goal is to dramatically reduce the capital and operating costs of nuclear systems to maintain global technology leadership for nuclear energy.
Our main research interests include: (1) calibration, validation, data assimilation, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis; (2) computational statistics, reduced order modeling; (3) Bayesian inverse problems; (4) scientific machine learning and deep generative learning; (5) system thermal-hydraulics, nuclear fuel performance modeling, multi-physics coupled simulation; (6) advanced reactors, small modular reactors, micro-reactors.
Recent News
- Chris successfully defended his PhD thesisChris Brady successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Nuclear Data Adjustment with Bayesian Inverse UQ for Radiation Transport Simulations in Nuclear Forensics”. Congratulations!
- Aidan receives the Graduate Research Excellence AwardCongratulations to Aidan for receiving the NCSU Nuclear Engineering Department 2025-2026 Graduate Research Excellence Award. Aidan just defended his PhD in March 2026. He finished…
- Oliver receives the Undergraduate Academic Excellence AwardCongratulations to Oliver for receiving the NCSU Nuclear Engineering Department 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award. As a Junior student, Oliver has received 24 A+’s and…
- Jason receives the Best Presentation Award in Mathematics, Computation, & AI ApplicationsCongratulations to Jason for receiving the Best Standard Presentation Award in Mathematics, Computation, & AI Applications at the 2026 ANS Student Conference hosted by Texas…
- Jason selected as the 2025-26 CoE Outstanding Master’s Student of the YearCongratulations to Jason for receiving the 2025-26 NCSU College of Engineering (CoE) Outstanding Thesis Master’s Student of the Year Award! This is an important recognition…
- Incoming PhD student Gil Rubia selected for fellowshipsARTISANS’s incoming PhD student Gil Rubia (from Virginia Commonwealth University Nuclear Engineering) has been selected to receive the NC State Provost Doctoral Fellowship and Goodnight…
- Jaden receives the ANS RPD Massimo Salvatores Memoriam Graduate ScholarshipCongratulations to Jaden for being selected as a recipient of the 2026-2027 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Reactor Physics Division (RPD) Massimo Salvatores Memoriam Graduate Scholarship.
- Aidan successfully defended his PhD thesisCongratulations to Aidan for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled “Development, Refinement, and Deployment of Explainable and Interpretable Critical Heat Flux Machine Learning Models”.
- New grant from DOE Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP)The ARTISANS group has been awarded a new Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) project from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). We will receive $1 million…