Academic Activities
As a nuclear engineer, I also engage in creative scientific work through my primary appointment as an Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Utah. This role has resulted in a body of academic publications, which form the foundation for my consulting services.
Recent Journal Publications
UUTR Core Characterization
M.-J. Wang, G.E. Sjoden, A. Foley, S. Mohanty, “3D SN and Monte Carlo Calculations of the Utah TRIGA Reactor Core using PENTRAN and MCNP6”, Vol. 155, Annals of Nuclear Energy. (2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108158
Xe-135 Production for non-proliferation
T. W. Hall, M.-J. Wang, G. Sjoden, and M. Watrous, “Computational and Experimental Optimization of 135Xe Production in Calibration Sources”, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Vol. 244-245, 106814 (2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.106814
Neutron Source Dose Rate Evaluation
M.-J. Wang, G.E. Sjoden, “Experimental and Computational Dose Rate Evaluation using SN and Monte Carlo Method for a Packaged 241AmBe Neutron Source”, Nuclear Science and Engineering. (2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2021.1906587
Neutron Beam Port Characterization
M. Hartos, M.-J. Wang, G. E. Sjoden, “Computational Design and Optimization of a Neutron Imaging Beamline Using Monte Carlo and Deterministic SN Radiation Transport for the Utah TRIGA Reactor”, Vol. 382, 111374, Nuclear Engineering and Design. (2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111374
