Lauren Kohler is a senior in our program, an Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) research aide and a Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Research Scholar. She works with Dr. Xu Wu on automating nuclear reactors using machine learning. Her senior design project is “Full scope dynamic probabilistic risk assessment framework”, sponsored by GE-Hitachi & advised by Dr. Diaconeasa.

Jacob Martin is a junior in our program and participates in our Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. He works on “Surface analysis of laser generated nanoparticles” under Dr. Kautz, He is a Caldwell Fellow, a program founded on the principle of servant leadership. Jacob is also a Shelton Scholar, a cohort-based program for students to develop skills as values-based leaders.