Paul Wilson

Chair, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

About

Specialties: Software development for nuclear analysis of fission, fusion, and accelerator systems, including Monte Carlo radiation transport and policy-drive fuel cycle simulators; including Cyclus (fuelcycle.org)

Experience

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (27 yrs 3 mos)
    • Chair, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics
      Jul 2019 - Present · 7 yrs

    • Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering
      Jul 2016 - Present · 10 yrs

    • Professor
      Jan 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

      Tenure-track professor hired as member of Energy Systems and Policy cluster. Specializing in computational nuclear engineering applied to energy systems with special interest in sustainability.

  • Founding Principal at Computational Nuclear Engineering Research Group
    Jul 2001 - Present · 25 yrs

  • Doktorand (PhD Student) at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
    Sep 1995 - Dec 1998 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Developed tools and methodologies for analysis of IFMIF material irradiation facility.