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Dr. Hussein S. Khalil
Dr. Hussein S. Khalil

Division Director,
Nuclear Engineering Division

Current Responsibilities
• Director, Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory
• Responsible for direction of Argonne’s nuclear energy and nuclear non-proliferation research and development, and for administration of a Division with approximately 250 employees.

Professional Experience:
Technical background includes reactor physics, fast reactor design, and nuclear fuel cycle analysis. Senior Scientist at Argonne since 2001. Key technical and leadership roles in Argonne programs including:

  • Generation IV (2000 – present),
  • the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (1999 – present),
  • the Integral Fast Reactor Program (1984 – 1994), and
  • the New Production Reactors program (1989 – 1992).

Worked in increasingly responsible positions at Argonne National Laboratory:

  • 2003 to present - Director, Nuclear Engineering Division.
  • 1996 to 2003 - Associate Director, Reactor Analysis and Engineering Division.
  • 1990 to 1996 - Manager, Theory and Analysis Section, Reactor Analysis Division.
  • 1989 to 1990 - Group Leader, Theory and Analysis, Engineering Physics Division.
  • 1983 to 1989 - Nuclear Engineer, Applied Physics Division.

Education:
MBA, with high honors, University of Chicago, 1996.
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983.
M.S., Kansas State University, 1980.
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Kansas State University, 1978.


Professional Activities:

  • Member of the Expert Group of the Generation IV International Forum (one of two US members, 2003 – present)
  • U.S. National Technical Director for Generation IV design and evaluation methods (2002 – present)
  • Co-chair of the Generation IV Technology Roadmap Integration Team (2001 – 2002)
  • DOE Technical Working Group on New Production Reactors (1990 – 1992)
  • ANS Reactor Physics Division Program Committee (1985 – 1988)

Publications:
Over 90 publications in nuclear reactor physics, dynamics, core design and fuel cycle analysis.

Contact:
Hussein S. Khalil
Division Director
Fax: +1 630-252-4780
E-mail:

 

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The Nuclear Engineering Division (NE) of Argonne


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