Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Nuclear Materials Degradation Research Group (NuMad)
Led by Yong Yang · Materials Science and Engineering
What we study
The lab studies how nuclear fuels and materials degrade over time, using advanced characterization techniques and machine learning. They focus on improving nuclear energy systems and managing aging materials.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Comparison of microstructural and micro-chemical evolutions in the irradiated fuel kernels of AGR-1 and AGR-2 TRISO fuel particles
2024 · Progress in Nuclear Energy
- Low-Temperature MOCVD Deposition of Vanadium Carbide on F/M Steel for Mitigating Fuel-Cladding Chemical Interaction
2024 · Nuclear Science and Engineering
Deposits vanadium carbide coatings on steel to prevent fuel-cladding reactions at low temperatures.
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- Prospecting cellulose fibre-reinforced composite membranes for sustainable remediation and mitigation of emerging contaminants
2022 · Chemosphere
- Effect and fate of Ni during aging and thermal-induced phyllomanganate-to-tectomanganate transformation
2022 · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
- Effect of the distribution of the upstream probe support on performance of compressor cascade
2022 · International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines
Tests how probe support placement affects compressor performance in high-load compressors.
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