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Congratulations to Dr. Wen-Chi Cheng for his successful Ph.D. Defense!

January 4, 2023

Congratulations to SoTeRiA graduate student, Dr. Wen-Chi Cheng, who recently passed his Ph.D. defense! He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, with a specialization in Risk and Reliability analysis. Wen-Chi’s research has focused on Finite Element Based Probabilistic Physics-of-Failure Analysis to Estimate Piping System Failure Rates for Risk Assessment […]

Congratulations to Dr. Wen-Chi Cheng for his successful Ph.D. Defense!January 4, 2023
Congratulations to SoTeRiA graduate student, Dr. Wen-Chi Cheng, who recently passed his Ph.D. defense! He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, with a specialization in Risk and Reliability analysis. Wen-Chi’s research has focused on Finite Element Based Probabilistic Physics-of-Failure Analysis to Estimate Piping System Failure Rates for Risk Assessment […]
Congratulations to Research Assistant Professor Tatsuya Sakurahara for receiving the George Apostolakis Fellowship from the International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (IAPSAM)!July 21, 2022
https://soteria.npre.illinois.edu/files/2022/07/PSAM_Tatsuyas-Fellowship.png This fellowship (https://www.iapsam.org/PSAM16/apostolakis.html) is intended to honor an individual with demonstrated potential to be one of tomorrow’s leaders in the advancement of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA). The Apostolakis Fellowship honors Prof. George Apostolakis (on the right in the foreground in the above photo) for his contribution to the science of risk analysis as well […]
Interactions of Safety & Financial Performance in Nuclear Power Plants, DOE NEUP-funded Research @ PSAM 16!June 27, 2022
The authors of this paper are John Beal, Pegah Farshadmanesh, Tatsuya Sakurahara, Seyed Reihani, Ernie Kee, and Zahra Mohaghegh from the SoTeRiA Lab (https://soteria.npre.illinois.edu) SoTeRiA Lab will virtually present this paper, supported by the DOE Project (https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1817917), at the 16th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM 16) conference (https://lnkd.in/gHfYZU4d), chaired by Curtis Smith. This will […]
National Academies’ Panel on Evaluation of the Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology @ PSAM 16 conferenceJune 22, 2022
In 2021, the National Academies appointed an ad-hoc committee of 12 members to undertake a study to evaluate FAA’s Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology. This panel will discuss the report created by this committee. Moderator: George Ligler (Professor and Dean’s Excellence Chair, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Texas A& M University; member of the National Academy of Engineering) […]
SoTeRiA Laboratory Presents Risk-Informed Analysis for Advanced Reactors, IAEA-Sponsored Project @ PSAM 16June 18, 2022
SoTeRiA Lab will present “Risk-informed Analysis for Advanced Nuclear Power Reactors” at the 16th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM 16) conference. It is time-critical to conduct research on risk-informed analysis of advanced reactors, in parallel with technology developments, in order to establish scientifically-justifiable and technology-inclusive risk methodologies that support the nuclear industry and the […]
SoTeRiA Laboratory Presents Fire PRA Research, Academia-Industry DOE Sponsored Project @ PSAM 16June 18, 2022
SoTeRiA Lab will present the final report of the DOE Fire PRA Project at the 16th Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM 16) conference. The authors are Tatsuya Sakurahara, Sari Alkhatib, Mohammad Albati, Seyed Reihani, Ernie Kee, and Zahra Mohaghegh (SoTeRiA Lab); Terry L. von Thaden, Richard Kesler, and Farzaneh Masoud (Illinois Fire Service Institute); Kristin […]
SoTeRiA Ph.D. Student Was Selected as One of the Mavis Future Faculty Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year!May 27, 2022
Sari Alkhatib, a Ph.D. Candidate in the SoTeRiA Lab, has being selected as one of the Mavis Future Faculty Fellows (MF3) for the 2022-2023 academic year. Through this program, the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois aims to train next generation of engineering professors to be proficient in research, teaching, and mentoring. […]
Congratulations Madeline Morasca for receiving the American Nuclear Society’s Joseph Naser Undergraduate Scholarship!April 20, 2022
Madeline Morasca, an undergraduate researcher at the SoTeRiA Lab, was recently awarded the 2022-23 ANS Joseph Naser Undergraduate Scholarship. This scholarship is designated for students pursuing undergraduate studies in nuclear engineering with a focus in the field of human factors, instrumentation, and controls. “I am very grateful to be an ANS Scholar this year. Having […]
Congratulations to Dr. Ha Bui who recently passed his Ph.D. defense!April 12, 2022
Ha’s research has focused on theoretical foundations and methodological developments to enhance spatiotemporal resolution in Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) of nuclear power plants. The executive summary of Ha’s dissertation can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gayBW4M8. The SoTeRiA team members are very excited about Ha’s achievement and look forward to continued collaboration and winning for many years […]
Final Exam Announcement (Dissertation Defense) of Ha BuiApril 7, 2022
Ha Bui, Ph.D. Candidate, Presents Enhancing Spatiotemporal Resolution in Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Nuclear Power Plants: Theoretical Foundations and Methodological Developments Date/time and location: April 8, 2022 | 9:00am – 12:00 pm CT through Zoom – Meeting ID: 859 4524 5332, Password: 640715 ABSTRACT: To address emergent safety concerns in commercial nuclear power plants (NPPs), the […]

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