Katy Huff

For More Information

• Wikipedia Page: Kathryn Huff
• Advanced Reactors and Fuel Cycles research group GitHub repository for shared collaboration on research software
• Professional website for Kathryn Huff
• Research group website for the Advanced Reactors and Fuel Cycles Group

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, 2013
• University of Chicago, B.A., Physics, 2008

Biography

The Honorable Kathryn D. Huff, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From May 2021 to May 2024, she took a leave of absence from UIUC to hold multiple positions in the U.S. Department of Energy, including that of Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy. Before joining UIUC, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow with both the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium and the Berkeley Institute for Data Science at the University of California - Berkeley. As a PhD student, she helped to reimagine the GENIUSv2 fuel cycle simulator and became the primary developer of the Cyclus simulator in its initial phase. In addition, she collaborated with the Systems Analysis group at Idaho National Laboratory to develop the Fuel Cycle Simulator Software Requirements that defined the goals and expectations for the Next Generation Fuel Cycle Simulator. She received her PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in August 2013 as a student of Professor Paul P.H. Wilson. Her undergraduate degree was in Physics from the University of Chicago. Her PhD dissertation and postdoctoral work both focused on development of software for nuclear engineering applications such as the Cyclus simulator, PyNE, and extensions to MOOSE. She is particularly interested in robust modeling and simulation of advanced reactors emphasizing scientific software engineering best practices.

Academic Positions

• May-Aug 2003, Research Assistant, LANSCE-3, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
• Jun-Sep 2004, Research Assistant, LANSCE-3, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
• Jun-Sep 2006, Research Assistant, Chicago-Chile Research Exchange Program, Universidad de Chile, Physics Dept.
• Jan 2005-Jun 2008, Research Assistant, Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
• Jun-Aug 2010, Graduate Research Assistant, Systems Analysis Campaign, Idaho National Laboratory
• Jun 2008-Aug 2013, Graduate Research Assistant, Computational Nuclear Engineering Research Group, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Jun 2011-Aug 2013, Laboratory Graduate Research Appointee, Argonne National Laboratory
• Sep 2013-Aug 2014 (100%), Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California - Berkeley, Nuclear Science and Security Consortium
• Sep 2013-Jul 2016 (50%), Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California - Berkeley, Nuclear Science and Security Consortium
• Aug 2014-Jul 2016 (50%), Data Science Fellow, Berkeley Institute for Data Science
• Aug 2016-May 10, 2021 (100%), Assistant Professor, Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois
• Aug 2016-Present (0%), Affiliate Faculty, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois
• Aug 2016-Present (0%), Blue Waters Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
• Jan 2017-Present (0%), Affiliate Faculty, Computational Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
• May 10, 2021-May 3, 2024 (0%), Extended Unpaid Leave of Absence, NPRE, University of Illinois
• May 10, 2021-Jan 1, 2022 (100%), Principal Assistant Deputy Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• Jan 2022-May 2022 (100%), Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy on Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• May 10, 2022-May 3, 2024 (100%), Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• May 3, 2024- Present (100%), Associate Professor, Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois

Major Consulting Activities

• Amazon Scholar, Amazon Web Services, August 2024 -- present
• Subject Matter Expert, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Academic Program Review, Thomas Edison State University, Trenton, NJ, 2018-2019

Other Professional Activities

• Member, Program Advisory Board, Digital Information Technology Program, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200, New York, NY, 10111​, 2018-2021

Student Organizations

• UIUC Women in Nuclear, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, 2017-2019
• UIUC American Nuclear Society, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, 2016-2021, 2024
• UIUC The Hacker Within Scientific Computing Group, Department of Computational Science and Engineering, 2016-2019

Post-Doctoral Research Opportunities

http://arfc.npre.illinois.edu/positions/postdoc/

Graduate Research Opportunities

http://arfc.npre.illinois.edu/positions/grad/

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

http://arfc.npre.illinois.edu/positions/ugrad/

Research Interests

• Molten Salt Reactors, High-Temperature Gas Reactors, Micro-Reactors, Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactors
• Scientific computing education
• Repository system performance modeling
• Open & reproducible scientific computing
• Computational methods for optimization and prediction
• Advanced data analysis for radioisotope identification
• Coupled multi-physics simulation
• Reactor neutronics and kinetics
• Nuclear fuel cycle simulation
• Advanced nuclear reactor modeling and simulation

Books Authored or Co-Authored (Original Editions)

• A. M. Scopatz and K. D. Huff. Effective computation in physics: Field guide to research with python. O’Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA, 1 edition, May 2015. URL: http://shop.oreilly.com/ product/0636920033424.do

Chapters in Books

• S. Gesing, M. Pierce, S. Marru, M. Zentner, K. Huff, S. Bradley, S.B. Cleveland, S.R. Brandt, R. Ramnath, K. Kee, M. Dahan, B.M.V. Martínez, W.C. Sepulveda, J.J.S. Mondragón, Science Gateways and AI/ML: How Can Gateway Concepts and Solutions Meet the Needs in Data Science? In: Critical Infrastructure - Modern Approach and New Developments. IntechOpen. United States, Mar. 2023. URL: https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.110144
• K. Huff. Chapter One - Economics of Advanced Reactors and Fuel Cycles. In H. Bindra, editor, Storage and Hybridization of Nuclear Energy, volume 1, pages 1-20. Science & Technology Books Elsevier, Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States, 1 edition, Jan. 2019. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128139752000016, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-813975- 2.00001-6
• K. Huff. Lessons Learned. In J. Kitzes, F. Imamoglu, and D. Turek, editors, The Practice of Reproducible Research: Case Studies and Lessons from the Data-Intensive Sciences, volume 1. University of California Press, University of California, Berkeley, 1 edition, 2017. URL: https: //www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520294752
• K. Huff. Case Study: Cyclus Project. In J. Kitzes, F. Imamoglu, and D. Turek, editors, The Practice of Reproducible Research: Case Studies and Lessons from the Data-Intensive Sciences, volume 1. University of California Press, University of California, Berkeley, 1 edition, 2017. URL: https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520294752

Selected Articles in Journals

• N. Thiollière et al., “Impact of fresh fuel loading management in fuel cycle simulators: A functionality isolation test,” Nuclear Engineering and Design, vol. 392, p. 111748, Jun. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.111748. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549322001029.
• M. Turkmen, G. J. Y. Chee, and K. D. Huff, “Machine learning application to single channel design of molten salt reactor,” Annals of Nuclear Energy, vol. 161, p. 108409, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108409. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454921002851.
• O. Ashraf, A. Rykhlevskii, G. V. Tikhomirov, and K. D. Huff. Preliminary design of control rods in the single-fluid double-zone thorium molten salt reactor (SD-TMSR). Annals of Nuclear Energy, 152:108035, Mar. 2021. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ S0306454920307313, doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2020.108035
• O. Ashraf, A. Rykhlevskii, G. V. Tikhomirov, and K. D. Huff. Strategies for thorium fuel cycle transition in the SD-TMSR. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 148:107656, Dec. 2020. URL: http:// www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454920303546, doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2020.107656
• E. A. Miernicki, A. L. Heald, K. D. Huff, C. S. Brooks, and A. J. Margenot. Nuclear waste heat use in agriculture: History and opportunities in the United States. Journal of Cleaner Production, 267:121918, Sept. 2020. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262031965X, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121918
• A. Chaube, A. Chapman, Y. Shigetomi, K. Huff, and J. Stubbins. The Role of Hydrogen in Achieving Long Term Japanese Energy System Goals. Energies, 13(17):4539, Sept. 2020. Number: 17 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/ 13/17/4539, doi:10.3390/en13174539
• G. J. Chee, R. E. F. Agosta, J. W. Bae, R. R. Flanagan, A. M. Scopatz, and K. D. Huff. Demand- Driven Deployment Capabilities in Cyclus, a Fuel Cycle Simulator. Nuclear Technology, 0(0):1–22, July 2020. doi:10.1080/00295450.2020.1753444
• J. W. Bae, A. Rykhlevskii, G. Chee, and K. D. Huff. Deep learning approach to nuclear fuel transmutation in a fuel cycle simulator. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 139:107230, May 2020. URL: http:// www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454919307406, doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107230
• O. Ashraf, A. Rykhlevskii, G. Tikhomirov, and K. D. Huff. Whole core analysis of the single-fluid double-zone thorium molten salt reactor (SD-TMSR). Annals of Nuclear Energy, 137:107– 115, Mar. 2020. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454919306255, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107115
• M. Kamuda, J. Zhao, and K. Huff. A comparison of machine learning methods for automated gamma-ray spectroscopy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 954:161385, Feb. 2020. URL: http:// www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900218313779, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2018.10.063
• J. W. Bae, C. E. Singer, and K. D. Huff. Synergistic spent nuclear fuel dynamics within the European Union. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 114:1–12, July 2019. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/ science/article/pii/S014919701930037X, doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.02.001
• A. Rykhlevskii, J. W. Bae, and K. D. Huff. Modeling and simulation of online reprocessing in the thorium-fueled molten salt breeder reactor. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 128:366–379, June 2019. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454919300350, doi:10.1016/ j.anucene.2019.01.030
• J. W. Bae, J. L. Peterson-Droogh, and K. D. Huff. Standardized verification of the Cyclus fuel cycle simulator. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 128:288–291, June 2019. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/ science/article/pii/S0306454919300179, doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2019.01.014
• A. Lindsay, G. Ridley, A. Rykhlevskii, and K. Huff. Introduction to Moltres: An application for simulation of Molten Salt Reactors. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 114:530–540, Apr. 2018. URL: https: //linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0306454917304760, doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2017.12.025
• A. M. Smith, K. E. Niemeyer, D. S. Katz, L. A. Barba, G. Githinji, M. Gymrek, K. D. Huff, C. R. Madan, A. C. Mayes, K. M. Moerman, P. Prins, K. Ram, A. Rokem, T. K. Teal, R. V. Guimera, and J. T. Vanderplas. Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS): design and first-year review. PeerJ Computer Science, 4:e147, Feb. 2018. URL: https://peerj.com/articles/cs-147, doi: 10.7717/peerj-cs.147
• A. Lindsay and K. Huff. Moltres: finite element based simulation of molten salt reactors. The Journal of Open Source Software, 3(21):1–2, Jan. 2018. doi:10.21105/joss.00298
• K. Huff. Rapid methods for radionuclide contaminant transport in nuclear fuel cycle simulation. Advances in Engineering Software, 114:268–281, Dec. 2017. doi:10.1016/j.advengsoft.2017.07.006
• A. Allen, C. Aragon, C. Becker, J. Carver, A. Chis, B. Combemale, M. Croucher, K. Crowston, D. Garijo, A. Gehani, C. Goble, R. Haines, R. Hirschfeld, J. Howison, K. Huff, C. Jay, D. S. Katz, C. Kirchner, K. Kuksenok, R. L ̈ammel, O. Nierstrasz, M. Turk, R. v. Nieuwpoort, M. Vaughn, and J. J. Vinju. Engineering Academic Software (Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshop 16252). Dagstuhl Manifestos, 6(1):1–20, 2017. URL: http://drops.dagstuhl.de/opus/volltexte/2017/7146, doi:10.4230/ DagMan.6.1.1
• C. Andreades, A. T. Cisneros, J. K. Choi, A. Y. Chong, M. Fratoni, S. Hong, L. R. Huddar, K. D. Huff, J. Kendrick, D. L. Krumwiede, M. Laufer, M. Munk, R. O. Scarlat, X. Wang, N. Zwiebaum, E. Greenspan, and P. Peterson. Design Summary of the Mark-I Pebble-Bed, Fluoride Salt–Cooled, High-Temperature Reactor Commercial Power Plant. Nuclear Technology, 195(3):222–238, Sept. 2016. URL: http://www.ans.org/pubs/journals/nt/a 38935, doi:10.13182/NT16-2
• K. D. Huff, M. J. Gidden, R. W. Carlsen, R. R. Flanagan, M. B. McGarry, A. C. Opotowsky, E. A. Schneider, A. M. Scopatz, and P. P. H. Wilson. Fundamental concepts in the Cyclus nuclear fuel cycle simulation framework. Advances in Engineering Software, 94:46-59, Apr. 2016. arXiv: 1509.03604. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965997816300229, doi:10.1016/j.advengsoft.2016.01.014
• G. V. Wilson, D. A. Aruliah, C. T. Brown, N. P. Chue Hong, M. Davis, R. T. Guy, S. H. D. Haddock, K. D. Huff, I. M. Mitchell, M. D. Plumbley, B. Waugh, E. P. White, and P. Wilson. Best Practices for Scientific Computing. PLoS Biol, 12(1):e1001745, Jan. 2014. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pbio.1001745, doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001745
• M. G. Clerc, P. Cordero, J. Dunstan, K. D. Huff, N. Mujica, D. Risso, and G. Varas. Liquid-solid- like transition in quasi-one-dimensional driven granular media. Nature Physics, 4(3):249–254, Mar. 2008. URL: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/10.1038/nphys884, doi:10.1038/nphys884

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• B. Petrovic, K. Ramey, I. Hill, E. Losa, M. Elawi, Z. Wu, C. Lu, J. Gonzalez, D. Novog, G. Chee, K.D. Huff, M. Margulis, N. Read, E. Shwegaraus, “Preliminary Results of the NEA FHR Benchmark Phase I-A and I-B (Fuel Element 2-D Benchmark),” in Proceedings of ANS M&C 2021, Virtual: American Nuclear Society, Oct. 2021, pp. 1924--1933. URL: https://www.ans.org/pubs/proceedings/article-50163/.
• S. M. Park and K. D. Huff. Multiphysics Benchmark Results from Moltres. In Proceedings of the 2021 ANS Virtual Annual Meeting, Reactor Analysis Methods - I, Virtual Meeting, June 2021. American Nuclear Society. URL: https://www.ans.org/meetings/am2021/session/view-587/
• S. G. Dotson and K. D. Huff. Echo State Networks for Renewable Energy Forecasting. In Proceedings of the 2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting, Operations and Power Division Hybrid and Integrated Energy Systems, Virtual Meeting, Nov. 2020. American Nuclear Society. URL: https://www.ans.org/meetings/wm2020/session/view-235/
• R. Fairhurst Agosta, S. Dotson, and K. Huff. Hydrogen Economy in Champaign-Urbana, IL. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, volume 122 of General Topics in De- commissioning, Phoenix, AZ, June 2020. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a= 48167
• M. Turkmen and K. D. Huff. Single Channel Design Based on Artificial Intelligence for Molten Salt Reactors. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 122 of Virtual Conference, pages 712–713, Virtual Meeting, June 2020. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a= 48340
• R. Fairhurst Agosta, S. Dotson, and K. Huff. Hydrogen Economy in Champaign-Urbana, IL. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, volume 122 of General Topics in Decommissioning, Phoenix, AZ, June 2020. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a= 48167
• S. G. Dotson and K. D. Huff. Optimal Sizing of a Micro-reactor for Embedded Grid Systems. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, volume 122 of Reactor Physics of Micro Reactors for Terrestrial and Space Applications—II, pages 682–685, Phoenix, AZ, June 2020. American Nuclear Society. URL: https://youtu.be/Z36xWxW0FNk, doi:http://epubs.ans.org/?a= 48333
• R. Fairhurst Agosta, S. Dotson, and K. Huff. Hydrogen Economy in Champaign-Urbana, IL. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Student Conference, Raleigh, NC, Mar. 2020. American Nuclear Society
• A. Rykhlevskii, D. O’Grady, T. Kozlowski, and K. D. Huff. The Impact of Xenon-135 on Load Following Transatomic Power Molten Salt Reactor. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 121, pages 1441–1444, Washington, DC, United States, Nov. 2019. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=47853
• S. M. Park, A. Rykhlevskii, and K. Huff. Safety Analysis of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor Fuel Composition using Moltres. In Proceedings of GLOBAL International Fuel Cycle Conference, Seattle, WA, United States, Sept. 2019. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a= 47030, doi:10.31224/osf.io/7ce89
• R. R. Flanagan, J. W. Bae, K. D. Huff, G. J. Chee, and R. Fairhurst. Methods for Automated Fuel Cycle Facility Deployment. In Proceedings of Global/Top Fuel 2019, pages 402–427, Seattle, WA, United States, Sept. 2019. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=46950
• G. Chee, J. W. Bae, K. D. Huff, R. R. Flanagan, and R. Fairhurst. Demonstration of Demand-Driven Deployment Capabilities in Cyclus. In Proceedings of Global/Top Fuel 2019, pages 394–401, Seattle, WA, United States, Sept. 2019. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=46949
• B. R. Betzler, A. Rykhlevskii, A. Worrall, and K. D. Huff. Impacts of Fast-Spectrum Molten Salt Reactor Characteristics on Fuel Cycle Performance. In Proceedings of GLOBAL International Fuel Cycle Conference, Seattle, WA, United States, Sept. 2019. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=46968
• A. Rykhlevskii, B. R. Betzler, A. Worrall, and K. D. Huff. Fuel Cycle Performance of Fast Spectrum Molten Salt Reactor Designs. In Proceedings of Mathematics and Computation 2019, pages 342–353, Portland, OR, Aug. 2019. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=46618
• G. J. Chee and K. D. Huff. Simulation of Spent Nuclear Fuel loading into a Final Waste Repository. In WM Symposia 2019 Proceedings, Phoenix, AZ, Apr. 2019. Roy G. Post Foundation.
• G. Westphal and K. Huff. PyRe: A Cyclus Pyroprocessing Facility Archetype. In Proceedings of the 2018 Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference, pages 73–76, Orlando, FL, Nov. 2018. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=44666
• G. Chee, G. Park, and K. D. Huff. Validation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Output by Cyclus, a Fuel Cycle Simulator Code. In Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting 2018, volume 119, pages 219–222, Orlando, FL, Nov. 2018. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a= 44198
• J. W. Bae, J.L. Peterson-Droogh, K.D. Huff. Impact of Composition Approximation on Simulated Nuclear Fuel Cycle Metrics. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting Nov. 2018. (poster) URL: http://arfc.npre.illinois.edu/pres/2018-11-13-bae-answinter2018.pdf
• M. Kamuda, J. Zhao, K. D. Huff. A Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Automated Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy. In Symposium on Radiation Measurements and Applications, SORMA, Ann Arbor, MI, June 2018. URL: http://arfc.github.io/pres/2018-06-13-SORMA.pdf
• G. Chee, J. W. Bae, and K. D. Huff. Numerical Experiments for testing Demand-Driven Deployment Algorithms. In Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 2018 National Student Conference, Gainesville, FL, United States, Apr. 2018. American Nuclear Society
• A. Rykhlevskii, A. Lindsay, and K. D. Huff. Full-core analysis of thorium-fueled Molten Salt Breeder Reactor using the SERPENT 2 Monte Carlo code. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 117 of Reactor Physics, pages 1343-1346, Washington, DC, United States, Nov. 2017. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=41596
• A. Rykhlevskii, A. Lindsay, and K. D. Huff. Online reprocessing simulation for thorium-fueled molten salt breeder reactor. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 117 of Molten Salt Processing-Online Processing Redox, pages 239-242, Washington, DC, United States, Nov. 2017. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=41258
• G. Ridley, A. Lindsay, and K. Huff. An Introduction to Moltres, an MSR Multiphysics Code. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Washington D.C., Oct. 2017. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://arfc.github.io/pres/2017-10-31-moltres.pdf
• J. W. Bae, K. Huff, and C. Singer. Synergistic Spent Nuclear Fuel Dynamics Within the European Union. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Winter Conference, volume 117 of Fuel Cycle and Waste Management, pages 261-265, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2017. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=41265
• K. D. Huff, J. W. Bae, K. A. Mummah, R. R. Flanagan, and A. M. Scopatz. Current Status of Predictive Transition Capability in Fuel Cycle Simulation. In Proceedings of Global 2017, Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 2017. American Nuclear Society. URL: https://books.google.com/books/about/ GLOBAL 2017.html?id=1UjsuQEACAAJ
• A. Smith, L. A. Barba, G. Githinji, M. Gymrek, K. Huff, D. S. Katz, C. Madan, A. C. Mayes, K. M. Moerman, K. Niemeyer, P. Prins, K. Ram, A. Rokem, T. Teal, R. Valls Guimera, and J. T. Vanderplas. Introducing JOSS: The Journal of Open Source Software. In Proceedings of SciPy, Austin, TX, United States, July 2017. SciPy. 10.6084/m9.figshare.5208151.v1. doi:10.6084/ m9.figshare.5208151.v1
• J. W. Bae, W. Roy, and K. D. Huff. Benefits of Siting a Borehole Repository at a Non-operating Nuclear Facility. In Proceedings of the International High Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, pages 876–883, Charlotte, North Carolina, Apr. 2017. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=43329
• A. Smith, L. A. Barba, G. Githinji, M. Gymrek, K. Huff, D. S. Katz, C. Madan, A. C. Mayes, K. M. Moerman, K. Niemeyer, P. Prins, K. Ram, A. Rokem, T. Teal, and J. Vanderplas. The Journal of Open Source Software. In Poster, volume Computational Science and Engineering, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 2017. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. URL: https://figshare.com/articles/ The Journal of Open Source Software/4688911, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.4688911.v1
• X. Wang, K. D. Huff, M. Aufiero, P. F. Peterson, and M. Fratoni. Coupled Reactor Kinetics and Heat Transfer Model for Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor Transient Analysis. In Proceedings of ICONE 2016, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 2016. JC0003. URL: http:// dx.doi.org/10.1115/ICONE24-60728, doi:10.1115/ICONE24-60728
• X. Wang, K. D. Huff, M. Aufiero, P. F. Peterson, and M. Fratoni. A Sensitivity Study of a Coupled Kinetics and Thermal-Hydraulics Model for Fluoride-Salt-Cooled, High-Temperature Reactor (FHR) Transient Analysis. In Proceedings of ICAPP 2016, page Paper 16555, San Francisco, CA, Apr. 2016. International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants. URL: icapp.ans.org
• A. M. Scopatz and K. D. Huff. Modernizing Computational Nuclear Engineering Education in the Open. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 113 of Education and Training: General - II, pages 111 - 114, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2015. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=37748
• D. Djokic, A. M. Scopatz, H. R. Greenberg, K. D. Huff, R. P. Nibbelink, and M. Fratoni. The Application of CYCLUS to Fuel Cycle Transition Analysis. In Proceedings of Global 2015, LLNL- CONF-669315, page 5061, Paris, France, Sept. 2015. URL: https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1241931- application-cyclus-fuel-cycle-transition-analysis
• K. Huff. PyRK: A Python Package For Nuclear Reactor Kinetics. In Proceedings of the 14th Python in Science Conference, pages 87–93, Austin, TX, United States, 2015. SciPy. URL: http:// conference.scipy.org/proceedings/scipy2015/kathryn huff.html, doi:10.25080/Majora-7b98e3ed- 00d
• K. D. Huff, M. Fratoni, and H. Greenberg. Extensions to the Cyclus Ecosystem In Support of Market-Driven Transition Capability. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Fuel Cycle Options Analysis - III, pages 245-248, Anaheim, CA, United States, Nov. 2014. American Nuclear Society. LLNL-PROC-656426. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=36345
• C. Bates, E. D. Biondo, K. D. Huff, K. Kiesling, and A. M. Scopatz. PyNE Progress Report. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 111, pages 1165-1168, Anaheim, CA, United States, Nov. 2014. American Nuclear Society. tex.ids: bates pyne 2014. URL: http:// epubs.ans.org/?a=36617
• D. L. Krumwiede, C. Andreades, J. Choi, A. Cisneros, L. Huddar, K. D. Huff, M. Laufer, M. Munk, R. O. Scarlat, J. E. Seifried, N. Zwiebaum, E. Greenspan, and P. F. Peterson. Design of the Mark-1 Pebble-Bed, Fluoride-Salt-Cooled, High-Temperature Reactor Commercial Power Plant. In Proceedings of ICAPP, volume 1, Charlotte, North Carolina, Apr. 2014. American Nuclear Society. URL: https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:30717062
• K. D. Huff. Cyclus Fuel Cycle Simulation Capabilities with the Cyder Disposal System Model. In Proceedings of GLOBAL 2013: International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference-Nuclear Energy at a Crossroads, volume 45 of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Fuel Materials, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Oct. 2013. URL: https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig q=RN:45085412
