Thomas J Dolan
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Education
- Doctorate of Philosophy, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1970
- Masters of Science, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illionis at Urbana-Champaign, 1965
- Bachelor of Science, Engineering Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1961
Academic Positions
- Guest Professor, Seoul National University, summer, 2018
- Guest Lecturer, National Nuclear Research University, Moscow June 2014
- Guest Professor, Nuclear Engineering Department, Seoul National University, Korea, Fall 2011
- Guest Professor, Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India, Fall 2010
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Arkansas Tech University, 2009-2010
- Guest Professor, Southwests Institute of Physics , Chengdu, China, Summer 2009
- Guest Professor, Institute for Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, summer-fall 2008
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois, 2007 – present
- Guest Professor, Engineering Physics Department, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Spring 2006
- Guest Professor, National Institute for Fusion Sciences (NIFS), Toki, Japan, 2003 - 2004
- Visiting Professor, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 1977-78 (sabbatical leave)
- Summer faculty, INRS-Energie, Universite du Quebec, 1972-1973
- Professor, Nuclear Engineering Department, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1971-1989
- Novosibirsk State University and Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, USSR (postdoc)
Other Professional Employment
- Head, Physics Section, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, 1995-2001
- Consulting Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory, 1989-2006
- Principle Project Physicist, Phillips Petroleum Company 1984-1985
- Assistant Engineering Officer, USS BARRY, DD-933 (US Navy) 1961-1963
Resident Instruction
- NPRE 421 Plasma and Fusion Sciences, 2007-2013
Research Interests
- low energy nuclear reactions
- nuclear fusion technology
- molten salt fission reactors
- liquid fuel thorium reactors
Books Authored or Co-Authored (Original Editions)
- T. J. Dolan, Molten Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy (Elsevier 2017)
- T. J. Dolan et al, Magnetic Fusion Technology (Springer, 2013)
- T. J. Dolan, Fusion Research, Pergamon Press, 1982
Chapters in Books
- T. J. Dolan, "Nuclear Fusion", Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology (Springer Verlag, 2015).
Selected Articles in Journals
- T. J. Dolan, (2012) Lithium deuteride / lithium tritide pellet injection, Fusion Science and Technology 61, 240- 247.
- T. J. Dolan, "Influence of scrap-off layer on plasma confinement", Physics of Plasmas 18, 032509 (2011)
- T. J. Dolan, K. Yamazaki, and A. Sagara, "Helical fusion power plant economics studies," Fusion Science and Technology 47, 60-72 (2005)
- T. J. Dolan, review article, "Magnetic electrostatic plasma confinement," Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 36, 1539-1593 (1994).
Other Honors
- Nobel Peace Prize (awarded to the International Atomic Energy Agency, of which I was one of 2000 members) (2005)