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Eleodor Nichita
PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Contact information

Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre (ERC) - Room 4085
North Oshawa
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5

905.721.8668 ext. 5527

eleodor.nichita@ontariotechu.ca
http://faculty.uoit.ca/nichita/


Research topics

  • Mathematical modelling and numerical methods
  • Neutron and radiation transport
  • Neutronic design and analysis methods for advanced nuclear reactors
  • Nuclear reactor kinetics and control
  • Production of radionuclides

Education

  • PhD in Nuclear Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
  • MS in Health Physics Georgia Institute of Technology
  • MS in Medical Physics McMaster University
  • BS in Engineering Physics University of Bucharest, Romania

Courses taught

  • Introduction to Nuclear Physics (undergraduate)
  •  Medical Imaging (undergraduate)
  • Therapeutic Applications of Radiation (undergraduate)
  • Nuclear Reactor Design (undergraduate)
  • Nuclear Reactor Kinetics (undergraduate + graduate)
  • Nuclear Concepts (graduate)
  • Neutron Detectors for Reactor Instrumentation (graduate)
  • Reactor Production of Radionuclides (graduate)
  • Mathematical Methods for Nuclear Applications (graduate)
  • Numerical Methods for Reactor Analysis (graduate)
  • Modelling and Simulation Tools for Reactor Physics (graduate) 
  • Monte Carlo Methods (graduate)
  • Neutron and Radiation Transport Theory (graduate)
  • Reactor Physics (graduate, UNENE)

Research and expertise

Publications