I have long held a love for this field, since my high school physics days.
Why it took me 16 years after I earned my BS degree to pursue
this dream, I don't know. But I'm glad I waited, in retrospect.
In between these time periods my interests in the nuclear industry have changed,
but the general direction I've always leaned toward
is using nuclear power for propulsion systems; in particular,
space propulsion and fusion.
Other prospects here at OSU include computational methods for reactor analysis
and reactor core design. Dr. Aldemir has a couple of projects under his belt that I hope to get in on.
Year 1
| Courses Taken | Instructor (link if available ) | Term Taken | Grades |
| NE 505, 881D | Brian K. Hajek | Autumn 2006 | A-, S |
| MA 512, NE 736 (TA), 999 | Roger Vogeler, Xiaodong Sun, Rich Denning | Winter 2007 | B, N/A, S |
| ME 500, NE 737, 881D, 999 | Robert Essenhigh | Spring 2007 | ,N/A, S ,S |
| Internship (INL) | Steve Howe/Steve Piet (Unconfirmed) | Summer 2007 | N/A |
| Courses Taken | Instructor (link if available ) | Term Taken | Grades |
| NE 606, 881D | Thomas Blue | Autumn 2007 | |
| MA 512, NE 736 (TA) | Winter 2008 | ||
| NE 881D | Spring 2008 | ||