Centrifugal nuclear thermal propulsion

Excited to announce that our proposal titled “Mechanically Assisted Establishment of Biventricular Physiology for Failing Fontan Circulation” has been recommended for funding! We will develop a novel mechanical circulatory device to support failing Fontan patients during this three-year project. We will use advanced virtual surgery techniques combined with CFD and experiments to optimize the design. Dr. Iki Adachi of Baylor College of Medicine is the PI.

We are excited to announce our proposal, “Nexus of Neutronics-Thermal Fluid Analysis for Optimizing Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion,” has been selected for funding! As the Principal Investigator, I will work with Dr. Yi-Tung Chen to conduct a preliminary optimization study of Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (CNTP) engines, examining both reactor physics and thermal-fluid dynamics. This one-year seed funding from NASA will help us understand how to maximize the performance of this promising propulsion system, which has the potential to bring humans to the solar system and beyond.