• M. Gidden, P. Wilson, K. D. Huff, and R. W. Carlsen. An Agent-Based Framework for Fuel Cycle Simulation with Recycling. In Proceedings of GLOBAL, volume 45 of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Fuel Materials, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Sept. 2013. URL: https://inis.iaea.org/search/ search.aspx?orig q=RN:45085433
• K. D. Huff and A. T. Bara. Dynamic Determination of Thermal Repository Capacity For Fuel Cycle Analysis. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 108, pages 123-126, Atlanta, GA, United States, June 2013. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=16524
• K. D. Huff. Hydrologic Nuclide Transport Models in Cyder, a Geologic Disposal Software Library. In WM2013, Phoenix, AZ, Feb. 2013. Waste Management Symposium. URL: https://inis.iaea.org/ search/search.aspx?orig q=RN:45042278
• K. D. Huff and W. M. Nutt. Key Processes and Parameters in a Generic Clay Disposal System Model. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 107 of Environmental Sciences - General, pages 208-211, San Diego, CA, Nov. 2012. American Nuclear Society. URL: http: //epubs.ans.org/?a=14711
• M. J. Gidden, P. P. Wilson, K. D. Huff, and R. W. Carlsen. Once-Through Benchmarks with CYCLUS, a Modular, Open-Source Fuel Cycle Simulator. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 107 of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Resources, Sustainability, Reuse, and Recycle, pages 264-266, San Diego, CA, Nov. 2012. American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL 60526, United States. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=14732
• A. Scopatz, P. K. Romano, P. P. H. Wilson, and K. D. Huff. PyNE: Python for Nuclear Engineering. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 107 of Reactor Physics: General-I, pages 985-987, San Diego, CA, USA, Nov. 2012. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=14978
• K. Huff and T. H. Bauer. Numerical Calibration of an Analytical Generic Nuclear Repository Heat Transfer Model. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 106 of Modeling and Simulation in the Fuel Cycle, pages 260-263, Chicago, IL, United States, June 2012. American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL 60526, United States. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=13699
• K. D. Huff, P. P. Wilson, and M. J. Gidden. Open Architecture and Modular Paradigm of Cyclus, a Fuel Cycle Simulation Code. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 104 of Modeling and Simulation in Fuel Cycle Separations and Waste Form Development—II, page 183, Hollywood, Florida, June 2011. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=11853
• K. D. Huff, A. Scopatz, N. Preston, and P. Wilson. Rapid Peer Education of a Computational Nuclear Engineering Skill Suite. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 104 of Training, Human Performance, and Work Force Development, pages 103-104, Hollywood, FL, United States, June 2011. American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL 60526, United States. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=11811
• K. D. Huff, P. P. Wilson, and M. J. Gidden. Open Architecture and Modular Paradigm of Cyclus, a Fuel Cycle Simulation Code. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 104 of Modeling and Simulation in Fuel Cycle Separations and Waste Form Development-II, page 183, Hollywood, Florida, June 2011. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=11853
• K. D. Huff. Cyclus: An Open, Modular, Next Generation Fuel Cycle Simulator Platform (poster). In Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, Mar. 2011
• K. D. Huff, R. A. Elmore, K. M. Oliver, and P. P. Wilson. MOX Fuel Recipe Approximation Tests in GENIUSv2. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Student Meeting, Ypsilanti, MI, Apr. 2010
• K. D. Huff, P. P. Wilson, and K. M. Oliver. GENIUS Version 2: Modeling the Worldwide Nuclear Fuel Cycle (poster). In Proceedings of the eHub Conference, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Nov. 2009
• K. D. Huff, K. M. Oliver, P. P. Wilson, T. W. Ahn, K. Dunn, and R. Elmore. GENIUSv2 Discrete Facilities/Materials Modeling of International Fuel Cycle Robustness. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 101 of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Codes and Applications, pages 239-240, Washington D.C., United States, Nov. 2009. American Nuclear Society. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=9912
• R. A. Elmore, K. M. Oliver, P. P. Wilson, T. W. Ahn, K. L. Dunn, and K. D. Huff. GENIUSv2 Recipe Approximation Methodology for Mixed-Oxide Fuel. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, volume 101 of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Codes and Applications, pages 241-242, Washington D.C., United States, Nov. 2009. URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=9913
• K. M. Oliver, P. P. Wilson, A. Reveillere, T. W. Ahn, K. Dunn, K. D. Huff, and R. A. Elmore. Studying international fuel cycle robustness with the GENIUSv2 discrete facilities/materials fuel cycle systems analysis tool. In Proceedings of GLOBAL 2009, GLOBAL 2009: Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Systems, Paris, France, Sept. 2009. URL: https://sfen.fr/GLOBAL-2009
• N. Mujica, M. Clerc, P. Cordero, J. Dunstan, K. D. Huff, L. Oyarte, R. Soto, G. Varas, and D. Risso. Solid-liquid-like transition in vibrated granular monolayers. In APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, Nov. 2008. URL: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008APS..DFD.HM008M
• D. Rochman, R. C. Haight, S. A. Wender, J. M. O’Donnell, A. Michaudon, K. D. Huff, D. J. Vieira, E. Bond, R. S. Rundberg, A. Kronenberg, J. Wilhelmy, T. A. Bredeweg, J. Schwantes, T. Ethvignot, T. Granier, M. Petit, and Y. Danon. First Measurements with a Lead Slowing-Down Spectrometer at LANSCE. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, volume 769, pages 736–739, May 2005. URL: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/ abs/2005AIPC..769..736R, doi:10.1063/1.1945112

