Organization
Senior Management
Dr. Thomas F. Ewing |
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Associate Division Director, Nuclear Engineering Division |
Special Responsibilities
Associate Division Director,
Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National
Laboratory.
Discipline
Engineering Physics, Nuclear Engineering
Professional Experience:
Broad background in applied physics, mathematics, and computing; 30 years
experience in nuclear power research, software design and development,
mathematical modeling and simulation, and technical project development and
management. Currently senior scientist and Associate Division Director of
Nuclear Engineering with line-management responsibility for the national
security programs, and lab-wide responsibility for developing and coordinating
transportation and border security initiatives for Argonne's program in homeland
security.
Skills and Capabilities:
Program Development and
Management
Established
and led large, international collaborations, as well as served as project
manager or collaborator in multilab initiatives for DOE, DoD, and other
government agencies.
Safeguards & Nonproliferation
Established and
led an international program in nuclear material control and accounting (MC&A)
in Ukraine.
Decontamination &
Decommissioning
Led laboratory D&D
program and established robotics research program in support of laboratory D&D
thrust.
Software
Development/Engineering
Served on
multi-organization expert panels to provide software engineering reviews for
DOE’s New Production Reactor Program and Software Capabilites Evaluations for
DoD of several large aerospace contractors. Established and led multilab IV&V
project to support the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Creator of the
AIMAS software used in former Soviet countries for nuclear material control and
accounting.
Engineering Analysis/Modeling
Developed models
and simulations for diverse programs in energy, national security, and
transportation areas. Co-author of the MAAP degraded core analysis computer
program for simulating PWR and BWR behavior under hypothetical accident
conditions. MAAP is still widely employed around the world for reactor degraded
core analysis.
Education:
B.S. engineering physics with honors, University of Toledo, 1973
M.S. nuclear engineering, University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1975
Ph.D. nuclear engineering, University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1978
Committees:
Transportation Research Board, Illinois Terror Task Force, ITS Midwest Board,
Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Transportation Corridor Coalition
Professional Societies:
ASME-CIE, INMM, SCS
Boards:
Transportation Research Board, ABE40
Journal of Transportation Security Editorial Board
CCITT Advisory Board, (Center for the Commercialization of Innovative
Transportation Technology at Northwestern University)
HSIEC Advisory Board (Homeland Security Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
at Northwestern University)
ITS Midwest Board of Directors
Contact:
Thomas F. Ewing
Associate Director
Fax: +1 630-252-4780
E-mail:




