Rate My Professor Nick Brown

Brown's research specializes in nuclear reactor safety, simulation of reactor and system transients, advanced nuclear fuel and cladding materials, thermal fluid sciences, and advanced nuclear reactor design. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 refereed publications, including over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and 100 peer-reviewed conference papers or summaries, along with two book chapters. Key publications include "A review of in-pile fuel safety tests of TRISO fuel forms and future testing opportunities in non-HTGR applications" (Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2020) and "Neutronic performance of uranium nitride composite fuels in a PWR" (Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2014). As principal or co-principal investigator, he has secured funding exceeding $20 million across more than 25 awards. His contributions have earned him the American Nuclear Society David Okrent Award for Nuclear Safety (2023), Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award (2021), two best paper awards in 2023 for 2022 publications, and inclusion in Stanford University's list of the top 2% most cited researchers for 2021 and 2022. Brown has served as Technical Program Chair for the ANS Annual Meetings in 2023 and 2021.