Other Publications

• K. D. Huff, “Testimony of Dr. Kathryn Huff Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy U.S. Department of Energy Before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs U.S. House of Representatives,” U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, Washington D.C., Jan. 2024. URL: https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/he-next-generation-empowering-american-nuclear-energy/
• K. D. Huff, “Testimony of Dr. Kathryn Huff Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy U.S. Department of Energy Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,” U.S. Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Mar. 2023. URL: https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/3/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-nuclear-fuel-cycle
• K. D. Huff and D. MacIntyre, “Testimony of Dr. Kathryn Huff Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy and Douglas MacIntyre Deputy Director for the Office of Petroleum Reserves U.S. Department of Energy Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. Senate,” U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Washington D.C., Dec. 2022.
• [1] K. D. Huff and K. Speakes-Backman, “Testimony of Dr. Kathryn Huff Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy and Ms. Kelly Speakes-Backman Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. Senate,” U.S. Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Jul. 2022. URL: https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2022/7/full-committee-hearing-to-consider-pending-legislation
• K. D. Huff, “Testimony of Acting Assistant Secretary Dr. Kathryn Huff Office of Nuclear Energy U.S. Department of Energy to U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology Subcommittee on Energy/Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight,” U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology Subcommittee on Energy/Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Washington D.C., Oct. 2021. URL: https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Huff%20Testimony.pdf

Magazine Articles

• M. Timmins, Power Source: Nuclear engineer Katy Huff on teaching with IPython, reactor theory and the future of energy, University of Illinois Alumni Magazine [InClass] Engineering, no. 13, Summer 2018
• K. Huff, Creating a carbon free future, Alumni Spotlight: Kathryn Huff, Ph.D., TAMS Alumni Magazine, 2018
• J. Lowery, Women in Data Science: Kathryn Huff, NYU Center for Data Science, 2015
• S. Tippmann, My digital toolbox: Nuclear engineer Katy Huff on version-control systems, Nature, September 2014

