OVERVIEW
Education
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
- M.S., University of California, Los Angeles
- B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
History
1984-1986 Consultant, Pickard, Lowe and Garrick, Inc.
1986-1991 Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1991-1992 Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1992-1996 Technical Staff Consultant, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
1996-1997 Engineering Fellow, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
1997-2021 Senior Technical Adviser, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
2021-present Independent risk assessment consultant
2022-2025 Presidential appointment: Member, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Chair 2022-2024)
2023-present Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Probabilistic risk assessment
- Dynamic systems analysis including simulation-based risk assessment
- External events risk analysis
- Uncertainty analysis
- Fire risk assessment
- Human reliability analysis
- Knowledge engineering for risk assessment applications