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.