Reports

• S. G. Dotson, A. M. Bachmann, Z. M. Richter, N. R. Panczyk, N. S. Ryan, A. C. Balla, and E. R. Fanning., with K. D. Huff and M. Munk, “Economic and Carbon Impacts of Potential Illinois Nuclear Plant Closures: The Cost of Closures,” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, Technical Report UIUC-ARFC-2021-02, May 2021
• M. Turkmen et al. “Milestone 2.3 Report: SaltProc Sensitivity Analysis, Fuel processing system design,” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, Milestone Report UIUC-ARFC-2021-01, March 2021
• A. J. H. Lee, T. Kozlowksi, and K. Huff, Milestone 3.2 Report: Thermal-Hydraulics Analysis of Core LoadFollowing Operation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, Milestone Report UIUC-ARTS-2020-02, August 2020
• A. Rykhlevskii and K. Huff, Milestone 2.1 Report: Demonstration of SaltProc, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, Milestone Report UIUC-ARFC-2019-04 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3355649, June 2019
• G. Chee, R. Fairhurst, and K. Huff, Transition Scenario Demonstrations of CYCAMORE Demand Driven Deployment Capabilities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, Technical Report UIUC-ARFC-2019-03, June 2019
• A. Chaube and K. D. Huff, Dynamic Transition Analysis With The Integrated Markal-EFOM System (TIMES): International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER) Project Report, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, Technical Report UIUC-ARFC-2019-02, May 2019
• P. Sabharwall, N. Anderson, P. Marotta, and R. Christensen, MicroNuclear Battery Thermal and Fluid Analysis and Multiphysics Modeling Challenges, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, INL Limited Distribution INL/LTD-19-52963, February 2019
• K. D. Huff, Identifying MSR Multiphysics Modeling Challenges, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, Technical Report UIUC-ARFC-2019-01, February 2019
• A. L. Heald, E. A. Miernicki, R. E. Fairhurst, A. J. Margenot, K. D. Huff, and C. S. Brooks, Investigation of Agricultural Uses of Nuclear Waste Heat. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, UIUC Technical Report, October 2018
• J. W. Bae, G. Chee, and K. Huff, Numerical Experiments for Verifying Demand Driven Deployment Algorithms, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, Graduate Report UIUC-ARFC-2018-01, April 2018
• J.W. Bae, K.D. Huff, Non-algorithmic capability gaps for cyclus and cycamore transition analyses, Graduate Report UIUC-ARFC-2017-02, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, November 2017
• G. Ridley, A. Lindsay, M. Turk, K. Huff, Multiphysics analysis of molten salt reactor transients, Undergraduate Report UIUC-ARFC-2017-01, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2017
• C. Andreades, A.T. Cisneros, J.K. Choi, A.Y.K. Chong, D.L. Krumwiede, L.R. Huddar, K. Huff, M.R. Laufer, M.O. Munk, R.O. Scarlat, J. Seifried, N. Zweibaum, E. Greenspan, P.F. Peterson, Technical description of the Mark 1 pebble-bed fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (PB-FHR) power plant, U.C. Berkeley Nuclear Engineering, Report UCBTH-14-002, 2014
• K. Huff, T.H. Bauer, Benchmarking a new closed-form thermal analysis technique against a traditional lumped parameter, Finite-Difference method, Argonne National Laboratory, (FCRD-UFD-2012-000142), July 2012
• K. Huff, W.M. Nutt, FY12 Sensitivity studies using the UFD clay generic disposal system model, Argonne National Laboratory, July 2012
• K. Huff, B. Dixon, L. Braase, Next generation fuel cycle simulator functions and requirements document, Idaho National Laboratory (FCRD-SYSA-2010-000110), July 2010
• K. Huff, Digital filtering application to the lead slowing down spectrometer, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, August 2004 (awarded Los Alamos distinguished student award.)
• K. Huff, Excess single event effects in the second chip of a series, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, August 2003

Journal Editorships

• Editorial Board, Papers in Physics, 2020-present
• Editorial Board, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2020-present
• Editorial Advisory Board, Nuclear Technology, 2018-present
• Editorial Board, Journal of Open Source Education, 2018-present
• Editorial Board, Journal of Open Source Software, 2016-present
• Co-Editor, Proceedings of the SciPy Scientific Python Conference 2013, 2015, & 2017

Conferences Organized or Chaired

• Technical Program Committee, Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR), 2021
• Technical Program Committee, Technical Workshop on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation, Paris, France, 2020
• Chair, Technical Workshop on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation, Urbana, IL, 2019
• Publications Chair, GLOBAL Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference, Seattle, WA, 2019
• Program Committee & Proceedings Chair, Scientific Python Conference, Austin, TX, 2017
• Organizing Committee, Technical Workshop on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation, Columbia, SC, 2017
• Technical Program Committee, International High Level Radioactive Waste Management, Charlotte, NC, 2017

Presentations

• Demand Driven Cycamore Archetypes FY16 NEUP Award Summary
• Techniques and Tools for Scientific Computing Software Engineering, Blue Waters Fellows Symposium, Urbana, IL, 2018, https://katyhuff.github.io/2018-08-14-ncsa
• Doing Our Best, University of Illinois, HackIllinois (Invited Keynote), Urbana, IL, 2018, https://katyhuff.github.io/2018-02-24-hackillinois/
• Techniques and Tools for Scientific Computing Software Engineering, NCSA, Blue Waters Fellows Symposium, Urbana, IL, 2017, https://katyhuff.github.io/2017-09-20-ncsa
• Nuclear Power, Energy and Sustainability Engineering Seminar, Urbana, IL, 2017, https://katyhuff.github.io/2017-09-27-eng471
• Reduce Classroom Bias with a Random Name Picker, AE3 Lightning Symposium on Teaching: Ideas That Work, Urbana, IL, 2017, http://arfc.github.io/pres/2017-03-02-ae3.pdf
• Innovation and Nuclear Energy: A Love Story, Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Undergraduate Seminar, Urbana, IL, 2017, http://katyhuff.github.io/2017-02-14-npre
• Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles: Simulation of Multiple Physics at Disparate Scales, Computational Science and Engineering Seminar, Urbana, IL, 2017, http://katyhuff.github.io/2017-02-02-cse, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWlUW_CFo3M
• Modeling and Simulation Approaches to Challenges in Nuclear Engineering, U. Illinois, Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering, Graduate Seminar Series, Urbana, IL, 2015, http://katyhuff.github.io/2015-12-08-uiuc
• A Computational Future For Science Education, National Center for Supercomputing Applications Colloquium Series, Urbana, IL, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYET0KJbNRU,http://katyhuff.github.io/2015-11-06-ncsa

Other Scholarly Activities

• OECD-NEA Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor Neutronics and Multiphysics Benchmark Exercise Participant
• Nuclear Energy Institute, Advanced Reactor Working Group, Washington, DC, 2019-present
• SciFoo Camper, 2018. Google X, Mountain View, CA

