Neil E. Todreas
KEPCO Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Emeritus)
MIT, USA
todreas@mit.edu
Education
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1957
S.M., Mechanical Engineering,Cornell University, 1958
Sc.D., Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966
Research Interests
Thermal hydraulic aspects of nuclear systems performance under steady-state and accident conditions, advanced light water reactor (LWR) and fast reactor concepts, and safety features of operating LWRs of western design. Means to achieve physical protection of these reactors is also of interest
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Professor Award, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department: 1975, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2011American Nuclear Society Best Paper Award, Thermal-Hydraulic Division, and National Heat Transfer Conference Best Paper Award, both 1987
American Nuclear Society Technical Achievement Award, Thermal-Hydraulic Division, 1994MIT School of Engineering Ruth & Joel Spira Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1995American Nuclear Society Arthur Holly Compton Award, 1995ICONE 8 Conference, Thermal Hydraulic Track Best Paper Award, 1999 Inaugural Lecture, Distinguished Lecture Series of the Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2001Inaugural Lecture, O’Hanian Engineering Lecture Series,of the Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Florida, 2002Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award, 2005Inaugural Lecture, Distinguished Lecture Series of the Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2014
Other Professional Achievements
Fellow, American Nuclear Society, 1981Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1983Member, National Academy of Engineering, 1988Chair, Korea Electric Power Corp. Professor of Nuclear Engineering, 1992-2006
Books
N. E. Todreas and M. S. Kazimi, “Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals, 3rd ed,” CRC Press, 2021; Volume II: Elements of Thermal Hydraulic Design, 2nd ed,2022.
M. Gavrilas, P. Hejzlar, Y. Shatilla, and N. E. Todreas, “Safety Features of Operating Light Water Reactors of Western Design,” CRC Press, 2011.