Research Scientists
Ane Lasa
My scientific interests focus on plasma-material interactions, that is, the interface and interplay between the wall materials in fusion devices...
Charles Lieou
As a theoretical physicist, my primary interest lies in the development of physics-based descriptions of defects and damage in materials...
Dwaipayan Dasgupta (DD)
Tungsten is considered as a suitable plasma-facing material candidate for divertor and first-wall systems, capable of tolerating the extreme conditions...
Kaifu Gan
My current work focus on divertor heat flux research. The divertor peak heat flux is one of critical issue for...
Li Yang
I joined the group as a research associate in March 2017. I am responsible for performing computer simulations of defect...
Research Assistant Professor
Sophie Blondel
After finishing my PhD in particle physics I decided to direct the focus of my...
Graduate Student Researchers
Alyssa Hayes
I am a Nuclear Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Tennessee. My work concerns the plasma-material interactions in magnetically-confined...
Anthony Tom
Anthony Tom is a Ph.D. student at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. He completed his B.S. in nuclear engineering...
Bailey Bertrand
My primary interest in the nuclear field is Space Nuclear Propulsion (SNP) in which a nuclear reactor can be used...
Cade Brinkley
My current research focuses on computational nuclear fuel performance modelling based off of INL’s BISON code. Of interest are thermomechanical...
Caitlyn Parsons
I joined the Wirth Research Group in Fall 2022 to pursue a PhD in Nuclear Engineering at University of Tennessee...
Elijah Stafford
My research focuses around the development of a resistive bolometry system for NSTX-U. Synthetic diagnostics based upon the proposed system is...
Kailee Collins
I am a Ph.D. student in the Nuclear Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. My research experience...
Katie Karl
I am a Nuclear Engineering Ph.D. Student at the University of Tennessee. I joined the Wirth research group in the...
Lauryn Reyes
I joined the research group Fall of 2022 to pursue a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering at University of Tennessee. My...
Nicholas Gentry
I am a Masters student in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee,Knoxville. I joined the Wirth research group in...
Nick Militello
I am a Ph. D. student in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I am interested in nuclear...
Oliver Baldwin
I’m a current Ph.D. student in the Nuclear Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. I joined the Wirth...
Promise Adebayo-Ige
I am a Nuclear Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Tennessee. I joined the Wirth Research Group in Fall...
Silas John
I am a Nuclear Engineering PhD student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I joined theWirth Research Group in Fall...
Undergraduate Research Students
Davis Freeman
Davis Freeman joined the Wirth Research Group in Spring of 2024 as an undergraduate student in Nuclear Engineering. Currently Davis...
Holly Green
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Samuel Haid
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