NPRE is pleased to announce that the 2011 Barclay G. Jones Fellow is Abhishek Jaiswal, a PhD student of Professor Jones.
Jaiswal is pursuing previous graduate student work done by Hyun Jung Joe, also a student of Professor Jones and the inaugural winner of the Jones Fellowship.
The main emphasis of the research is studying the behavior of CRUD deposition on zircaloy cladding in Pressurized Water Reactors. CRUD deposition causes the Axial Offset Anomaly (AOA), a major concern to the current power reactors. Porous CRUD layer usually develops in the sub-cooled boiling length of the reactor fuel rod. Previous work in this area involved assumption of crud thickness to simulate the concentration of electro-active radiolysis products (H2, O2, and H2O2) within the CRUD as well as understanding of boron hideout that causes suppression of neutron flux. Jaiswal’s work will focus on understanding the reverse approach to the CRUD deposition issue. His work deals with predicting CRUD thickness that will match up a given power distribution.
Having earned bachelor’s degrees in mechanical and nuclear engineering from Idaho State University in 2010, Jaiswal worked during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters as a teaching assistant in NPRE 402 (Nuclear Power Engineering) for Prof. Magdi Ragheb.
“I am really honored and grateful to receive the Barclay Jones Fellowship. I would like to thank the NPRE department faculty, staffs and alumni for making this award possible. I would also like to thank Dr. Jones for his guidance and support in my research work. Receiving this award will push me to focus better on my research work.”
This Fellowship has been made possible through the many NPRE alumni and friends who have paid tribute to Professor Jones by endowing the fellowship fund in his name. This is the first fellowship held entirely within NPRE, and to all our supporters we offer a hearty thank you!