Professor

Simon teaches and does research

Education & Employment


The University of South Carolina

Assistant Professor

Columbia, SC, 2015 - present
  • Cyclus: An agent-based, discrete time nuclear fuel cycle simulator.
  • PyNE: The Nuclear Engineering Toolkit.
  • Website: http://www.ergs.sc.edu/

The University of Texas at Austin

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program

Austin, TX, 2008 - 2011
  • Adviser: Erich A. Schneider
  • Dissertation: Essential Physics for Fuel Cycle Modeling & Analysis

Awards, Grants, & Contracts

Omega Laser User's Group Travel Award

$1,100.00 in 2013

NIF User's Group Travel Award

$1,150.00 in 2013

Service

Applied Physics program committee

1 2018

Co-organizer JUAMI

12 2017

Master of Ceremonies and Organizer Brown University "Chemistry: Believe it or Not" public chemistry demonstration

8 2017

Ad hoc tenure committee

6 2017

Publications

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Teaching Experience


MSAE-3010: Introduction to Materials Science

Columbia University

professor, August 2019
This course is an introduction to nuclear physics. [Syllabus]

MSAE-3010: Introduction to Materials Science

Columbia University

professor, Jan 2019
This course is an introduction to nuclear physics. [Syllabus]

MSAE-3010: Introduction to Materials Science

Columbia University

professor, August 2018
This course is an introduction to nuclear physics. [Syllabus]

MSAE-3010: Introduction to Materials Science

Columbia University

professor, Jan 2018
This course is an introduction to nuclear physics. [Syllabus]

MSAE-3010: Introduction to Materials Science

Columbia University

professor, August 2017
This course is an introduction to nuclear physics. [Syllabus]

MSAE-3010: Introduction to Materials Science

Columbia University

professor, Jan 2017
This course is an introduction to nuclear physics. [Syllabus]

MSAE-3010: Introduction to Materials Science

Columbia University

professor, August 2016
This course is an introduction to nuclear physics. [Syllabus]

Memberships


American Nuclear Society

Member, 2006 - present

Skills


Programming Languages

  • Expert: Python