Steven Shannon
Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Director of Nuclear Engineering Graduate Program

- 919-515-3292
- scshannon@ncsu.edu
- Burlington Laboratory 2112
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Dr. Steve Shannon works in the area of industrial applications of plasma discharges. Plasmas are currently used for everything from decorative enhancement of bathroom fixtures to fabrication of the next generation of micro- and nano- scale devices. Plasma systems for industrial applications is a multi-billion dollar industry. His research focuses on enhancing current plasma applications being used and developed today and developing new plasma applications for next generation material and device fabrication.
Education
Nuclear Engineering
University of Michigan
Nuclear Engineering
University of Michigan
Nuclear Engineering
University of Michigan
Research Description
Dr. Shannon's research is in the industrial applications of plasma discharges.
Publications
- Design, Modeling, and Analysis of a Compact-External Electromagnetic Pumping System for Pool-Type Liquid Metal-Cooled Fast Reactors
- Shutayfi, M., Raj, A., Eapen, J., & Shannon, S. (2023), Annals of Nuclear Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2023.109997
- Design, Modeling, and Analysis of a Compact-External Electromagnetic Pumping System for Pool-Type Liquid Metal-Cooled Fast Reactors
- Shutayfi, M., Raj, A., Eapen, J., & Shannon, S. (2023), ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, 193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2023.109997r
- Effect of dielectric target properties on plasma surface ionization wave propagation
- Morsell, J., Bhatt, N., Dechant, C., & Shannon, S. (2023), JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 56(14). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/acbfc9
- Effect of focus ring with external circuit on cathode edge sheath dynamics in a capacitively coupled plasma
- Xiao, Y., Brandon, J., Morsell, J., Nam, S. K., Bae, K. H., Lee, J.-Y., & Shannon, S. (2023), JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A, 41(3). https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002496
- Plasma surface ionization wave interactions with single channels
- Morsell, J. K., Trosan, D., Stapelmann, K., & Shannon, S. (2023), Plasma Sources Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/acf9c9
- Verification and validation of the open-source plasma fluid code: Zapdos*,**
- DeChant, C., Icenhour, C., Keniley, S., Gall, G., Lindsay, A., Curreli, D., & Shannon, S. (2023), COMPUTER PHYSICS COMMUNICATIONS, 291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2023.108837
- Verification methods for drift-diffusion reaction models for plasma simulations
- DeChant, C., Icenhour, C., Keniley, S., Lindsay, A., Gall, G., Hizon, K. C., … Shannon, S. (2023), PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 32(4). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/acce65
- Comparison of glancing-angle scatterings on different materials in a high aspect ratio plasma etching process using molecular dynamics simulation
- Du, Y., Kruger, F., Nam, S. K., Lee, H., Yoo, S., Eapen, J., … Shannon, S. (2022), JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A, 40(5). https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002008
- Electron temperature measurements with a hairpin resonator probe in a pulsed low pressure capacitively coupled plasma
- Peterson, D., Xiao, Y., Ford, K., Kraus, P., & Shannon, S. (2021), Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 5. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ac02b2
- Focus ring geometry influence on wafer edge voltage distribution for plasma processes
- Xiao, Y., Du, Y., Smith, C., Nam, S. K., Lee, H., Lee, J.-Y., & Shannon, S. (2021), Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000981
Grants
- Catalytic Deconstruction of Plasma-treated Single-Use Plastics to Value-added Chemicals and Novel Materials
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE) - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)(8/01/22 - 4/30/24)
- Nuclear Energy University Programs - Fellowship and Scholarship Support North Carolina State University
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(8/01/21 - 8/31/33)
- Harnessing (bio-)electrochemical Technologies as Sustainable Sources for on Demand Precision Agriculture
- Game-Changing Research Incentive Program for Plant Sciences (GRIP4PSI)(2/17/20 - 6/30/24)
- North Carolina State University's Graduate Fellowship In Nuclear Engineering (NCSU-GFINE)– 2018
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission(8/30/19 - 8/29/23)
- Center for Low Temperature Plasma Interactions with Complex Interfaces
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(8/15/19 - 8/14/23)
- Fabrication of Plasma Source for Chitosan Depyrogenation
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)(5/01/18 - 3/31/21)
- Multi-Frequency Harmonic Drive for Enhanced Control in HAR Processes, CPLAM Core Project
- Plasma-Therm(6/01/18 - 5/31/19)
- Collaborative Research: SI2-SSE: An open source multi-physics platform to advance fundamental understanding of plasma physics and enable impactful application of plasma systems
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(9/01/17 - 5/31/21)
- Reactor Design and Effectiveness of Design in Depyrogenation Processes using Karamedica Data.
- Karamedica Inc.(2/15/17 - 9/30/17)
- Construction and Characterization of a Pulsed Gas Delivery System to Elucidate Plasma Response to Time Varying Gas Composition
- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.(1/23/17 - 3/31/18)