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Kirk Atkinson
PhD

Associate Professor and Associate Industrial Research Chair

Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Contact information

Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre (ERC) - Room 4065
North Oshawa
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5

905.721.8668 ext. 5501

Kirk.Atkinson@ontariotechu.ca


Areas of expertise

  • Nuclear engineering
  • Reactor physics
  • Small modular reactors (SMRs)
  • Radiation science
  • Radiation biophysics
  • Radiation risk assessment
  • Microfocus x-ray spectroscopy
  • High performance computing

Education

  • BSc in Theoretical Physics University of London, UK 1999
  • MSc in Astrophysics University of London, UK 2001
  • MRes in Image and X-ray Physics University of London, UK 2002
  • PhD in Physics University of London, UK 2007