Professional Societies

• Executive Committee and Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittee, Mathematics and Computation Division, American Nuclear Society, 2020-2023
• Chair, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Policy Division, American Nuclear Society, 2020-2021
• Subcommittee Member, Young Members Group, Honors and Awards Committee and Member Retention Committee, 2020
• Vice Chair, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Policy Division, American Nuclear Society, 2019-2020
• Immediate Past Chair, Ex-Officio, Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division, American Nuclear Society, 2017-2018
• Chair, Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division, American Nuclear Society, 2016-2017
• Vice Chair, Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division, American Nuclear Society, 2015-2016
• Secretary-Treasurer, Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division, American Nuclear Society, 2013-2015
• Secretary, Young Members Group, American Nuclear Society, 2013-2014
• Member, Next Generation Leadership Committee, Waste Management Symposium, 2013-2014

Service on College Committees

• Program in Arms Control & Domestic & International Security (ACDIS) Summer Fellowship Review Committee, 2021
• Grainger College of Engineering (GCOE) Faculty Professional Development and Mentoring Ad Hoc Committee, 2021
• Member, Engineering IT Governance Education Working Group, 2020-2021
• ENG/TE Liaison Committee, 2020-2021
• Selection Committee, Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Research Scholars, 2020-2021
• ARISE program Faculty mentor, 2019-2020
• Member, College of Engineering Marketing Strategic Planning Workgroup, 2019
• Member, Instructional Facility Working Group, 2017-2018

Service on Campus Committees

• Steering Committee Member, Illinois Data Science Initiative, 2018

Service to Federal and State Government

• Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy University Program, Fellowship Review Panel, 2021
• Volunteer Election Judge, Champaign County, 2020
• Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy University Program, Scholarship Review Panel, 2019, 2020

Other Outside Service

• Reviewer, DOE Small Business Innovation Research
• Reviewer, PLoS Biology
• Reviewer, Nuclear Science and Engineering
• Reviewer, Nuclear Engineering and Design
• Reviewer, Nuclear Technology
• Reviewer, International Journal of Energy Research
• Reviewer, IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering
• Reviewer, Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• Reviewer, Annals of Nuclear Energy
• Reviewer, Progress in Nuclear Energy
• Member, Advanced Reactor Working Group, Nuclear Energy Institute, 2019-2020
• Executive Committee Member, Moore-Sloan Data Science Environments Alumni Committee, 2019-2020
• Proceedings Co-Chair, SciPy, Scientific Python Conference, 2015, 2017
• Chair, Steering Committee, Software Carpentry Foundation 2014-2015
• Technical Program Co-Chair, SciPy, Scientific Python Conference, 2013-2014
• Co-Founder, Nuclear Pride, LGBTQA Organization, 2011-2013
• Moderator, Organizer, Panelist, inSCIght Scientific Computing Podcast, 2011-2013
• Co-Founder, Treasurer, President, Hacker Within Scientific Computing Group, 2008-2011
• Governor, Treasurer, University of Wisconsin, American Nuclear Society, student section 2008-2010

Teaching Honors

• Spring 2020 Teacher Ranking, Outstanding (Top 10%) (Spring 2020)
• Stanley H. Pierce Award, Engineering Council, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (April 12, 2019)
• AE3, Collins Scholars Program Certificate of Completion (Spring 2017)
• NPRE Teacher of the Year (Spring 2017, Spring 2021 )
• Fall 2016 Teacher Ranking (Fall 2016)

Research Honors

• Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award, American Nuclear Society (October 30, 2017)
• Young Member Excellence Award, American Nuclear Society (November 06, 2016)
• Data Science Fellowship, Berkeley Institute for Data Science, UC Berkeley (2014-2016)
• Nuclear Science and Security Consortium Postdoctoral Fellowship, UC Berkeley (2013-2016)
• Roy G Post Foundation Nuclear Waste Management Graduate Scholarship (2011)
• John Randall Memorial Scholarship, American Nuclear Society FCWMD (2009)
• Los Alamos Distinguished Student Performance Award, Los Alamos National Lab (2004)

Public Service Honors

• Meritorious Service Award, United States Nuclear Industry Council (USNIC) (July 2024)
• Distinguished Public Service Award, American Nuclear Society (ANS) (June 2024)
• Secretary's Honor Award: Achievement Award, U.S. Department of Energy (February 2024)
• Warren K. Sinclair Medal, National Council on Radiation Protection (December 14, 2023)

Other Honors

• J.A McDeavitt Scholarship, University of Chicago (2007-2008)
• University Scholar Award, University of Chicago (2004-2008)

Improvement Activities

• Upcoming: Participant, French Section of the American Nuclear Society 2021 Technical tour of French Nuclear Facilities
• Participant, Sandia Academic Alliance Program Field Day. Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, 2018
• Participant, It's About Time: Effective Task Management for Pre-Tenure Faculty, UIUC Office of the Provost, 2017
• Participant, UIUC Faculty Retreat on Teaching, 2017
• Certified Data Carpentry Instructor, Data Carpentry Foundation, 2017
• AE3 Collins Scholars Program, College of Engineering, University of Illinois, 2016-2017
• Certified Software Carpentry Instructor, Software Carpentry Foundation, 2010-Present

Recent Courses Taught

• NPRE 100 - Orientation to NPRE
• NPRE 247 - Modeling Nuclear Energy System
• NPRE 412 - Nuclear Power Econ & Fuel Mgmt
• NPRE 446 - Radiation Interact w/Matter I
• NPRE 555 - Reactor Theory I
• NPRE 560 - Reactor Kinetics and Dynamics