Engineering Development & Applications
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Department Manager, Engineering Development & Applications |
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Mitchell T. FarmerDr. Farmer is a Senior Nuclear Engineer in the Nuclear Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He has over twenty five years of experience in various R&D areas related to reactor development, design, and safety. A principal career focus area has been light water reactor (LWR) severe accident analysis and experiments. More recently he has also been involved in the analysis, design, and conduct of experiments related to operations and safety of Generation IV reactor concepts including sodium fast reactors, as well as high-temperature gas cooled reactors. He has over 200 publications in the above mentioned technical areas. Dr. Farmer also serves as the Department Manager for the Engineering Development and Applications Department within the Nuclear Engineering Division in which these and other programs are carried out.
Dr. Farmer received his Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue University, his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska, and his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois.
In the Press
- Mitch Farmer to receive ANS 2014 Special Award — NE Highlight (May 20, 2014)
- Advanced Nuclear Energy Research Transcends Political Climate — Mitch Farmer discusses work on advanced reactors in a Forbes interview (May 4, 2014)
- Argonne’s Mitch Farmer receives Secretary’s Achievement Honor Award — EESA News Release (Oct. 27, 2011)
- Letter of Appreciation from DOE to Argonne Employees for their support following Fukushima — NE Highlight (Sep. 2, 2011)
- Argonne's Mitchell Farmer talks with CBS about the unlikely risk of Japan's nuclear exposure on the U.S. — (Mar. 15, 2011)
- Japan's disaster fuels debate on nuclear power plants here — Mitch Farmer among those interviewed for debate article at Chicago Daily Herald (Mar. 14, 2011)
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