Nuclear Power Reactor Designs

Dr. Jun Wang is a Research Scientist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has over 10 years of experience in code development, validation, and application, and his research areas include nuclear thermal hydraulics and safety, severe accident, fuel performance, and advanced reactors. Wang has over 50 peer-review articles published on top nuclear journals and conferences. He also has over 200 peer-review experience in 20 journals and conferences, such as the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Applied Thermal Engineering, Annals of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Engineering and Design, and Progress in Nuclear Energy. Dr. Sola Talabi is a Principal with Pittsburgh Technical, a nuclear consulting firm specializing in advanced reactor design and deployment. He is also an adjunct professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan. Dr. Talabi's experience includes design, computational numerical analysis, manufacturing, installation, and nuclear power plant components testing. His has also served as Risk Manager at Westinghouse Electric Company, where he was responsible for risk awareness, assessment, and response for advanced reactors, including AP1000 and SMR.

Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon became the Director General of World Nuclear Association in October 2020. Previously, she was Head of the Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Since January 2020, she was also Head of the Technical Secretariat for the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). Dr. Bilbao y Leon received a master's degree and a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics from the University of Wisconsin.